Abdullah rules out special assembly session

SRINAGAR – Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has ruled out convening a special assembly session to demand the repealing of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and discuss the killing of three men in a staged shootout in Nadihal village April 30.

Abdullah late Friday wrote to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba … Read more »».

Lawyer: Executor named in Gary Coleman’s will has power over funeral; parents end burial plans

Gary Coleman had a will; parents drop burial plans

SALT LAKE CITY – Gary Coleman’s estranged parents abandoned their effort to bury him in his native Illinois Friday after a Utah attorney revealed the actor named an executor in a 1999 will.
“Of course it’s disappointing. We’d be inhuman if it wasn’t, but we’re not up for …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Kagan documents include mysterious reference to ‘contributors’ and ‘coffee folks’

Kagan documents include mysterious reference
WASHINGTON – Buried deep among the thousands of pages of memos and notes from Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan’s days in the Clinton White House is an intriguing and mysterious scrawl.
“Health Care Com’n? lots of contributors? coffee folks?” says the note, written next to the words “Ideas generally other.” … Read more »»».

Documents: Chinese drywall supplier agreed not to discuss possible smell, health risks

Docs: Drywall supplier agreed not to discuss risks

MIAMI – A South Florida construction supplier that purchased faulty Chinese drywall made an agreement with the manufacturer not to make any statements regarding the plasterboard’s possible smell or health risks, according to court documents released in a class action suit Friday.
The documents, unsealed Friday and provided to … Read more : Documents: Chinese drywall supplier agreed not to discuss possible smell, health risks.

Turkey blocks Google services

ISTANBUL – Turkey has indefinitely shut off access to several Google services including Google Docs.

Turkey’s Telecommunications Communication Presidency released an official statement Friday, saying it has blocked access to some Google IP (Internet Protocol) addresses “because of legal reasons”, Xinhua reported.
Some Google applications may be completely inaccessible or take a long time to load, …. Source  : Turkey blocks Google services.

LA Dodgers say they’ve resolved lawsuit against comedian Jon Lovitz over 2010 season tickets

Dodgers say lawsuit against Jon Lovitz resolved

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers say they’ve resolved a dispute with comedian and actor Jon Lovitz over nearly $100,000 in unpaid tickets.
The Dodgers sued Lovitz and others last month over nonpayment for the 2010 season seats, which are located behind home plate. In a statement released Friday, …. Read the original article  : here.

Cuban militant set to face perjury, obstruction charges in West Texas trial

Trial for Cuban militant set for Jan. 11
EL PASO, Texas – The trial of anti-Castro Cuban militant Luis Posada Carriles has been set to begin in January.

U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone has scheduled the trial in El Paso for Jan. 11. The former CIA operative faces federal charges of perjury, obstruction and naturalization fraud.
Posada has …. Original article  : Cuban militant set to face perjury, obstruction charges in West Texas trial.

Fewer kids in foster care: Some states make major strides to keep more families together

Reforms help states cut foster-care populations

NEW YORK – No single youngster can be the poster child for America’s foster care system, with its mix of happy endings and heartache. Yet Tatiana Fowler’s smile, as she embraces the woman who adopted her, gives a hint at the groundswell of change that is altering that mix for …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Fewer kids in foster care: Some states make major strides to keep more families together.

Stay on panel for Delhi’s mobile phone towers

NEW DELHI – The Delhi High Court Friday stayed a single bench order asking the central government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to form a panel to study health risks caused by mobile phone towers.

Hearing an appeal filed by the MCD against the single bench order of May 31, a division bench of …. Source  : Stay on panel for Delhi’s mobile phone towers.

Give alternate plot or acquire land, apex court to government

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Friday asked the defence ministry to consider giving an alternate plot to a co-operative housing society in Secunderabad cantonment in lieu of land which it had allegedly encroached to construct 300 flats for army personnel.

The apex court’s vacation bench of Justice Deepak Verma and Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan said that …. Source article  : Give alternate plot or acquire land, apex court to government.