Pakistani infiltrator killed on border

JAMMU – A suspected Pakistani infiltrator was killed by Indian border guards in Ramgarh sector along the international border Sunday.

A Border Security Force (BSF) patrol party noticed an unusual movement along the barbed wire fence in Ramgarh sector, 45 km south-west of Jammu and challenged the suspected intruders. The infiltrators tried to escape to the …. Read the original article  : here.

Pope opens solemn Holy Week amid one of worst church crises in decades

Pope opens solemn Holy Week amid sex abuse crisis

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI has opened the church’s solemn Holy Week amid increasing questions about his own handling of cases of sexual abuse of children by priests.
Benedict’s procession entered St. Peter’s Square on Sunday at the start of Palm Sunday Mass. The pontiff, in crimson …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Paige Birgfeld Body Found Rumors

COLORADO (GaeaTimes.com)- Recent reports state that the remains of the body of Paige Birgfeld, the single mother of three who splashed the front pages of tabloids after she went missing, has been found. However, it seems to be only a rumor, as there has been no confirmation of the reports so far, and [..] Read the original article: here.

Terror redux: Fear returns to the Kashmir Valley

SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI MA – As the sun sets in this scenic capital of Jammu and Kashmir, spreading a burning crimson on the horizon, Haajra Sofi, a 59-year-old mother, is worried and frantically waiting for her only son to return home after a day’s work.

“He has not come. God knows if everything is okay outside,” … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Terror redux: Fear returns to the Kashmir Valley.

Naveen Patnaik gets threat e-mail from ‘Maoists’

BHUBANESWAR – Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has received a threat e-mail from ‘Maoists’, warning him to stop Operation Green Hunt in the state, an official said Sunday.

“We received the mail Saturday. It was received at his official e-mail address,” the chief minister’s public relations officer Sukanta Panda told IANS.
The e-mail was sent from …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Naveen Patnaik gets threat e-mail from ‘Maoists’.

1 arrested, 1 injured as paparazzi jostle turns into fisticuffs at Los Angeles airport

Paparazzo arrested after scuffle for spot at LAX

LOS ANGELES – A battle by a pair of paparazzi at Los Angeles International Airport ended with one of them in the hospital and the other in jail.
Airport police spokeswoman Sgt. Belinda Nettles said Saturday that 42-year-old Stefan Saad was arrested on suspicion of felony battery after the … Original source on Gaea Times at : 1 arrested, 1 injured as paparazzi jostle turns into fisticuffs at Los Angeles airport.

Calif. family celebrates release of Iraqi-American contractor believed kidnapped in Baghdad

Iraqi-American contractor
SAN DIEGO – Issa Salomi’s first call home was to his 27-year-old son Roger. He said memories of the birth of the oldest of his four boys and his son’s childhood sustained him after he was kidnapped in Baghdad in January.

A few hours later, the Iraqi-American contractor called his wife of 30 years, Muna, …. Source article  : Calif. family celebrates release of Iraqi-American contractor believed kidnapped in Baghdad.

Teen remembered as avid reader who loved animals; father urges crackdown on child predators

Tribute to SoCal teen recalls her love of animals

ESCONDIDO, Calif. – More than 1,000 people paid tribute Saturday to a 14-year-old girl whose remains were found more than a year after she disappeared walking to school. Her father urged anyone who cried for her to demand a crackdown on child predators.
Amber Dubois was a voracious … Read more »»».

NCAA: Butler beats Kansas State 63-56 in West Regional final, advances to Final Four

NCAA: Butler beats Kansas State 63-56
Da’Sean Butler’s shooting hand looks just fine in Syracuse, where West Virginia and Kentucky soon will be trying to join Butler in the Final Four.

The West Virginia star clutched his right hand in pain after a hard fall in the Mountaineers’ 69-56 win over Washington on Thursday night, and he …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : NCAA: Butler beats Kansas State 63-56 in West Regional final, advances to Final Four.

Lawyers for Chicago police seek notes of Wash. journalism professor who questioned boy’s guilt

Chicago police seek notes of Washington professor

SEATTLE – Lawyers for Chicago police officers being sued by an exonerated murder convict have subpoenaed the notes of a Western Washington University journalism professor who 16 years ago wrote stories questioning his guilt.
Assistant professor Carolyn Nielsen was a graduate student at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism in … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Lawyers for Chicago police seek notes of Wash. journalism professor who questioned boy’s guilt.

19 militants killed in military strikes in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – At least 19 militants were killed Saturday in separate operations carried out by Pakistan military in the restive northwest tribal region.

