Indian Navy Chief In Sri Lanka

COLOMBO (GaeaTimes.com)- Admiral Nirmal Verma, the Indian navy chief reached the capital of Sir Lanka Sunday for an official tour. After 2004, this is the first high profile visit. INS Delhi, Indian Navy’s guided missile destroyer and one of the biggest warships made in India has also reached Colombo port. The Indian navy chief …. Original article  : Indian Navy Chief In Sri Lanka.

Witnesses say UN vehicle was shot up in Afghanistan’s capital, driver hurt

UN vehicle shot in Afghan capital, driver hurt

KABUL, Afghanistan – A U.N. vehicle was shot up at a busy traffic circle in Afghanistan’s capital Tuesday, and at least one person was hurt, witnesses said.
An Associated Press reporter at the scene saw a white pickup truck with a blue U.N. logo painted on the side: Its … Read : Witnesses say UN vehicle was shot up in Afghanistan’s capital, driver hurt.

Jharkhand’s youngest eye donor

RANCHI – The eyes of a two-and-half-year-old girl were donated to an eye bank after her death, and a doctor here said she was the youngest eye donor in Jharkhand.

Zia fell ill Saturday after suffering from high fever. She died Monday in Ranchi during treatment.
It was from the cremation ground that her father … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Jharkhand’s youngest eye donor.

Napoleon’s hair auctioned in New Zealand

AUCKLAND – A lock of French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte’s hair was part of a collection of relics from the last year’s of his life that were auctioned in this New Zealand city.

Napoleon’s lock of hair, which is preserved in a case, fetched $19,000 while a sketch of the French leader on his death bed went …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Napoleon’s hair auctioned in New Zealand.

‘Too hot’ ex Citi-banker files sex discrimination complaint

WASHINGTON – Debrahlee Lorenzana, who was fired from her Citibank job for ‘being too sexy’, has filed a sex discrimination complaint against her former employer.

She and her attorney, Gloria Allred, are asking for a human rights investigation.

Lorenzana, 33, had …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : ‘Too hot’ ex Citi-banker files sex discrimination complaint.

Eyewitnesses say UN vehicle was shot up in Afghanistan’s capital, at least 1 hurt

Witnesses say UN vehicle shot up in Afghan capital

KABUL, Afghanistan – A U.N. vehicle was shot up at a busy traffic circle in Afghanistan’s capital Tuesday, and at least one person was hurt, witnesses said.
An Associated Press reporter at the scene saw a white pickup truck with a blue U.N. logo painted on the side: …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Rescued teen sailor Abby Sunderland returns to Southern California marina where voyage began

Teen sailor returns to port where her voyage began

MARINA DEL REY, Calif. – The teenage girl forced to abandon her dream of sailing around the world is returning to the port where her journey began five months ago.
But 16-year-old Abby Sunderland won’t be returning to Marina del Rey in the boat in which she left … Original article on : Rescued teen sailor Abby Sunderland returns to Southern California marina where voyage began.

Google changes access to China site after Beijing objects following censorship dispute

Google changes China access after Beijing objects

BEIJING – Google Inc. said Tuesday it will stop automatically rerouting users of its China search site to its Hong Kong site after Beijing said the company would lose its mainland Internet license if the tactic continued.
Google shut down its China-based search engine March 22 to avoid cooperating with …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Google changes access to China site after Beijing objects following censorship dispute.

Miss Cornwall stripped of crown for lying

LONDON – A teacher has been stripped of her beauty queen crown after organisers found that she was lying about her age from past five years.

Miss Cornwall Laura Anness, who has entered a number of beauty pageants from Miss Universe GB to Miss Motors, told organisers that she was 22 in 2006 and then …. Original source  : Miss Cornwall stripped of crown for lying.

Prince Harry desperate to return to Afghanistan

LONDON – Prince Harry has confessed that he wants to return to Afghanistan to serve Queen and the country.

The soldier Prince even said that he would love to be deployed back to the country where he first faced war for ten weeks during 2007-08.

“I would love to go back, I really would. As … Original source on Gaea Times at : Prince Harry desperate to return to Afghanistan.

Baloch leader meets Joe Biden, draw attention to Balochistan’s situation

WASHINGTON – President of Baloch Society of North America (BSO-NA), Dr. Wahid Baloch met US Vice-President Joe Biden to draw his attention to the ongoing military operation and enforced involuntary disappearances in Pakistani and Iranian occupied Balochistan.

