Saudi forces free German girls kidnapped in Yemen

RIYADH – Two German girls who were part of a group kidnapped in Yemen last year have been transferred to the Saudi authorities, a spokesperson for the Saudi interior ministry said Tuesday.

The two girls were found during a joint Yemeni-Saudi operation, spokesperson Mansour al-Turki told DPA.
“It was a secret security operation launched based on … Original article on : Saudi forces free German girls kidnapped in Yemen.

Goa women’s panel to probe ‘blouse-ripping’ cop

PANAJI – The Goa women’s commission will probe a senior police inspector who has been repeatedly caught ripping off women’s blouses during public agitations and protests, an official said Tuesday.

Speaking to IANS, chairperson of the Goa state commission for women (GSCW) Ezilda Sapeco said the commission had called for footage from local TV news … Read : Goa women’s panel to probe ‘blouse-ripping’ cop.

Police charge landlord after crude bomb is found set to go off in NJ pizzeria

Police charge landlord in NJ pizzeria bomb plot

JERSEY CITY, N.J. – A building owner accused of placing a crude bomb in a pizzeria that had been rented by a man he’d fought over back rent was arrested Monday, police said.
Milan Bolich Jr., 54, was charged with criminal attempted aggravated arson, risking widespread injury and possession …. Original source  : Police charge landlord after crude bomb is found set to go off in NJ pizzeria.

Afghan police: Suicide car bomber attacks in western part of Afghan capital, 3 dead

At least 3 dead in suicide car bomb in Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan – A suicide car bomber attacked the heavily fortified Afghan capital early Tuesday, killing at least three people, police said.
Initial reports of the explosion in western Kabul indicated that U.S. vehicles were targeted, said Abdul Ghafor Sayedzada, the chief of the city police’s criminal …. Source  : Afghan police: Suicide car bomber attacks in western part of Afghan capital, 3 dead.

I want to have sex in jail, demands British prisoner

LONDON – A British prisoner has demanded that he should be allowed to have sex in jail as “it makes a mockery of the justice system when partners are made to suffer unnecessarily”.

Christopher Pollock wrote from his cell: “I would like to know why prisoners in England and Wales are not permitted conjugal visits when … Original source on Gaea Times at : I want to have sex in jail, demands British prisoner.

Court asks CBI to conduct fresh probe into Rizwanur death

KOLKATA – The Calcutta High Court Tuesday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct a fresh probe into the death of Muslim youth Rizwanur Rahman, whose mysterious death after his marriage with the daughter of a rich Hindu businessman in 2007 had sparked widespread outrage.

The court, acting on a complaint filed by Rizwanur’s …. Source article  : Court asks CBI to conduct fresh probe into Rizwanur death.

Man held in NY car bomb probe denies connection to suspect nabbed on Dubai-bound plane

Man held in NY car bomb probe denies suspect link

BOSTON – One of three men arrested in the investigation of a failed car-bombing in New York’s Times Square denies any connection to the primary suspect, Pakistan’s consul general in Boston said.
Consul General Barry Hoffman said Aftab Khan, a Pakistani gas station attendant who lives in …. Original article  : Man held in NY car bomb probe denies connection to suspect nabbed on Dubai-bound plane.

Official: Hopes fading for 30 trapped Turkish coal miners following explosion

Official: Hopes fade for 30 trapped Turkish miners

ANKARA, Turkey – An engineer says hope for the survival of 30 trapped Turkish miners has grown dim as rescue workers struggled to reach them a day after a methane gas explosion collapsed parts of a major coal mine in northern Turkey.
Chief Engineer Husnu Unal says rescuers pumped …. Read the original article  : here.

Police charge landlord after bomb is found set to go off in NJ pizzeria

Police arrest landlord in NJ pizzeria bomb plot

JERSEY CITY, N.J. – A building owner accused of placing a crude bomb in a pizzeria that had been rented by a man he’d fought over back rent was arrested Monday, police said.
Milan Bolich Jr. was arrested in Jersey City on Monday evening. The 54-year-old was charged with … Read : Police charge landlord after bomb is found set to go off in NJ pizzeria.

Major fire in scrap, medicine warehouses

NEW DELHI – A major fire broke out in a warehouse storing scrap and quickly enveloped a nearby hall packed with medicines in south Delhi’s Okhla area Tuesday, officials said.

