Police say suicide bomber kills 2 civilians in Pakistan’s northwestern Swat Valley

Suicide bomber kills 2 in Pakistan’s Swat Valley

MINGORA, Pakistan – A suicide bomber blew himself up in a busy market area in the main city in Pakistan’s Swat Valley on Saturday, killing two civilians in the northwestern region wrested from the Taliban last year, police said.
Senior police official Qazi Ghulam Farooq said six others were … Original article on : Police say suicide bomber kills 2 civilians in Pakistan’s northwestern Swat Valley.

Trudge for the Roses? Wet forecast swings door wide open for another upset at Kentucky Derby

Weather deals Kentucky Derby latest wild card

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Get ready for the Trudge for the Roses.
Rain is threatening to turn Churchill Downs into a soggy mess for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, the latest wild card in a week full of them.
The National Weather Service is calling for highs in the mid-70s and a 100 percent … Read more >>>.

Major oil spill was deemed ‘unlikely’ in BP environmental study for Gulf well that exploded

BP plan deemed major spill from Gulf well unlikely
MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER – The worst U.S. oil spill in decades reached into precious shoreline habitat along the Gulf Coast as documents emerged showing British Petroleum downplayed the possibility of a catastrophic accident at the offshore rig that exploded.
BP suggested in … Read more »»».

Madhuri Gupta says she is being framed (Second Lead)

NEW DELHI – Madhuri Gupta, a junior Indian diplomat arrested on charges of spying for Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), told a court here Saturday that she was being framed, police sources said.

Gupta was sent to 14 days judicial custody by Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja. The police were told to present Gupta before the …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Madhuri Gupta says she is being framed (Second Lead).

Cop kills two relatives over property dispute

LUCKNOW – A policeman Saturday shot dead two of his relatives over a property dispute in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar district, officials said.

Constable Om Prakash, in his late 30s, gunned down his father-in-law and co-brother after an altercation in Harpur village, some 300 km from here.
Police have set up teams to nab Prakash, who escaped … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Cop kills two relatives over property dispute.

Goods train derails in Orissa

BHUBANESWAR – Seven wagons of a goods train derailed near the Orissa-Andhra Pradesh border early Saturday, affecting rail services in the region, an official said.

The accident occurred at 5.45 a.m. between Pundi and Palasa stations, said Murlidhar Sahu, an East Coast Railway spokesman. No casualties were reported.
Several long-distance trains were stranded at different stations …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Killing of Ganges River Dolphins upsets Jairam Ramesh

PATNA – The killing of Ganges river dolphins in Bihar by suspected poachers has upset Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh, who has directed the state government to take adequate measures to protect the endangered species.

Four Ganges dolphins were Thursday killed by suspected poachers on the banks of the river here. An autopsy revealed that … Original article on : Killing of Ganges River Dolphins upsets Jairam Ramesh.

105 immigrants arrested near Mexico border

Tucson (Arizona), May 1 (IANS/EFE) US Border Patrol personnel have arrested 105 immigrants near the Mexico-Arizona border, officials said.

Most of the illegal immigrants were Mexicans and Central Americans, officials of the Border Patrol said Friday.
They had been arrested Wednesday after the patrol detected three groups of immigrants, using a mobile camera surveillance system, near [..] Read the original article: here.

Youth dies after swallowing fish

BHUBANESWAR – A 23-year-old man died in Orissa after accidentally swallowing a fish, police said Saturday.

Udhaba Munda, a resident of Tangarani village in Keonjhar district, some 250 km from here, went to the pond Friday to catch fish.
“He caught a fish and held it in his mouth, and went to catch another fish. However, …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Youth dies after swallowing fish.

Police say bomb kills at least 2 people in Pakistan’s northwestern Swat Valley

Bomb kills 2 people in Pakistan’s Swat Valley

MINGORA, Pakistan – A powerful bomb ripped through a busy market area in the main city in Pakistan’s Swat Valley on Saturday, killing at least two people in the area that the army wrested back from the Taliban last year, police said.
Senior police official Qazi Ghulam Farooq said [..] Read the original article: here.

Sikh woman killed her babies before dying: Canadian police

TORONTO – A young Sikh woman found dead along with her three small children in Calgary in October killed the babies herself, according to investigations by Canadian police.

