Toll for double Iran mosque bombing rises to 27, may increase further

Death toll for Iran mosque bombing rises to 27

TEHRAN, Iran – The death toll for twin bombings outside a mosque in southeast Iran rose to 27, Iranian media reported Friday, making it one of the deadliest attacks in years.
Iranian Health Minister Marzieh Vahid Dastagerdi told the semiofficial ISNA news agency that another 270 were injured, … Read more : Toll for double Iran mosque bombing rises to 27, may increase further.

Missing girl found after seven years in US

WASHINGTON – A girl, missing for the past seven years in the US, was found by police hidden in a shower under a pile of clothes and towels.

When officials showed up at a house in Arizona looking for the missing California girl, the family inside were “evasive and untruthful”, said Capt Patrick Maxwell of the …. Source article  : Missing girl found after seven years in US.

First family to visit scenic Maine park, hope to leave behind the Obama travel jinx

Obamas head to family weekend on Maine coast
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama and his family are heading off Friday for the weekend to a spectacular national park on the coast of Maine, no doubt hoping this latest jaunt doesn’t fall victim to the Obama family travel hex.
That would be the one in which …. Source article  : First family to visit scenic Maine park, hope to leave behind the Obama travel jinx.

With Gulf geyser under control, coastal residents watch and wait to see if it holds

Gulf geyser stops gushing, but will it hold?
NEW ORLEANS – Now the wait begins.
BP finally gained control over one of America’s biggest environmental catastrophes by placing a carefully fitted cap over a runaway geyser that has been gushing crude into the Gulf of Mexico since early spring. Engineers, politicians and Gulf residents will … Read more : With Gulf geyser under control, coastal residents watch and wait to see if it holds.

Oil flow stopped, US environment nightmare not yet over

WASHINGTON – For the first time in nearly three months, the gushing oil from BP’s ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico has stopped with a robotic submersible slowly closing a valve, but America’s worst environmental disaster is not yet over.

The technological breakthrough came as BP finally began an “integrity test” Thursday, 87 days …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Oil flow stopped, US environment nightmare not yet over.

Blaze engulfs hotel in Iraq’s Kurdish north, killing 29 including foreigners, say police

Hotel fire kills 29, including foreigners, in Iraq

BAGHDAD – A fire in a five-story hotel in northern Iraq killed 29 people, including foreigners, police and hospital officials in the city of Sulaimaniyah said on Friday. At least some of the victims appeared to have died as they jumped from the windows to escape the blaze.
Chief …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Lebanon is booming 20 years after civil war, but still cannot produce enough power

Lebanon is booming but no end to power outages

BEIRUT – On a typical night out in Beirut, glitzy nightclubs thrum with revelers, tourists pack breezy seaside restaurants and the lights from brand-new, million-dollar skyscrapers dot the horizon.
But beneath Lebanon’s gleaming exterior lies a creaky, third-world infrastructure that is preventing the country from fully emerging from …. Source  : Lebanon is booming 20 years after civil war, but still cannot produce enough power.

Man held for dowry in Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR – A 30-year-old man was arrested in Chhattisgarh on charges of harassing his wife for dowry and threatening to post MMS clips of their sexual relationship on the internet, police said Friday.

The accused, Suraj Chetwani, was arrested here late Thursday while accepting money from his father-in-law.
Suraj had been torturing his wife for … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Man held for dowry in Chhattisgarh.

NATO airstrike kills Taliban commander in north

NATO airstrike kills Taliban commander in north

KABUL, Afghanistan – An official says a NATO airstrike killed a Taliban commander responsible for a suicide attack on a U.S. aid program in northern Afghanistan.
The police chief of Kunduz province in the north said Friday that a precision airstrike killed a local Taliban commander who uses the alias …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : NATO airstrike kills Taliban commander in north.

Judge recuses himself from hearing Pacheco’s case

PANAJI – A Bombay High Court judge for the second time in a month recused himself from hearing a bail petition filed by former Goa tourism minister Mickky Pacheco, arrested in connection with the suspicious death of his alleged lover.

N.A. Britto, a judge at the Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court, recused himself … Original article on : Judge recuses himself from hearing Pacheco’s case.