“Secular Baloch are being hanged everyday by Iranian Mullah and killed and kidnapped by Pakistani Jihadi Islamic terrorist army … Original article on : Baloch leader meets Joe Biden, draw attention to Balochistan’s situation.

China’s military to conduct live-fire sea drill in wake of scheduled US-Korea joint exercises

China to conduct live-fire sea drill this week
BEIJING – China will start six days of live-fire drills off its eastern coast Wednesday amid plans for joint U.S.-Korea military exercises in the region.
The People’s Liberation Army will ban all vessels from entering a large portion of the East China Sea from midnight until 6 … Read more »».

Pak ‘hedging bets’ on Haqqanis following US”dithering’ over Afghanistan

NEW YORK – The persisting ambiguity over the US’ decision to pull out of Afghanistan has encouraged Pakistan and its all powerful intelligence, the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), to continue supporting militant groups like the Haqqani network and “hedge their bets”, a senior American intelligence official has said.

“They’ve been burned and they’ve seen this movie …. Source  : Pak ‘hedging bets’ on Haqqanis following US’ ‘dithering’ over Afghanistan.

Ten Russian secret agents living in ‘deep cover’ arrested in US

WASHINGTON – The FBI has arrested ten secret agents of the Russian government living in “deep-cover” in the United States and engaged in Cold War-style espionage, in a coordinated operation.

According to The Telegraph, the FBI has accused the SVR, the successor organisation to the Soviet Union’s KGB, of running a network of “illegals”, described in …. Source article  : Ten Russian secret agents living in ‘deep cover’ arrested in US.

Injured NJ hiker rescued from NH mountain, Northeast’s highest peak, via 19th-century railway

NJ hiker rescued from NH mountain by 1800s railway

MOUNT WASHINGTON, N.H. – An injured New Jersey hiker has been rescued from the Northeast’s highest peak via an old railway.
New Hampshire state police contacted the Fish and Game department Monday evening about the hiker, on Gulf Side Trail on Mount Washington.
Personnel from the Appalachian Mountain Club … Original article on : Injured NJ hiker rescued from NH mountain, Northeast’s highest peak, via 19th-century railway.

Violence continues in Kashmir

SRINAGAR – The Kashmir Valley continued to simmer Tuesday as violence spread to the southern region leaving one person injured in firing by security forces while curfew was clamped in many parts to quell angry protests over eight civilian killings.

Stone pelting mobs took to streets at many places in the summer capital Srinagar as … Read more »».

Pathology report delays Indian toddler Gurshan’s death case in Australia

MELBOURNE – Three-year-old Indian kid Gurshan Singh Channa’s death case has been adjourned pending receipt of a pathology report.

Gurshan was found dead near Australia’s Melbourne airport on March 4. A council worker found Gurshan’s body in the grass by the side of a road in March, about 20 kilometres from his family’s home in Lalor, … Original article on : Pathology report delays Indian toddler Gurshan’s death case in Australia.

‘Fired’ US Afghan war commander McChrystal set to retire

LONDON – General Stanley McChrystal, the top US commander in Afghanistan who was sacked last week for his scathing remarks against the White House’s Afghan policy, has decided to retire.

“He told the army today he’s going to retire,” The Telegraph quoted Army spokesperson Colonel Thomas Collins, as saying.

The four-star general told the office that manages …. Source article  : ‘Fired’ US Afghan war commander McChrystal set to retire.

Mumbai attacks aimed at igniting Indo-Pak war: Malik

LAHORE – Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that the November 2008 terror attacks, in which over 173 people were killed and over 300 injured, was actually aimed instigating a full scale war between India and Pakistan.

“The criminals responsible for carrying out the Mumbai attacks wanted to instigate a war between India and … Original source on Gaea Times at : Mumbai attacks aimed at igniting Indo-Pak war: Malik.

Victorian SC jails Indian origin man for beating wife to death with stake

MELBOURNE – A 44 -year-old Indian origin man, Sukhmander Singh, was sentenced to 17 years jail for beating his wife to death with a wooden stake on the Valley Lake Boulevard at Niddrie on May 7, 2009.

According to The Age, Singh pleaded guilty to the murder of his wife and will serve a minimum … Read more »».