Pakistani troops kill eight Taliban rebels

ISLAMABAD – At least eight Taliban militants were killed and around a dozen more were injured Sunday in clashes in Pakistan’s tribal region bordering Afghanistan, government officials said.

The clashes took place in Orakzai, one of the seven districts in the region where the military is conducting offensives against Taliban and Al Qaeda operatives.
Khaista Akbar, … Original source on Gaea Times at : Pakistani troops kill eight Taliban rebels.

Suicide bombing kills four in Afghanistan

KABUL – Four people were killed and seven injured Sunday in a powerful suicide bombing in southern Afghanistan’s Zabul province, an official said.

The suicide bomber targetted a convoy of a private security company in Shah Joi district.
Mohamad Jan Rasulyar, governor of Zabul province, told Xinhua over phone that a suicide attacker detonated explosives tied … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Suicide bombing kills four in Afghanistan.

Swiss police: American, Moroccan pupils at prestigious boarding school die in cliff fall

Swiss police: US, Moroccan die in cliff fall

GENEVA – Swiss police say an American woman and a Moroccan man attending a prestigious Swiss boarding school have died after falling several hundred feet down a cliff.
Police in the canton of Vaud say the pair were found Saturday at the foot of the cliff by the town … Read more : Swiss police: American, Moroccan pupils at prestigious boarding school die in cliff fall.

Suicide attack kills 3 in southeastern Afghanistan; crowd protests civilian deaths

Suicide attack kills 3 in southeastern Afghanistan

KABUL – A government official says a suicide attack has killed three people in southeastern Afghanistan.
Mohammad Jan Rasoulyar, a spokesman for the Zabul province governor, said the victims were a private security guard and two civilians. Seven people were wounded Sunday by the attacker, who was on foot.
In Logar … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Suicide attack kills 3 in southeastern Afghanistan; crowd protests civilian deaths.

We have snapped Islamist-ultra Left nexus: Dhaka

DHAKA – The Bangladesh government has said it has snapped a developing nexus between the Islamists and ultra-Left militants that could have led to an exchange of arms.

Officials of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), the elite para-military force fighting militancy, say they have identified and broken a link between Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh … Read more >>>.

Two CPI-M leaders killed by Maoists in West Bengal

KOLKATA – Two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leaders were killed by Maoists in West Bengal’s Bankura and West Midnapore districts Sunday, police said.

A police officer said the body of Parmeshwar Murmu was found near his house in the Ranibandh Police station area.
Murmu, a member of CPI-M’s Jamagoria local committee, was abducted by a … Read more >>>.

CPI-M leader shot dead by Maoists

KOLKATA – A Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader was shot dead by Maoists in West Bengal’s Bankura district early Sunday, police said.

A police officer said the body of Parmeshwar Murmu was found near his house in the Ranibandh Police station area.
Murmu, a member of CPI-M’s Jamagoria local committee, was abducted by a group …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Two cops, two militants killed in Punjab border shootout

GURDASPUR – Two policemen and two militants were killed in a fierce gun battle early Sunday near the India-Pakistan international border in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district, police said.

Punjab police officials said that both militants were gunned down after a police team patrolling the border belt in the Bhamial sector spotted them in the early hours of … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Two cops, two militants killed in Punjab border shootout.

Citizens, legal immigrants fear harassment, profiling under new Ariz. illegal immigrant law

Arizona law raises fears of racial profiling
PHOENIX – Arodi Berrelleza isn’t one of the targets of Arizona’s new anti-illegal immigration law – he’s a U.S. citizen.
But the 18-year-old high school student from Phoenix said he’s afraid he’ll be arrested anyway if police see him driving around with friends and [..] Read the original article: here.

Paraguay suspends liberties, due process in military offensive against guerrilla kidnap ring

Paraguay suspends due process to combat kidnappers

ASUNCION, Paraguay – Lawmakers gave Paraguay’s president and army emergency powers resembling martial law Saturday to pursue a guerrilla group known for its kidnappings in the north of the country.
Congress proclaimed constitutional order at risk as it declared a 30-day emergency for a five-state region where the Paraguayan People’s … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Paraguay suspends liberties, due process in military offensive against guerrilla kidnap ring.

