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  • Bioterrorism Profits  Monday, 20 May 2013 | 1:42 PM ET

    The LA Times is reporting former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig urged the government to counter what he called a major threat to national security, with CNBC's Hampton Pearson.

  • With top intelligence officials warning that cyber attacks have replaced terrorism as the leading threat against the United States, the White House and lawmakers have spent months discussing how to improve the flow of information between the government and the private sector.

  • MAIDUGURI/YOLA, Nigeria, May 15- Nigeria launched a military campaign on Wednesday to flush Islamist militants out of their bases in remote border areas, after President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in the northeast.

  • MEXICO CITY, May 13- The Mexican unit of insurer Marsh& McClennan Companies Inc said on Monday it is launching a policy that will cover terrorism, organized crime and sabotage, the first such policy available in a country wracked by drug-related violence.

  • Spire Added to 1 World Trade Center  Friday, 10 May 2013 | 7:25 PM ET

    White House press secretary Jay Carney was grilled by reporters today over new emails in relation to the Benghazi attack, and the spire was attached to the top of the World Trade Center today, reports CNBC's Courtney Reagan.

  • RICHMOND, Va., May 10- Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been buried in a Muslim cemetery in Virginia, after authorities spent a week searching for a final resting place for the ethnic Chechen's remains.

  • Boston Marathon bomb suspect buried in Virginia Friday, 10 May 2013 | 1:16 PM ET

    RICHMOND, Va., May 10- Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been buried in a Muslim cemetery in Virginia, the head of an Islamic center said on Friday.

  • BEIRUT, May 6- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon warned against escalating a fraught situation in Syria after Israel struck targets near Damascus on Sunday, targeting what its officials said were Iranian missiles bound for Hezbollah militants.

  • Body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect claimed Thursday, 2 May 2013 | 6:51 PM ET

    BOSTON, May 2- The body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was claimed on behalf of his family on Thursday, an official said. Tsarnaev's body had been kept at a Boston facility after he was killed in a shootout with police on April 19, four days after the attack on the Boston Marathon that killed three people and wounded 264 people.

  • Three Men Charged With Interfering in Boston Wednesday, 1 May 2013 | 5:45 PM ET
    Runners in Watertown, Mass., with American flags and a Boston Strong T-shirt.

    U.S. authorities on Wednesday charged three men with interfering with the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombing.

  • BOSTON/ WASHINGTON, May 1- Three men were taken into custody in the investigation of last month's deadly Boston Marathon bombing and charged with interfering with the probe, not planning or carrying out the attack, U.S. prosecutors said on Wednesday.

  • 3 Men Arrested in Boston Case  Wednesday, 1 May 2013 | 2:20 PM ET

    CNBC's Bertha Coombs has new information on the three young men arrested in connection to the Boston bombings.

  • Boston Bomber's Roommates Charged  Wednesday, 1 May 2013 | 1:58 PM ET

    Two roommates of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Boston Marathon bombing suspect, will be charged with lying to investigators, reports CNBC's Bertha Coombs.

  • Adding the Costs of the Boston Bombings Wednesday, 1 May 2013 | 11:37 AM ET

    In a matter of moments, the Boston Marathon bombings inflicted as much as $333 million in damage to the local economy. Here's a breakdown.

  • CNBC's Bertha Coombs reports breaking news regarding additional suspects in custody in the Boston bombing investigation. (2:09)

  • Classmates of Boston bombing suspect detained -source Wednesday, 1 May 2013 | 12:22 AM ET

    WASHINGTON, May 1- Two of the three people taken into custody on Wednesday in the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombings were college classmates of suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev who may have thrown away a knapsack at Tsarnaev's request, a law enforcement source said.

  • US, Russia Teaming vs. Terror? Don't Count On It Tuesday, 30 Apr 2013 | 12:59 PM ET
    President Barack Obama and President Vladimir Putin

    U.S. intelligence failures can be attributed to a lack of cooperation among internal U.S. agencies. An increase in cooperation with external agencies simply isn't feasible.

  • 'We've Got to Close Guantanamo': Pres. Obama  Tuesday, 30 Apr 2013 | 11:13 AM ET

    President Obama explains to reporters why he believes the U.S. can no longer keep Guantanamo Bay open. This is a lingering problem that is going to "fester," he added.

  • President Obama answers questions from reporters about the political divide in Congress and the impact of the sequester on the economy.

  • President Obama answers questions about the Boston Marathon bombing and protecting the country from further attacks. The FBI and Homeland Security performed "exemplary" in their duties, adding his administration is cooperating fully with all departments to protect and prevent these attacks.