Iranians joining Hezbollah in key Syria battle: US
Muscat. Iranians are working alongside Hezbollah fighters to back Syrian troops battling to retake the rebel stronghold of Qusayr amid fears of a civilian massacre, a US official said Tuesday.

Boston bombing suspect's hearing delayed until July: AFP
Boston. A hearing for Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev originally set for May 30th has been delayed until July 2, prosecutors said as quoted by AFP.

4 Turks jailed 90 years each for poisoning Russians
Ankara. Four Turks have been sentenced to nearly 90 years in prison each after they were found guilty of lethally poisoning five Russian tourists in 2011 with bootleg alcohol, a lawyer for the victims' families said Tuesday, cited by AFP.