Delhi University apologises for radioactive leak

NEW DELHI – Delhi University Vice Chancellor Deepak Pental Thursday accepted “moral responsibility” for the radioactive accident that killed one man and injured seven in a scrap market here. The radioactive source was traced to the university’s chemistry department laboratory.

“The university is very apologetic and takes moral responsibility (for the accident)… No amount can compensate …. Read the original article  : Delhi University apologises for radioactive leak.

Ayers draws crowd at University of Wyoming appearance, few protesters and no heckling

Ayers speech at Univ. of Wyo. without incident
LARAMIE, Wyo. – In the end, the former 1960s radical delivered a professional speech that drew more than a thousand listeners and very few protesters.
Security was tight Wednesday as William Ayers spoke on education concerns at the University of Wyoming after a federal judge forced the … Original article on : Ayers draws crowd at University of Wyoming appearance, few protesters and no heckling.

Coast Guard: Feds offer to step in to contain massive Gulf oil spill; leak worse than thought

Officials: Leaks spewing more oil into Gulf
NEW ORLEANS – A massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is even worse than officials believed and the federal government is offering to help industry giant BP contain the slick that is threatening parts of the U.S. shoreline, the Coast Guard said.
A new leak discovered …. Original article  : Coast Guard: Feds offer to step in to contain massive Gulf oil spill; leak worse than thought.

Lightning kills five in Tripura

AGARTALA – Five people, including two children, were killed and 11 injured in lightning strikes in different parts of Tripura, officials said Thursday.

Eight-year-old Rajiv Bhoumij and his six-year-old sister Sunimalal died on the spot and their parents suffered burns in the incident in west Tripura district’s Bishalgarh block Wednesday night. The family was sleeping … Original source on Gaea Times at : Lightning kills five in Tripura.

SKorean buries 46 sailors killed in warship sinking at military funeral, vows to retaliate

South Korea buries sailors killed in ship sinking
DAEJEON, South Korea – South Korea laid to rest 46 sailors killed in the sinking of a navy warship during an emotional and solemn burial Thursday, as officials vowed retaliation against those responsible for what many believe was a North Korean attack.
Wailing families placed white chrysanthemums, … Read : SKorean buries 46 sailors killed in warship sinking at military funeral, vows to retaliate.

New Orleans restauranteurs, oyster dealers eye oil slick that threatens traditional delicacy

Leaking oil threatens Gulf Coast delicacy
NEW ORLEANS – Al Sunseri can get oysters shipped from the Pacific Northwest, the mid-Atlantic coast or the Northeast if he needs to, but the customers of his family-owned oyster business in the French Quarter – mostly New Orleans restaurateurs – have palates and recipes geared to the salinity and …. Original article  : New Orleans restauranteurs, oyster dealers eye oil slick that threatens traditional delicacy.

Damaged cable hits train services

LUCKNOW – Movement of several trains has been affected on the busy Delhi-Howrah rail route after an overhead power cable was damaged in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras district Thursday, officials said.

At least six long-distance trains came to a halt near Pura railway station in Hathras, some 300 km from Lucknow, after the cable snapped around 11 …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Damaged cable hits train services.

Briton gets 18 months in jail for molesting student

HONG KONG – A British private tutor has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for molesting a five-year-old girl student, a media report said Thursday.

Nigel Russell Harris, 43, pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges of indecent assault after being accused of touching the girl’s private parts at a flat here Sep 9 and 14 last [..] Read the original article: here.

$800,000 found in abandoned car

Mexico City, April 29 (IANS/EFE) Nearly $800,000 in cash was found inside an abandoned car after police gave it a chase in Mexico’s Culiacan city, officials said.

Police were patrolling the streets of Culiacan when they noticed a car speed off on seeing them. When they pursued it, the driver pulled into a parking lot and … Read more >>.

Man gets life for killing woman lawyer

BHUBANESWAR – An Orissa court Thursday awarded life term to a man for raping and murdering a woman advocate last year in Bhadrak district, a lawyer for the prosecution said.

