Mexico daily restricts drug war coverage after 2nd journalist slain, seeks truce with cartels

Mexico daily cuts drug war coverage after slaying

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – The biggest newspaper in Mexico’s most violent city will restrict drug war coverage after the killing of its second journalist in less than two years, just as international press representatives will urge the government to make security for journalists a national priority.
In a front-page … Original source on Gaea Times at : Mexico daily restricts drug war coverage after 2nd journalist slain, seeks truce with cartels.

High risk of terror attack in Delhi: Australian advisory

SYDNEY/NEW DELHI – Australia has warned its citizens of a “high risk of terrorist attack” in New Delhi after two Taiwanese tourists were injured Sunday in a shooting in India’s national capital that is preparing to host the Commonwealth Games Oct 3-14.

Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAT) updated its travel advice following the attack on …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : High risk of terror attack in Delhi: Australian advisory.

Mexico daily restricts drug war coverage after 2nd journalist slain, seeks truce with cartels

Mexico daily cuts drug war coverage after slaying

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – The biggest newspaper in Mexico’s most violent city will restrict drug war coverage after the killing of its second journalist in less than two years, just as international press representatives will urge the government to make security for journalists a national priority.
In a front-page …. Source  : Mexico daily restricts drug war coverage after 2nd journalist slain, seeks truce with cartels.

Brazil’s leading presidential candidate brings more of the same _ and voters like it

Brazil’s Rousseff offers more of the same
SAO PAULO – To understand why Brazilian presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff is so popular despite being virtually unknown a few months back, you need only to enter the Paraisopolis slum.

The hill-clinging shacks of its 100,000 residents are surrounded by the Morumbi neighborhood, one of the richest in Latin America’s … Read more : Brazil’s leading presidential candidate brings more of the same _ and voters like it.

Australia issues fresh travel advisory after Delhi shooting

NEW DELHI – A day after two foreign tourists were injured in firing near Jama Masjid in Old Delhi, Australia Monday issued a fresh travel advisory to its citizens travelling to India for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games and asked them to “exercise a high degree of caution” in the country.

“We advise you to … Original article on : Australia issues fresh travel advisory after Delhi shooting.

Judge in trial of suspect in deadly 2007 Conn. home invasion hospitalized, testimony postponed

Judge in Conn. home invasion trial is hospitalized

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – A judge hearing the murder trial of a man charged in a 2007 home invasion in Connecticut has been hospitalized, forcing postponement of Monday’s scheduled testimony.
New Haven Superior Court Judge Jon Blue was listed in fair condition Sunday night at Yale-New Haven Hospital. An …. Original source  : Judge in trial of suspect in deadly 2007 Conn. home invasion hospitalized, testimony postponed.

22 rebels killed in Colombia

Bogota, Sep 20 (IANS/EFE) At least 22 leftist rebels were killed in an operation by the police in southern Colombia, officials said.

The guerrillas of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were killed in a coordinated operation early Sunday by the National Police with the support of the army and air force, Defence Minister Rodrigo Rivera …. Source  : 22 rebels killed in Colombia.

Gunmen fire at tourist bus outside New Delhi mosque, wounding 2 Taiwanese

Gunmen fire at tourist bus in Delhi, wounding 2

NEW DELHI – Two gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire at tourists near one of India’s biggest mosques, wounding two Taiwanese and raising concerns about security less than two weeks before an international sporting event in the Indian capital.
The gunmen shot randomly at the tourists as they … Original article on : Gunmen fire at tourist bus outside New Delhi mosque, wounding 2 Taiwanese.

AP Interview: Iran’s president says future belongs to Iran, is not seeking atomic bomb

AP Interview: Ahmadinejad says future is Iran’s

NEW YORK – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that “the future belongs to Iran,” and challenged the United States to accept that his country has a major role in the world.
The comments came in an hourlong interview Sunday with The Associated Press on the first day of his visit …. Read the original article  : here.

Over 500 testify final days of Sri Lankan offensive

COLOMBO – Civilians who survived the final days of last year’s fighting between Sri Lankan troops and the vanquished Tamil rebels testified Sunday about conditions in their shrinking patch of land as government troops closed in.

The testimony was given before a government-appointed reconciliation commission probing events surrounding the final eight years of the conflict in … Read more : Over 500 testify final days of Sri Lankan offensive.

