Documents hidden for 33 years by Argentine torture survivor reveal fate of 293 prisoners

Secret list shows fate of Argentine disappeared

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Nelida Sosa de Forti almost escaped Argentina’s dictatorship. The airplane’s engines were already running when an air force commander came on board and ordered her and her five sons off the plane. Armed men waiting on the tarmac took them away.
After days in a clandestine … Read more »»».

Maoist strike hits life in interior Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR – Normal life was hit in the forested interiors of Chhattisgarh Thursday, the second day of the two-day shutdown in five states called by the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).

Security has been tightened in Maoist-affected areas, mainly in the state’s Bastar region which is made up of five districts — Narayanpur, Kanker, Bastar, …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

SAFrican police: American robbed and shot in Johannesburg street en route to hotel

American tourist shot and wounded in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG – A 35-year-old American was shot and robbed while walking to his hotel but his life is not in danger, a police spokeswoman said Thursday.
The victim, identified as David James Bueche, was assaulted by four males as he was looking for his accommodation in Johannesburg’s affluent Sandton …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : SAFrican police: American robbed and shot in Johannesburg street en route to hotel.

Cyprus police step up search for vanished suspect in Russian spy ring

Cyprus police seek vanished Russian spy suspect

NICOSIA, Cyprus – A Cyprus police spokesman says authorities have stepped up their search for an alleged member of a Russian spy ring who vanished after skipping bail.
Michalis Katsounotos said Thursday that police have “no indications yet” that 54-year-old Christopher Robert Metsos has left the island or crossed over … Original article on : Cyprus police step up search for vanished suspect in Russian spy ring.

Jacob Wetterling Case Resurfaces

ST. JOSEPH (GaeaTimes.com)- 21 years after the then 11-year-old boy Jacob Wetterling was abducted by a masked man on gunpoint, the investigators are still unable to find the whereabouts of the boy and continuing their search. On Wednesday the police returned to the property near which Jacob Wetterling was abducted. Around 17 vehicles that …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Two soldiers killed near LoC

SRINAGAR – Two Indian Army soldiers were killed in Jammu and Kashmir Thursday when they tried to foil an infiltration bid from Pakistan, officials said.

The two Rashtriya Rifles soldiers were killed in an ongoing gunfight in Machil sector of the Line of Control (LoC), which divides Jammu and Kashmir between India and Pakistan. … Read more »»».

NY Spanish-language columnist, husband suspected in Russian spy ring shared leftist views

NY couple accused in spy ring shared leftist ideas

NEW YORK – Before Vicky Pelaez became a columnist for one of the United States’ best-known Spanish-language newspapers, she was a scrappy television reporter in her native Peru who turned her kidnapping by a leftist guerrilla group into a chance to get a scoop.
Her husband, Juan Lazaro, …. Original article  : NY Spanish-language columnist, husband suspected in Russian spy ring shared leftist views.

9 of 11 people accused in Russian spy case face bail hearings in NY, Mass., Va.

NY, Mass., Va. bail hearings await 9 in spy case

NEW YORK – Bail hearings for nine people charged in a Russian spy case were scheduled Thursday as a U.S. prosecutor said the evidence against them was growing stronger by the day.
Hearings were set for federal courts in New York, Boston and Alexandria, Va., for all …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : 9 of 11 people accused in Russian spy case face bail hearings in NY, Mass., Va..

Tapes at trial reveal Blagojevich hopeful, angry, unsure in days after 2008 election

Tapes reveal Blagojevich hopeful, angry, unsure
CHICAGO – Wiretap recordings played at Rod Blagojevich’s corruption trial depict the former governor as furious one minute, then optimistic and other times unsure about his chances for success in his alleged plan to trade his power to name someone to Barack Obama’s vacated U.S. Senate seat for …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Tapes at trial reveal Blagojevich hopeful, angry, unsure in days after 2008 election.

Arena Pharmaceuticals in deal to fund commercialization of obesity drug

Arena Pharmaceuticals in deal for obesity drug

Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Thursday it has an agreement with Japan’s Eisai Inc. in a deal worth potentially more than $1.3 billion to fund commercialization of an obesity drug that could become Arena’s first product.
Arena’s lorcaserin is part of a wave of potential new treatments for a tough-to-treat problem …. Source article  : Arena Pharmaceuticals in deal to fund commercialization of obesity drug.

