China steelmakers meet, vow to control iron ore trading as miners shift pricing system

China steelmakers meet, mull iron ore price shift

SHANGHAI – A state-affiliated industry group vowed Friday to tighten control over iron ore trading as Chinese steelmakers discussed strategy for contentious price talks with global miners – the backdrop to last month’s commercial spying and bribery convictions of four Rio Tinto employees.
The China Iron & Steel Association … Read more »».

US military says 6 suspected Iraq al-Qaida leaders killed or arrested in joint missions

US: 6 Iraq al-Qaida leaders killed or arrested

BAGHDAD – The U.S. military in Iraq says a joint mission by American and Iraqi troops has killed or arrested six suspected al-Qaida leaders accused of running an extortion and assassination ring in the north of the country.
A U.S. military statement late Thursday said the operation was carried …. Original article  : US military says 6 suspected Iraq al-Qaida leaders killed or arrested in joint missions.

Japan charges New Zealand whaling activist with assault, trespassing

Japan indicts activist who boarded whaling ship

TOKYO – Prosecutors Friday indicted an anti-whaling activist from New Zealand for illegally boarding a Japanese harpoon boat as part of a protest against the ship’s whale hunting expedition in Antarctic seas in February.
Peter Bethune had jumped aboard the Shonan Maru 2 during the annual face-off between whalers and …. Source article  : Japan charges New Zealand whaling activist with assault, trespassing.

Militants attack Kashmir rail (Second Lead)

SRINAGAR – Separatist guerrillas disrupted railway traffic for the first time Friday after they carried out an improvised explosive device (IED) blast and destroyed eight feet of a rail track in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Rail traffic was later restored.

Around eight feet of rail track was blown up in the IED blast carried out by …. Original source  : Militants attack Kashmir rail (Second Lead).

Security personnel injured in mine blast by Maoists

BHUBANESWAR – A security personnel was injured when a claymore mine suspected to have been laid by Maoists near a culvert in Orissa’s Koraput district exploded Friday, police said.

The claymore mine went off when two state security personnel came to bathe in the culvert in a forested area near Maoist-infested Narayanpatna town, around 500 km …. Source  : Security personnel injured in mine blast by Maoists.

US to revamp security rule for foreign travellers

WASHINGTON – The US will announce Friday a new security system for international airports which will help in identification of passengers suspected to have terror links using intelligence database, a media report said.

The new approach, which will be implemented from this month, will replace a broader layer of extra scrutiny, including full-body scan, that had … Read more >>>.

Autopsies show most women found in Ohio sex offender’s home were strangled with common objects

Autopsies: Women found in Ohio home were strangled

CLEVELAND – The women who vanished into Cleveland’s house of death were strangled by commonplace objects that were never intended for killing.
A green belt with a metal buckle. The strap of a shoulder bag. An electrical charger for a cell phone or camera. A knotted piece of cloth.
Yet …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Autopsies show most women found in Ohio sex offender’s home were strangled with common objects.

Judge expected to decide whether 8 militia suspects will stay in jail until trial

Judge to rule on release of 8 militia suspects

DETROIT – A federal judge is expected to decide whether eight suspected members of a Christian militia accused of conspiring to overthrow the government will stay in jail until trial.
U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Donald A. Scheer in Detroit said Thursday he needed more time to decide …. Source article  : Judge expected to decide whether 8 militia suspects will stay in jail until trial.

Kan. abortion doctor’s killer uses sentencing to espouse views, gets life in prison

Abortion doctor’s killer uses sentencing as forum

WICHITA, Kan. – A man who murdered one of the few U.S. doctors who performed late-term abortions used his sentencing hearing as a forum to espouse his views in an effort to justify his crime, arguing that he had chosen to obey “God’s law” to save babies.
Scott Roeder was … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Kan. abortion doctor’s killer uses sentencing to espouse views, gets life in prison.

Two more terrorists die, week’s tally is 14

JAMMU – Security forces Friday gunned down two separatists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Resai district, taking the number of militants killed in the state in a week to 14, authorities said.

Soldiers and police trapped the militants in the Behma forest, about 150 km north of Jammu, as they pursued terrorists who had sneaked into the … Read : Two more terrorists die, week’s tally is 14.