Official says bomb at market in Pakistani tribal area kills 6, wounds 15

Official: Bomb kills 6 in Pakistan tribal area

PESHAWAR, Pakistan – A powerful bomb blast ripped through a busy market in an area along the Afghan border Friday, killing at least six people and wounding 15 others, a Pakistani official said.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in the Khyber, a tribal region whose security …. Original article  : Official says bomb at market in Pakistani tribal area kills 6, wounds 15.

Blaze engulfs hotel in Iraq’s Kurdish north, killing 29 people, including Canadian, say police

Hotel fire kills 29, including Canadian, in Iraq

BAGHDAD – A police chief in northern Iraq says a fire engulfed a five-story hotel killing 29 people, including foreigners.
Police Brig. Gen. Najim-al-Din Qadir of the northern Iraqi city of Sulaimaniyah says an electrical short caused the fire. The victims include Bangladeshis, several from African countries and at … Read more : Blaze engulfs hotel in Iraq’s Kurdish north, killing 29 people, including Canadian, say police.

Oil flow stopped at BP oil well

WASHINGTON – For the first time in nearly three months, oil has stopped flowing into the Gulf of Mexico as a robotic submersible slowly closed a valve on BP’s ruptured well’s new sealing cap.

The technological breakthrough came as BP finally began an “integrity test” Thursday, 87 days into the crisis, which began with the April … Original source on Gaea Times at : Oil flow stopped at BP oil well.

NTPC engineer found dead

LUCKNOW – A senior engineer with power generation major National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Uttar Pradesh’s Ambedkar Nagar district Friday, police said.

R.P. Pal’s body was found inside the NTPC complex in Tanda town, some 200 km from Lucknow, by some officials.
“The engineer’s body bears injury marks on …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : NTPC engineer found dead.

Three Uttar Pradesh cops arrested in arms smuggling scam

LUCKNOW – Three policemen have been arrested from Uttar Pradesh for their suspected involvement in what is known here as the cartridges scam which involved smuggling of arms from government armouries and selling them to Maoists, an official said Friday.

The scam was busted in April after the arrest of a retired sub-inspector Yashodanandan Singh from … Read more >>>.

Oil Spill Stopped Temporarily

NEW ORLEANS (GaeaTimes.com)- The oil spill was stopped by BP on Thursday which was gushing from the Gulf of Mexico but the officials warned that the pipes below the ocean floor might be so damaged that it cannot handle a full seal on a long term basis. BP carefully monitored half-turns of a … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Oil Spill Stopped Temporarily.

Official says explosion at market in Pakistani tribal area kills 3, wounds 7

Official: Blast kills 3 in Pakistan tribal area

PESHAWAR, Pakistan – A government official says an explosion at a market in a Pakistani tribal area has killed three people and wounded seven.
Umair Khan says the blast occurred in the Tirah Valley, a remote part of the Khyber tribal region. The exact cause of the Friday blast … Original source on Gaea Times at : Official says explosion at market in Pakistani tribal area kills 3, wounds 7.

20 of family kept hostage as robbers ransack home

CHANDIGARH – More than 20 members of a family were kept hostage in Haryana’s Panchkula town Friday morning while robbers ransacked their home and decamped with valuables and cash worth lakhs of rupees.

Police said five-six robbers entered a house here in Sector 10 at around 5 a.m. and kept 20 members of the family …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Iranian authorities say toll for mosque boming has risen to 22, may increase further

Death toll for Iran mosque bombing rises to 22

TEHRAN,Iran – An Iranian official says the toll for an explosion outside a mosque Thursday night has risen to 22 and may increase further.
Ali Mohammad Azad, governor general of Sistan-Baluchistan province has told state TV that “some 22 people were killed instantly” in the twin bombing in …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Iranian authorities say toll for mosque boming has risen to 22, may increase further.

Army finds mass graves in Mexico

Monterrey (Mexico), July 16 (IANS/EFE) Army troops found five mass graves, barrels containing bones and other human remains at an automotive junkyard outside Monterrey, the capital of the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, and arrested a suspect, the Defense Secretariat said.

An anonymous caller told authorities that “armed people in vehicles” were in the La …. Read the original article  : here.