Delhi Police seek custody of murder accused

NEW DELHI – The Delhi Police Friday approached a court seeking a warrant to take custody of the three men arrested in Ghaziabad on charges of killing a couple and another woman in the capital.

“We have sought a production warrant. After getting the court orders, we will approach the Uttar Pradesh Police,” Delhi Police [..] Read the original article: here.

Sangma hurt in Bangladesh road accident

SHILLONG – Former Lok Sabha speaker Purno A. Sangma, his wife and former Rajya Sabha MP B.B. Dutta were injured in a road accident in Bangladesh, Sangma’s son Conrad K. Sangma said here Friday.

“They are on the way to Shillong (India) and they will be taken to North East Regional Institute of Medical Sciences …. Original article  : Sangma hurt in Bangladesh road accident.

Fire in Lucknow building

LUCKNOW – A fire enveloped a commercial building near the Raj Bhawan here Friday, but there were no casualties and everyone in the complex was evacuated to safety, an official said.

The fire broke out in the office of stockbroking firm Karvy and spread to other commercial outlets in the building in Hazratganj area.
“We controlled …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Nine held for poaching

RAIPUR – Nine Chhattisgarh villagers were arrested Friday for poaching a sambar and eating it, an official said.

The animal’s skin was recovered from a house in Taldadar village. The men were arrested by the forest department for poaching inside the Barnawapara sanctuary, 85 km from here. The nine are aged 21 to 45 years.
The …. Source  : Nine held for poaching.

Conn. city surveys damage from powerful storm that knocked down buildings, tore off roofs

Conn. city surveys damage from powerful storm

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Some parts of the city looked untouched. And then there were the sections that in the words of the mayor looked like Godzilla came in and ripped off roofs, knocked down buildings, toppled trees and shattered windows.
“This was a very powerful storm,” Mayor Bill Finch said. … Read more »».

No Gulf seafood means no po-boys, anything else at shuttered Louisiana cafe; others hurting

No Gulf seafood, no po-boys; owner shuts La. cafe

GHEENS, La. – Vicki Guillot has served her last seafood po-boy.
The local bounty of fresh shrimp and oysters that once kept the only restaurant in this rural Louisiana town bustling can no longer be culled from the Gulf of Mexico because of the massive oil spill that … Read this article on Gaea Times at : No Gulf seafood means no po-boys, anything else at shuttered Louisiana cafe; others hurting.

More dirty signs of massive Gulf spill wash ashore; latest cap setback has residents skeptical

More dirty evidence of Gulf oil spill wash ashore
NEW ORLEANS – More dirty evidence of the massive oil spill washed ashore along the Gulf Coast for residents who don’t need anymore reminders of their frustration over failed efforts to stop the crude gushing from a blown-out undersea well.
In Florida, officials on Thursday closed … Read this article on Gaea Times at : More dirty signs of massive Gulf spill wash ashore; latest cap setback has residents skeptical.

India to push for extradition from United States of ex-Union Carbide chief for Bhopal leak

India to try to extradite ex-Union Carbide head

NEW DELHI – India’s Cabinet has approved pushing for the former head of Union Carbide to be extradited over the toxic gas leak in 1984 that killed an estimated 15,000 people.
Public ire over the world’s worst industrial disaster in the Indian city of Bhopal resurfaced this month after …. Source article  : India to push for extradition from United States of ex-Union Carbide chief for Bhopal leak.

Spain official says 13 summer solstice train crash victims caused their own deaths

Spain blames victims in train crash that killed 13

CASTELLDEFELS, Spain – Spanish officials blamed summer solstice partygoers for crossing the tracks into the path of an express train that killed at least 13, but others said a new underground exit was poorly marked and an old crossing was blocked off, leaving travelers confused.
In addition to …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Workers begin repairs on breached river as China struggles with widespread flooded areas

Workers begin repairing dikes after China’s floods

BEIJING – Workers and soldiers began repairing two breached areas on a river Friday after widespread flooding killed more than 200 people and caused $6.4 billion in damages across southern China.
Rescuers worked along on the Fuhe river near Fuzhou city in Jiangxi province, said a report posted on the …. Source  : Workers begin repairs on breached river as China struggles with widespread flooded areas.