The security forces pounded militants’ hideouts with the help of jet planes in Sultanzai, Mamuzai, Dabori, Bagram, Baizot, Shadal and Anjani areas of Orakzai Agency, killing 13 militants and injuring scores others, Geo …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : 19 militants killed in military strikes in Pakistan.

Tribute to slain SoCal teen focuses on her love of animals

Hundreds attend tribute for slain SoCal teen

ESCONDIDO, Calif. – A 14-year-old San Diego-area girl whose bones were found more than a year after she vanished walking to school is being remembered as a voracious reader with a fertile imagination and a profound love of animals.
More than 1,000 people gathered Saturday on a sun-drenched track field …. Read the original article  : here.

2 police officers, 2 other men found shot to death at service station in western Mexico

2 cops, 2 others shot to death in western Mexico

MORELIA, Mexico – Two police officers and two other men have been found shot to death at a gas station in western Mexico.
Prosecutors in the state of Michoacan say the two officers reportedly had gone to the gas station to buy beer early Saturday. Neither officer …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : 2 police officers, 2 other men found shot to death at service station in western Mexico.

NFL player Joey Porter arrested in Bakersfield on suspicion of drunk driving, resisting arrest

NFL’s Joey Porter arrested in California
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Authorities say NFL linebacker Joey Porter has been arrested in Bakersfield on suspicion of drunken driving and accused of assaulting an officer and resisting arrest.

The California Highway Patrol says the 33-year-old player was confronted by officers early Saturday in a fast-food parking lot.
Porter refused to provide his … Original source on Gaea Times at : NFL player Joey Porter arrested in Bakersfield on suspicion of drunk driving, resisting arrest.

US says missing Iraqi-American contractor believed kidnapped in Baghdad is back in US hands

US says missing contractor in Iraq returns

WASHINGTON – The U.S. says an Iraqi-American contractor believed to have been kidnapped in Baghdad in January is back in American hands.
A Shiite extremist group claimed responsibility for the Jan. 23 kidnapping of Issa Salomi, 60, of El Cajon, Calif. A Pentagon statement on Saturday gave no details about … Read : US says missing Iraqi-American contractor believed kidnapped in Baghdad is back in US hands.

A slap on the wrist for Gilbert Arenas, whose escape from gun rap shows he’s a lucky man

Arenas a lucky man to beat gun rap
Gilbert Arenas is a lucky man.

Lucky he’s spending a few days in a halfway house instead of a few years in a prison. Lucky he plays in a league that guarantees contracts.
Lucky he didn’t put bullets in the guns he brought to work to show a teammate he [..] Read the original article: here.

NJ judge denies attempt by fired police officer, wife to block MTV’s ‘Jersey Shore’ episodes

NJ judge refuses to block ‘Jersey Shore’ episodes

TOMS RIVER, N.J. – A New Jersey judge has again denied a request to block the release of episodes of the MTV reality series “Jersey Shore.”
State Superior Court Judge Joseph Foster rejected the request of three people who say their reputations will be damaged because they’re shown fighting … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : NJ judge denies attempt by fired police officer, wife to block MTV’s ‘Jersey Shore’ episodes.

Lawsuits by ex-members of Scientology’s elite Sea Org allege labor violations

Ex-Scientology lawsuits reveal elite Sea Org group

SAN JACINTO, Calif. – At the edge of arid foothills far outside Los Angeles, hundreds of Scientology followers live on a gated, 500-acre campus and work long hours for almost no pay reproducing the works of founder L. Ron Hubbard and creating the church’s teaching and promotional materials.
The church …. Original source  : Lawsuits by ex-members of Scientology’s elite Sea Org allege labor violations.

NY immigrants credit police for easing tensions in months after fatal stabbing in bias attack

NY immigrants say tensions fade after bias attack

PATCHOGUE, N.Y. – Before an Ecuadorean immigrant was fatally stabbed in what prosecutors say was a hate crime by a swastika-tattooed teen, the illegal Latin American immigrants in this suburban middle-class village feared telling police about the young men on bikes who hurled stones and spit slurs at …. Original source  : NY immigrants credit police for easing tensions in months after fatal stabbing in bias attack.

Europe church sex abuse revelations have US victims re-examining 2008 secret meeting with pope

Church abuse victims dissect ‘08 pope meeting anew

BOSTON – Two years ago, Bernie McDaid stepped out of a police escort and into a Washington, D.C., chapel for a secret meeting with Pope Benedict XVI and a handful of clergy sex-abuse victims like him.
McDaid left afterward believing Benedict was beginning to understand the scope of his [..] Read the original article: here.