Four CRPF troopers killed in landmine blast

KOLKATA – Four troopers of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were killed and two others injured when Maoist guerrillas blew up their patrol vehicle in the trouble-torn Lalgarh belt of West Bengal’s West Midnapore district Wednesday, police said.

The Maoists triggered the landmine blast between Pingboni and Ramgarh areas under Lalgarh police station, about 200 …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Four CRPF troopers killed in landmine blast.

Bangkok burns after Thai army storms protest zone, Red Shirt leaders arrested after 3 killed

Bangkok burns after Thai protest leaders arrested

BANGKOK – Downtown Bangkok became a raging battleground Wednesday as the army stormed a barricaded protest camp and toppled the Red Shirt leadership, enraging demonstrators who fired grenades and set fires that cloaked the skyline in a black haze.
At least two protesters and an Italian news photographer were killed. …. Read the original article  : here.

Four troopers feared killed as Maoists blow up vehicle

KOLKATA – Four Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were feared killed and two others wounded when their vehicle was blown up in a landmine blast by Maoist guerrillas in Lalgarh belt of West Midnapore district in West Bengal Wednesday.

“We are not sure about the exact number of casualties. But possibly, four CRPF jawans were …. Read the original article  : Four troopers feared killed as Maoists blow up vehicle.

Judge suspended in case of Chinese man tortured into false murder confession

Judge suspended in China coerced confession case

BEIJING – A Chinese provincial high court chief justice has been suspended over a case in which a man spent 11 years in jail after being tortured into confessing to a murder he did not commit, a court official said Wednesday.
Henan province Chief Justice Hu Ye is among four …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Judge suspended in case of Chinese man tortured into false murder confession.

US missionary who was detained in Haiti returns to Idaho, where more legal problems await

US missionary returns to Idaho after Haiti ordeal

BOISE, Idaho – An Idaho businesswoman accused of trying to take 33 children out of Haiti after the deadly January earthquake has been returned to her family after three months in a foreign jail.
But as Laura Silsby closes one troubled chapter, another set of legal woes await her …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Two soldiers, 40 militants killed in Pakistan clashes

ISLAMABAD – Dozens of militants attacked a security post Wednesday in Pakistan’s tribal region near the Afghan border, triggering clashes that left two soldiers and up to 40 rebels dead, officials said.

The fighting took place in the Orakzai tribal district, where government forces are carrying out an offensive against Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters. …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Two soldiers, 40 militants killed in Pakistan clashes.

Maoists blast tracks on second day of strike

KOLKATA – The driver and his assistant of a goods train were injured when Maoists blasted rail tracks between Jhargram and Gidhni stations in West Bengal Wednesday on the second day of a 48-hour shutdown called by the rebels in five states.

The incident occurred at the Jhargram station, about 155 km from here, in West …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Maoists blast tracks on second day of strike.

Mayawati blames central government for Maoist violence

LUCKNOW – Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has blamed the central government for the Maoist violence in the country and said the problem would hit her state too if New Delhi’s “apathy” continued.

“The central government ought to realise that the rise in Naxalite movement is not just a law and order issue, it has socio-economic … Read more : Mayawati blames central government for Maoist violence.

Maoism worst form of terrorism: Raman Singh

NEW DELHI – Two days after Maoists blew up a bus killing 31 people, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh Wednesday described Maoist insurgency as the worst form of terrorism in India.

“It is the worst form of terrorism. One thousand civilians have been killed in the last 10 years,” Singh told reporters here.
“Killing civilians, attacking …. Read the original article  : Maoism worst form of terrorism: Raman Singh.

Indian threatening to blast Parliament House arrested

Indian police today arrested a man who called up the senior officials in New Delhi and threatened to blow up the Parliament buildings.

Police said the youth identified as Kirti Singh was nabbed by Mairwa police in Bihar’s Siwan district while making threat calls.
“We have arrested the youth and his interrogation is going on”, a senior …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Security forces bust militant camp in Meghalaya

SHILLONG – Security forces Wednesday busted a training camp of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) in Meghalaya and recovered arms and ammunition, a top police officer said.

“A special operation team backed by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) raided the GNLA’s training camp inside Durama hill range,” Superintendent of Police Dalton P. Marak … Read more : Security forces bust militant camp in Meghalaya.