SAFrican police: American shot and robbed in Johannesburg street; life not in danger

SAfrica: American shot and robbed in Johannesburg

JOHANNESBURG – A spokeswoman for South African police says a 35-year old American man has been shot during a robbery in Johannesburg.
Brig. Sally De Beers says four people assaulted the American late Wednesday in Johannesburg’s affluent Sandton area. She identified the victim as David James Bueche, but did not …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Clinton visiting former Soviet states to reassert US interests in Russia’s neighborhood

On heels of spy case, Clinton in Russia’s backyard
WASHINGTON – On the heels of a sensational Russian spy scandal, Hillary Rodham Clinton is making her first visit as secretary of state to four post-Soviet states, each with a direct stake in the Obama administration’s campaign to “reset” relations with its former Cold …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Clinton visiting former Soviet states to reassert US interests in Russia’s neighborhood.

Police: Gunmen kill 2, leaves 1 wounded, in Sodertalje in central Sweden

Police: Gunmen kill 2 men in central Sweden

STOCKHOLM – Gunmen shot and killed two men and wounded a third person in the central Swedish city of Sodertalje early Thursday, police said.
Police spokeswoman Bjorn Engstrom said the men were shot at a location used for card games in the Ronna area of the city, which is …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

NATO says troops capture district Afghan Taliban chief in Helmand province

NATO says district Afghan Taliban chief arrested

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and international troops captured a Taliban district chief in a four-hour gunbattle in the southern province of Helmand, NATO said Thursday.
In northern Afghanistan, four rockets slammed into a base housing about 120 South Korean construction and security personnel in Parwan province, the South Korean Foreign … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : NATO says troops capture district Afghan Taliban chief in Helmand province.

Surgeon known as ‘Dr. Death’ in Australia sentenced to 7 years in prison for manslaughter

Australia’s ‘Dr. Death’ sentenced to 7 years

BRISBANE, Australia – A surgeon dubbed “Dr. Death” in Australia for a string of botched operations was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison for killing three patients and permanently harming another.
A jury had convicted Indian-born U.S. citizen Jayant Patel, 60, two days earlier of three counts of manslaughter …. Original article  : Surgeon known as ‘Dr. Death’ in Australia sentenced to 7 years in prison for manslaughter.

More synergy developing between Al Qaeda and LeT, says US

WASHINGTON – A top US military official sees greater synergy between terrorist groups with the Al Qaeda leadership living in Pakistan and the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), blamed for the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, looking beyond India.

“Al Qaeda does live in Pakistan and strategically, I’ve felt, for some time, which is one of the reasons I’ve worked … Read more »»».

St. Paul man pleads guilty to threatening to kill US president and his family

Minn. man pleads guilty to threatening Obama
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Minnesota man has pleaded guilty to threatening to kill President Barack Obama and his family.
The U.S. Attorney’s office says 35-year-old Chane Phillip Christenson of St. Paul pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of making a threat to take the life of the … Original article on : St. Paul man pleads guilty to threatening to kill US president and his family.

Al-Qaida launches English-language propaganda magazine as it broadens reach in US, Europe

Al-Qaida launches English propaganda magazine

NEW YORK – Al-Qaida launched its first online propaganda magazine in English on Tuesday, a move that could help the terror group recruit inside the U.S. and Europe.
The magazine, called Inspire, is being run by al-Qaida’s branch in Yemen, which has been linked to the failed Christmas Day bombing attempt of … Read more >>.

Police: Gunman kills 2, leaves 1 wounded, in Sodertalje in central Sweden

Police: Gunman kills 2 men in central Sweden

STOCKHOLM – Police say two men have been shot dead and a third person wounded by an unknown gunman in the city of Sodertalje, south of Stockholm.
Police spokeswoman Marie Olofsson says police are searching for the gunman but couldn’t give more details. The wounded person was hospitalized, she … Original article on : Police: Gunman kills 2, leaves 1 wounded, in Sodertalje in central Sweden.

Actor Jeremy London asks LA judge to order family members to stop giving interviews about him

Jeremy London seeks injunction against family

LOS ANGELES – Jeremy London asked a court Wednesday to issue an injunction preventing his mother and brother from giving interviews that the actor claims are hurting his reputation and career.
The lawsuit claimed the interviews may hamper a police investigation in London’s alleged kidnapping in the desert city of Palm … Read more : Actor Jeremy London asks LA judge to order family members to stop giving interviews about him.