20 hurt as garment workers clash with police in Dhaka

DHAKA – Twenty people were hurt Wednesday morning as industrial violence erupted at a factory here which was closed for five days after an official slapped a woman employee for faulty work.

Police charged with batons on the workers, lobbed teargas shells and also used a water cannon to disperse them.
The workers pelted brick …. Original article  : 20 hurt as garment workers clash with police in Dhaka.

Magnitude 6.5 quake reported in southern Mexico

Magnitude 6.5 quake hits southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY – A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake rattled the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca Wednesday, and was felt at least as far away as Mexico City.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered in a sparsely populated, mountainous area of Oaxaca near the southern Pacific coast.
Gilberto Lopez of the … Read more : Magnitude 6.5 quake reported in southern Mexico.

12-year-old killed in firing at wedding

NEW DELHI – A 12-year-old boy has been killed in celebratory firing at a wedding party here, police said Wednesday. The accused has been arrested.

People from the groom’s family began firing in the air at Shahbad area at around 10 p.m. Tuesday.
A bullet hit Amit Singh, who had come to attend his … Original article on : 12-year-old killed in firing at wedding.

Australians who blinded Indian get away lightly

MELBOURNE – None of the Australians who thrashed an Indian student leaving him partially blind has got custodial sentences, with the last of the teenagers getting a suspended jail term Wednesday.

The teenagers who viciously attacked the Indian in March 2008 outside a Melbourne suburban train station have not even been locked up, the Herald Sun … Original article on : Australians who blinded Indian get away lightly.

Skimming, booming, other spill work idled by Gulf storms; relief well still being drilled

Wind, waves from hurricane dock oil skimming boats

GRAND ISLE, La. – Dozens of small skiffs, huge shrimp boats and even a swamp tour boat were tied to docks, winds whipping their flags and waves rocking them even in the sheltered marina.
Most days, the fleet would be skimming oil from the Gulf of Mexico and ferrying …. Original source  : Skimming, booming, other spill work idled by Gulf storms; relief well still being drilled.

Alex becomes Atlantic’s 1st hurricane of season as it rumbles toward Mexico, Texas coastlines

Hurricane Alex churns toward Mexico, Texas coasts
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Hurricane Alex churned westward through the Gulf of Mexico early Wednesday, far from oil spill cleanup efforts but on a collision course with Mexico and the southern Texas coastline.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami upgraded the storm to a Category … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Alex becomes Atlantic’s 1st hurricane of season as it rumbles toward Mexico, Texas coastlines.

Canada geese that forced plane’s Hudson River landing still flying near NY airport runways

Geese behind plane’s NY river landing still around

NEW YORK – A year and a half after Canada geese forced an airliner to splash down in the Hudson River, officials are rounding them up in almost every part of the city – but flocks are still free to take off around John F. Kennedy International Airport.
The …. Source article  : Canada geese that forced plane’s Hudson River landing still flying near NY airport runways.

Businessman shot dead in Delhi

NEW DELHI – A 36-year-old businessman was shot dead here Wednesday by two unidentified motorcyclists as he prepared to enter a park for his morning walk, police said.

Jasbir of Narela was going to the park near his residence when he was killed around 6.35 a.m., a police officer said.
“He had parked his scooter and … Read more »».

Scientists to whisk some 70,000 turtle eggs away from oil spill in rare effort to save species

Some 70,000 turtle eggs to be whisked far from oil

PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. – An effort to save thousands of sea turtle hatchlings from dying in the oily Gulf of Mexico will begin in the coming weeks in a desperate attempt to keep an entire generation of threatened species from vanishing.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service …. Original source  : Scientists to whisk some 70,000 turtle eggs away from oil spill in rare effort to save species.

Indian minister held for flouting currency ban

KATHMANDU – In a potentially embarrassing situation for the Indian government, Nagaland Home Minister Imkong L. Imchen was detained here Wednesday for flouting a currency ban that is punishable with a fine and imprisonment.

Imchen was detained at the Tribhuvan International Airport while trying to catch a Jet Airways flight to New Delhi.
Imchen, who won …. Original article  : Indian minister held for flouting currency ban.

