Thursday, July 15, 2010

Crime Watch – Newsletter for July 15, 2010

Thursday, July 15, 2010


5 Afghan health workers kidnapped in Kandahar

5 Afghan health workers kidnapped in Kandahar

KABUL, Afghanistan – The Afghan government says gunmen have kidnapped five health ministry employees in the southern province of Kandahar.
Provincial spokesman Zulmi Ayubi said Thursday that members of the medical team were abducted while returning to Kandahar in a car after visiting a project in Maiwand district. He said … Original article on : 5 Afghan health workers kidnapped in Kandahar.

15 hurt in Pakistan bombing

ISLAMABAD – At least 15 people were injured in a massive bombing that tore through a bus stand in Mingora area of Swat region Thursday, a day when Indian and Pakistani foreign ministers held talks to bridge their trust deficit.

The huge explosion took place at the crowded central bus stand of the city, Geo … Read more : 15 hurt in Pakistan bombing.

Suspected Maoists kill teen in Orissa, torch house

BHUBANESWAR – Suspected Maoists Thursday killed a boy and torched the house of a home guard in Orissa’s Mayurbhanj district, police said.

“A group of about 20-30 suspected rebels dragged 15-year-old Sukanta Murmu from his house at Handibhanga village and later killed him by silting his throat,” a police officer told IANS.
The … Read : Suspected Maoists kill teen in Orissa, torch house.

Blagojevich lawyers seeking permission to play other FBI tapes at corruption trial

Blagojevich lawyers seek permission for more tapes
CHICAGO – Lawyers for ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich are seeking permission from a judge to play more FBI wiretap tapes that jurors haven’t heard.
The attorneys will make their arguments Thursday, following a three-hour hearing a day earlier.
Blagojevich’s lawyers want to play 38 tapes that they say …. Read the original article  : Blagojevich lawyers seeking permission to play other FBI tapes at corruption trial.

Trial of Mich. couple accused of trying to bilk actor John Stamos out of $680,000 winding down

Federal jury expected to get Stamos extortion case

MARQUETTE, Mich. – Federal jurors are preparing to consider whether a small-town Michigan couple tried to swindle actor John Stamos out of $680,000 by falsely claiming to have photos showing the “Full House” and “ER” star using illegal drugs while surrounded by strippers and underage girls.
Attorneys were expected … Original source on Gaea Times at : Trial of Mich. couple accused of trying to bilk actor John Stamos out of $680,000 winding down.

2nd former University of Kansas athletics official expected to admit knowledge of ticket scam

2nd former Kansas athletics official to enter plea

WICHITA, Kan. – A second former University of Kansas athletics official charged in an alleged $1 million ticket-scalping scandal is set to appear in court.
The hearing for Brandon Simmons in federal court in Wichita on Thursday comes a day after a colleague pleaded guilty for his role in …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

DEA doesn’t believe Chargers doctor was using meds himself despite numerous prescriptions

DEA: Chargers doctor not suspected of using meds

SAN DIEGO – The Drug Enforcement Administration said Wednesday it doesn’t believe Dr. David Chao of the San Diego Chargers medical staff was using medications himself even though he apparently had written at least 108 drug prescriptions to himself since 2008.
DEA spokeswoman Amy Roderick says the agency is … Read more »».

NY lawyer who helped relay messages from blind Egyptian sheik could get much longer sentence

Government seeks tough sentence against NY lawyer

NEW YORK – A judge was poised to decide whether the government and some fellow judges were right when they said a 70-year-old former civil rights lawyer convicted in a terrorism case received too much leniency when she was sentenced to just over two years in prison.
U.S. District Judge …. Original source  : NY lawyer who helped relay messages from blind Egyptian sheik could get much longer sentence.

Osama bin Laden is alive, says son Omar

LONDON – Omar bin Laden, son of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, says his father is alive but maintains he doesn’t know his whereabouts.

Omar told The Sun Thursday: “My dad is on the Earth but I don’t know where. He’s still alive. If that sort of person dies, you could never make it a …. Source  : Osama bin Laden is alive, says son Omar.

Back in Iran, ‘abducted’ nuclear scientist becomes new propaganda hero for country’s leaders

‘Abducted’ nuclear scientist returns to Iran

TEHRAN, Iran – Flashing a victory sign, an Iranian nuclear scientist who claims he was abducted and abused by U.S. agents a year ago returned Thursday to his homeland and into the heart of the latest crossfire between Washington and Tehran.
The conflicting accounts about Shahram Amiri – captive or defector …. Source article  : Back in Iran, ‘abducted’ nuclear scientist becomes new propaganda hero for country’s leaders.

