Authorities hopeful sole survivor of Libyan crash can return home to Netherlands this weekend

Dutch crash survivor could go home this weekend

TRIPOLI, Libya – Authorities are hopeful the Dutch boy who is the sole survivor of a plane crash in Libya will be able to return home to the Netherlands this weekend, as investigators begin work to determine the cause of the crash.
Nine-year-old Ruben Van Assouw lost the rest … Original source on Gaea Times at : Authorities hopeful sole survivor of Libyan crash can return home to Netherlands this weekend.

Search for 24 missing Russian miners can’t resume for at least a week

Search for 24 Russian miners can’t resume for week

MOSCOW – Russian officials say the search for 24 workers missing after a coal mine explosion won’t resume for a week, apparently eliminating hopes of finding them alive.
Rescue operations at the Raspadskaya mine in western Siberia were suspended Thursday because of heavy concentrations of explosive methane and …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Search for 24 missing Russian miners can’t resume for at least a week.

Scolded over studies, boy kills father, grandmother

LUCKNOW – Frustrated at being frequently scolded for not being serious towards his studies, a 17-year-old boy shot dead his father and grandmother here Friday, police said.

Utkarsh Sahu, 17, allegedly shot dead the two with the service revolver of his father Rama Shankar (47), a head constable. He then injured himself in order to …. Original source  : Scolded over studies, boy kills father, grandmother.

Tube being threaded into pipe pouring oil into Gulf; hope is to siphon leaking crude to tanker

BP hopes tube will siphon oil to tanker
Undersea robots were trying to thread a small tube into the jagged pipe that is pouring oil into the Gulf of Mexico in BP’s latest attempt to cut down on the spill from a blown-out well that has pumped out more than 4 million gallons of crude.

The company … Original source on Gaea Times at : Tube being threaded into pipe pouring oil into Gulf; hope is to siphon leaking crude to tanker.

25 die of electrocution in Madhya Pradesh bus accident

BHOPAL – At least 25 people were electrocuted and 15 injured when the bus in which they were travelling collided with a high-voltage electric pole Friday in Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh, police said.

A high-tension overhead wire fell on the bus when it collided with the pole and high voltage current electrocuted the passengers who … Original source on Gaea Times at : 25 die of electrocution in Madhya Pradesh bus accident.

China says police will fire on future school attackers, ‘and without mercy’

China says police will fire on school attackers

LINCHANG, China – China said Friday that its police will open fire on any future school attackers “without mercy” after the deadliest in a string of recent assaults killed seven preschoolers and two adults this week.
“If criminals dare to do this kind of thing again, we will act …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : China says police will fire on future school attackers, ‘and without mercy’.

Robber battered by judo expert

LONDON – A robber wanted to make an easy exit after robbing a British bookmaker’s store but he threatened the wrong man – a judo expert. The judoka crashed a chair on the robber’s head and then pinned him to the ground till police arrived.

Fortyeight-year-old Martin Richardson, who weighs over 110 kg and is powerfully … Read more >>.

2 GOP governors, 1 disaster: Barbour, Jindal show diverging responses to Gulf oil spill

Miss., La. govs contrast in responses to oil spill

JACKSON, Miss. – The ambitious Republican governors of Mississippi and Louisiana are a study in contrasts as an oil spill threatens coastal economies still reeling from Hurricane Katrina.
Mississippi’s Haley Barbour, a well-connected former Washington lobbyist, has calmly said the oil slick looming offshore is just a sheen …. Original article  : 2 GOP governors, 1 disaster: Barbour, Jindal show diverging responses to Gulf oil spill.

Husband stitches wife’s private parts with wire

RANCHI – In a hair-raising incident, a husband stitched the private parts of his wife with wire in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad city after her request to visit her parents enraged him, police said Friday.

The woman, Sabitri, is in critical condition after being operated at a Dhanbad hospital, doctors said. The man, Sannimar Munda, is on the [..] Read the original article: here.

Chile police find more traces of explosive in terrorism probe of Pakistani, seek others

Chile police seek associates of embassy detainee

SANTIAGO, Chile – Police found more traces of an explosives material at the home of a detained Pakistani who is under investigation after the same substance was detected on his documents and cell phone while visiting the U.S. Embassy.
Chile’s state television said Thursday night that the traces were found … Read more : Chile police find more traces of explosive in terrorism probe of Pakistani, seek others.

