Pakistan is set to establish National Criminal Investigation Unit to further probe Bhutto’s murder

PAKISTAN, ISLAMABAD: Following UN report into former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination, Pakistan on signaled to establish National Criminal Investigation department.

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Sunday, a national criminal investigation would be the next step to move forward after the announcement of UN Commission’s report on assassination of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto.
Addressing … Read : Pakistan is set to establish National Criminal Investigation Unit to further probe Bhutto’s murder.

Crocodile crawls into pool, forcing postponement of water aerobics class in northern Australia

Crocodile forces Australian aerobics class to wait

SYDNEY – The biweekly water aerobics class at a holiday park in northern Australia was postponed Tuesday when an unwanted guest entered the pool – a 5-foot-long (1.5-meter) crocodile.
Workers at the Howard Springs Holiday Park on the outskirts of the tropical northern city of Darwin went to the pool … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Crocodile crawls into pool, forcing postponement of water aerobics class in northern Australia.

Meatball crowned Beautiful Bulldog at annual Iowa dog pageant highlighting Drake Relays

Meatball crowned Beautiful Bulldog at Iowa pageant

DES MOINES, Iowa – Dozens of slobbering bulldogs dressed in everything from tuxedos to tutus shuffled onto the blue carpet Monday to show their stuff.
None were a match for Meatball, a brown and white pup crowned the winner of the 31st annual Beautiful Bulldog pageant in downtown Des Moines. … Original source on Gaea Times at : Meatball crowned Beautiful Bulldog at annual Iowa dog pageant highlighting Drake Relays.

Wis. woman goes into labor near a wedding party, mother of the bride helps deliver baby

Mother of Wis. bride delivers passer-by’s baby

MILWAUKEE – A Wisconsin woman who went into labor on the way to a hospital got some help from the mother of a bride at a nearby wedding party.
Ben Sherwood of New Berlin was driving his wife Kimberly to the hospital Saturday when she told him they wouldn’t make … Original source on Gaea Times at : Wis. woman goes into labor near a wedding party, mother of the bride helps deliver baby.

President of Pakistan signs historic bill of 18th ammendment

BY KASWAR KLASRA
ISLAMABAD: President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari has signed historic 18th Amendment Bill on Monday in the presence of parliamentarians and heads of political parties including former two-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

Interestingly, it was the first time in the history of pakistan that a sitting President of country has signed a bill cutting …. Source article  : President of Pakistan signs historic bill of 18th ammendment.

Mele? Present! Present! Present! Present! Quadruplets choose same NY college

8 thumbs up: Quadruplets choose same NY college

EAST SETAUKET, N.Y. – The vote is unanimous.
A set of quadruplets from New York have decided to attend the same college. Grace, Erin, Bobby and Danny Mele will attend Hartwick College in Oneonta, N.Y., in the fall.
Grace Mele was the holdout. She was concerned about spending her college …. Read the original article  : Mele? Present! Present! Present! Present! Quadruplets choose same NY college.

Barat comes, bride ‘goes’

A bride waiting in the wings to be married soon died shortly after the marriage procession reached her home in Bihar.

The bizarre incident took place at Shiva village under Andharatharhi block in north Bihar’s Madhubani district on Wednesday afternoon.
Reports said the marriage of 19-year-old Jaimoon Khatoon, close of a tailor Abdul Hafij, was to be … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Barat comes, bride ‘goes’.

Biologist, firefighters and police free Vermont bear with head stuck in milk can

Vermont bear with head stuck in milk can rescued

READING, Vt. – A 120-pound Vermont black bear is back in the woods after getting its head stuck in a milk can. It took a state biologist, firefighters and police about 45 minutes to free the bear’s head from the can after the animal was found late … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Biologist, firefighters and police free Vermont bear with head stuck in milk can.

