Clark Rockefeller Appeal Rejected

SAN FRANCISCO (GaeaTimes.com)- The story of Christian Gerhartsreiter is what crime fiction novels are made of. The German fraud who called himself Clark Rockefeller will be spending some more years in prison after his appeal got rejected in court on Thursday. The Appellate Division of the Superior Court in Suffolk which comprised Superior Court …. Source article  : Clark Rockefeller Appeal Rejected.

Jamaica State Of Emergency Declared

KINGSTON, JAMAICA (GaeaTimes.com)- The government of Jamaica has declared state of emergency at certain parts of Kingston on Sunday. The state of emergency will be maintained at West Kingston and the St. Andrews district of Kingston for a month and the government also added that it might be extended afterward. The emergency was declared … Original article on : Jamaica State Of Emergency Declared.

Australia moves to expel Israeli diplomat over forged passports used in Dubai slaying

Australia moves to expel Israeli diplomat
CANBERRA, Australia – Australia ordered the expulsion of an Israeli diplomat Monday after investigators concluded Israel was responsible for forging four Australian passports that were used in the slaying of a Hamas operative in Dubai.

Australia’s reaction echoes that of the United Kingdom, which in March expelled a diplomat in retaliation …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Australia moves to expel Israeli diplomat over forged passports used in Dubai slaying.

Government not underestimating Maoist insurgency: PM

NEW DELHI – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday denied that the government had underestimated the Maoist insurgency which he again described as the “biggest” security challenge the country faces.

“If you remember I have always been saying that Naxalism is the biggest security challenge. So it is not correct to say that we have underestimated … Original article on : Government not underestimating Maoist insurgency: PM.

Report: Handcuffed theft suspect in Malaysia escapes by fleeing in police car

Handcuffed suspect flees in Malaysian police car

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – A report says a detained Malaysian car theft suspect has fled by driving off in a police cruiser while still in handcuffs.
The New Straits Times daily says the 33-year-old man sneaked into the police car and fled shortly after his arrest Sunday, while police officers … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Report: Handcuffed theft suspect in Malaysia escapes by fleeing in police car.

Asbestos’ death toll climbs in scenic Montana town as EPA struggles with vast cleanup effort

For asbestos-ravaged town, questions persist

LIBBY, Mont. – Gayla Benefield and Eva Thomson are sisters who have grown used to death. For two decades, they have watched asbestos from a nearby vermiculite mine strangle their parents, Thomson’s husband, an aunt, several in-laws and numerous neighbors and friends.
So as they wandered the Libby cemetery on a blustery …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Asbestos’ death toll climbs in scenic Montana town as EPA struggles with vast cleanup effort.

Police: Paramedics found Jose Lima in full cardiac arrest in his Pasadena home

Police: Lima found in cardiac arrest at Calif home

LOS ANGELES – Authorities say paramedics found former major league pitcher Jose Lima in full cardiac arrest at his home in Pasadena early Sunday, and he was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
A statement from the Pasadena Police Department says a specific cause of …. Original source  : Police: Paramedics found Jose Lima in full cardiac arrest in his Pasadena home.

Indian town in Ecuador drops death penalty in murder, orders farm work for youthful defendant

Indian town drops death penalty in murder case

QUITO, Ecuador – An Indian community that sentenced a young man to death by hanging for the murder of another man softened his punishment Sunday, ordering him to do five years of community service instead.
Orlando Quishpe, 21, was also subjected to punishments that included carrying a heavy sack …. Read the original article  : Indian town in Ecuador drops death penalty in murder, orders farm work for youthful defendant.

Hundreds march 10 miles in Utah to honor, demand justice for slain 4-year-old

Hundreds march in Utah to honor slain 4-year-old

LAYTON, Utah – Hundreds of Utahns gathered for a 10-mile walk to honor a 4-year-old Virginia boy whose badly beaten body was dug up from a Utah mountainside grave nearly two weeks ago.
Ethan Stacy’s mother and stepfather are being held in the case, and prosecutors have said the … Read more : Hundreds march 10 miles in Utah to honor, demand justice for slain 4-year-old.

Jamaica declares state of emergency as gunfire erupts in barricaded slum

Jamaica: Gunfire, fire bombs in barricaded slum

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Masked men defending a reputed drug lord sought by the United States torched a police station and traded gunfire with security forces in a patchwork of barricaded slums in Jamaica’s capital Sunday.
The government declared a state of emergency as sporadic gunshots rang out in gritty West … Read : Jamaica declares state of emergency as gunfire erupts in barricaded slum.

