Lawyers for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev rested their case to save him from the death penalty, calling a famous death penalty opponent as their final witness to testify that Tsarnaev told her, “no one deserves to suffer like they did.”

Iran today said it had successfully test-fired a “top secret” missile, the third within a week, state-run television reported.

A top Iranian military official today said the country can now defend against any invasion originating from outside the region – a clear reference to the United States – as it tested a second new radar-avoiding missile.