Afghan Taliban could win as they have several advantages: Report

WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI – Having a sanctuary in Pakistan and knowing that the Hamid Karzai Government in Kabul is relatively weak, the Afghan Taliban feels that it enjoys several advantages that historically correlate with insurgent success.

According to Ben Connable, the lead author of “How Insurgencies End,” which has been …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Afghan Taliban could win as they have several advantages: Report.

UAE tortured, abused 17 Indian death row prisoners: Amnesty

LONDON – Amnesty International has accused authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of torturing the 17 Indians and forcing them to confess to a crime that it says they did not commit.

The Indians were sentenced to death last month for killing a Pakistani man.ccording … Read : UAE tortured, abused 17 Indian death row prisoners: Amnesty.

President Abbas rejects idea of interim Palestinian state in temporary borders

Abbas: No Palestinian state in temporary borders

RAMALLAH, West Bank – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he opposes the idea of setting up a Palestinian state in temporary borders.
Abbas’ comments Saturday came amid reports that Israel floated that proposal as a way of restarting peace talks. A state in temporary borders would be established on parts …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : President Abbas rejects idea of interim Palestinian state in temporary borders.

Workshops, community projects help art push new frontiers

NEW DELHI – Aesthetic exchanges at interactive workshops that give a sense of purpose, involvement of the community and new populist idioms have helped art reach out to the widest cross-section of people over the last decade.

The change, as Robert Loder, founder-director of the Triangle Arts Trust, Britain, said has been “brought about by … Original source on Gaea Times at : Workshops, community projects help art push new frontiers.

Delhi Police Recruitment 2010 Results Declared

NEW DELHI (GaeaTimes.com)- The results of the Delhi Police recruitment 2010 have been declared. The recruitment was for the posts of the Constable Executive and Constable Driver, along with a constable for the post of medical and police verification. All the posts are open only for male candidates. The total number of vacancies in the … Original source on Gaea Times at : Delhi Police Recruitment 2010 Results Declared.

Thailand’s Red Shirt leaders soften demands in quest of compromise

BANGKOK – Leaders of Thailand’s opposition United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the “Red Shirts”, have softened their stance and proposed a new deadline to the government.

UDD leader Veera Musikhapong said the Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva’s Government must dissolve the House … Read : Thailand’s Red Shirt leaders soften demands in quest of compromise.

JKLF demonstrates against death sentence to Lajpat Nagar bombers

SRINAGAR – Activists of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) clashed with police Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar on Friday while staging protest against a court order that pronounced a death sentence on three convicts in connection with 1996 blast in New Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar Market.

On … Original article on : JKLF demonstrates against death sentence to Lajpat Nagar bombers.

Woman fined in France for driving in burka

PARIS – A 31-year-old woman has been fined 18 pounds for driving while wearing a burka in Nantes, France.

The woman was pulled over by police and told that her face veil “reduced her field of vision” behind the wheel.
She insists that she could see “perfectly well” and may sue the police …. Read the original article  : Woman fined in France for driving in burka.

Zazi cohort pleads guilty to hatching New York subway bombing plot

NEW YORK – A former New York taxi driver, Zarein Ahmedzay, has pleaded guilty in a Brooklyn Federal Court of conspiring with admitted terrorist Najibullah Zazi in a foiled Al-Qaeda plot to target the New York City subway …. Original source  : Zazi cohort pleads guilty to hatching New York subway bombing plot.

Kiwi man sets world record diving 116m without fins!

WELLINGTON – A Kiwi man has set a new world diving record in the Bahamas by diving 116m without fins.

New Zealand free diver William Trubridge, 29, risked suffering from nitrogen narcosis, which occurs at great depths, and which produces a state similar to being drunk, reports Stuff.co.nz.
Wearing … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Kiwi man sets world record diving 116m without fins!.

Obamas enjoy “middle class” holiday in North Carolina

LONDON – US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle are said to have flown off to North Carolina on what has been seen as a “middle class” vacation.

The Obamas had spent their holidays last year in Hawaii and Martha’s Vineyard, the Massachusetts …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

New Zealand couple served blood-soaked burger

AUCKLAND – A couple ordered burgers at a popular restaurant chain here and were shocked to find one of them soaked with human blood, a media report said Saturday.

Tim Hughley noticed the blood at the Westgate Burger King restaurant in West Auckland when his wife Rachel was about to bite into her burger. The still-wet … Original source on Gaea Times at : New Zealand couple served blood-soaked burger.

Pro-Maoist groups protest police action

KOLKATA – Several pro-Maoists students and youth organisations protested in Kolkata on Friday evening against police action on Maoists groups.

Activists of the All India Students’ Association (AISA) and Revolutionary Youth Association (RYA) also burnt effigies of Union …. Source  : Pro-Maoist groups protest police action.

Two Hizbul militants killed in Jammu

JAMMU – Security forces gunned down two Hizbul Mujaheedin (HM) militants in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda District on Saturday.

Police sources said the encounter started late on Friday night and ended on Saturday morning.
Doda Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Prabhat Singh said one militant was … Original source on Gaea Times at : Two Hizbul militants killed in Jammu.

Three girls die after mud heap caves in near Agra

AGRA – At least three girls have died after a mud heap caved in near a canal here on Friday evening.

Three others were injured in the incident.
According to the police, all girls were under the age of 15.
The dead have been identified as Karamvati, Pooja and Laxmi of Baseri Chahar village.
Police …. Read the original article  : Three girls die after mud heap caves in near Agra.

Delhi Police Confident On Commonwealth

NEW DELHI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- Y. S. Dadwal, the Police commissioner of Delhi expressed his confidence that Delhi is prepared and quite safe for the upcoming Common wealth game recently. The statement is aimed to dispel the worries of the Western countries that consider the city to be unsafe for travel. He reiterated his view … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Delhi Police Confident On Commonwealth.

Indian Railway Worried Of Naxalites

NEW DELHI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- In a recent statement, Union Railway minister Mamata Banerjee said that the instances of Naxalite attacks on Railway properties and trains have gone up significantly. She reported that owing to such attacks Indian Railways has lost nearly INR 500 crore in last year. The minister made this information available … Read more »»».

Correction: US-Iran-Nuclear story

Correction: US-Iran-Nuclear story
SINGAPORE – In an April 21 story about the U.S. strategy against Iran’s nuclear program, The Associated Press incorrectly reported a press briefing comment by Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy. Flournoy said U.S. military action against Iran was “not on the table in the near term,” rather than “off the table … Original article on : Correction: US-Iran-Nuclear story.

Another reprieve for Anthem Blue Cross policyholders as planned May 1 rate hike put on hold

Anthem Blue Cross postponing rate hike again

LOS ANGELES – Anthem Blue Cross has again put a planned rate hike on hold.
The Los Angeles-based health insurance company said this week that policyholders will not see a rate change beginning May 1.
A spokeswoman for Anthem’s parent, Wellpoint Inc., Kristin Binns, told the Los Angeles Times in a …. Source article  : Another reprieve for Anthem Blue Cross policyholders as planned May 1 rate hike put on hold.

Police probing ‘very serious’ threats against Indo-Canadian leader Dosanjh

TORONTO – The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is reportedly investigating ‘very serious’ threats against Indo-Canadian leader Ujjal Dosanjh.

According to a Globe and Mail report, British Columbian parliamentarian Dosanjh has been described as a ‘Sikh Traitor’ on a Facebook page.
The paper reports …. Original source  : Police probing ‘very serious’ threats against Indo-Canadian leader Dosanjh.