Congress to submit report on Maoist violence to PM

RANCHI – The Jharkhand Congress will submit a detailed report of party workers falling prey to Maoist violence in the state to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

The Congress has set up a five-member panel to prepare a detailed report of Maoist violence and its impact on Congress workers. The panel was …. Original article  : Congress to submit report on Maoist violence to PM.

Multiple blasts rock Peshawar

PESHAWAR – At least three blasts apparently targeting the US consulate rocked this northwestern Pakistan city Monday. Heavy casualties are feared, eyewitnesses said.
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25 killed in Pakistan blast

ISLAMABAD – At least 25 people were killed in a powerful blast that tore through a political rally in Pakistan’s restive northwest Monday, a media report said.

The blast took place in Timer Girah sub-district of Lower Dir in the North West Frontier Province, during a political rally taken out by the Awami National Party (ANP), … Original article on : 25 killed in Pakistan blast.

3 explosions rock largest city in NW Pakistan

3 loud blasts heard in NW Pakistani city
PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Three explosions have rocked the largest city in northwestern Pakistan hours after a suspected suicide bomber attacked a political rally elsewhere in the troubled region.

Witnesses say smoke is rising from the central part of Peshawar following the blasts on Monday.
Earlier in the northwest, a suspected … Read more »»».

Suspected suicide attack at political rally in NW Pakistan kills 19

Police: Blast in NW Pakistan rally kills 19

ISLAMABAD – A suspected suicide bomber attacked a political rally in northwest Pakistan on Monday, killing at least 19 people and wounding more than 100, officials said.
Pakistan is battling al-Qaida and Taliban militants blamed for a string of attacks over the last 18 months, most of them in …. Source article  : Suspected suicide attack at political rally in NW Pakistan kills 19.

20 percent weapons shortage in Maoist-hit Chhattisgarh: CAG

RAIPUR – Chhattisgarh, one of the worst Maoist-militancy hit states in the country, is short of 20 percent of the required weapons, a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) said.

“The police headquarters had assessed a total requirement of 47,265 units (of weapons) under various categories, against which the availability was 37,911 units only. … Read more : 20 percent weapons shortage in Maoist-hit Chhattisgarh: CAG.

Suspected suicide attack at political rally in NW Pakistan kills at least 10, say police

Police: Blast in NW Pakistan kills 10
ISLAMABAD – Police say a suspected suicide attack at a political rally in northwestern Pakistan has killed at least 10 people.

Regional police chief Qazi Mohammad Jamil told Geo television that Monday’s attack in Lower Dir district also wounded some 30 people.
A spokesman for the Awami National Party, Zahid Khan, …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Blast in Pakistan’s northwest

ISLAMABAD – A powerful explosion tore through a political rally in Pakistan’s restive northwest Monday, a media report said.

The blast took place in Timer Girah sub-district of Lower Dir in the North West Frontier Province.
Sources told Geo News that the blast occurred during a public gathering of the Awami National Party.
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Afghan female provincial lawmaker badly wounded in assassination attempt

Afghan woman lawmaker badly wounded in shooting

KABUL – Gunmen seriously wounded an Afghan provincial councilwoman in a drive-by shooting early Monday in the country’s increasingly violent north.
Nida Khyani was struck by two bullets, including one that left a potentially life-threatening abdominal wound, said Salim Rasouli, head of the provincial health department.
Khyani’s bodyguard was also slightly …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Afghan female provincial lawmaker badly wounded in assassination attempt.

Mexico’s sympathy turns to anger when missing 4-year-old found dead at home; mom arrested

Mexico stunned: Missing child found dead at home

MEXICO CITY – From the billboards lining Mexico City’s choked highways, the wisp of a girl is larger than life. One hand holds her face in a shy pose; the other lightly brushes over a pink-and-blue princess dress. Beneath, black block letters make a desperate plea: “Help us … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Mexico’s sympathy turns to anger when missing 4-year-old found dead at home; mom arrested.

Two policemen killed in suicide blasts in Russia

Moscow, April 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least two police officers were killed and two injured in twin blasts in Russia’s Ingushetia province Monday, police said.

At least one of the explosions was caused by a suicide bomber, they said.
The suicide bomber set off an explosive device when he was stopped by security guards at … Read more »».

