NEW YORK: A US federal judge on Wednesday rejected a request by Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to further postpone his highly-anticipated trial, meaning jury selection will begin next week.

The judge also denied a motion by Tsarnaev's lawyers to move the trial -- set to begin Monday and expected to last several months -- outside the northeastern US city.

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