Hutaree Militia Website: Nine Members Arrested

ADRIAN, MICHIGAN (GaeaTimes.com)- Nine members of the Michigan based militia group, Hutaree have been taken into custody by federal agents on Monday, with charges such as plotting to murder police officers as well as waging a battle against the United States government being levied against them.
In a website that is supposedly run by the …. Read the original article  : Hutaree Militia Website: Nine Members Arrested.

Diplomat: Somali pirates holding several dhows with about 100 Indian crew members

Somali pirates holding dhows with Indian crew

NAIROBI, Kenya – A Nairobi-based diplomat says Somali pirates are holding several dhows carrying an estimated 100 Indian sailors they have seized over the past five days.
The diplomat says the dhows were seized between Friday and Sunday but their exact number is unknown. The vessels are believed to have [..] Read the original article: here.

12-year-old boy to stand trial as adult in shotgun death of dad’s pregnant fiancee, her fetus

Boy faces adult trial in death of Pa. woman, fetus

PITTSBURGH – A judge’s ruling that a 12-year-old boy will be tried as an adult on charges of fatally shooting his father’s pregnant fiancee is an unprecedented move, an advocate for defense attorneys says.
Jordan Brown is charged with criminal homicide in the death of 26-year-old Kenzie …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : 12-year-old boy to stand trial as adult in shotgun death of dad’s pregnant fiancee, her fetus.

State TV: Iranian agents free diplomat kidnapped 2 years earlier in Pakistan

Iranian agents free diplomat kidnapped in Pakistan

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s intelligence agents mounted a “complicated” operation and freed an Iranian diplomat kidnapped in 2008 by gunmen in northwestern Pakistan, state television reported Tuesday.
The agents rescued Heshmatollah Attarzadeh of Iran’s Peshawar consulate “in a complicated intelligence operation” the report said, without providing any further details.
Iran’s consul … Original article on : State TV: Iranian agents free diplomat kidnapped 2 years earlier in Pakistan.

Serial killer Rodney Alcala to be sentenced for 5 deaths; Calif. jury has recommended death

Calif. serial killer to be sentenced for 5 deaths

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Serial killer Rodney Alcala will be formally sentenced Tuesday, three weeks after a jury recommended the death penalty for the 1970s strangling and beating deaths of four women and a 12-year-old girl.
The same jury convicted Alcala, 66, last month of five counts of … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Serial killer Rodney Alcala to be sentenced for 5 deaths; Calif. jury has recommended death.

22 suspected Al Qaeda militants arrested in Turkey

Ankara, March 30 (IANS/AKI) Twenty-two suspected Al Qaeda militants including the outfit’s head in Turkey, Serdar Elbasa alias Abu Zer, have been arrested in police raids in three provinces in the country.

The operation carried out by police in Aksaray, Ankara and Manisa provinces, led to the finding of documents belonging to the terrorist group and … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : 22 suspected Al Qaeda militants arrested in Turkey.

Nuns face guns, impunity in battle to protect poor farmers, stop land grabs in Brazil’s Amazon

Nuns face guns, impunity in trying to save Amazon

CARLINDA, Brazil – The gunmen arrived in the Amazon dusk, circling the house where Sister Leonora was hiding, rifles and pistols poking out the windows of three muddy pickup trucks.
A violent death was meant for the diminutive 64-year-old Roman Catholic nun, who has spent decades defending poor, … Read more »».

‘Black widows’ suspected in Moscow twin blasts

Moscow, March 30 (IANS/AKI) Russia has said a gang of so-called ‘black widow’ extremists could be behind Monday’s twin attacks by women suicide bombers on Moscow’s metro stations which killed at least 38 people and injured over 60.

At an emergency meeting held at the Kremlin Monday, Alexander Bortnikov, head of the Federal Security Service (FSB) … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : ‘Black widows’ suspected in Moscow twin blasts.

Russia hints at Pak-Afghan militants’ hand in blasts (Lead, Changing dateline)

TORONTO/MOSCOW – Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, who is in Canada to attend a foreign ministers’ summit, said terrorists from the Pakistan-Afghan border region may have a hand in Monday’s suicide attacks in Moscow that left 38 people dead.

Lavrov said Islamic militants from the troubled region could have helped organise the attacks.
Two female suicide …. Original source  : Russia hints at Pak-Afghan militants’ hand in blasts (Lead, Changing dateline).

Guatemalan man convicted in killing of lawyer whose pre-slaying video set off uproar

Man convicted in killing of Guatemalan lawyer

GUATEMALA CITY – A Guatemalan judge sentenced a man to two years in prison Monday for his role in the killing of a prominent lawyer who accused the country’s president of his murder in a video made before his death.
Carlos Arago Cardona was convicted of illicit association, the first … Original source on Gaea Times at : Guatemalan man convicted in killing of lawyer whose pre-slaying video set off uproar.

