Man kills 3 judges, himself in central China court shooting spree

Man kills 3 judges, himself in China court

BEIJING – A man firing a small automatic weapon burst into a court office in central China on Tuesday, fatally shooting three judges and wounding three other people before killing himself, an official said.
The attacker, identified as a 46-year-old head of security at the Lingling district post office …. Original source  : Man kills 3 judges, himself in central China court shooting spree.

Indian thrown out of bus over fair dispute, dies

A constable succumbed to his injuries at a local hospital in Bihar after being thrown out of a government bus over fair dispute, police said today.

Police said Harsh Narayan Jha, a constable from Assam Rifles, was on Tuesday travelling by a state government bus when he engaged in an altercation with the driver and conductor …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Indian thrown out of bus over fair dispute, dies.

India advised Nepal king to destroy Maoists: Report

KATHMANDU – Nine years after the massacre of Nepal’s royal family, an aide of the slain king said the Maoists were not averse to an ornamental king while neighbour India had advocated weeding out the Communist guerrillas by force, according to a report.

Chiran Shumsher Thapa, who had served as King Birendra’s press secretary in the … Read more >>>.

Lahore hospital attack reveals lack of security

LAHORE – Heavily armed terrorists dressed in police uniforms stormed a hospital in this Pakistan city late Monday to “rescue or kill” their comrade wounded in the attacks on two mosques last week. At least five people died in the attack, which revealed the lack of security at the facility, media reports Tuesday said.

Dawn …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Lahore hospital attack reveals lack of security.

Fort Hood shooting suspect making 1st court appearance as defense attorney seeks to delay case

1st court appearance for Ft. Hood shooting suspect

FORT HOOD, Texas – The Army psychiatrist accused of gunning down 13 people at Fort Hood is to make his first military courtroom appearance Tuesday as his attorney seeks to delay the case.
But Maj. Nidal Hasan (nih-DAHL’ hah-SAHN’) isn’t expected to speak during the hearing.
Military prosecutors and defense …. Source  : Fort Hood shooting suspect making 1st court appearance as defense attorney seeks to delay case.

Afghan, NATO forces retake Taliban-controlled district

KABUL – Afghan security forces backed by NATO troops retook a district in eastern Afghanistan that was overrun by rebels last week, officials said Tuesday.

The operation to recapture the Bargi Matal district in the eastern province of Nuristan was conducted Monday night, after several airstrikes on rebel positions in the area bordering Pakistan, NATO said …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Afghan, NATO forces retake Taliban-controlled district.

Two NDFB militants killed in Assam gunfight

GUWAHATI – Security forces in Assam Tuesday gunned two tribal separatists and seized a large haul of weapons and explosives.

A police spokesperson said the gunfight between a joint team of police and soldiers and a three-member group of the outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) took place in village Oudangbazar in Kokrajhar district, about …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Two NDFB militants killed in Assam gunfight.

Al-Qaida announces death of its No. 3; US says missile strike

Al-Qaida: No. 3 official killed with family
WASHINGTON – Al-Qaida announced Monday that its No. 3 official, Mustafa al-Yazid, had been killed along with members of his family – perhaps one of the most severe blows to the terror movement since the U.S. campaign against al-Qaida began. A U.S. official said al-Yazid …. Source  : Al-Qaida announces death of its No. 3; US says missile strike.

Australia files lawsuit with international court over Japan’s controversial whaling program

Australia sues Japan over controversial whaling

TOKYO – Japan said Tuesday it would defend its research hunt that kills hundreds of whales per year, a day after Australia filed an international lawsuit arguing that the cull does not qualify for a scientific exemption to a 1986 ban.
Australia – Japan’s major trading partner – filed its lawsuit … Original article on : Australia files lawsuit with international court over Japan’s controversial whaling program.

Constable arrested for killing 12-year-old boy in Uttar Pradesh

LUCKNOW – After failing in his attempt to sodomize the 12-year-old son of a trader, a policeman allegedly killed him in Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad district, an official said Monday.

Sanjay Baghel (25), a constable with the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) was arrested Monday for the gruesome killing of the 12-year-old boy.
“Baghel has confessed to his …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Constable arrested for killing 12-year-old boy in Uttar Pradesh.

Al Qaeda number three killed on Afghan-Pakistan border

WASHINGTON – A senior figure in the Al Qaeda terror network has been killed in Pakistan’s border area with Afghanistan, a media report said.