Pakistan, India seek to improve relationship strained by Mumbai attacks with high-level talks

Pakistan, India seek to rebuild trust with talks

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan and India sought to improve their strained relationship Thursday with high-level talks aimed at rebuilding trust that was fractured by the deadly terrorist attacks that killed 166 people in the Indian city of Mumbai nearly two years ago.
But analysts expected little concrete progress from the … Original article on : Pakistan, India seek to improve relationship strained by Mumbai attacks with high-level talks.

Terrorist killed in Jammu and Kashmir, gun battle continues

JAMMU – The body of a terrorist was recovered from a forest in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, where a gun battle that started two days ago claiming an Indian Army major’s life continues, officials said Thursday.

The body of the terrorist was recovered Thursday morning from the Beri Rakh forests in Mendhar area of … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Terrorist killed in Jammu and Kashmir, gun battle continues.

Corinne Peters And Jayne Peters Found Dead

COPPELL (GaeaTimes.com)- 19-year-old Corinne Peters and her mother, the Dallas-area city Mayor Jayne Peters were found dead at their suburban Dallas home in Coppell. The bodies of the two were discovered by the police on Tuesday night. The death of Corinne Peters and Jayne Peters was caused by gunshot wounds that they suffered on … Read more : Corinne Peters And Jayne Peters Found Dead.

Blast damages 100-year-old Pakistani mosque

PESHAWAR – A powerful blast damaged a 100-year-old mosque in Pakistan’s Khyber Agency. There were no casualties, a media report said Thursday.

The explosion took place late Wednesday night in tehsil Landi Kotal of Khyber Agency, causing extensive damage to a part of the mosque and some shrines, Geo TV reported quoting police sources.
No casualty … Original article on : Blast damages 100-year-old Pakistani mosque.

In letter, Swiss cite key reason for refusal to extradite Polanski

In letter, Swiss say they sought Polanski data

LOS ANGELES – In a case of seeming miscommunication, the Swiss government had asked the U.S. Justice Department to release sealed transcripts in the Roman Polanski case just days before a Los Angeles judge was told that the Swiss did not request the information, according to a newly … Read more >>>.

Injured Uttar Pradesh minister to undergo plastic surgery

LUCKNOW – Uttar Pradesh minister Nand Gopal alias Nandi, who continues to be on life support system four days after he was critically injured in a bomb blast, will undergo plastic surgery here for his badly burnt hands Thursday.

The surgery would be performed at the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, where … Read more >>.

Daya Nayak Gets Breathar From SC

MUMBAI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- Sub inspector of police Daya Nayak who had been suspended over charges of maintaining links with the underworld can now breathe easy. According to a ruling announced yesterday by the Supreme Court of India Daya Nayak’s apparent links with the underworld could not be proved in court.
In a complaint made to … Original source on Gaea Times at : Daya Nayak Gets Breathar From SC.

Suspected Maoists kill woman in West Bengal

KOLKATA – Suspected Maoists shot dead a woman in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district, police said Thursday.

Locals noticed the bullet-ridden body of the victim lying on the road near Dhanshole village in Gopiballavpur, and informed the police.
“The victim was killed by suspected Maoists. The body has been recovered but it is yet to …. Source article  : Suspected Maoists kill woman in West Bengal.

Pakistan `epicentre’ of terror threat: US

WASHINGTON – Faced with five major insurgencies, including the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) responsible for the Mumbai terror attack, Pakistan is the “epicentre” of terrorist threat to the US, according to a senior US official.

“The western part of Pakistan, the lawless areas, are the epicentre of the issues that threaten our country,” US special envoy for …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Police: Girl taken from Calif. foster parents by aunts nearly 7 years ago found in Ariz. home

Police: Abducted Calif. girl found in Phoenix home

PHOENIX – A girl abducted by three aunts from her California foster parents nearly seven years ago, when she was an infant, was found Wednesday living in Phoenix, authorities said.
Detectives from the Phoenix Police Department’s missing persons unit, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI located … Read : Police: Girl taken from Calif. foster parents by aunts nearly 7 years ago found in Ariz. home.

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