Indonesia Earthquake Today: No Major Damage

ACEH, INDONESIA (GaeaTimes.com)- The Indonesia earthquake today struck off the coast of Aceh, the city in the north western part of the Indonesian archipelago. Measured at 7.7 in the Richter Scale, the earthquake triggered a tsunami alert, and had the residents of the coastal areas fleeing their homes in order to take refuge to …. Read the original article  : here.

Woman beats daughter to death for not reciting poem

BEIJING – A Chinese woman is suspected of beating her three-year-old daughter to death for not being able to recite a poem, a media report said Wednesday.

The woman told the police in Jiashan, Zhejiang province, March 30 that her daughter died from a fall the night before. However, a medical examination revealed injuries on the …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Woman beats daughter to death for not reciting poem.

Thai protesters briefly storm Parliament; Black Hawk helicopter evacuates trapped lawmakers

Thai Parliament stormed; chopper rescues lawmakers

BANGKOK – Emboldened anti-government protesters briefly stormed Thailand’s Parliament building Wednesday as lawmakers scaled walls to flee and a Black Hawk helicopter evacuated VIPs trapped by the encircling crowd, officials said.
“Red Shirt” protesters led by one of their hardcore leaders smashed through the Parliament compound gate with a truck and …. Original source  : Thai protesters briefly storm Parliament; Black Hawk helicopter evacuates trapped lawmakers.

Indonesia shook by 7.7 Earthquake

JAKARTA, INDONESIA (GaeaTimes.com) — After Maxico, Indonesia is the poor victim of earthquake. At least 46 people died when a powerful earthquake of 7.7 magnitude struck Indonesia around 5:15 AM today. There was also a brief tsunami warning, but removed later.
The tremor was felt in a widespread area, even from Jakarta, the capital 200 … Original article on : Indonesia shook by 7.7 Earthquake.

Trial of two men who ate girl postponed

LONDON/MOSCOW – The trial of two men accused of chopping up a teenager and serving her meat with potatoes to a lodger in the Russian city of St. Petersburg was postponed after a juror fell sick on seeing the images of the victim.

Maxim Golovatskikh and his friend Yury Mozhnov are accused of drowning 16-year-old Karina … Read more »».

Fires kill 17 in Bihar

PATNA – Seventeen people, including nine children, lost their lives and many were rendered homeless in a string of fires in rural Bihar over the last two days, police said Wednesday.

Seven people, including four children and a woman, died in West Champaran district, four in Sitamarhi, three in Chapra and one each in Purnia, Madhubani … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Fires kill 17 in Bihar.

Man killed over water row

BHOPAL – A man was shot dead following an altercation over water in Madhya Pradesh, which is facing a severe water crisis, police said Wednesday.

The incident took place Tuesday in Ratlam district’s Ramsingh Darbar area when Ramchandra, 33, stopped Ram Singh from drawing water from a borewell.
According to police, Ram Singh whipped out …. Original source  : Man killed over water row.

W.Va. mine where blast killed at least 25 not safe for rescuers waiting to locate 4 missing

Gases make W.Va. mine unsafe; 4 missing, 25 dead

MONTCOAL, W.Va. – Crews were drilling early Wednesday to ventilate toxic gas from a West Virginia coal mine shattered by a deadly explosion, trying to make a section of it safe enough for rescuers to search for four missing miners as hope for their survival grew dim.
Two … Read more >>>.

Thai protesters break into Parliament; Black Hawk helicopter evacuates trapped lawmakers

Thai protesters break into Parliament
BANGKOK – Emboldened anti-government protesters briefly stormed Thailand’s Parliament building Wednesday as lawmakers scaled walls to flee and a Black Hawk helicopter evacuated VIPs trapped by the encircling crowd, officials said.

“Red Shirt” protesters led by one of their hardcore leaders smashed through the Parliament compound gate with a truck and rushed …. Read the original article  : Thai protesters break into Parliament; Black Hawk helicopter evacuates trapped lawmakers.

17 killed in eastern India holocaust

At least 17 people, including nine children, were killed overnight in holocaust in eastern India, officials said today.

Officials said all the fire-related deaths were reported from northern and eastern regions of Bihar state.
According to them, four each were killed in West Champaran and Sitamarhi, three each in Saran and Lakhisarai, two in Muzaffarpur and one …. Original article  : 17 killed in eastern India holocaust.

