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| Friend of accused Boston bomber due to testify on Wednesday |
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| BOSTON (Reuters) - A man convicted of obstructing justice for removing fireworks from the accused Boston Marathon bomber's dorm room days after the deadly blasts is due in court on Wednesday to testify against a friend who prosecutors say joined him in that visit. Azamat Tazhayakov, 20, who was a friend of bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, took the stand briefly on Tuesday to testify at the trial of Robel Phillipos, 21, who has been charged with lying to investigators probing the April 15, 2013, attack that killed three people and injured more than 260. ... |
| Mitt Romney for president in 2016? Not entirely out of the question |
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 By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney, day in and day out, hears it wherever he goes, whether at campaign events for Republican congressional candidates, restaurants, or private dinners, the message is the same - run for president in 2016. Romney associates say he is flattered by the attention and believes he would have done a better job if he had defeated the Democratic incumbent President Barack Obama in 2012 when he was the Republican nominee. But Romney typically insists in public that he is not going to run for a third time after losses in 2008 and 2012. ...
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| Only three political prisoners among thousands released in Myanmar |
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 By Paul Mooney and Aung Hla Tun YANGON (Reuters) - Only three political prisoners were among thousands of people granted amnesty by the Myanmar government this week and rights group said the release was apparently aimed at improving the country's image before a visit by the U.S. president. Myanmar said on Tuesday it was releasing 3,073 prisoners for the sake of "peace and stability" and "the rule of law", but it gave no details of who they were or why they had been imprisoned. ...
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| Kenya's Kenyatta becomes first president to appear at global court |
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 By Thomas Escritt THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Kenya's president became the first sitting leader to appear at the International Criminal Court on Wednesday as supporters gathered outside, calling for his crimes against humanity trial to be scrapped. President Uhuru Kenyatta was summoned to the Hague-based tribunal to answer questions about his indictment on charges of orchestrating a wave of deadly violence that swept Kenya after contested elections in 2007. He denies the charges. ...
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| Kenyan president arrives at global court as allies call for trial delay |
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 By Thomas Escritt THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Kenya's president arrived at the International Criminal Court on Wednesday for a hearing over his indictment on charges of crimes against humanity, making him the first sitting leader to appear at the global tribunal. Dozens of President Uhuru Kenyatta's supporters waited outside the court in The Hague and broke into song as his convoy arrived. His allies have called for his trial to be postponed to allow him to focus on the militant threat in East Africa. ...
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| U.S. court to hear appeal over keeping U.S. demands for telecom records secret |
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 By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court is set to hear arguments on Wednesday on whether the Federal Bureau of Investigation can force Internet and telecommunications firms to turn over customer records without revealing the government's demands. A lower court judge in San Francisco previously ruled such gag orders were unconstitutional in a lawsuit filed by an undisclosed telecom company. The government's appeal of that decision will be heard by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Tech companies have sought to clarify their relationships with U.S. ...
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