USS Ashland Captures Pirates

DJIBOUTI, REPUBLIC OF DJIBOUTI (GaeaTimes.com)- It has been reported that a warship belonging to the Unites States navy, the USS Ashland, had captured possible pirates on Saturday The incident occurred some 300 nautical miles off the capital city of Djibouti in the Horn of Africa. According to reports provided by the United States 5th [..] Read the original article: here.

Former Israeli PM Olmert rejects ‘innuendo’ linking him to new corruption scandal

Reports: Israel’s Olmert says he never took bribes

JERUSALEM – Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday that he rejects the “innuendo” linking him to a new corruption case and told Israeli newspapers that he never took bribes.
Last week, a longtime Olmert confidant and five others were arrested in a multimillion-dollar bribery scandal. The money … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Former Israeli PM Olmert rejects ‘innuendo’ linking him to new corruption scandal.

North Korea informs South it will start quitting joint tour program this week

NKorea to start quitting joint tour this week

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea informed South Korea that it will begin quitting a joint tourism project in the communist country this week, officials said Sunday, in another setback to relations between the countries.
North Korea said Thursday that it would freeze some South Korean assets at scenic … Read this article on Gaea Times at : North Korea informs South it will start quitting joint tour program this week.

Maoists bomb govt buildings in Bihar

Maoist rebels bombed as many as three government buildings in Bihar late night on Saturday to vent their ire at Operation Green Hunt, police said today.

Police said the hundreds of Maoist insurgents raided Adhaura block in South Bihar’s Kaimur district and blasted three govenrment buildings using high-powered detonators.
The blasted buildings include a primary health … Original article on : Maoists bomb govt buildings in Bihar.

Judge approves $110M settlement over E-Ferol, vitamin supplement linked to 40 infant deaths

Judge approves $110M settlement in E-Ferol case

DALLAS – A federal judge has approved a $110 million class-action settlement against the manufacturer and distributor of an intravenous vitamin E supplement that federal officials have linked to the deaths of dozens of premature infants in the mid-1980s.
U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater approved the settlement Friday in … Read more : Judge approves $110M settlement over E-Ferol, vitamin supplement linked to 40 infant deaths.

Police: 1 dead, several injured after shooting inside crowded Oklahoma mall

1 killed, several hurt in shooting at Okla. mall

MUSKOGEE, Okla. – Gunfire broke out inside a crowded Oklahoma shopping mall Saturday, leaving a teenager dead and several injured in what witnesses described as a gunfight, police said.
Five people were taken to a hospital as authorities cordoned off the Arrowhead Mall in downtown Muskogee, an area …. Source article  : Police: 1 dead, several injured after shooting inside crowded Oklahoma mall.

Anti-violence rally, march held in New Jersey following alleged gang rape of 7-year-old girl

Men called to action in NJ after alleged gang rape

TRENTON, N.J. – Dozens of men joined Trenton Mayor Doug Palmer and hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons in an impromptu march on Saturday through the neighborhood where police say a 7-year-old girl was gang-raped.
The march followed an afternoon rally organized to spur discussion about violence committed against … Read more : Anti-violence rally, march held in New Jersey following alleged gang rape of 7-year-old girl.

Woman accused of trying to extort Louisville coach Rick Pitino wants June trial moved

Accused woman wants Pitino extortion trial moved

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The woman accused of attempting to extort money from University of Louisville men’s basketball coach Rick Pitino is asking a judge to move her trial out of Louisville.
Federal court records show the attorney for Karen Cunigan Sypher filed a motion in U.S. District Court on Friday …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Teenager arraigned in shooting of classmate at NY police station near baseball’s Hall of Fame

Teenager arraigned in NY police station shooting

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – A teenager accused of shooting a high school classmate in the foyer of a New York police station near baseball’s Hall of Fame has been arraigned on attempted murder charges.
Anthony Pacherille was arraigned in his hospital bed Friday as he recovered from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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Colleagues were concerned early on by Calif. priest’s immaturity, interest in youth ministry

Worries about Calif. priest came early in career

OAKLAND, Calif. – Even in his seminary days in the early 1970s, there were questions about California priest Stephen Kiesle: Colleagues said he had trouble relating to adults, lacked spirituality and didn’t seem committed to anything but youth ministry.
Those colleagues, who helped make the case to the Vatican … Read more >>>.

