Explosion in Pakistani market kills eight

ISLAMABAD – At least eight people were killed and around a dozen injured on Friday when an explosion ripped through a market in Pakistan’s restive tribal region along the Afghan border, a security official said.

The blast took place in Mehbran Kille village in Khyber, one of the seven tribal districts where Pakistani security forces are …. Original source  : Explosion in Pakistani market kills eight.

Suspected Maoist killed in Bengal

JOYBANKI – A suspected Maoist was killed in a gunbattle Friday when security personnel conducted a raid near this village in West Midnapore district in connection with the May 28 Gyaneshwari Express train tragedy, police said.

Security personnel said a few Maoists were either killed or sustained serious bullet injuries in Indraboni forest near Joybanki …. Source  : Suspected Maoist killed in Bengal.

Judge to consider change of venue for DUI trial of man accused of killing Angels pitcher

Change of venue considered in Gallo trial
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A judge is expected to decide whether the trial of a suspected drunken driver accused of killing an Angels pitcher and two others should be moved out of Orange County.

Orange County Superior Court Judge Richard Toohey on Friday will consider the change of venue motion …. Original source  : Judge to consider change of venue for DUI trial of man accused of killing Angels pitcher.

Chhattisgarh opens three counter-insurgency schools

RAIPUR – Chhattisgarh, the state worst hit by Maoist violence, Friday announced the opening of three counter-insurgency and anti-terrorism schools to train policemen to take on the left wing rebels.

The three schools have come up at Mana area on outskirts of state capital Raipur, at Rajnandgaon bordering Maharashtra, and Jagdalpur, considered the nerve centre of … Original article on : Chhattisgarh opens three counter-insurgency schools.

Ex-State Department worker, wife face prison for nearly 30 years of stealing secrets for Cuba

Feds: Love of Cuba drove 2 spies who face prison

WASHINGTON – Kendall and Gwendolyn Myers were the kind of spies any intelligence service would want. They did it for love of country, not for money.
According to federal prosecutors, the two stole U.S. secrets and gave them to Cuba for nearly 30 years because of a …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Ex-State Department worker, wife face prison for nearly 30 years of stealing secrets for Cuba.

Ex-State Department worker, wife face prison sentences Friday for stealing US secrets for Cuba

Ex-State Department worker, wife face sentencing

WASHINGTON – A retired State Department worker faces up to life in prison and his wife a lengthy prison term at their sentencing Friday for spying for Cuba over nearly 30 years.
Walter and Gwendolyn Myers both pleaded guilty in a case in which the couple is said to have stolen … Original article on : Ex-State Department worker, wife face prison sentences Friday for stealing US secrets for Cuba.

Home elevater becomes death trap for elderly Ga. couple stuck inside

Elderly couple dies while trapped in home elevator

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – When the elevator in their home got stuck between floors, Sherwood and Caroline Wadsworth found themselves trapped with no way to call for help as temperatures rose into the 90s in the closet-sized lift until they finally died from heat exhaustion.
Autopsies on the … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Home elevater becomes death trap for elderly Ga. couple stuck inside.

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

Official: Blast kills 3 in Pakistan tribal area

PESHAWAR, Pakistan – An explosion at a market in an area along the Afghan border killed three people and wounded seven others Friday, a Pakistani official said.
The blast went off in the Khyber, a tribal region whose security is of paramount importance to the U.S. because it is …. Original source  : Official says explosion at market in Pakistani tribal area kills 3, wounds 7.

20 dead, 100 hurt in twin blasts in Iran

TEHRAN – At least 20 were killed and over 100 injured in two explosions that tore through a mosque in Iran’s southeastern city of Zahedan Thursday, media reports said Friday.

“Two explosions in the front of Zahedan’s Grand Mosque have left more than 20 dead and over 100 injured,” Fariborz Rashedi, the head of Sistan-Baluchestan’s emergency …. Read the original article  : here.

Suspected Maoists kill three in West Bengal

KOLKATA – Suspected Maoists killed three people, including a worker of West Bengal’s ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), in separate incidents across the state, police said Friday.

The incidents took place Thursday night. Nirmol Soren, zonal committee member of the CPI-M, was shot dead at Nemaipur village near Simlipal in Bankura while local businessman Kartik …. Source  : Suspected Maoists kill three in West Bengal.