Iowa woman, 89, grabs handgun and fires a single shot at intruder who kicked in her door

Woman, 89, grabs handgun and fires at intruder

DES MOINES, Iowa – An elderly Des Moines woman used a handgun to ward off a man who bashed in the front door of her home. Beatrice Turner said the man pounded on her door early Tuesday. Despite being told he had the wrong house, the man used …. Original article  : Iowa woman, 89, grabs handgun and fires a single shot at intruder who kicked in her door.

Getting a ‘leg up’: Pa. river cleanup crew finds prosthetic leg with shoe still attached

Cleanup crew finds prosthetic leg along Pa. river

SHARON, Pa. – One item stood out when a cleanup crew gathered 21 tons of trash from the banks of the Shenango River in western Pennsylvania: a prosthetic leg with a shoe still attached. The Shenango River Watchers have been cleaning up near the river since the group …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Getting a ‘leg up’: Pa. river cleanup crew finds prosthetic leg with shoe still attached.

Dying Oregon man with colon cancer decides to sell advertising space on his urn

Dying man sells advertising space on his urn

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. – A Springfield man with colon cancer who has been told he has just months to live is selling advertising space on his urn. Aaron Jamison told KVAL-TV he hopes to raise $800 to help his wife Kristin pay for the cost of his cremation.
One friend, … Original source on Gaea Times at : Dying Oregon man with colon cancer decides to sell advertising space on his urn.

Home security camera in Ohio captures runaway saw blade cutting gash in empty house

Security camera in Ohio captures runaway saw blade

LORAIN, Ohio – A home security camera has captured a runaway saw blade shooting through a northern Ohio yard and into the side of a house.
Video from the camera shows a large blade spinning off a saw being used to cut through a street. The blade then rolls …. Read the original article  : here.

Connecticut driver arrested for doing 5 mph in a 40 mph zone

Conn driver arrested doing 5 mph in a 40 mph zone

FARMINGTON, Conn. – A 39-year-old driver was pulled over in Farmington this weekend where police said he was doing 5 mph in a 40 mph zone. Police said Isreal Nieves of Bloomfield had the drug PCP in the car and a 9-year-old passenger. He was …. Original source  : Connecticut driver arrested for doing 5 mph in a 40 mph zone.

Renound Lawyer challenges 18th ammendment in Pakistan’s Apex Court

PAKISTAN, ISLAMABAD: The 18th Constitutional Amendment has been challenged at the Supreme Court’s Lahore registry on Tuesday.

Petitioner Barrister Zafarullah challenged in his petition the role of Parliament in appointments of the judges in higher judiciary, maintaining that the amendment was made for political gains.
” I have challenged role of Parliament in appointments of the judges … Read more : Renound Lawyer challenges 18th ammendment in Pakistan’s Apex Court.

April 20th Weed Day Celebrations Today

UNITED STATES, (GaeaTimes.com)- April 20th is here again and with it comes the celebration of the “April 20th Weed Day”. Everybody who would like to go high and get lost with the wonderful smoke of marijuana numbing their senses can happily do so today and actually appreciate the occasion as the “National Weed Day” … Read more »»».

Utah woman sentenced in hammer attack on husband after blindfolding him, promising a surprise

Utah woman sentenced in ’surprise’ hammer beating

SALT LAKE CITY – A Utah woman has been sentenced to 30 days at home with an ankle monitor for blindfolding her husband and promising him a surprise before hitting him in the head with a hammer three years ago.
Amy Teresa Ricks also was sentenced to probation and community … Read : Utah woman sentenced in hammer attack on husband after blindfolding him, promising a surprise.

Ark. family members make mistake of sampling gar eggs, become violently ill from toxin

Ark. family learns the hard way gar eggs are toxic

HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. – Take it from Darwin Aaron and his family in Cleburne County: gar eggs are poisonous. Tiffany Aaron said her husband, Darwin, and brother-in-law, Russell Aaron, took a long-nosed gar while spearfishing at Greers Ferry Lake on April 5. Gar meat is edible, … Original article on : Ark. family members make mistake of sampling gar eggs, become violently ill from toxin.

