China gives no sign of plans to join US in blaming North Korea over sinking of South warship

China not assigning blame in South Korea sinking

BEIJING – China offered no indication Thursday of plans to join the U.S. and its allies in blaming North Korea in the sinking of a South Korean warship, saying the issue remained “extremely complicated.”
U.S. officials said Wednesday that China, a key North Korean ally, had indicated it is …. Read the original article  : China gives no sign of plans to join US in blaming North Korea over sinking of South warship.

One year, 10 suicides in Chinese electronics factory

BEIJING – Ten people have committed suicide in a Chinese electronics factory this year, the latest being a 23-year-old who jumped off a balcony hours after the owner visited the plant to stop the string of deaths, police said Thursday.

Investigation into the latest death at Foxconn Technology Group’s Shenzhen plant Wednesday night showed that the …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

BP’s top kill in progress as company tries to plug the massive Gulf of Mexico oil leak

BP’s top kill underway in attempt to plug oil leak
COVINGTON, La. – BP started pumping heavy mud into the leaking Gulf of Mexico well Wednesday, the company’s boldest attempt yet to plug the gusher that has spewed millions of gallons of oil over the last five weeks.
BP hoped the mud could overpower the …. Read the original article  : BP’s top kill in progress as company tries to plug the massive Gulf of Mexico oil leak.

Anxious Gulf Coast awaits word on whether latest BP remedy to plug oil gusher works

Gulf awaits word on latest bid to plug oil leak
ROBERT, La. – If oil stops flowing to the surface in the Gulf of Mexico, BP officials will know that their latest effort to plug a blown-out undersea well off the Louisiana coast was successful.
BP PLC was pumping heavy mud into the leaking well, … Read : Anxious Gulf Coast awaits word on whether latest BP remedy to plug oil gusher works.

Oil well plug effort readied; probe cites cronyism between companies, agency overseeing wells

Oil well ‘top kill’ plug readied; agency rapped
WASHINGTON – BP readied yet another attempt to slow the oil gushing into the Gulf on Tuesday as a government report alleged that drilling regulators have been so close to the industry they’ve been accepting gifts from oil and gas companies and even negotiating to go … Original source on Gaea Times at : Oil well plug effort readied; probe cites cronyism between companies, agency overseeing wells.

Oil slick causes Gulf Coast sport fishing tournaments to come up dry; at least dozen canceled

From marlin to mackerel, Gulf anglers out of luck

PENSACOLA, Fla. – Anglers hoping to hook blue marlin, tuna, swordfish, mackerel and other prizes catches in sport fishing tournaments along the Gulf Coast are mostly out of luck because of the massive oil spill fouling the waters.
At least a dozen tournaments have been canceled. It’s not … Original source on Gaea Times at : Oil slick causes Gulf Coast sport fishing tournaments to come up dry; at least dozen canceled.

Two held for making fake IDs

BHOPAL – Two people have been arrested for supplying fake identity cards and forged documents for obtaining mobile phone connections, police said Thursday.

Crime Branch officers raided a shop in Jehangirabad late Wednesday and arrested two people involved in making fake identity cards and other forged documents required for obtaining phone connections, Additional Superintendent of …. Source  : Two held for making fake IDs.

Eight killed in Jammu and Kashmir accidents

JAMMU – Eight people were killed in two accidents near Ramban on the Jammu- Srinagar national highway Thursday, police said.

A Sumo jeep, carrying passengers from Jammu to Srinagar, skidded off the road at Batteru Chashma, about 165 km north of Jammu on the highway, killing six people on the spot.
In another accident, a truck …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Two held with idols worth Rs.20 crore

LUCKNOW – Two men have been arrested from an Uttar Pradesh town with two ‘ashtdhatu’ (eight-medal) antique idols worth Rs.20 crore in the international market, police said Thursday.

Shahabuddin and Ashok Prasad opened fire as they were nabbed Wednesday evening in Taryasujan, 350 km from here.
“Acting on a tip-off, we intercepted the two. They opened …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Two held with idols worth Rs.20 crore.

This is my second birth: Crash survivor

KASARGODE – With one hand in a sling from a dislocated shoulder caused by his “great escape”, K. Krishnan, 47, one of the eight who survived the Mangalore air crash, returned home at Mangad near Udma to a hero’s welcome.