Jamaica police urge alleged drug kingpin to surrender from barricaded stronghold

Jamaica police urge suspected drug lord to give up

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Police in Jamaica’s jittery capital urged a gang leader wanted in the U.S. on drug and arms-trafficking charges to surrender Sunday, even as tension grew behind barricades erected by his supporters to protect him.
In a gritty section of the capital of an island known …. Source  : Jamaica police urge alleged drug kingpin to surrender from barricaded stronghold.

TV producer wanted for questioning in wife’s death returns to US from Mexico, lawyer says

Producer wanted for questioning returns to US

LOS ANGELES – A former “Survivor” producer wanted for questioning in Mexico about his wife’s death has returned to the United States, his lawyer said Sunday.
Bruce Beresford-Redman returned to Los Angeles County “to be with his children and attend to family and personal matters,” attorney Richard Hirsch said in … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : TV producer wanted for questioning in wife’s death returns to US from Mexico, lawyer says.

Iran’s spy chief calls 3 jailed Americans spies, hints Iran may be open to prisoner swap

Iran spy chief says 3 jailed Americans are spies

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s intelligence minister on Sunday signaled that Tehran might be open to a prisoner swap with the U.S. for three Americans jailed in Iran since last July.
Sarah Shourd, 31, Shane Bauer, 27, and Josh Fattal, 27, were arrested along the Iraqi border 10 months … Original article on : Iran’s spy chief calls 3 jailed Americans spies, hints Iran may be open to prisoner swap.

NJ woman who has MS and uses wheelchair charged with killing husband; couple planned divorce

NJ woman with MS charged with killing husband

MORRISTOWN, N.J. – A mother of three who has multiple sclerosis and uses a wheelchair was charged with fatally shooting her husband inside their northern New Jersey home.
Family members said the couple were planning to end their 19-year-marriage, but authorities have not determined a motive.
Amalia Mirasola, 44, was … Original source on Gaea Times at : NJ woman who has MS and uses wheelchair charged with killing husband; couple planned divorce.

Former Chicago police official faces charges that he lied about torture of suspects

Jury selection begins in Ill. police torture trial

CHICAGO – For decades, black men across Chicago described torture at the hands of former police Lt. Jon Burge and his officers, and for decades no one listened. Suspects landed in jail and even on death row for crimes they say they didn’t commit after Burge and his …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Former Chicago police official faces charges that he lied about torture of suspects.

Young female chief faces off with Pa. state trooper, raising allegations of bias, bullying

Young female chief faces off with Pa. trooper

MOUNT JEWETT, Pa. – Nataliya Miroslavna has a reputation for writing lots of speeding tickets, but it’s a ticket the young police chief was given by a state police trooper that has the town’s 1,070 residents buzzing.
Trooper Dale Vukovich Jr. ticketed Miroslavna – on her way to work, … Read : Young female chief faces off with Pa. state trooper, raising allegations of bias, bullying.

Would-be jihadis make circuitous journey to reach terror training camps in Pakistan

Jihadis make their way to Pakistan training areas

PESHAWAR, Pakistan – The path to terrorist training in Pakistan is well worn – developed and maintained by established militant groups that have operated for decades. They are open to those – Americans included – with enough determination and savvy to navigate both the extremist networks and the …. Read the original article  : here.

With 10 on death row, Iran seeks to link opposition to unpopular exile group

With death sentences, Iran seeks to cow opposition

BEIRUT – It didn’t take much for Iranian courts to sentence 10 people to death over the country’s post-election turmoil. For one prisoner, the main evidence was that he allegedly sent videos of protests abroad.
The government accuses the 10 of leading unrest after the disputed presidential election, but …. Original source  : With 10 on death row, Iran seeks to link opposition to unpopular exile group.

Ethiopia opposition bloc complains of intimidation in election, say they may contest results

Ethiopia opposition bloc claims voter intimidation

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Ethiopia’s opposition said they may contest the results of Sunday’s national election in court after reports of intimidation and vote-rigging, hoping to avoid the violent street clashes that marred the last poll and left nearly 200 dead.
The election in Africa’s third most populous nation is being …. Original article  : Ethiopia opposition bloc complains of intimidation in election, say they may contest results.

Maoists, security forces fight gun battle in Lalgarh

KOLKATA – Maoist guerrillas and joint security forces exchanged heavy firing in trouble-torn Lalgarh of West Bengal’s West Midnapore district Sunday.

“An encounter took place between the Maoists and the security forces near the Bakisol forest. There are no reports of casualties or arrests,” said West Midnapore Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma.
The gun battle happened …. Source article  : Maoists, security forces fight gun battle in Lalgarh.