Goa safe haven for Maoist elements: BJP

PANAJI – Goa has become a safe haven for Maoist elements, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleged here Monday after two rebels were arrested in the state last week.

Former state BJP president Rajendra Arlekar said that the arrest of two Maoists militants, hailing from the violence-affected Sundargarh district of Orissa, from different parts of [..] Read the original article: here.

Convicted killer released from jail in central China after alleged victim returns to village

Murderer freed after victim found alive in China

BEIJING – A man in central China was freed after nearly 10 years in prison for murder after his alleged victim turned up alive, state media reported Monday, in a case that raises concerns about police using torture to extract confessions.
The Higher People’s Court in the central province …. Original article  : Convicted killer released from jail in central China after alleged victim returns to village.

Los Angeles set to shut down hundreds of pot dispensaries

Los Angeles prepared to smoke out pot dispensaries

LOS ANGELES – Eric Matuschek has had his share of bumps and bruises as a Hollywood stuntman, but he hasn’t quite felt the pain he faces right now.
Matuschek stands to lose his livelihood – albeit a more risky one – as the owner of a pot dispensary. He … Read more >>>.

Malaysian policeman charged with fatal shooting of teen after national outcry over brutality

Malaysian policeman charged with killing teenager

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Malaysian prosecutors charged a police officer Monday with fatally shooting a teenager in an incident that triggered a national outcry over claims of police brutality.
It is the first time a policeman has been charged over the killing of a suspect in this Southeast Asian country. Activists …. Read the original article  : here.

Passenger detained in Pakistan after circuits found in shoes, says unsure how they got there

Pakistan airport stops man with circuits in shoes

KARACHI, Pakistan – Pakistani airport authorities detained a passenger after electrical circuits and batteries were found in the soles of his tennis shoes, an airport security official said Monday.
Officials were investigating what the components could be used for and why they were concealed. Similar materials can be used … Original article on : Passenger detained in Pakistan after circuits found in shoes, says unsure how they got there.

Apex court stays death penalty of American Centre blast convict

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Monday stayed the death sentence of Jamiluddin Nasir, who was convicted for the 2002 American Centre bomb blast in Kolkata.

Nasir and Aftab Ansari were sentenced to death for the attack that left six policemen dead Jan 22, 2002.
…. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Apex court stays death penalty of American Centre blast convict.

Oppsn leader Anwar’s accuser says he met Malaysian PM days before making sodomy allegation

Anwar’s sodomy accuser met Malaysian PM earlier

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – The young man who claims opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim sodomized him acknowledged in court Monday that he had met with Malaysia’s prime minister four days before making a police complaint against Anwar.
The defense hopes that Saiful Bukhari Azlan’s testimony under cross-examination will bolster its contention … Read : Oppsn leader Anwar’s accuser says he met Malaysian PM days before making sodomy allegation.

Iraqi officials: 9 killed in attacks across Baghdad appearing to target police, military

Officials: 9 killed in attacks across Baghdad

BAGHDAD – At least nine people were killed on Monday in what appears to be a coordinated attack across the Iraqi capital targeting police and army personnel, Iraqi officials said.
They said the violence was mostly the work of gunmen in speeding cars attacking police and army checkpoints that dot … Original source on Gaea Times at : Iraqi officials: 9 killed in attacks across Baghdad appearing to target police, military.

Nine killed in Baghdad attacks

BAGHDAD – Nine people were killed and 23 wounded in a series of attacks in the Iraqi capital early Monday, an interior ministry source said.

The attacks included six shootings targeting checkpoints and three roadside bombs, Xinhua reported quoting the source.
The report said the attackers used silenced weapons in attacks on the six checkpoints, which … Original source on Gaea Times at : Nine killed in Baghdad attacks.

‘US will not tolerate terrorists from Pakistan’

WASHINGTON – Warning Pakistan that the US would not “having people encouraged, directed, trained and sent from Pakistan to attack us,” Washington has told it go after the common enemy of terrorism “hard and fast”.

With the Pakistani American suspected Times Square bomber most likely connected with the Pakistani Taliban group, Secretary of State Hillary … Read : ‘US will not tolerate terrorists from Pakistan’.

Ready for talks, can make cadres surrender: Daimary to CBI

GUWAHATI – Ranjan Daimary, terror mastermind and leader of the outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), has said he is ready for peace talks and would be able to make his commanders and cadres surrender if New Delhi was keen for negotiations.