8 militants killed in fighting at airport outside Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan

8 militants killed in gunbattle at Afghan airport

KABUL, Afghanistan – Militants set off a car bomb and stormed the entrance to an airport in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday in a failed attempt to enter the air field used by Afghan and international forces, authorities said. Eight insurgents died in the ensuing gunbattle.
The Taliban claimed responsibility … Read more »»».

NRI arrested for suspected honour killing in Punjab

AMRITSAR – A Non-Resident Indian (NRI) will be produced in a court here Wednesday following his arrest Tuesday night for allegedly murdering his teenaged step-daughter in a suspected case of honour killing.

Mehtab Singh was arrested after the police got a tip-off that he had brought his step-daughter Amritpal Kaur, 17, from Brussels, Belgium, earlier this … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : NRI arrested for suspected honour killing in Punjab.

Indian American’s death: Three teenagers charged with murder

NEW YORK – The US authorities have charged three teenagers with murder and conspiracy to commit murder after an Indian American professor died of injuries suffered in an attack near his home in Old Bridge, New Jersey.

Divyendu Sinha, 49, succumbed to his injuries at 4 a.m. in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick Monday, … Original article on : Indian American’s death: Three teenagers charged with murder.

SKorea’s Defense Ministry seeking sharp budget increase amid tension over warship sinking

SKorea’s military wants budget increased sharply

SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea’s Defense Ministry is seeking a sharp increase in next year’s budget to improve its fighting capability due to tensions over the deadly sinking of a warship blamed on North Korea, an official said Wednesday.
Defense Ministry officials have agreed to request about 31.6 trillion won …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : SKorea’s Defense Ministry seeking sharp budget increase amid tension over warship sinking.

Three arrested for attack on Catholic priest

PATNA – Three people have been arrested in connection with an attack on a Catholic priest in a Bihar town, police said Wednesday.

Father Michael Ignatius was shot at late Monday near Nazarath Hospital at Mokama, about 100 km from here. He was shifted to the Kurji Holy Family Hospital here. His condition is stated to …. Source  : Three arrested for attack on Catholic priest.

Indefinite curfew in south Kashmir after mob violence

SRINAGAR – An indefinite curfew was imposed Wednesday in south Kashmir towns of Anantnag, Kulgam and Pulwama while it continued without any relaxation for the fifth day in north Kashmir’s Sopore town and for the second day in Old City areas here to curb widespread violence.

Following the deaths of three teenagers in Anantnag town Tuesday, …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Four killed in Uttar Pradesh accident

LUCKNOW – Four people were killed and eight critically injured when a car ran over them in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district while they were attending to a motorcyclist injured in an accident, police said Wednesday.

The Tavera car late Tuesday ran into the group of men attending to the motorcyclist who was hurt after colliding with …. Read the original article  : Four killed in Uttar Pradesh accident.

Police: Fighting erupts in eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, explosions heard at airport

Fighting erupts at airport in eastern Afghan city

KABUL, Afghanistan – Fighting has erupted in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad where police say they heard explosions at the airport.
Ghafor Khan, a spokesman for the provincial police chief in Nangarhar province, said Wednesday that police heard blasts and gunshots from inside the airport. He says international … Read : Police: Fighting erupts in eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, explosions heard at airport.

Amusement park accident in southern Chinese city kills 6, injures 10

Amusement park accident kills 6 in southern China

HONG KONG – An accident on a space-themed ride at a southern Chinese amusement park has killed six people and injured 10.
A statement Wednesday from the city government in Shenzhen said the accident occurred on the Space Journey ride at OCT East theme park Tuesday afternoon. It said …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Amusement park accident in southern Chinese city kills 6, injures 10.

As storms rattle Gulf Coast region, crews aboard ships cleaning spill become spectators

Cleanup ships idled as storm rattles Gulf region

GRAND ISLE, La. – The crashing waves and gusting winds churned up by now Hurricane Alex put the Gulf oil spill largely in Mother Nature’s hands Tuesday. Regardless of whether the storm makes things worse or even better, it has turned many people fighting the spill into spectators.
Oil-skimming … Original source on Gaea Times at : As storms rattle Gulf Coast region, crews aboard ships cleaning spill become spectators.