Not guilty plea entered for Mass. man accused of trying to swap infant daughter for cocaine

Man accused of trying to swap baby for cocaine

CHICOPEE, Mass. – A not guilty plea has been entered for a man accused of offering to trade his 3-month-old daughter for crack cocaine.
Matthew Brace of Northampton was arraigned Tuesday in Chicopee District Court on a charge of reckless endangerment of a child.
Prosecutors say the 24-year-old Brace … Original source on Gaea Times at : Not guilty plea entered for Mass. man accused of trying to swap infant daughter for cocaine.

Sindh High Court directs PTA to block obscene material on YouTube

KARACHI – The Sindh High Court (SHC) has asked the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to ensure that no obscene material is uploaded on the video sharing website-YouTube from Pakistan.

Hearing a petition filed against the National Response Centre for Cyber Crimes and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for failing to take necessary action against a …. Read the original article  : here.

Chinese orphans to get 600 yuan as allowance

BEIJING – Orphans and convicts’ children in China will now receive at least 600 yuan ($88) each month as allowance till they turn 18 under a government scheme to ensure they are not left behind in the country’s economic march.

Over 720,000 children across the country will benefit from the scheme, Wang Zhenyao, director of the … Original article on : Chinese orphans to get 600 yuan as allowance.

Aid activists may have Al-Qaeda link: Israel

Jerusalem, June 3 (IANS/AKI) Israel has said about 40 of the activists arrested in the attack on the Gaza-bound aid flotilla may have had links to Al-Qaeda.

According to the Israeli defence forces (IDF), a special meeting of the security cabinet late Tuesday heard that a group of 40 people on board the Mavi Marmara [..] Read the original article: here.

Two million child labourers in EU, says rights NGO

LONDON – Over two million children under the age of 15 are salaried workers in the European Union (EU) including developed countries like Holland, Denmark and France, an international child rights organisation has alleged.

Children who work is one of the most extended phenomena in all of central and eastern Europe, while poverty forces the young … Original article on : Two million child labourers in EU, says rights NGO.

Planes with nine bodies, hundreds of activists leave Israel

TEL AVIV – Israel early Thursday completed the deportation of hundreds of foreign nationals from its Ben-Gurion International Airport, the country’s foreign ministry announced.

The bodies of the nine people who were killed in early Monday’s forceful interception in mid-sea of six ships bound for Gaza were also on board the planes that took off from … Read more »»».

Alaska Supreme Court says abortion initiative can appear on August ballot

Court says abortion initiative can be on AK ballot

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Alaska Supreme Court has ruled an initiative requiring parental notification for minors seeking an abortion will be on the August primary ballot.
Planned Parenthood had argued key information was withheld from the more than 36,000 voters who signed the initiative petition, including the fact …. Source  : Alaska Supreme Court says abortion initiative can appear on August ballot.

Petco settles lawsuit with 5 counties over customer charges, care of animals for sale

Petco and 5 counties settle consumer lawsuit

LOS ANGELES – Prosecutors in five California counties say Petco Animal Supplies Inc. has agreed to pay $1.75 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the company overcharged customers and improperly cared for animals it offered for sale.
Petco doesn’t admit liability in an agreement a San Diego judge signed Wednesday. …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Petco settles lawsuit with 5 counties over customer charges, care of animals for sale.

Closings begin in NYC trial to decide whether man broke Iran trade embargo

Closings begin in Iran trade embargo trial in NYC

NEW YORK – Closing arguments have begun in a trial in New York that will decide whether a U.S.-educated Iranian-born man moved money illegally between Iran and the U.S.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Danya Perry accused Mahmoud Reza Banki (MAH’-mood REEZ’-ah BAHN’-kee) at the start of her closing argument …. Original article  : Closings begin in NYC trial to decide whether man broke Iran trade embargo.

Lebanese detainees captured in flotilla raid arrive in Lebanon

BEIRUT – Two journalists who were among the five Lebanese detainees captured during the Israeli raid on a flotilla carrying aid bound for the Gaza Strip, were released late Wednesday at the Israeli-Lebanese border.

The two journalists from the Doha-based television television network Al-Jazeera, Abbas Nasser and Andre abi Khalil, arrived at the Naqoura border crossing [..] Read the original article: here.