Harsimrat Kahlon, 27, and the babies were found dead in their apartment Oct 5 when the woman’s partner called the police.
The Chandigarh-born woman died due to childbirth …. Read the original article  : Sikh woman killed her babies before dying: Canadian police.

US cops get desk duty for beating Chinese diplomat

WASHINGTON – Three American police officers have been restricted to desk duty after they chased a Chinese diplomat, arrested and handcuffed him in Houston, media reports said Saturday.

The officers will be on desk duty until the investigation into the arrest and injury caused to China’s Deputy Consular Boren Yu is completed, Houston Mayor Annise Parker …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Official: 1 dead, about 2 dozen injured as tornadoes rip through Ark., destroy several homes

Official: 1 dead, 2 dozen hurt in Ark. tornadoes

CLINTON, Ark. – Tornadoes ripping through central Arkansas killed at least one person and injured about two dozen others Friday, and more bad weather was possible Saturday, authorities said.
The death was reported in Van Buren County – about 75 miles north of Little Rock – where at … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Official: 1 dead, about 2 dozen injured as tornadoes rip through Ark., destroy several homes.

Updated: Bobmb kills three people, fifteen injured in Swat, Pakistan

Pakistan, Islamabad: Three people were killed and fifteen other hurt in Swat as a result of a bomb blast in a busy market of Suhrab Khan Chowk.

Police have confirmed a dozen people got multiple injuries and were taken to nearby hospital in Saido Shareef. Initially there have been no reports of causalities, however, [..] Read the original article: here.

Blast hurts ten people in Swat, Pakistan; Police arrests would be suicide bomber

Pakistan, Islamabad: Ten people have been hurt in Swat as a result of a bomb blast in a busy market of Suhrab Khan Chowk.

Police have confirmed a dozen people got multiple injuries and were taken to nearby hospital in Saido Shareef. Initially there have been no reports of causalities, however, police source said some of … Read more »»».

Roadside bomb wounds 4 policemen, 3 civilians in southwestern Pakistan

Roadside bomb wounds 7 in southwestern Pakistan

QUETTA, Pakistan – Police say a roadside bomb has exploded near a police vehicle in southwestern Pakistan, wounding 7 people.
Police official Ghulam Nabi says Saturday’s attack happened in the city of Quetta, and it wounded four officers and three civilians.
No one claimed responsibility, but authorities have blamed ethnic Baluch … Original source on Gaea Times at : Roadside bomb wounds 4 policemen, 3 civilians in southwestern Pakistan.

6.0 quakes rumble under Bering Sea; no tsunami risk, too far from land to be felt

6.0 quakes rumble under Bering Sea off Alaska

PALMER, Alaska – Two strong earthquakes rumbled Friday under the Bering Sea off Alaska, but officials say they posed no tsunami risk and were too far from land to be felt.
David Hale at the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer says a 6.0-magniitude quake struck [..] Read the original article: here.

Officials: 1 dead, 35 injured after tornadoes rip through Arkansas, destroy at least 3 homes

Officials: 1 dead, 35 hurt in Arkansas tornadoes

CLINTON, Ark. – Tornadoes ripping through central Arkansas on Friday killed at least one person, injured nearly three dozen others and destroyed several homes, authorities said.
The death was reported in Van Buren County – about 75 miles north of Little Rock – where three mobile homes were destroyed, …. Source article  : Officials: 1 dead, 35 injured after tornadoes rip through Arkansas, destroy at least 3 homes.

Madhuri Gupta sent to 14 days judicial custody

NEW DELHI – Madhuri Gupta, a junior Indian diplomat arrested on charges of spying for Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), was Saturday sent by a court here to 14 days judicial custody.

Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja asked the Special Cell of Delhi Police to present Gupta, 53, in the court on May 15.
“We wanted … Read more >>.

Two youths held with fake currency

CHANDIGARH – Chandigarh Police arrested two youths from well-off families and recovered counterfeit currency totalling nearly Rs.20,000 from them, authorities said Saturday.

Amardeep Singh, 25, and Pargatjot Singh, 23, were arrested Friday night. They belong to Amritsar city.
“They were walking towards Sector 42. On seeing the police, they started running, raising our suspicion,” investigating officer …. Original source  : Two youths held with fake currency.