An unnamed US official said Mustafa Abu al-Yazid was killed in a drone airstrike last week, the US broadcaster MSNBC reported late Monday.
A statement purporting to come from the terrorist group …. Original article  : Al Qaeda number three killed on Afghan-Pakistan border.

Defence, counter-terrorism key focus of India-US strategic dialogue

WASHINGTON – India and the United States begin their first strategic dialogue Wednesday with both sides keen to move beyond symbolism to concretise cooperation in areas ranging from energy, agriculture, science and technology and education to defence and counter-terrorism.

Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, who would lead the inaugural ministerial level dialogue with US Secretary …. Source article  : Defence, counter-terrorism key focus of India-US strategic dialogue.

AP source: US believes No. 3 al-Qaida official dead in Predator drone attack recently

AP source: US thinks No. 3 al-Qaida official dead
WASHINGTON – Al-Qaida’s No. 3, Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, is believed to have been killed by a U.S. Predator drone strike in what could be one of the heaviest blows inflicted upon the terrorist organization, a U.S. official says.
Al-Yazid, also known as Sheik Saeed … Read more »»».

Man accused of stabbing pregnant girlfriend, her grandmother to death in their Conn. apartment

Conn. pregnant girlfriend, grandmother found dead

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – A man has been accused of stabbing his pregnant girlfriend and her grandmother to death in a dispute at their Connecticut apartment.
Police say 23-year-old Yelisza Delvalle and her fetus and 79-year-old Ignasa Delvalle were found dead Sunday in their bedrooms in Bridgeport. The women had been stabbed …. Read the original article  : Man accused of stabbing pregnant girlfriend, her grandmother to death in their Conn. apartment.

Series of shootings leave 7 dead, others injured across Baltimore during holiday weekend

7 die in holiday weekend shootings in Baltimore

BALTIMORE – Police are investigating a series of shootings that left seven people dead and three more injured over a violent Memorial Day weekend in Baltimore.
Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi (goo-lee-EHL-mee) says there have been ten shootings since Friday.
In two of the fatal shootings, police have identified persons of … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Series of shootings leave 7 dead, others injured across Baltimore during holiday weekend.

Mexican prosecutors get arrest warrant naming TV producer in wife’s killing at Cancun resort

Mexico judge OKs producer’s arrest in Cancun death

CANCUN, Mexico – A judge in Mexico issued an arrest warrant Monday for a former “Survivor” producer suspected in the killing of his wife while on vacation with their children at a Cancun resort, the state attorney general said.
Francisco Alor, the state attorney general in Quintana Roo state, …. Source  : Mexican prosecutors get arrest warrant naming TV producer in wife’s killing at Cancun resort.

Mexican prosecutors seek arrest in death of TV producer’s wife

Mexican prosecutors seek arrest in Cancun death

CANCUN, Mexico – Mexican prosecutors are seeking the arrest of a former “Survivor” producer suspected in the death of his wife while on vacation with their children at a Cancun resort.
The assistant attorney general of Quintana Roo says a judge is reviewing the case and is expected to decide … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Mexican prosecutors seek arrest in death of TV producer’s wife.

B-17 drops flowers over Statue of Liberty in tribute to CIA employees killed in Afghanistan

B-17 drops flowers in NY to honor CIA casualties
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – Historic aircraft escorted a B-17 bomber before it dropped flowers over the Statue of Liberty in a public Memorial Day tribute to seven CIA employees killed in Afghanistan.
Two World War II aircraft from the American Airpower Museum on Long Island …. Read the original article  : B-17 drops flowers over Statue of Liberty in tribute to CIA employees killed in Afghanistan.

Gunmen storm Lahore hospital, 12 dead

LAHORE – Gunmen Monday night attacked the Jinnah hospital in this eastern Pakistani city, killing at least 12 people, including four policemen, and injuring several others, media reports said.

About three to four gunmen stormed into the emergency ward of the hospital where several injured people of Friday’s mosque attacks were admitted, Xinhua reported.
The … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Gunmen storm Lahore hospital, 12 dead.

Feds: Canadian who bilked $70M from clients globally warned of such schemes, hid criminal past

Feds: Man’s global Ponzi scheme ‘massive,’ mocking

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A Canadian national who the U.S. government says swindled $70 million from 40,000 investors on six continents carried out the same kind of Ponzi scheme the one-time bank robber mocked on his website, federal investigators allege.
Nicholas Smirnow warned clients of his online business, “Pathway … Original article on : Feds: Canadian who bilked $70M from clients globally warned of such schemes, hid criminal past.