Maoists blow up police station in Orissa

BHUBANESWAR – A group of around 70 Maoists blew up a police station in Orissa’s Nabrangpur district, police said Friday.

The rebels attacked the police station at Kundai village under Raighar block, some 700 km from here, at around 10 p.m. Thursday night when no policemen were inside.
“The rebels blew up the police station …. Read the original article  : Maoists blow up police station in Orissa.

Drug gang rams police vehicles in Mexico, killing 2 officers, rescue worker

3 killed in drug gang attack on police in Mexico

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – Members of a northern Mexico drug gang rammed a car that may have been packed with explosives or inflammable material into two police patrol trucks Thursday in the border city of Ciudad Juarez on Thursday, killing two officers and a medical technician, …. Read the original article  : Drug gang rams police vehicles in Mexico, killing 2 officers, rescue worker.

Theft suspect arrested in Wenatchee after running out of gas

Theft suspect arrested after running out of gas

WENATCHEE, Wash. – Don’t call him Lucky.
Wenatchee police say they arrested a 47-year-old Tacoma man for investigation of first-degree theft after he ran out of gas as he was leaving a store where Native American collectibles were stolen.
Alerted to the thefts by the store owner, police found the … Original article on : Theft suspect arrested in Wenatchee after running out of gas.

Two Maoists lynched in Jharkhand

RANCHI – Two Maoists were lynched by angry villagers in Jharkhand’s Latehar district, police said.

According to the police, five Maoist rebels went to Jalim village of Latehar district late Thursday night and demanded money from the villagers.
The rebels also roughed up some people, which angered the villagers. The villagers started pelting stones and … Original source on Gaea Times at : Two Maoists lynched in Jharkhand.

High-profile case resolved with Goldman Sachs paying $550M to settle SEC fraud charges

Goldman paying $550M to settle civil fraud charges

WASHINGTON – Resolving a high-profile government case linked to the mortgage meltdown, Goldman Sachs & Co. has agreed to pay a record $550 million to settle civil fraud charges that it misled buyers of complex investments.
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the settlement Thursday with the Wall Street … Original article on : High-profile case resolved with Goldman Sachs paying $550M to settle SEC fraud charges.

Major, two soldiers hurt in Jammu and Kashmir gun battle

JAMMU – A major and two soldiers of the Indian Army were injured in a gun battle between security forces and a group of terrorists that entered its fourth day Friday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district.

The major, whose identity has not yet been disclosed, was injured Friday morning.
The gun fight started Tuesday …. Source  : Major, two soldiers hurt in Jammu and Kashmir gun battle.

LA police seize guns, handcuffs, other items from home of man accused in serial slayings

LA police seize items from alleged killer’s home

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles police have seized hundreds of items from the home and vehicles of the man charged in the “Grim Sleeper” killings, including guns, ammunition and handcuffs, court records show.
Detectives have booked more than 650 items belonging to Lonnie Franklin Jr. into evidence, the Los … Original article on : LA police seize guns, handcuffs, other items from home of man accused in serial slayings.

8 convicted, sentenced in killing of lawyer whose pre-slaying video set off uproar

8 convicted in killing of Guatemalan lawyer

GUATEMALA CITY – A Guatemalan judge has convicted and sentenced eight men to prison for the 2009 killing of a prominent lawyer who accused the country’s president of his murder in a video made before his death.
Public protests erupted after the death and the release of Rodrigo Rosenberg’s video …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : 8 convicted, sentenced in killing of lawyer whose pre-slaying video set off uproar.

Report: Federal prosecution of immigrants soared over 2 months in spring

Federal prosecution of immigrants soared in spring

FRESNO, Calif. – Federal prosecutions of immigrants soared to new levels this spring, as the Obama administration continued an aggressive enforcement strategy championed under President George W. Bush, according to a new study released Thursday.
The 4,145 cases referred to federal prosecutors in March and April was the largest number … Read : Report: Federal prosecution of immigrants soared over 2 months in spring.

Hotelier widow death deemed homicide, reversing previous ruling, in twist to sordid case

Hotelier widow death ruled slaying in sordid case

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A Florida medical examiner has reversed his ruling that the death of a prominent hotelier’s widow was an accident.
Broward County medical examiner Dr. Joshua Perper says he ruled Thursday that 87-year-old Bernice Novack death in 2009 was a homicide. The ruling comes a day …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Hotelier widow death deemed homicide, reversing previous ruling, in twist to sordid case.