Australian family votes 159 times

ADELAIDE – An Australian family says its members voted 159 times in state elections in South Australia to make a point about poor identity checks, a media report said Saturday.

The family, which called itself “The Election Team”, claimed it was easy to steal the identities of other voters, an anonymous letter published in the Adelaide … Read more >>.

MiG hulls sold for $5 each in Russia

Moscow, March 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Four hulls of MiG-31 jet were each sold by a former Russian official for just 153 rubles or $5 while its real price was $3.9 million, investigators said.

The sale came to light after a check was carried out to see whether regulations were followed during the sale of items from … Read more : MiG hulls sold for $5 each in Russia.

Death toll rises to 57 in twin bombings near restaurant north of Baghdad

Death toll in twin bombings in Iraq rises to 57

BAGHDAD – Iraqi police say the casualty toll in twin bombings near a restaurant north of Baghdad has risen to 57 killed and 73 wounded.
Friday evening’s attack took place in a busy area in the town of Khalis, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of Baghdad. …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Death toll rises to 57 in twin bombings near restaurant north of Baghdad.

North Korea Sinks Ship: 46 Missing

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (GaeaTimes.com)- Following the reports that a navy ship of South Korea has sunk in the disputed border of the two countries, the general consensus about the matter has been that the incident had been caused by the Pyongyang, and that, in fact, North Korea had sunk the ship. The ship, a …. Read the original article  : here.

Tensions high as South Korean warship sinks

SEOUL – Fortysix crew were missing after a South Korean Navy ship sank near the maritime border with North Korea in the Yellow Sea, media reports said Saturday.

Officials were reluctant to connect North Korea to the event, a day after Pyongyang threatened nuclear strikes against South Korea and the US.
“Finding the truth is important, …. Original source  : Tensions high as South Korean warship sinks.

Eight detained for child trafficking in China

BEIJING – Eight people, including two women, have been detained after being caught selling infants in China’s Fujian province, police said Saturday.

Frontier defence police in Fuzhou city, capital of Fujian, captured three suspects from a car during a routine road check on Dec 24, 2009, when the two women and a man were on their … Read more >>>.

Management student held for friend’s murder

BHUBANESWAR – A 22-year-old management student has been arrested for murdering his woman friend after she rejected his proposal of love, police said Saturday.

“We have arrested Rajesh Sethi, an MBA student of the same college Rosalin was studying. He murdered Rosalin after she turned down his love offer. He was held Friday,” Bhubaneswar police commissioner …. Source article  : Management student held for friend’s murder.

Son of Bihar official missing

PATNA – The 14-year-old son of a staffer in Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s residence has been missing since Tuesday, police said Saturday.

Vivek Kumar, a Class 6 student of a private school, is the son of Sambhunath Jha, an official working in Nitish Kumar’s office. He left his home in Patliputra for some work …. Original article  : Son of Bihar official missing.

Six gunmen killed in clash in Mexico

Mexico City, March 27 (IANS/EFE) Six gunmen were killed in a battle with Mexican marines in the northern state of Nuevo Leon, a major smuggling corridor for drugs headed to the US, the navy secretary office has said.

The incident took place around midday Thursday in Cerralvo town, 82 km from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon’s capital, when …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Six gunmen killed in clash in Mexico.

Court to pronounce sentence in Satyendra Dubey murder case

PATNA – A special court will pronounce Saturday the quantum of punishment on three men convicted of murdering whistle blower Satyendra Dubey who had exposed corruption in the Golden Quadrilateral highways project in 2003.

A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court last Monday convicted Mantu Kumar, Udai Kumar and Pinku Ravidas for the crime.
Dubey, … Read more »».

Louisiana man among 4 motorcyclists killed when dump truck hit 8 stopped bikes

3 Arizonans, 1 Louisianan killed in Phoenix crash

PHOENIX – A fourth person has died from injuries after a dump truck slammed into a group of motorcycles stopped at a red light in north Phoenix.
Authorities say 47-year-old Dayle Veronica Downs-Totonchi died in a Phoenix hospital Friday. Two other Arizonans and a Louisiana man were killed at … Read more »».

