‘Australian police tried to hush up attack on Indian’

BRISBANE – Police tried to hush up a knife attack on an Indian last month at one of the busiest train stations in Australia to prevent sparking off another racial abuse debate, a media report said Saturday.

Thirty-four-year-old Narendrakumar Patel’s throat was slashed in an attack on Platform 9 at Brisbane’s Roma Street Station about 4.20 … Original source on Gaea Times at : ‘Australian police tried to hush up attack on Indian’.

Officials: Fire at Minneapolis building containing apartments, pub kills 3 adults, 3 kills

Fire above Minneapolis pub kills 3 adults, 3 kills

MINNEAPOLIS – Investigators were trying to pinpoint the cause of a fire that gutted a building containing several apartments and an Irish pub, killing three adults and three children. Friends and family feared the victims were a bartender and several of his girlfriend’s relatives.
The blaze broke out … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Officials: Fire at Minneapolis building containing apartments, pub kills 3 adults, 3 kills.

Crimes involving Facebook up 346 percent: Police

LONDON – Crimes involving social networking site Facebook have increased by 346 percent in less than a year, a police report said.

Incidents of abuse or other crimes involving the site reported to Nottinghamshire police rose to 58 between April 2009 and February 2010 from 13 the previous year.
This led to six people being … Read : Crimes involving Facebook up 346 percent: Police.

Survival strategy movies to be shown to Haiti quake victims

MEXICO CITY – More than 70,000 people in quake-hit Haiti capital Port-au-Prince and nearby cities will be shown free movies on survival strategies, a media report said Saturday.

Under a programme launched in 2005 which aims at sharing cinematic experience with communities devastated by poverty or natural disasters, the Mexican government will show 11 films free …. Original source  : Survival strategy movies to be shown to Haiti quake victims.

Honduras most dangerous country for journalists

Paris, April 3 (IANS/EFE) With the killing of five journalists in March, Honduras has become the world’s most dangerous country for media professionals, a new report says.

The report by Paris-based media watchdog Reporters Sans Frontieres Borders (RSF) said Friday “no one has been brought to justice for any of the murders or any of the … Read more »».

Rs.4 million IPL betting racket busted in Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR – The Chhattisgarh Police Saturday claimed to have busted an over Rs.4 million Indian Premier League (IPL) betting racket in a raid carried out at a house Friday night here.

A police team led by Additional Superintendent of Police Rajnesh Singh stormed into the house in Kanchan Vihar colony in Rajendra Nagar locality when the …. Source article  : Rs.4 million IPL betting racket busted in Chhattisgarh.

Businessman abducted in Bihar

PATNA – A businessman has been abducted in Bihar’s Begusarai district and his family has received a Rs.10 lakh ransom demand, police said Saturday.

Dharmendra Kumar, who runs a cell phone business, was abducted late Friday by unidentified men from Narepur in Begusarai, about 125 km from here.
Kumar’s family received a ransom demand from abductors …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Businessman abducted in Bihar.

Rescuers, divers enter flooded Chinese coal mine where 153 workers are trapped

Rescuers enter Chinese mine where 153 are trapped

BEIJING – The first group of rescuers and divers entered a flooded Chinese mine where 153 workers have been trapped for almost a week Saturday, while no further signs of life came from underground since tapping was heard the previous day.
Seven rescuers and four divers entered the mine …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Rescuers, divers enter flooded Chinese coal mine where 153 workers are trapped.

5 dead after blast at Washington state refinery recently fined for multiple safety violations

5 dead, 2 hurt in blast, fire at Wash. refinery

ANACORTES, Wash. – A Tesoro Corp. oil refinery blast and fire that claimed five lives is now the subject of state and federal investigations. The company has also launched its own probe.
The refinery was recently fined for safety violations amid what federal watchdogs call a troubling …. Source  : 5 dead after blast at Washington state refinery recently fined for multiple safety violations.

Rescuers prepare to enter flooded Chinese coal mine where 153 workers are trapped

Rescuers to enter Chinese mine where 153 trapped

BEIJING – Rescuers, including boats and divers, prepared Saturday to enter a flooded Chinese mine where 153 workers have been trapped for almost a week, while no further signs of life came from underground since tapping was heard the previous day.
The governor of the northern province of Shanxi …. Read the original article  : Rescuers prepare to enter flooded Chinese coal mine where 153 workers are trapped.