Pakistan’s army chief visits tribal area after jets mistakenly bomb tribesmen last week

PAKISTAN, BAJAUR: Chief of the Army Staff, General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani Wednesday visited Bajuar Agency and highly commended the efforts and sacrifices of tribal people and their elders in flushing out militants and help establish Government’s writ. He arrived here to appraise himself about the latest security situation in the area.
Corps Commander Peshawar, Lt. General …. Original source  : Pakistan’s army chief visits tribal area after jets mistakenly bomb tribesmen last week.

Fake IRS agent sentenced to probation, ordered to pay Calif. hotel $55,000

Fake IRS agent ordered to pay hotel $55,000

NOVATO, Calif. – A woman accused of accruing thousands of dollars in bills at a Marin County hotel while pretending to be an IRS agent has been sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay $55,000 to the hotel owners. Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker in [..] Read the original article: here.

Store employee punched in the mouth after confronting a customer over his body odor

Worker punched after confronting man about odor

BELLINGHAM, Wash. – Police said a Cost Cutter store employee was punched in the mouth after he confronted a customer about his body odor. Police spokesman Mark Young told The Bellingham Herald that police went to the store after a report of a fight and found employees holding down …. Source article  : Store employee punched in the mouth after confronting a customer over his body odor.

Wis. police nab woman who allegedly shot people with a blow gun to hear them say ‘ouch’

Wis. cops nab woman in blow gun shooting spree

STEVENS POINT, Wis. – A 41-year-old woman was jailed after police say she went on a blow gun spree. The Stevens Point Journal reported that police got a report at 9 p.m. Wednesday from a 25-year-old woman who said she was walking downtown when she felt something … Read : Wis. police nab woman who allegedly shot people with a blow gun to hear them say ‘ouch’.

Red or purple? Philly police officer files complaint after being sent home for colored hair

Complaint: Pa. policewoman sent home for dyed hair

PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia police officer says she was sent home from work because of a dispute over her hair color.
Officer Renee Norman filed a discrimination complaint Wednesday with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission. She says her hair was red but her captain insisted it was purple.
A police …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Red or purple? Philly police officer files complaint after being sent home for colored hair.

Homeless woman who wanted to see ‘how fast mattress would burn’ charged in Pa. apartment fire

Homeless woman charged in Pa. ‘curiosity’ blaze

ALTOONA, Pa. – Police said in court papers that a homeless woman who wanted to see “how fast a mattress could burn” set a fire that destroyed a central Pennsylvania apartment building. Nobody was hurt in Tuesday night’s fire in Altoona, but at least five people were left homeless …. Source article  : Homeless woman who wanted to see ‘how fast mattress would burn’ charged in Pa. apartment fire.

Police: Prostitute didn’t know man she approached in unmarked car was Ohio town’s police chief

Prostitute tries to proposition Ohio police chief

FOSTORIA, Ohio – Authorities in Ohio said a prostitute picked the wrong person to proposition: a police chief. Police said the woman approached an unmarked police car in a parking lot and told the man inside that she had what he needed. It turns out the driver was the …. Read the original article  : here.

Tenn. police trying to sort out what happened after finding intoxicated couple burned

Police puzzled after finding drunk couple burned

HARRIMAN, Tenn. – Police are trying to sort out how a couple got burned. The Knoxville News-Sentinel reported a man, 62, wouldn’t tell police what happened on Tuesday and the woman kept saying the lawn mower exploded, even though there was none in the yard. Police reported both were … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Tenn. police trying to sort out what happened after finding intoxicated couple burned.

Police searching for wanted man find him neck-deep in liquid manure pit on a Indiana farm

Police find suspect neck-deep in liquid manure pit

ALBION, Ind. – Police said that officers searching for a man wanted on methamphetamine charges found him hiding neck-deep in a liquid manure pit at a northeastern Indiana farm. Noble County sheriff’s deputies thought they’d lost the man until an officer spotted him in the tank beneath an … Read more >>>.