Militants blow up school, set ablaze tankers in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – Militants blew up a girls primary school while unidentified people set fire to seven oil tankers Monday in Pakistan’s tribal region bordering Afghanistan.

A government girls primary school was blown up in Baizai while unidentified people set fire to seven empty oil tankers parked in Landi Kotal in in Mohmand district, Xinhua reported.
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Thai protesters fan out in Bangkok, defy order to leave commercial district

Defiant Thai protesters fan out in nervous capital

BANGKOK – Thousands of defiant anti-government demonstrators fanned out to other parts of Thailand’s capital and threatened businesses with ties to the government Monday after ignoring police orders to leave Bangkok’s paralyzed commercial district.
About 100 protesters pushed their way into their newest target – the Election Commission, angry … Original source on Gaea Times at : Thai protesters fan out in Bangkok, defy order to leave commercial district.

Pentagon for pressure on India to ease tension with Pakistan: WSJ

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon is actively lobbying for more pressure on New Delhi to ease tensions between India and Pakistan, the Wall Street Journal has reported. It has also revealed that US President Barack Obama had issued a secret directive to intensify diplomacy towards that aim and to win Islamabad’s cooperation in Afghanistan.

Asserting that …. Source  : Pentagon for pressure on India to ease tension with Pakistan: WSJ.

Official: SKorea warship pursuing oil tanker believed hijacked by pirates off Somalia

SKorean navy pursuing hijacked tanker off Somalia

SEOUL, South Korea – A South Korean navy destroyer is pursuing an oil supertanker believed to have been hijacked by pirates in the Indian Ocean off Somalia, officials said, in the latest case of suspected piracy that has plagued international shipping.
The warship had been in the Gulf of Aden …. Source article  : Official: SKorea warship pursuing oil tanker believed hijacked by pirates off Somalia.

Thai protesters plan to expand in Bangkok, defy order to leave commercial district

Defiant protesters to fan out in unnerved Bangkok

BANGKOK – Thousands of defiant anti-government demonstrators vowed Monday to expand their protests to other parts of Thailand’s unnerved capital after ignoring police orders to end their occupation of Bangkok’s paralyzed commercial district.
The protesters, mostly farmers from impoverished provincial areas, have sworn not to let up their pressure …. Read the original article  : Thai protesters plan to expand in Bangkok, defy order to leave commercial district.

Mexican druglord says he constantly fears jail in rare interview with magazine

Magazine interview: Mexican druglord fears jail

MEXICO CITY – One of Mexico’s most famous drug lords said in a rare interview published Sunday that he lives in fear of getting caught and believes the military has closed in on him four times.
“I’m terrified of being incarcerated,” Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada told the Mexican news magazine, Proceso, … Read more »».

Exclusive: Indonesian militant network taps into al-Qaida in Pakistan, Web chats reveal

Web chats point to al-Qaida’s Indonesian links

JAKARTA, Indonesia – It plays out like any ordinary chat between friends on Yahoo Messenger, but the subject matter is chilling: “thekiller” is looking to mesh his Indonesian militant network more deeply with al-Qaida in its Pakistani heartland.
“Come to Pak,” he is told by “SAIF-a”, the Pakistani at the … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Exclusive: Indonesian militant network taps into al-Qaida in Pakistan, Web chats reveal.

Two killed in Iraq car bombing

MOSUL – Two people were killed and 35 injured in a car bomb explosion near a police patrol in Iraq’s northern city of Mosul, police said.

A booby-trapped car parked near a marketplace in the Wadi Hajar neighborhood in southern Mosul exploded Sunday evening near a passing police patrol, Xinhua reported quoting the police.
The …. Original article  : Two killed in Iraq car bombing.

Police: 4 men killed in Los Angeles restaurant shooting were targeted

Police: LA restaurant shooting victims targeted

LOS ANGELES – Authorities on Sunday continued searching for a suspect in a deadly weekend shooting at a San Fernando Valley restaurant as more details emerged, including the identities of the four victims and the fact that police believe the men were targeted.
“We don’t have a crazed gunman running around …. Source article  : Police: 4 men killed in Los Angeles restaurant shooting were targeted.