Mumbai trains serial blasts probe reveals Pakistani link

MUMBAI – Investigators piecing together clues of the July 11, 2006 Mumbai train bombings that killed over 200 people have succeeded in identifying the bomb planters on five of the seven trains with each group comprising at least one Pakistani.

The terrorists involved in bombing the remaining two trains remain a mystery as trial in … Read more : Mumbai trains serial blasts probe reveals Pakistani link.

Thailand’s prime minister says fresh elections only after violence, protests by Red Shirts end

Thai PM: No early elections until violence ends

BANGKOK – Thailand’s leader said Sunday that new elections can be considered only after violence and protests by anti-government activists end completely, after two months of turmoil left at least 85 people dead and deeply divided the country.
The comments by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva indicate he will continue …. Read the original article  : Thailand’s prime minister says fresh elections only after violence, protests by Red Shirts end.

Chile court sends Pakistani back to jail

Santiago, May 23 (IANS/EFE) A Chile court has annulled the release of a Pakistani man, who was briefly detained after he entered the US embassy here with traces of explosives on his body.

The Santiago Court of Appeals Saturday ordered Mohammed Saif Ur Rehman Khan, charged with illegal possession of explosives, remanded in custody, judicial sources …. Source article  : Chile court sends Pakistani back to jail.

Militants gun down trade union leader in Kashmir

SRINAGAR – A trade union leader and activist of the ruling National Conference (NC) was killed by separatist guerrillas in Kashmir’s Baramulla district Sunday, police said.

Militants shot at Gulam Nabi Khan, 45, the president of Sopore traders’ federation at a market square in Sopore town, 50 km from here, a senior police officer said [..] Read the original article: here.

Border Patrol arrest driver, 6 suspected undocumented immigrants after 100-mile Calif. chase

Border Patrol arrests 7 in 100-mile Calif. chase

SAN DIEGO – Authorities say a man led Border Patrol agents on a 100-mile chase from the U.S.-Mexico border into Southern California before the driver and six suspected undocumented immigrants stopped and surrendered in Irvine.
Border Patrol Agent Michael Jimenez says an agent saw a sport utility vehicle slow …. Read the original article  : here.

Mother of babies found bound, beaten and gagged in Southern Calif. home arrested, charged

Mother of Calif. babies found beaten arrested

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Authorities say the mother of a baby and a toddler who were found beaten, bound and gagged in a Southern California bedroom has been arrested.
Riverside County court records show Erica Monique Henry was booked into county jail Tuesday and released on bail Thursday. The 24-year-old has … Read more >>>.

Mexican authorities halt investigation into ex-candidate’s disappearance at family’s request

Mexico suspends search for missing ex-candidate

MEXICO CITY – Mexican authorities suspended their investigation into the disappearance of a former presidential candidate Saturday at his relatives’ request.
The Attorney General’s Office said in a brief statement that the investigation in the case of Diego Fernandez de Cevallos has been halted “out of respect for the family’s wishes.”
Fernandez …. Source article  : Mexican authorities halt investigation into ex-candidate’s disappearance at family’s request.

Nevada woman accused of stealing $20 bottle of wine from store while topless and intoxicated

Nev. woman accused of stealing wine while topless

MINDEN, Nev. – A Nevada woman is accused of stealing a bottle of wine from a store while she was topless and intoxicated.
Brandi Smith, of Gardnerville, acknowledged her behavior was “mind-boggling” during an appearance Wednesday before a judge to face charges of indecent exposure, felony drunken driving and … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Nevada woman accused of stealing $20 bottle of wine from store while topless and intoxicated.

3 robbers rig driverless car to smash through doors of Idaho liquor store; caught on video

Robbers rig car to smash into Idaho liquor store

TWIN FALLS, Idaho – Police in Idaho say three people ransacked a Twin Falls liquor store by rigging a driverless vehicle that smashed through the front doors so they could get inside.
A deputy director of the Idaho State Liquor Division says the 2002 Pontiac had a pipe …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : 3 robbers rig driverless car to smash through doors of Idaho liquor store; caught on video.

Insurgents attack NATO base in Kandahar

KABUL – NATO’s largest military base in southern Afghanistan was attacked late Saturday by insurgents, the Washington Post reported citing military officials.

Several coalition troops were reportedly wounded in the attack from the ground and air, as four rockets crashed down on the Kandahar air field. At the same time, insurgents tried to break though a … Read more »».