Protesters allege NATO killed Afghan civilians; alliance says it targeted insurgents

Protesters say NATO attack killed Afghan civilians

KABUL – Hundreds of protesters burned tires and blocked roads Friday in eastern Afghanistan as they accused NATO forces of killing civilians in an overnight raid, but the alliance said eight insurgents were killed in the attack.
More than 500 people poured into the streets in the Surkh Rod district …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Four cops held for supplying arms to Maoists

LUCKNOW – Four policemen have been arrested from different districts of Uttar Pradesh on suspicion of being involved in a racket to smuggle arms and ammunition for Maoists, officials said Friday.

Carrying out a joint operation with the police, the Special Task Force (STF) Thursday arrested the four men from the Provincial Armed Constabulary from Gonda, … Read : Four cops held for supplying arms to Maoists.

Orissa Congress legislator arrested in Andhra

BHUBANESWAR – An Congress legislator from Orissa’s Ganjam district, who had been on the run after his alleged involvement in the murder of a criminal in his constituency early this year, was arrested from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, police said Friday.

Ramesh Chandra Jena, who represents Sanakhemundi constituency, was arrested from Visakhapatnam Thursday evening, Ganjam district’s superintendent …. Original article  : Orissa Congress legislator arrested in Andhra.

White House requests $10 million from Congress for possible litigation from oil spill

US seeks $10 million for oil spill legal costs

WASHINGTON – The White House is asking Congress to approve $10 million for potential litigation costs arising from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
It’s part of a larger legislative package the administration sent to Capitol Hill this week including help for fishermen and a proposal …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : White House requests $10 million from Congress for possible litigation from oil spill.

Indo-Canadian MP faces criminal probe in mortgage fraud

TORONTO – Canadian police Thursday launched criminal investigations against Indian Canadian MP Devinder Shory and dozens of others named in the country\’s biggest mortgage fraud.

In its lawsuit filed last week, the Bank of Montreal – which is one of the top five Canadian banks – had named Shory along with over 100 people in the … Original source on Gaea Times at : Indo-Canadian MP faces criminal probe in mortgage fraud.

State media says death toll in coal mine blast in southwest China rises to 21

China says death toll in mine blast rises to 21

BEIJING – State media says the death toll in a coal mine blast in southwest China’s Guizhou province has risen to 21.
The official Xinhua News Agency said Friday that 31 workers were in the mine when the blast happened Thursday night, and that 10 managed to …. Read the original article  : State media says death toll in coal mine blast in southwest China rises to 21.

86 killed, thousands relocated in China rainstorms

Indo-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE
BEIJING – At least 86 people were killed and 16 missing due to flood and landslides caused by rainstorms that lashed central and south China in the past few days.

Rainstorms in south China since early May have left at least 86 people dead and 16 missing, causing direct economic losses of almost 5.9 … Original article on : 86 killed, thousands relocated in China rainstorms.

24 workers trapped in China coal mine blast

Indo-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE
BEIJING – At least 24 workers were trapped underground after a gas explosion in a coal mine in southwest China Thursday, Xinhua reported.

A total of 31 miners were working in a shaft of Yuanyang Colliery in Guizhou province, rescuers said, adding that seven of them managed to escape.
Investigations are on to ascertain …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : 24 workers trapped in China coal mine blast.

Obama hails police officers who responded to Times Square during car bomb attempt

Obama meets, praises Times Square bomb responders
NEW YORK – President Barack Obama met Thursday with police officers who responded to the attempted car-bombing of Times Square, greeting them at the New York Police Department’s high-tech Real Time Crime Center.
“Look, I know folks are busy, but I just wanted to come by and say … Read more »»».

White men charged with burning Mass. church in response to Obama’s election face more charges

Suspects in Mass. church fire face more charges
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – A federal grand jury has filed more charges against two white men accused of torching a predominantly black Massachusetts church in response to President Barack Obama’s election.
Federal prosecutors said Thursday that 22-year-old Thomas Gleason Jr. and 25-year-old Michael Jacques now face additional charges … Read : White men charged with burning Mass. church in response to Obama’s election face more charges.