Serbia issues international arrest warrant for Nazi war crimes suspect living in US

Serbia issues arrest warrant for suspected Nazi

BELGRADE, Serbia – Serbia has issued an international warrant for the arrest of an alleged Nazi war crimes suspect who lives in the United States.
A Serbian court said Friday that 88-year-old Peter Egner is suspected of war crimes against Jews in Belgrade during the German occupation of Serbia in …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Sheen wants to bow out of ‘Two and a Half Men’ at season’s end, says person close to him

Source: Charlie Sheen wants to bow out of sitcom

LOS ANGELES – Charlie Sheen is looking at a future without “Two and a Half Men.”
According to a person close to the actor, Sheen has told friends that wants to leave the hit CBS comedy in which he’s starred for seven years.
The person spoke Thursday on condition … Original article on : Sheen wants to bow out of ‘Two and a Half Men’ at season’s end, says person close to him.

3 are charged with murder in fatal stabbings of 2 men during brawl on NYC subway

3 charged with murder in fatal NY subway stabbings

NEW YORK – Three men have been charged with murder in the fatal stabbings of two men on a New York City subway over the weekend, police said early Friday.
The men were charged with second-degree murder late Thursday. One suspect, 19-year-old Brenddy Garcia of Brooklyn, was also … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : 3 are charged with murder in fatal stabbings of 2 men during brawl on NYC subway.

Cleveland Browns tackle Shaun Rogers arrested at airport after loaded gun found in luggage

Browns’ Rogers arrested after gun found in luggage

CLEVELAND – Cleveland Browns nose tackle Shaun Rogers was arrested Thursday at Hopkins International Airport after a loaded gun was found in his carry-on luggage.
Rogers, who had been at the team’s suburban training facility in recent days taking part in a voluntary offseason program, was stopped at a … Read : Cleveland Browns tackle Shaun Rogers arrested at airport after loaded gun found in luggage.

US asks Pakistan to curb anti-India terror groups

WASHINGTON – Reminding Islamabad that Punjab-based militants “are targeting Pakistan as well,” the United States has asked Pakistan to curb anti-India terror groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) blamed for the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.

Robert Blake, the assistant secretary of state for South Asia who visited India and Pakistan last month, said Thursday he had told …. Source  : US asks Pakistan to curb anti-India terror groups.

Two militants killed in Kashmir gun battle

JAMMU – Security forces killed two militants in a gunfight with a group of militants in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir Friday, police said.

The gun battle started when the Indian Army and the state police cordoned off the Behma forest, about 150 km north of Jammu, where suspected terrorists were hiding, a police spokesman …. Read the original article  : Two militants killed in Kashmir gun battle.

Mexico City prosecutors seek man for questioning in case of disappeared girl found dead

Man sought for questions in death of Mexican girl

MEXICO CITY – Prosecutors said Thursday they were searching for a man believed linked to the shocking death of a disabled 4-year-old girl whose body was found in her bedroom in a Mexico City suburb more than a week after her parents reported her missing.
Mexico State Attorney … Read more >>.

Admin. official says screening for US-bound travelers will no longer target specific countries

Official says new checks set for travelers to US

WASHINGTON – Travelers from 14 countries that have been home to terrorists will no longer automatically face extra screening before they fly to the U.S.
Beginning this month, anyone traveling to the U.S. will instead be screened based on specific information about potential terrorist threats, a senior Obama …. Read the original article  : Admin. official says screening for US-bound travelers will no longer target specific countries.

Pakistani cabbie indicted on terror-related charges in US

CHICAGO – A Pakistani-American taxi driver in Chicago has been indicted on two counts of providing material support to Al Qaeda by attempting to send funds to a terrorist leader in Pakistan linked with Pakistani-American terror suspect David Headley.

Raja Lahrasib Khan, a naturalized US citizen from Pakistan, was arrested last week on charges of attempting … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Pakistani cabbie indicted on terror-related charges in US.

SEC’s bounty program for whistleblowers has paid only $159,537 over 20 years: watchdog

Few SEC bounties for whistleblowers
WASHINGTON – The Securities and Exchange Commission has had a bounty program for two decades to reward outside whistleblowers. But it has made few payments and must be improved, the agency’s watchdog says.

A report released Thursday by SEC inspector general David Kotz examines the bounty program in the wake of the …. Source  : Gaea News Network.