Fan of Serbian soccer club Red Star Belgrade shot, seriously wounded during game against rival

Fan of Serbian soccer club shot during brawl

BELGRADE, Serbia – Serbian police say a fan of soccer club Red Star Belgrade has been shot and seriously wounded in a brawl during a match against a rival club.
Police say 21-year-old Igor Vrelic was shot in the abdomen during a local match between Red Star and OFK … Read more >>>.

Budget crunch forcing prisons nationwide to cut treatment and counseling programs for inmates

Budget problems forcing prisons to cut counseling

DALLAS – When John Patrick Barton was in prison on his third drunken driving conviction, he was not among the thousands of inmates nationwide who undergo alcohol and drug treatment behind bars each year.
Fifteen months later and out of prison, Barton is accused of driving drunk again. This time, …. Original article  : Budget crunch forcing prisons nationwide to cut treatment and counseling programs for inmates.

AP Source: Suspected Chicago gunman bemoaned lacking ammunition after 4 relatives found dead

Relative in custody after 4 killed in Chicago home

CHICAGO – A man arrested after a woman and three children, including an infant and a toddler, were found shot to death in a Chicago home told police voices encouraged him to kill his family and he was sorry he had run out of bullets, a person … Read more »»».

Maoists kill former guerrilla

RANCHI – Maoist guerrillas in Jharkhand have killed a former member after dubbing him a police spy, police said Thursday.

Kishore Rana was abducted from Ratanjori village in Giridih district Wednesday. He was later shot dead and his body was found on the outskirts of the village Thursday morning, police said.
A former member of … Read more »»».

Congress lacks will to fight Maoists: BJP

NEW DELHI – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday slammed the Congress, saying it looked a divided house lacking the “will power” to fight Maoist guerrillas.

“What is disturbing is the division in the Congress government over its fight against the Naxalites. Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh has criticised the home minister (P. Chidambaram). Former …. Source  : Congress lacks will to fight Maoists: BJP.

Admiral tapped to head US Northern Command cites small-scale terror plots as key concern

Admiral: Smaller-scale terror plots a big concern

WASHINGTON – Small, hard-to-detect terror plots are an increasing concern for the military command responsible for protecting the homeland, according to the top Navy officer tapped to take over U.S. Northern Command.
Vice Adm. James Winnefeld Jr. did not refer directly to the Christmas attempt to take down a Detroit-bound … Original article on : Admiral tapped to head US Northern Command cites small-scale terror plots as key concern.

Study says civilian rape up by 17-fold in Congo’s war-ravaged east in last few years

Study: Civilian rape skyrockets in Congo’s east

DAKAR, Senegal – The number of rapes carried out by civilians in eastern Congo has increased by 17-fold in the last few years, according to a study released Thursday that says sexual assaults long perpetrated by armed groups are spreading across the population.
The study, commissioned by the British aid … Original source on Gaea Times at : Study says civilian rape up by 17-fold in Congo’s war-ravaged east in last few years.

Chidambaram to visit Bangladesh next month

DHAKA – Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram will visit Bangladesh next month to discuss a range of security-related issues.

Chidambaram has accepted an invitation from his Bangladeshi counterpart, Sahara Khatun, to visit Bangladesh “in the shortest possible time”, Star Online, website of The Daily Star newspaper said Thursday.
Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Tariq Ahmed …. Read the original article  : here.

6 killed, 5 wounded as Mexico’s drug violence invades the heart of Acapulco beach resort

6 dead as drug violence hits heart of Acapulco

ACAPULCO, Mexico – Mexico’s drug violence has invaded the heart of one of its most famous beach resorts, with six people shot to death and five wounded during a raging gunbattle on the main boulevard in Acapulco’s tourist zone.
No tourists were among the casualties, but the shooting …. Original source  : 6 killed, 5 wounded as Mexico’s drug violence invades the heart of Acapulco beach resort.

Jaimee Grubbs arrested in West Hollywood on suspicion of driving on a suspended license

Alleged Tiger Woods mistress arrested in LA area

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – A woman who said she had an affair with Tiger Woods was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of driving on a suspended license in West Hollywood, authorities said.
Jaimee Grubbs was taken into custody after a random license plate check of her 2004 Ford Mustang showed … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Jaimee Grubbs arrested in West Hollywood on suspicion of driving on a suspended license.