NC prosecutor says he plans to pursue case against 6 members of Willie Nelson’s band

NC prosecutor: Nelson band member charges pending

KENANSVILLE, N.C. – A North Carolina prosecutor says he still plans to prosecute six members of guitarist and singer Willie Nelson’s band on drug and alcohol charges.
Duplin County District Attorney Dewey Hudson said at a press conference Friday that substances seized from the band’s bus in January are being …. Original article  : NC prosecutor says he plans to pursue case against 6 members of Willie Nelson’s band.

NYPD counterterror official who oversaw security camera initiative set to leave end of April

NYPD counterterror boss who oversaw cameras quits

NEW YORK – The New York Police Department is losing its top counterterrorism official.
An NYPD spokesman confirmed Saturday that Richard Falkenrath plans to leave the nation’s biggest police department at the end of the month.
The 41-year-old Falkenrath had been deputy commissioner of counterterrorism since 2006. He was an architect … Read this article on Gaea Times at : NYPD counterterror official who oversaw security camera initiative set to leave end of April.

Yemen says it’s not going after radical US-born cleric reportedly added to CIA target list

Yemen not going after radical US-born cleric

SAN’A, Yemen – Yemeni forces are not going after a radical U.S.-born cleric who has reportedly been added to the CIA’s list of targets to be killed or captured, the foreign minister said Saturday.
The United States has not handed over evidence to support allegations that Anwar al-Awlaki is recruiting … Read : Yemen says it’s not going after radical US-born cleric reportedly added to CIA target list.

3 Italian medical workers among 9 people held in alleged Afghan hospital murder plot

3 Italians among 9 held in alleged Afghan plot

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – Three Italian medical workers are among nine people who were detained in an alleged plot to kill an Afghan provincial governor, officials said Saturday.
They were detained after suicide bomb vests, hand grenades, pistols and explosives were discovered in a hospital storeroom in Lashkar Gah, …. Read the original article  : 3 Italian medical workers among 9 people held in alleged Afghan hospital murder plot.

Cable ties Kissinger to cancellation of assassination warning to Chile before Letelier murder

Cable ties Kissinger to Chile controversy
WASHINGTON – As secretary of state, Henry Kissinger canceled a U.S. warning against carrying out international political assassinations that was to have gone to Chile and two neighboring nations just days before a former ambassador was killed by Chilean agents on Washington’s Embassy Row in 1976, a newly released State … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Cable ties Kissinger to cancellation of assassination warning to Chile before Letelier murder.

US Navy captures 6 suspected pirates after sea battle

US Navy holds 6 suspected pirates after battle

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – A U.S. warship captured six suspected pirates Saturday after a battle off the Horn of Africa – the Navy’s third direct encounter with seafaring bandits in less than two weeks.
The Navy has taken at least 21 suspected pirates since March 31 in the … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : US Navy captures 6 suspected pirates after sea battle.

Somali pirates abandon hijacked Turkish ship off Kenyan coast

Somali pirates abandon hijacked Turkish vessel

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The U.S. Navy is holding six suspected pirates after a sea battle off the Horn of Africa.
It’s the third U.S. Navy encounter with pirates in the past 10 days in the violence-plagued waters off Somalia and nearby regions. At least 21 suspected pirates have been …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Somali pirates abandon hijacked Turkish ship off Kenyan coast.

Attackers blow whole in western Iranian prison letting two convicted murderers escape

Attackers blast open Iran prison, two escape

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s official news agency reports assailants blasted open a prison wall with rocket propelled grenades in western Iran, allowing two convicted murderers to escape.
IRNA on Saturday quoted Governor Noorollah Arjmoandi saying that the attackers drove up in cars and fired RPGs at the main prison in …. Source article  : Attackers blow whole in western Iranian prison letting two convicted murderers escape.

Mother of 13-year-old bride who bled to death says daughter was tied up and raped by husband

Dead Yemeni child bride tied up, raped, says mom

SHUEBA, Yemen – A 13-year-old Yemeni child bride who bled to death shortly after marriage was tied down and forced to have sex by her husband, according to interviews with the child’s mother, police and medical reports.
The girl’s mother, Nijma Ahmed, 50, told the Associated Press that … Original article on : Mother of 13-year-old bride who bled to death says daughter was tied up and raped by husband.

South African woman accused of drug smuggling in China faces death sentence

South African woman faces death sentence in China

PRETORIA, South Africa – South Africa says China has sentenced a South African woman to death for drug smuggling.
South Africa’s foreign affairs department said in a statement Friday the sentence was confirmed by a court in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou.
South Africa says its ambassador in China …. Original article  : South African woman accused of drug smuggling in China faces death sentence.