Mexican investigators can’t find one-time ‘Survivor’ producer for questioning in wife’s death

Mexico searching for TV producer in wife’s death

CANCUN, Mexico – Mexican investigators say they can’t locate a former “Survivor” producer to question him about the death of his wife in this Caribbean resort city.
Bruce Beresford-Redman hasn’t been charged in the case, but his passport was confiscated and he was ordered not to leave Mexico after … Read more : Mexican investigators can’t find one-time ‘Survivor’ producer for questioning in wife’s death.

Analysts: Calif. bill targeting child molesters for long prison terms would cost many millions

Calif. bill aimed at molesters would cost millions

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A state corrections department analysis of a bill being considered by California lawmakers found that mandating life sentences for some child molesters and lifetime parole for others would cost tens of millions of dollars annually after the first decade.
The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst puts the ultimate … Read more : Analysts: Calif. bill targeting child molesters for long prison terms would cost many millions.

Lawyers say feds won’t seek criminal charges in AIG cases; securities regulators still probing

Lawyers say no criminal charges in AIG cases

The Justice Department has decided not to file criminal charges against the former head of a division at American International Group Inc. whose dealings in mortgage-related securities nearly bankrupted the company and led to a controversial government bailout, according to lawyers involved in the cases.
The decision appears to …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Chile orders Pakistani allegedly caught with bomb traces at US Embassy back to prison

Chile returns Pakistani explosives suspect to jail

SANTIAGO, Chile – A Chilean appeals court ordered a Pakistani man back into a high-security prison Saturday, saying the chemicals allegedly found on his possessions at the U.S. Embassy and inside his apartment could only have come from direct contact with explosives.
Mohammad Saif Ur Rehman Khan has said it …. Read the original article  : Chile orders Pakistani allegedly caught with bomb traces at US Embassy back to prison.

Chilean appeals court returns Pakistani found with traces of explosives to prison

Chilean court returns Pakistani suspect to jail

SANTIAGO, Chile – A Chilean appeals court says a Pakistani man detained at the U.S. Embassy must go back to prison.
It’s preventive detention for Mohammad Saif Ur Rehman Khan, who according to U.S. authorities and Chilean police was found with traces of explosives.
Khan says it all must be a … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Chilean appeals court returns Pakistani found with traces of explosives to prison.

Utah plea hearing derailed when Burmese refugee denies guilt in girl’s 2008 slaying

Utah refugee backs out of plea for girl’s slaying

SALT LAKE CITY – A Utah plea hearing was derailed when a Burmese refugee charged with the March 2008 slaying of a 7-year-old girl denied his guilt.
When his attorney told the judge on Friday that a resolution in the case had been reached, Esar Met shook his [..] Read the original article: here.

Blackfeet woman sees end to her 14-year fight with the government over misused Indian money

Blackfeet woman sees end to 14-year govt fight

BROWNING, Mont. – Elouise Cobell sat behind her cluttered desk here in the windblown heart of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation and peered at a visitor through dark glasses that couldn’t quite hide the deep bruise that ran down her cheek to her jaw.
Her appearance made her a bit …. Original source  : Blackfeet woman sees end to her 14-year fight with the government over misused Indian money.

Military service counts more and more for veterans accused of crimes

Veterans increasingly find service helps in court

SAN FRANCISCO – The plea was passionate, dramatic and effective: haunted to addiction by memories of a Bosnian mass grave and the shooting of a teen in Honduras, former U.S. Army Capt. Sargent Binkley robbed two Silicon Valley pharmacies for painkillers.
A Santa Clara County jury came back in January …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Military service counts more and more for veterans accused of crimes.

Nations declare support to help Somalia achieve peace, eradicate piracy

Nations declare support to Somalia
ISTANBUL – Dozens of nations pledged Saturday to help Somalia build a strong police and military, achieve peace and stability and eradicate piracy that has plagued international maritime trade.

The countries, meeting at a U.N.-sponsored conference for Somalia, said that strengthening law enforcement in the impoverished and lawless African nation was essential … Read : Nations declare support to help Somalia achieve peace, eradicate piracy.

Jamaica slum controlled by alleged drug kingpin in standoff with police over extradition to US

Slum standoff in Jamaica over don’s US extradition

KINGSTON, Jamaica – In a gritty slum, they are preparing for war. They are building barricades of junked cars and sandbags, making Molotov cocktails and pitching barbed wire over power lines.
They are waiting for the police, who they believe will come for Christopher “Dudus” Coke, a 5-foot-4-inch neighborhood [..] Read the original article: here.