5th person dies after Wash. oil refinery blast; 2 still critical

5th person dies after WA refinery blast
ANACORTES, Wash. – Tesoro Corp. says a fifth person has died of injuries suffered in a deadly blast and fire early Friday at the company’s oil refinery at Anacortes, Wash.

On its Web site, Tesoro identified the fifth victim as 36-year-old Donna Van Dreumel, employed at the plant since 2001. … Read more »».

Curfew relaxation gives relief to people in riot-hit Hyderabad

HYDERABAD – The two-hour relaxation in curfew Saturday provided much-needed relief to the people in riot-hit areas of Hyderabad while the situation remained peaceful in the city.

Thousands of men and women came out of their homes in eight police station areas as curfew was relaxed from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. to enable people to …. Read the original article  : Curfew relaxation gives relief to people in riot-hit Hyderabad.

Rescuers prepare to enter flooded China coal mine where 153 workers are trapped

Rescuers may enter China mine where 153 trapped

BEIJING – Rescuers missed a noon deadline Saturday to enter a flooded Chinese mine where 153 workers have been trapped for almost a week, while no further signs of life came from underground since tapping was heard the previous day.
The governor of the northern province of Shanxi had …. Original article  : Rescuers prepare to enter flooded China coal mine where 153 workers are trapped.

All accused nabbed in Pune gangrape case

PUNE – The main accused in the gangrape of a 25-year-old married woman was arrested as he tried to flee Pune early Saturday, police said.

Two of the three accused were nabbed early Friday. The police cracked the case within two hours by moving swiftly and using mobile tracking methods
The third accused Subhash Bhosale was …. Source  : All accused nabbed in Pune gangrape case.

NATO soldier killed in bombing in southern Afghanistan

NATO soldier dies in Afghanistan bombing
KABUL – NATO says one of its soldiers has been killed by a bomb in southern Afghanistan.

The alliance says the soldier died on Friday as the result of an improvised explosive device, but gave no further details.
The latest death was the fifth NATO fatality in the so far this month. … Read : NATO soldier killed in bombing in southern Afghanistan.

Homeland Security chief flies over flooded RI, where disaster declaration is extended

Napolitano tours flooded RI, deemed disaster area
WARWICK, R.I. – U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano took a helicopter tour over still-flooded Rhode Island on Friday, witnessing waterlogged shopping malls and homes with people’s possessions laid out to dry in their yards, as residents and officials in the already economically …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Homeland Security chief flies over flooded RI, where disaster declaration is extended.

Disaster declaration extended to cover all of RI after DHS boss tours state by helicopter

Disaster declaration extended to cover all of RI
WARWICK, R.I. – Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri (kuh-CHEHR’-ee) and the flooded state’s Emergency Management Agency say the president has approved their request to amend a federal major disaster declaration, meaning the entire state now is considered a disaster area.
President Barack Obama had already declared a …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Disaster declaration extended to cover all of RI after DHS boss tours state by helicopter.

Last remaining county of flooded RI declared disaster area after DHS boss tours state by air

Last remaining RI county declared disaster area
WARWICK, R.I. – Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri (kuh-CHEHR’-ee) and the flooded state’s Emergency Management Agency say the president has approved their request to amend a federal major disaster declaration, meaning the entire state now is considered a disaster area.
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Rescuers hear taps, lower supplies into flooded China coal mine where 153 workers are trapped

Rescuers hear taps in China mine where 153 trapped

BEIJING – The governor of the Chinese province where 153 miners have been trapped in a flooded coal mine for almost a week has ordered rescuers to enter the mine by noon Saturday, an official said, while no further signs of life came from underground since tapping …. Source article  : Rescuers hear taps, lower supplies into flooded China coal mine where 153 workers are trapped.

Heavy rain causes landslides in Peru, killing 28 people and leaving 25 others missing

Peru landslides kill 28, leave 25 others missing

LIMA, Peru – Landslides caused by heavy rains have hit two towns in northeastern Peru, killing at least 28 people and leaving 25 others missing, regional officials said Friday. At least 54 people were injured.
Civil defense chief Hipolito Cruchaga said a landslide in the town of Porvenir killed …. Original article  : Heavy rain causes landslides in Peru, killing 28 people and leaving 25 others missing.