Agents seize plants, cash in investigating 2 Sacramento-area indoor-growing operations

7 arrested in Sacramento indoor marijuana bust

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Authorities have arrested seven Sacramento-area residents suspected in two indoor marijuana-growing operations.
The Drug Enforcement Administration says agents seized more than 4,300 plants, about $83,000 in cash and one vehicle during a two-day sweep.
Authorities began investigating the first operation in the Sacramento suburb of Elk Grove in … Read more : Agents seize plants, cash in investigating 2 Sacramento-area indoor-growing operations.

Citizens, legal immigrants fear harassment, profiling under new Arizona illegal immigrant law

Hispanics fear profiling under new Arizona law
PHOENIX – Arodi Berrelleza isn’t one of the targets of Arizona’s new law cracking down on illegal immigration – he’s a U.S. citizen, a high school student from Phoenix.
But the 18-year-old said he’s afraid he’ll be arrested anyway if police see him driving …. Source  : Citizens, legal immigrants fear harassment, profiling under new Arizona illegal immigrant law.

US Virgin Islands police charge man with fatally shooting sister, niece after argument

USVI police charge man with killing sister, niece

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands – Police in the U.S. Virgin Islands have arrested a man for allegedly shooting his sister and a teenage niece to death after an argument.
Police spokeswoman Melody Rames said Saturday that 48-year-old Miles David has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder. …. Original article  : US Virgin Islands police charge man with fatally shooting sister, niece after argument.

Tens of thousands of protesters support Spanish judge accused of abusing his authority

Large protests held in Spain in support of judge

MADRID – Tens of thousands of people marched through Madrid and other Spanish cities Saturday in a boisterous show of support for a judge indicted on charges of abusing his authority by investigating atrocities committed during the civil war and the early years of Gen. Francisco Franco’s … Read more >>.

Judge approves $5M sale of Petters’ Minnesota mansion; proceeds to compensate Ponzi victims

Minn. judge approves sale of Petters’ mansion

WAYZATA, Minn. – A judge has approved the sale of the Minnesota mansion that once belonged to convicted businessman Tom Petters.
Court documents say a couple identified as Brian and Carolyn Taylor offered $5 million for the home in the Twin Cities suburb of Wayzata.
The 9,400-square-foot mansion sits on 1.2 …. Original source  : Judge approves $5M sale of Petters’ Minnesota mansion; proceeds to compensate Ponzi victims.

Ex-Nazi soldier, founder of German colony that helped Pinochet agents, dead in Chile

Leader of notorious German colony dead in Chile

SANTIAGO, Chile – A former Nazi soldier who founded a secretive, commune-like colony of German immigrants died Saturday in a Chilean prison where he was serving time for child molestation and human rights abuses dating to the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet.
Paul Schaefer, 89, was being treated in … Read more »»».

Body found near NJ river may be baby whose father has been accused of throwing her off bridge

Body near NJ river may be baby thrown from bridge

SAYREVILLE, N.J. – A body found near a New Jersey river may be that of a 3-month-old girl who police say was thrown off a highway bridge by her father earlier this year.
Sgt. Stephen Jones says clothes and wrappings in which the child were found Saturday …. Original source  : Body found near NJ river may be baby whose father has been accused of throwing her off bridge.

Pakistan formally seeks extradition of Kasab, Ansari

ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan government Saturday formally demanded the extradition of Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone gunman captured alive during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, and his Indian accomplice, Faheem Ansari, Online news agency reported.

Interior Minister Rehman Malik, speaking to reporters after meeting Indian High Commissioner Sharat Sabrawal, said a Pakistani court had issued arrest … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Pakistan formally seeks extradition of Kasab, Ansari.

Ex-priest says his reports that a Belgian bishop abused a boy were ignored by church years ago

Ex-priest says he reported Belgian bishop abuse

BUIZINGEN, Belgium – A retired priest said Saturday that he told church authorities years ago about allegations that Belgium’s longest-serving bishop had abused a boy but he was stonewalled until the bishop was forced to resign.
Retired priest Rik Deville told The Associated Press that he transmitted the allegations to …. Source article  : Ex-priest says his reports that a Belgian bishop abused a boy were ignored by church years ago.

Bombs, missiles and bullets leave 29 dead in Pakistan as Taliban, army clash

Bombs, missiles, bullets leave 29 dead in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – A suicide car bomber attacked a prison van while gunmen torched six NATO oil tankers in separate strikes Saturday that killed four Pakistani police officers and wounded 10 others, authorities said.
The army, meanwhile, kept up its pressure on the Pakistani Taliban in the tribal belt, killing … Read more : Bombs, missiles and bullets leave 29 dead in Pakistan as Taliban, army clash.