War crimes trial will be transparent, Dhaka assures opposition

DHAKA – The Bangladesh government has assured the political opposition that the war crimes trial that is to begin shortly would be “hundred percent transparent”.

Also, the government sought cooperation from the opposition parties.
Stating that nobody would oppose “a real trial” of the war criminals, main opposition Bangladesh nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Khandaker Delwar …. Original source  : War crimes trial will be transparent, Dhaka assures opposition.

SKorea steps up rescue operation after naval ship sinks in waters near NKorea; 46 missing

SKorean naval ship sinks near NKorea; 46 missing

SEOUL, South Korea – South Korean authorities were stepping up the search for sailors still missing hours after a naval ship sank near the disputed sea border with North Korea.
Navy and coast guard vessels as well as air force planes were searching the waters near South Korea’s Baeknyeong … Original article on : SKorea steps up rescue operation after naval ship sinks in waters near NKorea; 46 missing.

12-year-old boy killed while carrying package bomb toward police station in Colombia

Package bomb kills 12-year-old boy in Colombia

BOGOTA – A package bomb killed a 12-year-old boy who may have been given it to take to a police station after school in Colombia’s turbulent, coca-growing southwest, authorities said Friday.
The boy, still in his school uniform, died about 4 p.m. Thursday in the blast, which also injured two …. Original source  : 12-year-old boy killed while carrying package bomb toward police station in Colombia.

UAE President’s brother missing after plane crash

ABU DHABI – UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed’ younger brother Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed Al Nahyan was missing after his plane crashed in Morocco.

A sailplane carrying Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Managing Director of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, has crashed into a lake in Morocco Friday night, WAM news agency reported.
The pilot …. Read the original article  : UAE President’s brother missing after plane crash.

Parent company of business that built ruined Cowboys’ facility seeks creditor protection

Cowboys’ canopy collapse firm seeks protection

DALLAS – The parent company of the business that built the Dallas Cowboys practice facility that collapsed in a wind storm last May, injuring a dozen people, has filed for protection from its creditors.
Cover-All Building Systems Inc. of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, said Thursday it will seek to restructure its finances under …. Source article  : Parent company of business that built ruined Cowboys’ facility seeks creditor protection.

University of Hawaii study predicts slow economic recovery for state

UH study predicts slow economic recovery for state

HONOLULU – A University of Hawaii study released Friday found signs of economic recovery for the state but also determined that the pace will be slow.
In its latest quarterly report on Hawaii’s economic condition, the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization indicated that employment is stabilizing, tourist arrivals …. Source article  : University of Hawaii study predicts slow economic recovery for state.

Magnitude-6.2 earthquake hits Chile

Santiago, Mar 27 (IANS/EFE) A magnitude-6.2 earthquake hit northern Chile’s Atacama region, but no casualties or damage was reported.

The temblor struck at 11:52 A.M. (2022 IST) Friday and its epicentre was near Copiapo, a town 804 km north of Santiago, the US Geological Service said.
Seismologists at the University of Chile measured the earthquake at … Read more : Magnitude-6.2 earthquake hits Chile.

Wrecked WWII plane found near Ore. coast still a mystery, but investigators getting clues

Clues emerge about WWII plane crashed in Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore. – A sheriff involved in investigating the wreckage of a World War II dive bomber found in the Oregon woods said Friday at least three U.S. Navy planes of that type apparently went down in the area from 1945 to 1948.
No human remains have yet been … Read more >>.

11 killed when tractor-trailer crashes into van carrying Mennonite family in Kentucky

11 killed when tractor-trailer, van crash in Ky.

MARROWBONE, Ky. – Scared but curious after surviving a horrific interstate crash in south-central Kentucky that killed 11 people, including eight from the Mennonite family that adopted him, Josiah Esh wanted to know where his parents were.
When the 5-year-old from Guatemala was told they had gone to heaven, …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : 11 killed when tractor-trailer crashes into van carrying Mennonite family in Kentucky.