Chilean businessmen found dead in Havana after being detained during investigation by Cuba

Chilean businessman dead after detention in Cuba

SANTIAGO, Chile – A top Chilean executive was found dead in his Havana apartment after being detained by Cuban authorities investigating his company, which is owned by a revolutionary-turned-businessman and friend of Fidel Castro.
Roberto Baudrand was prevented from leaving Cuba because of an investigation into the semiprivate food production … Original source on Gaea Times at : Chilean businessmen found dead in Havana after being detained during investigation by Cuba.

2 more protesters arrested for furlough sit-in at Hawaii governor’s office

2 more arrested at Hawaii furlough sit-in
HONOLULU – Two more people protesting Hawaii’s shortest-in-the-nation school year were arrested on trespassing charges Wednesday night during their weeklong sit-in at Gov. Linda Lingle’s office.

The protesters and supporters are angry about the stalemate over ending school furloughs, which have cut 17 days off the current school year, giving …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

More powerful arms needed to fight 26/11 style attack: British cop

LONDON – Police have to be armed with more powerful weapons to battle a Mumbai-inspired terror strike in Britain, said a senior Scotland Yard official. “It’s going to mean heavy ballistic weapons, heavier ballistic ammunition,” he added.

Scotland Yard Assistant Commissioner John Yates said officials would require a major boost to their firepower to fight a …. Original source  : More powerful arms needed to fight 26/11 style attack: British cop.

IAEA seeks more funds after nuclear security summit

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations agency that plays a leading role in trying to stop terrorists getting their hands on nuclear materials is seeking greater funding to carry out its task following this week’s Washington summit on nuclear security.

The Vienna-based UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) “needs stronger and more predictable funding to do …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Hawaii governor trades barbs with parents protesting in her office to end school furloughs

Hawaii governor, parents at sit-in trade barbs

HONOLULU – Gov. Linda Lingle and parents angry about Hawaii’s shortest-in-the-nation school year who have been conducting a sit-in at her office fired verbal barbs at each other Wednesday as the protest hit its seventh day.
The demonstrators held their most well-attended news conference, with more than two dozen parents, [..] Read the original article: here.

Calif. woman gets 6-year term for forcing Peruvian migrant to work for no pay

Calif. woman sentenced in forced labor case

OAKLAND, Calif. – A woman convicted of luring a Peruvian to the United States with promises of job then confiscating her travel documents and forcing her to work for no pay was sentenced to six years in prison Wednesday.
Maribel de la Rosa Dann was found guilty of forced labor … Read more »»».

San Francisco prosecutors knew about crime lab tech’s problems for months without telling cops

SF prosecutors knew about crime lab tech problems

SAN FRANCISCO – An e-mail released Wednesday shows San Francisco prosecutors knew about problems with a crime lab technician before she was suspected of stealing cocaine evidence.
Assistant District Attorney Sharon Woo wrote in a Nov. 19 e-mail to colleagues that Deborah Madden’s erratic behavior was jeopardizing narcotics cases.
Woo …. Read the original article  : here.

Former NFL player Javon Walker testifies he was very drunk when he was robbed in Las Vegas

Ex-NFL star Walker testifies in Vegas robbery case

LAS VEGAS – Former NFL wide receiver Javon Walker told a Las Vegas jury Wednesday he was falling-down drunk but remembers a man putting an arm around his throat from behind and then pulling at his 2-carat diamond earrings while he was robbed.
The platinum earrings had locks on …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Former NFL player Javon Walker testifies he was very drunk when he was robbed in Las Vegas.

Goodell: NFL looking at Roethlisberger matters thoroughly, may render decision soon

Goodell: Decision on Roethlisberger in near future

PITTSBURGH – NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says he will decide soon whether to punish Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for his off-the-field troubles.
“I think he understands how important the personal-conduct policy is to the NFL,” Goodell said while attending a dinner honoring Steelers chairman Dan Rooney on Wednesday night. “And … Original article on : Goodell: NFL looking at Roethlisberger matters thoroughly, may render decision soon.

6 killed in shootout on main coast boulevard in heart of Acapulco; none appear to be tourists

6 killed in shootout on Acapulco’s main shore road

ACAPULCO, Mexico – A gunbattle erupted on the main coast boulevard in the heart of this Pacific resort Wednesday afternoon, killing six people, including a mother and her 8-year-old child. None of the victims appeared to be tourists.
One federal police officer died in a shootout with gunmen, …. Source  : 6 killed in shootout on main coast boulevard in heart of Acapulco; none appear to be tourists.