“Ranjan Daimary said he was interested in holding talks and even mentioned … Read : Ready for talks, can make cadres surrender: Daimary to CBI.

Immigration protesters arrested after locking selves together released from LA jail

Immigration protesters released from LA jail

LOS ANGELES – More than a dozen people arrested after chaining themselves together on a downtown Los Angeles street to protest Arizona’s new immigration law are out of jail.
Protest organizers said Sunday that 14 activists were released late Friday, a day after being charged with interfering with police work and … Read more »»».

Aquino seen as favorite as Filipinos vote amid fear of fraud, glitch in 1st automated polls

Aquino seen as favorite as Filipinos begin voting

MANILA, Philippines – After a decade of corruption-tainted politics, Filipinos stood in long lines Monday to elect a new leader, and surveys indicated they’re pinning their hopes on the son of democracy icons who has electrified masses with his clean image and Aquino family name.
Sen. Benigno Aquino III … Read more : Aquino seen as favorite as Filipinos vote amid fear of fraud, glitch in 1st automated polls.

NTSB says no engine alarms sounded before NY ferry slammed into pier, hurting dozens of people

NTSB: No engine alarms before NY ferry dock crash

NEW YORK – Engine conditions appeared normal and no engine alarms sounded before a Staten Island ferry approached its terminal and slammed into a pier, injuring dozens of people, federal investigators said Sunday.
A National Transportation Safety Board team said it determined that the ferry’s two forward engines … Original article on : NTSB says no engine alarms sounded before NY ferry slammed into pier, hurting dozens of people.

Despite violence, glitch, polls open in Philippines’ 1st automated vote

Polls open in Philippines’ 1st automated elections

MANILA, Philippines – Polling stations have opened in the Philippines’ first automated presidential and local elections after a last-minute software glitch and scattered violence that has claimed dozens of lives.
Throughout the archipelago, Filipinos are standing in long lines Monday to cast ballots in 17,600 precincts. About 50 million are … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Despite violence, glitch, polls open in Philippines’ 1st automated vote.

Suspected bomber arrested in Pakistan

KARACHI – A suspected bomber was arrested Sunday at the international airport in Pakistan’s souther port city of Karachi, Officials said.

The man, a civil engineer by profession, was caught with electric circuits hidden in the cavities of his shoes, Geo TV reported.
According to airport authorities, connecting explosives with the found electric circuits could prepare … Read more >>>.

NM DA seeks hate crime charges against 3 men who branded mentally challenged man with swastika

DA seeks hate crime charges in NM swastika case

FARMINGTON, N.M. – Prosecutors in northwestern New Mexico said they will pursue hate crime charges against three men accused of branding a swastika on a mentally challenged man’s arm using a heated metal clothes hanger.
Jesse Sanford, 24, William Hatch, 28, and Paul Beebe, 26, were charged Friday …. Source  : NM DA seeks hate crime charges against 3 men who branded mentally challenged man with swastika.

Oakland police say 2 men dead, 4 women wounded in after-hours nightclub shooting

2 dead, 4 wounded in Oakland shooting
OAKLAND, Calif. – Oakland police say two men are dead and four women have been hospitalized after at least one gunman opened fire in an unlicensed after-hours nightclub.

Investigators say the shooting took place around 2:45 a.m. Sunday in a warehouselike building that been converted into a club offering music, … Read more >>>.

NJ carnival shooting suspect wounded another teen before being shot, wounded by police

Teen charged in NJ carnival shooting
NEWARK, N.J. – Essex County prosecutors say a 17-year-old East Orange boy was the gunman who opened fire at a crowded carnival in northern New Jersey this weekend.

The teen, whose name was not released because of his age, wounded another youth Friday night before being shot and wounded by a … Read : NJ carnival shooting suspect wounded another teen before being shot, wounded by police.

Attorney general says Miranda warning may need revisions for terrorists

Holder: Miranda may need revisions for terrorist
WASHINGTON – In the wake of the Times Square bombing plot, the Obama administration said on Sunday it wants to work with Congress on possible limitations of the constitutional rights afforded terrorism suspects – even for American citizens.
Attorney General Eric Holder said changes may be needed to …. Original article  : Attorney general says Miranda warning may need revisions for terrorists.