China court sentences to death school attacker who hurt 29 children at kindergarten

China court sentences to death school attacker

BEIJING – A Chinese court sentenced a man to death Saturday for an attack on a school that left 29 children and three kindergarten teachers hurt last month.
The attack was one of five major assaults against schoolchildren in the last two months that have left 17 dead and more … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : China court sentences to death school attacker who hurt 29 children at kindergarten.

Injured cop dies in Srinagar hospital

SRINAGAR – A policeman who was injured in Friday’s grenade explosion by separatists in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital succumbed to his injuries in a hospital Saturday, an official said.

Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers, a local policeman and a civilian were wounded in the Saraf Kadal area of the old city …. Original source  : Injured cop dies in Srinagar hospital.

Police: Sheriff’s deputy in Wash. state fatally shoots in-laws; holes up in house

Police: Sheriff’s deputy in WA shoots in-laws

GIG HARBOR, Wash. – A Pierce County sheriff’s deputy fatally shot his wife’s parents Friday night and barricaded himself in his Gig Harbor home, police said.
Deputy Allen Myron’s two children were trapped in the house during the early part of the standoff, but managed to safely get out, sheriff’s …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Police: Sheriff’s deputy in Wash. state fatally shoots in-laws; holes up in house.

Japanese man arrested for allegedly trying to carry stun gun on plane from Honolulu to Tokyo

Man allegedly taking stun gun on plane arrested

HONOLULU – Federal authorities arrested a Japanese man Friday after he allegedly tried to board a flight to Tokyo with a stun gun in his carry-on bag.
Prosecutors charged Hiroki Suzuki with one count of carrying a dangerous concealed weapon while attempting to board All Nippon Airways Flight 1051.
An … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Japanese man arrested for allegedly trying to carry stun gun on plane from Honolulu to Tokyo.

Pierce County, Wash., sheriff’s spokesman: deputy shoots in-laws, holed up in house

Sheriff’s officer: deputy shoots in-laws
GIG HARBOR, Wash. – A Pierce County sheriff’s spokesman says a sheriff’s deputy has shot his in-laws and barricaded himself in a Gig Harbor home.

Spokesman Ed Troyer said Friday night the father-in-law is believed to be dead in the house. The mother-in-law was able to get out of the house and … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Pierce County, Wash., sheriff’s spokesman: deputy shoots in-laws, holed up in house.

Immigration debate rages at town-hall forum by Spanish-language broadcaster Univision

Univision forum held on Arizona’s immigration law

MIAMI – Detractors and defenders of Arizona’s crackdown on illegal immigration aired their views in a lively town-hall style meeting broadcast nationally Friday night by the Spanish-language network Univision.
The commercial-free forum held in Phoenix and Miami comes in the wake of Arizona’s new law some critics fear could lead … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Immigration debate rages at town-hall forum by Spanish-language broadcaster Univision.

Authorities say sheriff’s deputy shoots in-laws, holes up with kids in Washington state

Authorities say sheriff’s deputy shoots in-laws

GIG HARBOR, Wash. – Authorities in Washington state say a sheriff’s deputy has shot his in-laws and barricaded himself in a home with his children.
Pierce County sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said Friday night that the deputy’s mother-in-law has been airlifted from Gig Harbor to a Seattle medical center. Troyer says …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Authorities say sheriff’s deputy shoots in-laws, holes up with kids in Washington state.

Tamil jailed in Canada for funding LTTE

VANCOUVER – In the first conviction in Canada for funding of terrorists abroad, a court here jailed a Tamil for collecting money for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE) which was routed by the Sri Lankan forces in May last year.

Prapaharan Thambithurai, 46, was jailed for six months after pleading guilty to the criminal …. Read the original article  : Tamil jailed in Canada for funding LTTE.

Maoists torch dumpers, rollers of construction firm

PATNA – Maoists have torched two dumpers and as many rollers of a road construction company in Bihar’s Gaya district, police said Saturday.

Armed rebels late Friday attacked the temporary office of a construction firm near Sherghati in Gaya, about 100 km from here, police said.
They set on fire dumpers and rollers, creating panic among … Read : Maoists torch dumpers, rollers of construction firm.