Police: Felon who was deported to Mexico arrested in alleged molestation of Calif. girl

Police say DNA links suspect to Calif. molestation

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Police say a convicted felon who was deported to Mexico three years ago has been arrested for allegedly molesting an 11-year-old girl in Southern California.
Santa Ana police say 47-year-old Roberto Jacobo Reyes was arrested Monday after investigators linked him to the Feb. 11 attack … Original source on Gaea Times at : Police: Felon who was deported to Mexico arrested in alleged molestation of Calif. girl.

Life in Bastar crippled on day two of shutdown

RAIPUR – Life in Chhattisgarh’s sprawling Bastar region remained crippled with security forces and people still fearful Wednesday, day two of the 48-hour shutdown called by the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).

Two days after more than 30 people were killed in Bastar’s Dantewada district when Maoists blasted a passenger bus, civilians and security forces …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Life in Bastar crippled on day two of shutdown.

Court fears torture in Pakistan, says no to deporting Al Qaeda men

LONDON – Two Al Qaeda operatives can’t be deported to Pakistan as it would infringe on their human rights, a British court has ruled. Pakistan, it said, has a “history of disappearances, illegal detention, and of torture”.

Al Qaeda operatives Abid Naseer, 24, and Ahmad Faraz Khan, 26, had planned to carry out a major …. Original source  : Court fears torture in Pakistan, says no to deporting Al Qaeda men.

French Muslims in face-covering veils speak out as bill to ban the attire goes to Cabinet

Women protest as French Cabinet gets veil ban bill

PARIS – One runs her own company, another is a housewife and a third, a divorcee, raises her children by herself. Like nearly 2,000 other Muslim women who wear face-covering veils in France, their lives will soon change and they are worried.
On Wednesday, Justice Minister Michele Alliot-Marie … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : French Muslims in face-covering veils speak out as bill to ban the attire goes to Cabinet.

Maoists blow up government warehouse in Orissa

BHUBANESWAR – Maoist guerrillas blew up a government warehouse in Orissa’s Malkangiri district during their two-day strike protesting the government offensive against them, police said Wednesday.

The rebels blasted the warehouse at Bodigata, about 40 km from Malkangiri late Tuesday, Deputy Inspector General of Police Sanjeeb Panda told IANS.
It was an unused warehouse and the …. Original article  : Maoists blow up government warehouse in Orissa.

Times Square bomber arraigned, next hearing June 1

NEW YORK – Two weeks after his arrest, Pakistani American Faisal Shahzad, who planned to detonate a car bomb at the landmark Times Square, was arraigned before a federal magistrate in Manhattan on five felony counts.

Appearing before Magistrate Judge James C. Francis IV Tuesday evening, Shahzad, 30, did not enter a plea, simply answering “yes” …. Read the original article  : here.

Accused Times Square bomber makes first court appearance

NEW YORK – The accused terrorist who allegedly tried to blow up a car in Times Square Tuesday made his first court appearance Tuesday in Manhattan.

Faisal Shahzad, a naturalized US citizen from Pakistan, was arrested May 3, aboard an airliner waiting to leave the US.
Two days earlier, he allegedly left a sport-utility vehicle vehicle … Original article on : Accused Times Square bomber makes first court appearance.

Most of small Mexican town’s police force quits in fear after gunmen ambush fellow officers

Mexican town’s police force quits after ambush

MEXICO CITY – Most of a small Mexican town’s police force has quit after armed men ambushed and wounded two of their officers.
The resignation of six of the 11 municipal officers in La Union Monday evening comes after several other Mexican towns have seen mass police resignations because of …. Source article  : Most of small Mexican town’s police force quits in fear after gunmen ambush fellow officers.

WH adviser: Elite terror interrogation team questions Times Square suspect, others

WH adviser: Interrogation team questions Shahzad

WASHINGTON – White House terrorism adviser John Brennan said Tuesday a special team of investigators has begun interrogating high-value terrorist suspects in the U.S. and abroad, including the man accused in the failed Times Square bombing.
At a foreign policy forum, Brennan confirmed that the so-called high-value detainee interrogation group, or …. Source article  : WH adviser: Elite terror interrogation team questions Times Square suspect, others.