Waiting for him anxiously was his 72-year-old-mother Vellachi, who even though told that he had miraculously … Read more >>>.

Shopian doctors charged with fudging to defame security forces

SRINAGAR – The Jammu and Kashmir government has charged the team of doctors who carried out autopsies on two women in south Kashmir’s Shopian town last May with fudging evidence to defame the police and the security forces.

“It had been found that the accused doctors fabricated and fudged the slides with an objective of defaming … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Shopian doctors charged with fudging to defame security forces.

Crime student held for three prostitutes’ murder in Britain

LONDON – A student of criminology who told a neighbour that he was “doing a PhD in murder and Jack the Ripper” was being quizzed for the brutal killing of three prostitutes in Britain.

The man was arrested from his home a red light area where a woman’s head inside a rucksack was understood to …. Read the original article  : Crime student held for three prostitutes’ murder in Britain.

Harassed by cops, sisters attempt suicide; one dead

BHOPAL – A 13-year-old girl in Madhya Pradesh died while her elder sister was battling for life Thursday after the duo attempted suicide following harassment by two constables, who had allegedly clicked obscene photographs of one of them.

The incident took place in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur district, about 350 km from here.
While the younger …. Read the original article  : Harassed by cops, sisters attempt suicide; one dead.

Live cartridges found in Radisson; 3 Italians detained

NEW DELHI – Three Italian nationals were detained Thursday after 24 live cartridges were recovered from their room in south Delhi’s Radisson hotel, police said.

The housekeeping staff of the five-star hotel found the cartridges while cleaning room number 448 Thursday morning. The foreigners had vacated the room Tuesday, a police officer said.
“The … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Live cartridges found in Radisson; 3 Italians detained.

Couple stoned to death in Andhra Pradesh

HYDERABAD – A couple, who had eloped and married, was stoned to death in what appears to be a case of honour killing in Andhra Pradesh’s Nizamabad district.

Irate residents of Krishnajivadi village rained stones on the couple after tying them to a pole, police said Thursday.
The macabre incident occurred late Wednesday night in Telangana … Read : Couple stoned to death in Andhra Pradesh.

In a flurry of activity, Obama raises public engagement on oil spill, seeks control of crisis

Obama seeks control of ‘heartbreaking’ crisis

FREMONT, Calif. – Struggling to seize control of a disastrous oil spill on his watch, President Barack Obama is rolling out tougher rules for oil rigs, accepting questions about his own leadership and heading back to the Gulf Coast to reassure the country of every effort to “put a stop … Original source on Gaea Times at : In a flurry of activity, Obama raises public engagement on oil spill, seeks control of crisis.

Some oil spill events from Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Some oil spill events from Wednesday, May 26, 2010

A summary of events on Wednesday, May 26, Day 35 of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill that began with the April 20 explosion and fire on the drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, owned by Transocean Ltd. and leased by BP PLC, which is in charge of cleanup …. Original article  : Some oil spill events from Wednesday, May 26, 2010.

Clinton says world must respond to ‘unacceptable provocation’ in sinking of South Korean ship

Clinton: World must act on SKorean ship sinking

SEOUL, South Korea – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday the world must respond to the “unacceptable provocation” represented by the sinking of a South Korean warship blamed on Pyongyang, as the regime shelled out more blistering rhetoric against Seoul and Washington.
Tension on the divided … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Clinton says world must respond to ‘unacceptable provocation’ in sinking of South Korean ship.

Iraq’s history is written across the graves of Najaf’s vast cemetery

Najaf cemetery witness to Iraq’s tragic history

NAJAF, Iraq – Pictures of the two brothers stare out, side by side, separated by the gulf of a quarter century. Rahim Jabr died in 1981, a foot soldier in the bloody eight year war with Iran, while Naeem was a casualty of the savage sectarian fighting that gripped [..] Read the original article: here.

Bees hamper investigation of Minnesota auto wreck; crews use fire hoses to keep insects away

Bees hamper investigation of Minnesota wreck

LAKEVILLE, Minn. – Authorities near Lakeville, Minn., are having a hard time investigating an auto wreck because a swarm of bees is getting in the way.
A semi hauling the insects and two passenger cars were involved in the crash on Interstate 35 on Monday afternoon. The bees got loose, and …. Read the original article  : Bees hamper investigation of Minnesota auto wreck; crews use fire hoses to keep insects away.