Sinking vessel Titanic saved

LONDON – A vessel ironically called Titanic was saved from sinking near the island of St Kitts after one of three men on board dialled a friend in distant Britain — just in time.

It was the only telephone number he could remember when tragedy struck.
Mark Corbett and two other crewmen were aboard the 1,700-tonne …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Sinking vessel Titanic saved.

Tipsy tourist plunges to death from Hong Kong escalator

HONG KONG – A tourist died when he toppled over the side of an escalator in Hong Kong following a drinking session, a news report said Wednesday.

The South Asian man, aged 29, fell 12 metres to his death after leaning on the handrail of the escalator in the Two IFC office and shopping complex, the …. Read the original article  : Tipsy tourist plunges to death from Hong Kong escalator.

Strong quake jolts Indonesia’s Aceh

JAKARTA – A strong earthquake jolted Indonesia’s Aceh province at the northern end of Sumatra Wednesday, damaging buildings and injuring at least a dozen people, officials said.

Indonesia’s Meteorology and Geophysics Agency issued a tsunami warning, but it was lifted more than an hour later after no big waves materialised.
The quake, measuring 7.2 on the …. Read the original article  : Strong quake jolts Indonesia’s Aceh.

13 years on, families hope for justice in Laxmanpur-Bathe massacre

PATNA – Thirteen years after the Laxmanpur-Bathe massacre in which 58 Dalits were killed by upper caste men, families of the victims are hoping that justice will finally triumph with a Bihar court Wednesday slated to pronounce its verdict on the case.

“We are at last hoping for justice,” Balram Paswan, a relative of one of …. Original source  : 13 years on, families hope for justice in Laxmanpur-Bathe massacre.

Search continues for last 31 miners trapped in China after 115 pulled out alive

Rescuers race to reach 31 trapped in China mine

XIANGNING, China – Rescuers pumped water Wednesday in a fading bid to find more survivors in a flooded mine in northern China where earlier 115 miners had been pulled to safety in dramatic rescues after being trapped for more than a week.
A seventh body was recovered Wednesday … Read more : Search continues for last 31 miners trapped in China after 115 pulled out alive.

Survivors describe ordeal after explosion sank South Korean navy ship

Survivors of sunken SKorean ship describe ordeal

SEOUL, South Korea – Survivors from a South Korean naval ship that sank after a mysterious explosion publicly recounted their ordeal for the first time Wednesday, describing how the deafening blast interrupted a routine patrol near the disputed border with North Korea.
Fifty-eight of the 104 sailors on board the … Read more : Survivors describe ordeal after explosion sank South Korean navy ship.

Hundreds gather for funerals after spate of Baghdad bombs that killed 50

Funerals held after spate of Baghdad bombs

BAGHDAD – Hundreds of mourners marched through the streets of a predominantly Shiite area of Baghdad on Wednesday in funeral processions for some of the 54 people killed the previous day in a series of bombings in the Iraqi capital.
In one procession, families and friends of one victim carried … Read more »».

Suicide attack on NATO convoy kills civilian, injures 15 others in eastern Afghanistan

Afghan suicide blast kills civilian, injures 15

KABUL – Officials say a suicide attack in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad has killed one civilian and wounded 15 others.
The Afghan Ministry of Interior says the explosion early Wednesday appeared to have targeted a NATO convoy passing through the city’s main intersection.
It says the attack was carried …. Original source  : Suicide attack on NATO convoy kills civilian, injures 15 others in eastern Afghanistan.

More rain falls in Rio as officials fear death toll could rise after heaviest deluge on record

Rain resumes in Rio and officials fear more deaths

RIO DE JANEIRO – Rains began pelting Rio again early Wednesday, hours after the heaviest deluge on record sent killer mudslides cascading down hillsides and turned streets into raging torrents in Brazil’s second-biggest city.
Authorities feared the added water could dislodge more saturated ground and raise the death …. Original source  : More rain falls in Rio as officials fear death toll could rise after heaviest deluge on record.

He is asleep, say women who tried to take dead man on flight

LONDON – Two women placed sunglasses on their 91-year-old dead relative, put him on a wheelchair and insisted he was asleep as they attempted to catch a flight to Germany from a British airport, a media report said Wednesday.

Gitta Jarant and her stepdaughter Anke Anusic managed to convince a taxi driver that Curt Willi Jarant, …. Read the original article  : He is asleep, say women who tried to take dead man on flight.