Eight killed in Himachal wall collapse

SHIMLA – Eight labourers were killed when a wall of their temporary hutment caved in early Friday due to heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district, an official said.

The labourers, mostly from Uttar Pradesh, were sleeping in their hutment when the wall collapsed around 3 a.m. at Sataun village, some 250 km from here, Deputy …. Original article  : Eight killed in Himachal wall collapse.

South Korea says North set no-sail zone off western coast, but no unusual military moves seen

SKorea: NKorea set no-sail zones off west coast
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea banned boats off its west coast, a South Korean official said Friday, in a possible indication the country may hold an artillery drill or even conduct missile tests.
The official with the Joint Chiefs of Staff said that South Korea is … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : South Korea says North set no-sail zone off western coast, but no unusual military moves seen.

Sharapova helps Chernobyl disaster victims

UNITED NATIONS – Russian tennis star Maria Sharopova will visit Belarus to take part in a UN project aimed at helping youth affected by a massive explosion in Chernobyl nuclear reactor 24 years ago.

Sharapova, 23, who is also a goodwill ambassador of the United Nations Development Project (UNDP), will travel to the area near the … Read more : Sharapova helps Chernobyl disaster victims.

Severe storm tears through Bridgeport, Conn., shredding buildings, toppling trees, power lines

Severe storm shatters largest city in Connecticut

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – A severe storm packing ferocious winds tore through Connecticut’s largest city Thursday, toppling trees and power lines and collapsing several buildings as a powerful line of storms swept across parts of the Northeast. Remarkably, no serious injuries were reported.
Hundreds of bricks shook loose from buildings, trees … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Severe storm tears through Bridgeport, Conn., shredding buildings, toppling trees, power lines.

Celia churns into powerful Category 5 hurricane over open Pacific waters; no threat to land

Celia now powerful Cat 5 hurricane in open Pacific

MIAMI – Hurricane Celia has grown into a power Category 5 storm, but it’s swirling far out over the Pacific Ocean and doesn’t immediately threaten land.
The U.S. Hurricane Center in Miami says Celia was packing winds at 160 mph (260 kph) as it churned up seas Thursday … Read more >>.

Firefighters making progress on northern Arizona forest fire; containment now at 40 percent

Northern Arizona forest fire 40 percent contained

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Firefighters were making progress Thursday containing a wildfire that has burned more than 23 square miles of scenic northern Arizona forest.
U.S. Forest Service spokesman Willie Begay said the Schultz fire burning near Flagstaff was 40 percent contained after charring 14,800 acres, or more than 23 square …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Teens held for running sex racket in China

BEIJING – Police have detained four teenage girls who allegedly coerced their peers into prostitution in central China’s Henan province.

The detained girls, aged 16 to 17, were among six people detained after police broke up a teenage prostitution ring, Xinhua reported.
The suspected procurer of the teenage girls, Zhang Junli, had turned himself in, … Read more »»».

Emergency crews find bodies of 2 workers at scene of central Kansas grain elevator collapse

2 dead after grain elevator collapses in Kansas

RUSSELL, Kan. – Crews have found the bodies of two workers who were killed when a portion of a grain elevator collapsed in central Kansas, burying them in wheat.
Russell police 911 supervisor Greg Rose said part of one of the Agco Inc. elevators collapsed Thursday afternoon. Russell is …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Emergency crews find bodies of 2 workers at scene of central Kansas grain elevator collapse.

Bomb disguised as gift explodes at Greek public order ministry; kills aide

Bomb rocks Greek law enforcement ministry, 1 dead

ATHENS, Greece – A bomb disguised as a gift exploded inside the Greek law enforcement ministry on Thursday night, killing a close ministerial aide in Greece’s highest profile attack in years.
Public Order Minister Michalis Chryssohoidis, who was in his office a few yards (meters) away from the blast, …. Source article  : Bomb disguised as gift explodes at Greek public order ministry; kills aide.

BP enlists former FEMA chief James Lee Witt to help in Gulf oil spill

BP gets help from former gov’t disaster expert
WASHINGTON – BP says it has enlisted the help of James Lee Witt, the former FEMA director in the Clinton administration who has become known as an expert on disaster response.
Bob Dudley, BP’s new point man for the oil response, says he asked Witt to go … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : BP enlists former FEMA chief James Lee Witt to help in Gulf oil spill.