Professor becomes lawyer to get justice for his family

A college professor in Bihar quit his teaching job and rather studied law to become a lawyer to make the roaming criminals go to jail.

Officials said Lalan Kumar Patel who was a professor of philosophy at local Birchand Memorial College in Muzaffarpur district quit his teaching job and did LLB to let seven murderers of …. Source  : Professor becomes lawyer to get justice for his family.

2 cows run loose on Ohio State University campus, giving students lesson in livestock handling

Ohio St. gets livestock lesson from roaming cows

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Two cows got loose on the Ohio State University campus, leading some students to skip classes to watch a roundup that lasted more than 90 minutes.
Police say the pair of Belted Galloway cows got away Wednesday afternoon as their owner was trying to take them …. Source  : 2 cows run loose on Ohio State University campus, giving students lesson in livestock handling.

Zambia’s UN ambassador dials NJ teen’s phone by accident, ends up speaking at his high school

Wrong number leads Zambian diplomat to NJ school

WEST ORANGE, N.J. – Talk about diplomacy.
The Zambian ambassador to the United Nations made a speech Wednesday at New Jersey’s West Orange High School to make amends for dialing the wrong phone number.
In the fall, Ambassador Lazarous Kapambwe was trying to reach a diplomat from Sierra Leone. But …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Zambia’s UN ambassador dials NJ teen’s phone by accident, ends up speaking at his high school.

I Wanna Cuff Your Hands? Wanted member of faux Fab Four arrested after Calif. TV appearance

Fake mop top finds cops at San Diego TV appearance

SAN DIEGO – It’s going to be a hard day’s night in jail for a Beatles impersonator after police arrested him on an old warrant outside an appearance on a San Diego morning news show.
Carlsbad police Lt. Marc Reno says Theodore “Ted” Felicetti was arrested Friday … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : I Wanna Cuff Your Hands? Wanted member of faux Fab Four arrested after Calif. TV appearance.

California man suspected of stealing dozens of fire hydrants for scrap, authorities say

Man suspected of stealing dozens of fire hydrants

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – A Riverside County man was arrested for allegedly stealing dozens of fire hydrants to sell for scrap. The man, 45, was arrested Wednesday and remained jailed on Friday. Authorities in San Bernardino and Riverside counties say they suspect the man stole 45 hydrants. They …. Source article  : California man suspected of stealing dozens of fire hydrants for scrap, authorities say.

Ill-timed potty break lands convenience story robbery suspect in jail, Va. police say

Cops: Ill-timed potty break lands suspect in jail

SUFFOLK, Va. – An alleged ill-timed potty break has landed a man accused of robbing a Suffolk convenience store behind bars. Police said 43-year-old Sean Almond was found urinating behind a Kangaroo Mart minutes after a clerk reported the store had been robbed Thursday night. Police said Almond … Original article on : Ill-timed potty break lands convenience story robbery suspect in jail, Va. police say.

Colo. police say man invades home, then leaves after telling residents he’s at the wrong house

Police: Man invades home, says he’s at wrong house

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Police said a man entered the bedroom of a home while the residents were asleep, woke them up and showed them a handgun, then left without incident after saying he had the wrong house. Colorado Springs police were looking for the suspect following … Original article on : Colo. police say man invades home, then leaves after telling residents he’s at the wrong house.

3 is better than 1: Triplets grab top spots in Atlanta high school graduating class

Triplets grab top spots in Atlanta high school

ATLANTA – A set of DeKalb County triplets will graduate from high school as the top three students in their class. Lakeside High School in Atlanta has announced that Lauren Boden is the school’s valedictorian this year, and her sisters Stephanie and Allison are the salutatorians. School assistant … Read : 3 is better than 1: Triplets grab top spots in Atlanta high school graduating class.