Fast track court judge Pradumna Kumar Nayak, based in Bhadrak town, 142 km from here, declared Chitta Ranajn Sahu, 36, guilty after examining 22 witnesses, …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Fire officials: 4 children killed, 2 adults injured in California apartment blaze

4 children die in California apartment fire

FAIRFIELD, Calif. – Fire officials say four children have been killed and two adults injured in an apartment building fire in Fairfield.
Fairfield Assistant Fire Marshal Jerry Clark says when fire crews reached the single-story fourplex around 9:10 p.m. Wednesday they found three of the children dead at the scene. …. Source article  : Fire officials: 4 children killed, 2 adults injured in California apartment blaze.

Madhuri Gupta visited area near LoC this March

JAMMU – Indian diplomat Madhuri Gupta, arrested on charges of spying for Pakistan’s spy agency ISI, had visited the Sunderbani border area in Jammu and Kashmir last month and stayed with a doctor couple, intelligence sources said.

Gupta, 53, had been to Sunderbani, close to the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district, for two …. Read the original article  : Madhuri Gupta visited area near LoC this March.

Crises over volcanic ash and Greek credit reveal dysfunction at heart of European project

Ash, Greek credit crises reveal a disunited Europe

LONDON – It can be easy to forget about borders in Europe, a continent united by fast trains, cheap flights, a single currency and passport-free travel stretching from Portugal to Poland.
A pair of massive crises that hit the European Union this month have been a startling reminder, however, … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Crises over volcanic ash and Greek credit reveal dysfunction at heart of European project.

Teen stabs brother to death over videogame

Santiago (Chile), April 29 (IANS/EFE) A 16-year-old boy stabbed his brother, 18, to death in the Chilean capital here after a quarrel while playing a videogame, police said.

The incident occurred Tuesday night when the two siblings were playing a videogame with two other friends, police said Wednesday.
The victim, Manuel Mu??oz Gonzalez, and his brother, … Read : Teen stabs brother to death over videogame.

SKorean mourns 46 sailors killed in warship sinking at military funeral, vows to retaliate

South Korea honors sailors killed in ship sinking
PYEONGTAEK, South Korea – Sirens blared across South Korea on Thursday as a solemn military funeral honored 46 seamen killed after a blast sank their warship last month. Officials vowed retaliation against those responsible for an attack many believe North Korea launched.
Warships anchored at the base … Read more »».

Delhi University staff to be questioned in radiation case

NEW DELHI – Delhi University’s department of chemistry staff will be questioned Thursday after the source of the radioactive material, which claimed one life and affected seven in a west Delhi scrap market, was traced to the department’s laboratory, police said.

Late Wednesday, police revealed that the radioactive gamma cell containing Cobalt 60 was auctioned …. Source  : Delhi University staff to be questioned in radiation case.

28 children stabbed in China

BEIJING – Twenty-eight children were stabbed by a 47-year-old man at a kindergarten in China’s Jiangsu province Thursday, the second such knife attack on children in the country in as many days.

Two teachers and a security guard were also injured in the incident that took place at 9.30 a.m. local time in Zhongxin Kindergarten in … Original source on Gaea Times at : 28 children stabbed in China.

Coast Guard: 5 times more oil leaking from well in Gulf of Mexico; BP disputes estimate

New oil leak in well of sunken drilling rig
NEW ORLEANS – Five times more oil a day than previously believed is spewing into the Gulf of Mexico from a blown-out well of a sunken drilling rig, the Coast Guard said Wednesday, an estimate the oil company trying to contain the massive spill disputes.
A … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Coast Guard: 5 times more oil leaking from well in Gulf of Mexico; BP disputes estimate.

Eight die in Bihar boat mishap

At least eight people drowned when a country boat capsized in a local river in Bihar last night, officials said today.

Officials said the victims were crossing a river on a boat when it capsized in the midstream.
The victims were returning after attending a feast on the other side of the river when the boat sank. …. Source article  : Eight die in Bihar boat mishap.

40 arrested for communal clash in Rae Bareli

LUCKNOW – Around 40 people have been arrested for their involvement in a communal clash that left at least 12 people injured in Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli district, police said Thursday.

An altercation Wednesday between boys of two communities playing cricket Wednesday in Rae Bareli’s Jais town, some 80 km from Lucknow, snowballed into a clash … Read more >>>.