Somali Islamists storm broadcaster

NAIROBI/MOGADISHU – Fighters with Somalia’s Islamist al-Shabaab miliita stormed the headquarters of radio and TV broadcaster in the capital Mogadishu over the weekend, reported the online portal maareg.com Sunday.

The rebels, who are working to overthrow a weak, Western-backed government, confiscated technical materials from the Horn Afrik broadcaster and destroyed audio tapes and cassettes.
Separately, fighters …. Original article  : Somali Islamists storm broadcaster.

3 children found shot dead in Houston-area apartment; man hospitalized with gunshot wound

3 children found shot dead in Texas apartment

HOUSTON – Three children were found shot dead in their beds Sunday at a suburban Houston apartment building, and their father was charged with their murders after surviving an apparent suicide attempt, authorities said.
Muhammed Goher, 47, was charged with three counts of capital murder in the Sunday morning … Read this article on Gaea Times at : 3 children found shot dead in Houston-area apartment; man hospitalized with gunshot wound.

Millions to be invested in ‘Promise Neighborhoods’ to lift students _ will it work?

Ed Dept: Lift a community, raise a school
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Tesheda Mansfield grew up in the protective walls of Sunland Park Elementary, participating in beauty pageants and field day, and walking home from school in the afternoons.

Now when she looks around the South Florida community she and her four daughters call home, she sees …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Millions to be invested in ‘Promise Neighborhoods’ to lift students _ will it work?.

Randy Quaid, wife arrested after police find them living at their former California home

Randy Quaid, wife found living in their old house

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Actor Randy Quaid and his wife are facing burglary charges in California after the owner of the couple’s old house reported they had been living there without permission.
A representative of the property owner called Santa Barbara County sheriff’s deputies Saturday afternoon to report …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Mexico newspaper seeks truce with cartels after killing of 2nd journalist in less than 2 years

Mexico border newspaper seeks truce with cartels

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – The largest newspaper in Ciudad Juarez asked the border city’s warring drug cartels Sunday for a truce after the killing last week of its second journalist in less than two years.
In a front-page editorial, El Diario de Juarez asked the cartels what they want from … Read more »»».

US woman who was held in Iran for year says she’s not a spy, detention was ‘misunderstanding’

US woman who was held in Iran says she’s not a spy

NEW YORK – An American woman who was held in Iran for more than 13 months and accused of espionage said Sunday she and two men detained with her never spied or committed any crime, calling their arrest “a huge misunderstanding.”
Discussing her experience at …. Source article  : US woman who was held in Iran for year says she’s not a spy, detention was ‘misunderstanding’.

France’s Areva nuclear company evacuates workers from northern Sahara after Niger kidnappings

Areva evacuates employees after Niger kidnappings

PARIS – France’s state-owned nuclear company Areva has almost finished evacuating employees from Niger’s northern Sahara desert region following the kidnapping of seven people there.
About 15 people who work for Areva or its subcontractors are still in northern Niger but are expected to depart Monday for Niamey, the capital, Areva …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : France’s Areva nuclear company evacuates workers from northern Sahara after Niger kidnappings.

20 Tajik soldiers dead after rebel attack

DUSHANBE – Suspected terrorists attacked a convoy of troops in the central Asian nation of Tajikistan Sunday, killing 20, according to local media.

The convoy was in eastern Tajikistan, about 185 km east of the capital, Dushanbe, when it came under gunfire.
Defence Minister Sheraly Khairulloyev was on his way to survey the attack site.
Authorities … Read more : 20 Tajik soldiers dead after rebel attack.

6 kidnapped police officers found slain in Mexican state; 1 survivor located

6 abducted police found slain in Mexican state

ACAPULCO, Mexico – The bodies of six kidnapped police officers, most of them dismembered, were found Sunday in a ravine in the Mexican state of Guerrero, bringing to eight the death toll from a mass abduction of policemen, officials said.
Fernando Monreal Leyva, director of State Investigative Police, said … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : 6 kidnapped police officers found slain in Mexican state; 1 survivor located.

German police report shooting at hospital, say some people are killed and wounded

German police report shooting at hospital
BERLIN – A woman opened fire in a hospital in Germany’s Black Forest on Sunday, killing at least one person and wounding several others, before fatally shooting herself, German officials said.

Police in the town of Loerrach confirmed that a shooting had taken place at the Elisbethen hospital, in southwestern Germany, …. Source  : Gaea News Network.