Police: Former Food Network chef solicited Calif. homeless people to commit a murder

Police: TV chef solicited homeless in murder plot

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – California police say the former host of a Food Network show is accused of soliciting homeless people to commit a murder.
Santa Monica police Sgt. Jay Trisler says Juan-Carlos Cruz was arrested Thursday and booked on suspicion of solicitation to commit murder.
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Police: Man who posed as teen basketball star at Texas high school charged with sexual assault

Accused student impostor now facing sex charge

DALLAS – A 22-year-old man accused of posing as a high school basketball star in West Texas was charged with sexual assault Friday after an underage girl reported having sex with him last summer when she thought he was a teenager, police said.
Guerdwich Montimer was arrested for the third … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Police: Man who posed as teen basketball star at Texas high school charged with sexual assault.

Next big terrorist attack on US will be postmarked ‘Pakistan’: CIA analyst

WASHINGTON – A former CIA analyst, who helped President Barack Obama formulate his Pakistan-Afghanistan policy, sees “a very serious possibility that the next mass casualty terrorist attack on the United States will be postmarked ‘Pakistan.’”

“What we’re seeing going on in Pakistan now is a very dangerous phenomenon,” says Bruce Riedel, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution, …. Original source  : Next big terrorist attack on US will be postmarked ‘Pakistan’: CIA analyst.

California city could sue former UCLA student who faked her kidnapping for cost of search

Former UCLA student’s kidnap hoax could be costly

GLENDALE, Calif. – A young woman who faked her own kidnapping to avoid telling her parents she had dropped out of college could be sued for the costs of the extensive search, but she won’t face criminal charges, police said Friday.
The city attorney will decide whether to file …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : California city could sue former UCLA student who faked her kidnapping for cost of search.

So. Arizona man pleads guilty for role in death of rare jaguar trapped by wildlife team

So. Ariz. man pleads guilty in jaguar’s death

PHOENIX – A southern Arizona biologist pleaded guilty on Friday to a misdemeanor federal charge for his role in the 2009 trapping and subsequent death of a rare jaguar known as “Macho B.”
Emil McCain, 31, of Patagonia, entered his plea to illegally “taking” an endangered species in U.S. …. Source article  : So. Arizona man pleads guilty for role in death of rare jaguar trapped by wildlife team.

Nicaraguan banana workers deny they conspired in fraud to win pesticides case against Dole

Nicaraguan workers deny conspiracy against Dole

MANAGUA, Nicaragua – Several banana workers denied Friday they were part of a conspiracy to defraud Dole Foods Co. by falsely claiming in a damage lawsuit to have worked on a banana plantation and been made sterile by pesticides.
Seven workers at a news conference in Nicaragua, where the contamination allegedly …. Source article  : Nicaraguan banana workers deny they conspired in fraud to win pesticides case against Dole.

Man about to be extradited from Canada to face California murder charge found dead

Man about to be extradited in Calif. killing dies

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Authorities say a man about to be extradited from Canada to face charges in a 1984 slaying in California apparently committed suicide after learning his appeal to avoid extradition had been denied.
Orange County prosecutors and Huntington Beach police say 53-year-old Gerald Su Go …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Man about to be extradited from Canada to face California murder charge found dead.

Police say they won’t file criminal charges against Southern Calif. woman who faked kidnapping

No charges against CA woman who faked kidnapping

GLENDALE, Calif. – California police say they will not file criminal charges against a young woman who faked her own kidnapping to avoid telling her parents that she had dropped out of the University of California, Los Angeles two years ago.
Glendale police Sgt. Tom Lorenz said Friday that … Read more »»».

Chile terror suspect’s lawyer denies US claim of bomb residue, says chemical commonly found

Chile terror lawyer predicts case will be dropped

SANTIAGO, Chile – Chilean prosecutors will have to show a judge on Saturday what evidence they have against a Pakistani detained after the U.S. Embassy said it found traces of an explosives substance on his documents and cell phone.
The evidence hearing was ordered moved up from Sunday after …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Calif. police: No criminal charges against former UCLA student who faked own kidnapping

No charges for UCLA student who faked abduction

GLENDALE, Calif. – California police say they will not file criminal charges against a woman who faked her own kidnapping to avoid telling her parents that she had dropped out of the University of California, Los Angeles two years ago.
Sgt. Tom Lorenz said Friday the Glendale city attorney … Read more »»».

Woman comes forward in Lawrence Taylor sex assault case, says he never had sex with teen

Woman says Taylor did not have sex with teen

NEW YORK – A woman has come forward as a defense witness in the sexual assault case against Lawrence Taylor, saying the 16-year-old girl who accused the NFL legend of rape never had sex with him, according to a statement from the woman confirmed Friday by Taylor’s …. Original source  : Woman comes forward in Lawrence Taylor sex assault case, says he never had sex with teen.