Jesse Jackson criticizes Portland, Ore., police in latest fatal shooting

Jesse Jackson again critical of Portland police

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Rev. Jesse Jackson is back in Portland, Ore., and he’s critical of another fatal shooting involving police.
The longtime civil rights leader visited the city in February, shortly after an officer shot and killed an unarmed man, Aaron Campbell, on Jan. 29 in what began as … Original source on Gaea Times at : Jesse Jackson criticizes Portland, Ore., police in latest fatal shooting.

First alert on Canadian subway networks

TORONTO – For the first time in recent years, Canada put its subway networks on “extra alert” Monday after twin terrorist attacks in Moscow that killed 38 people.

In the country’s biggest city here, policemen could be seen patrolling subway stations of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC).
“We haven’t officially heightened the security level in the …. Original article  : First alert on Canadian subway networks.

Headley accomplice Rana sticks to ‘not guilty’ plea

CHICAGO – Pakistani-Canadian terror suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana, charged with playing a role in the November 2008 deadly Mumbai terror attacks, will not change his ‘not guilty’ plea to avoid a trial in court, according to his lawyer.

Pakistan-born Rana, 49, dressed in an orange jump suit, appeared before Judge Harry Leinenweber in the US District … Original article on : Headley accomplice Rana sticks to ‘not guilty’ plea.

G8 stands with Russia in fight against terrorism

TORONTO – Expressing support for Russia in its fight against terrorism, G8 nations Monday condemned the twin suicide attacks in Moscow that claimed 38 lives in packed subway stations.

Speaking as its chairman of G8 foreign ministers, Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon said: “G8 foreign ministers today strongly condemned the cowardly terrorist attacks on the … Read this article on Gaea Times at : G8 stands with Russia in fight against terrorism.

Australian PM: Secrecy in Rio Tinto trial leaves room for doubt

Australia worries about Rio Tinto verdict
SYDNEY – Australia’s leader said Tuesday that secrecy surrounding China’s trial of four Rio Tinto workers for commercial espionage leaves room for doubt about the convictions.

Canberra says the jail sentence handed to Australian citizen Stern Hu on bribery charges was harsh, and has criticized the decision to keep media and …. Original article  : Australian PM: Secrecy in Rio Tinto trial leaves room for doubt.

US doctor convicted of sex abuse of boys in Guatemala, sentenced to 6 years in prison

US doctor convicted of sex abuse in Guatemala

GUATEMALA CITY – An American doctor living in Guatemala was convicted of sexually abusing four 10-year-old boys and sentenced to six years in prison Monday.
Prosecutor Alex Colop said the prosecution had wanted a longer sentence for Dr. Joshua T. Kotouc, but sexual abuse of boys is not eligible … Original article on : US doctor convicted of sex abuse of boys in Guatemala, sentenced to 6 years in prison.

‘Moscow bombers could be linked to Af-Pak terror network’

Moscow, March 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Plotters of the twin suicide blast at Moscow subway stations that killed 38 people could have links with the terror network based in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region, Russia said Tuesday.

The deadly blasts in the subway could have been organised with support from abroad, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
“I …. Source article  : ‘Moscow bombers could be linked to Af-Pak terror network’.

Okla. police find 2 bodies near car sought after kidnapping of young girl and her mom’s death

2 bodies found near car sought in Okla. kidnapping

NORMAN, Okla. – Police in Oklahoma said Monday that two bodies found near a car belonging to a man accused of killing his estranged wife and kidnapping her 7-year-old daughter more than two months ago are likely those of the girl and the man.
Police said officers discovered … Read : Okla. police find 2 bodies near car sought after kidnapping of young girl and her mom’s death.

LA doctor and minister pleads not guilty to tax evasion charge stemming from herbal cure-all

LA doctor pleads not guilty to tax evasion, fraud

LOS ANGELES – A doctor and ordained minister pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of failing to report more than $1 million in income from an herbal product she allegedly promoted as a cure for cancer.
Christine Daniel, who operated Sonrise Medical Clinic in the San Fernando Valley, … Original source on Gaea Times at : LA doctor and minister pleads not guilty to tax evasion charge stemming from herbal cure-all.

Criticism of Vatican in Wisconsin over handling of abuse scandal after recent revelations

Criticism of Vatican in Wis. over abuse scandal

MILWAUKEE – A man who says he was among some 200 deaf boys allegedly molested by a priest in Wisconsin said Monday the Vatican’s defensive responses to revelations about the case make him feel like he did when he was 12, when no one would listen to him [..] Read the original article: here.