Eighteen fire tenders battled the leaping flames but no one was injured, a Delhi Fire Service officer said.
A police officer said the probable cause of … Read more >>.

Fire at Delhi Metro station

NEW DELHI – A fire broke out at the Uttam Nagar Delhi Metro station here Tuesday morning, apparently due to an electrical short circuit, authorities said. No one was injured.

The Delhi Fire Service said the fire was reported at 10.10 a.m. It broke out in an air conditioner at the control room.
Two fire tenders …. Source  : Fire at Delhi Metro station.

Canadian Sikh shot dead in home

VANCOUVER – A Sikh youth has been shot dead in the driveway of his posh home in the Vancouver suburb of Surrey.

Chhminder Singh Gill, 32, who was killed Sunday, may have been targeted for his possible criminal links, local media said, though police have not said anything about it yet.
A police spokesman said they …. Read the original article  : Canadian Sikh shot dead in home.

Major fire in Delhi’s Okhla area

NEW DELHI – A major fire broke out at a scrap shop in Delhi’s Okhla area Tuesday morning. No one was injured, officials said.

“We got to know about the incident at 9.50 a.m. About 18 fire tenders have been rushed to the spot,” an official of the Delhi Fire Service (DFS) said.
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Fire at Delhi Metro station, no casualties

NEW DELHI – A fire broke out at the Uttam Nagar metro station here Tuesday morning. No one was injured, officials said.

“The fire was reported at 10.10 a.m. It broke out in an air conditioner at the control room of the metro station,” said an official of the Delhi Fire Service (DFS).
“Two fire tenders … Original source on Gaea Times at : Fire at Delhi Metro station, no casualties.

Eight years after lottery, he’s back to bin man status

LONDON – A Briton, who won 9.7 million pounds in a lottery and blew it all up on drugs, women and wild parties, wants to again start working as a bin man.

Mikey Carroll has again applied for the 200 pounds a week job that he resigned from after winning the lottery eight years ago.
“I … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Eight years after lottery, he’s back to bin man status.

Chinese tycoon sentenced to 14 years in prison

BEIJING – Huang Guangyu, once reputed to be China’s wealthiest person, was Tuesday sentenced to 14 years in prison on corruption charges.

Xinhua reported that Huang, who is former chairman of Chinese electronics retailer giant Gome, was sentenced to 14 years in prison by a Beijing court Tuesday morning over illegal business dealings, insider trading … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Chinese tycoon sentenced to 14 years in prison.

Coast Guard: Tar balls found off Key West; lab to determine if they’re from Gulf oil spill

Coast Guard: Tar balls found off Key West, Fla.

KEY WEST, Fla. – The U.S. Coast Guard says 20 tar balls have been found off Key West, Fla., but the agency stopped short of saying whether they came from a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Some 5 million gallons of crude has spewed into …. Source article  : Coast Guard: Tar balls found off Key West; lab to determine if they’re from Gulf oil spill.

BP says it will permanently cap well leaking into the Gulf, never try to produce oil from it

BP says it will permanently cap leaking well

NEW ORLEANS – BP says it will never again try to produce oil through a blown-out well that’s been gushing into the Gulf of Mexico for nearly a month.
The oil has been leaking since an offshore drilling rig exploded and sank off the coast of Louisiana last month.
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Official in charge of offshore drilling retires in fallout from Gulf spill; Obama orders probe

MMS drilling official retires in oil spill fallout

WASHINGTON – The federal official overseeing offshore drilling announced his departure Monday in a fallout from the Gulf oil spill and criticism that federal regulators have been too cozy with industry.
President Barack Obama, meanwhile, has decided to have a presidential commission investigate the cause of the rig explosion …. Original source  : Official in charge of offshore drilling retires in fallout from Gulf spill; Obama orders probe.

Sri Lanka indicted for war crimes, international probe sought

TORONTO – Indicting Sri Lanka of war crimes in the later stages of the ethnic war that ended a year ago with the annihilation of the Tamil Tigers, an independent international report Monday asked Colombo to submit itself to outside probe into human rights violations.

In its report titled `War crimes in Sri Lanka,’ the Brussels-based …. Original source  : Sri Lanka indicted for war crimes, international probe sought.