Powerball Winner Missouri: Gas Clerk Wins $258 million

Los Angeles (GaeaTimes.com) Chris Shaw, a gas clerk at a convenience store, is the Powerball Missouri winner of Wednesday’s $258 million jackpot. The 29 year old bought the ticket from the convenience store Marshall, where he works. His winning numbers were 11-34-41-49-55. He also chose the right Powerball of 20. Chris Shaw winning the … Original source on Gaea Times at : Powerball Winner Missouri: Gas Clerk Wins $258 million.

Meeting of Pak-India Prime Ministers on card in Bhutan?

PAKISTAN, ISLAMABAD: Prime Ministers of Pakistan and India are set to have a meeting in Thimphu next week as the schedule of Sixteenth SAARC Summit has been unveiled, top level sources revealed on Friday.

Officials of Pakistan’s Foreign office were tight lipped on Friday when contacted to confirm this report.
However, Foreign Office confirmed on Friday that … Read : Meeting of Pak-India Prime Ministers on card in Bhutan?.

Mayor: NC town bans swimmers from wearing thongs in hope of remaining ‘Mayberry with a beach’

No thongs for swimmers in ‘Mayberry with a beach’

KURE BEACH, N.C. – A North Carolina town that the mayor called “Mayberry with a beach” has banned swimmers from wearing thongs. Kure Beach Mayor Dean Lambeth said “we’re going to keep this as close to Mayberry with a beach as you can keep it,” referring to … Read more »»».

Youth falls in love with mother of 8 children, marries

Love is blind, this an old saying, and it proved true once again.
Believe it or not, an 18-year-old youth in Bihar fell so deeply in love with a mother of eight children that he finally married the lady.

Police said Kiran Devi who already has eight children ~five of them are married~ had abandoned her husband, …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Youth falls in love with mother of 8 children, marries.

Lovers’ quarrel plays out on New York City square, but show may have been stunt

Lovers’ quarrel played out on NY square _ or hoax?

NEW YORK – Was it a lovers’ quarrel or a stunt?
Jeff Ragsdale attracted media attention this week after he planted himself in a New York City park with a sign that said, “I was verbally abusive. I’m sorry, Megan.”
He told The New York Times he was [..] Read the original article: here.

Twice the fun: 2 sets of identical twins to double date for ND prom

N. Dakota twin sisters ask twin brothers to prom

JAMESTOWN, N.D. – A pair of identical North Dakota twin sisters are hoping to double their fun at their high school prom.
Adrian and Hannah McInnes asked identical twins Josh and Jerimiah Dockter to be their dates for Saturday’s formal dance at Jamestown High School.
The pairs met at … Original article on : Twice the fun: 2 sets of identical twins to double date for ND prom.

Lovers’ quarrel plays out on an NYC square, with man wearing sandwich board saying he’s sorry

Lovers’ quarrel plays out on sandwich board in NYC

NEW YORK – A lovers’ private quarrel has played itself out in a very public way – with the man begging forgiveness by wearing a sandwich board on a Manhattan square.
Jeff Ragsdale and Megan Brady had dated for a half year, until he got scared she’d leave …. Source  : Lovers’ quarrel plays out on an NYC square, with man wearing sandwich board saying he’s sorry.

India should join Pakistan on dialogue table: Pakistan

PAKISTAN, MULTAN:Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has reiterated on Saturday that India has no option other than to hold talks with Pakistan for resolution of long-lingering dispute between both the countries.

” Pakistan and India are nuclear armed nations therefore it is vital that both should come at table of talks for long-lasting peace in …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : India should join Pakistan on dialogue table: Pakistan.

Pakistan constitutes three member investigation team to further probe Bhutto’s murder

PAKISTAN, ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister of pakistan Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has constituted a 3 members Fact Finding Committee headed by Mr. Abdul Rauf Chaudhry, Cabinet Secretary to determine whether the then Director General, Military Intelligence ordered police official(s) for washing/ cleaning of the crime scene of the murder of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto.

The committee has been … Read more >>.