Villagers lynch suspected thief in Uttar Pradesh

LUCKNOW – Villagers on patrol duty beat a youth to death with iron rods, sticks and bricks after they caught him sneaking into a house in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district, police said Saturday.

Mukesh Kumar, 21, was lynched late Friday in Niyamatpur village, about 300 km from here.
“A group of villagers, who were on patrolling, … Original article on : Villagers lynch suspected thief in Uttar Pradesh.

Sub-divisional magistrate attempts suicide in Uttar Pradesh

LUCKNOW – A sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) attempted suicide by shooting himself in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district Saturday morning, police said.

Rajiv Gupta, the SDM of the Maant Tehsil, shot himself in his official residence in Mathura, about 300 km from here.
“He (Gupta) used his licensed revolver to shoot himself. He is critically injured and being [..] Read the original article: here.

Iranian police detain 40 people for double mosque bombing in southeast

Police detains 40 after Iran mosque bombing

TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian police arrested 40 suspects as funerals were underway for the victims of a devastating twin bombings outside a mosque in the southeastern city of Zahedan, local media reported on Saturday.
Gen. Ahmad Reza Radan, Iran’s deputy police chief, told the semiofficial Fars agency that the suspects … Original source on Gaea Times at : Iranian police detain 40 people for double mosque bombing in southeast.

Ex-US official jailed for spying for Cuba

WASHINGTON – A former US official has been sentenced to life imprisonment for working as Cuban spy for nearly three decades.

Kendall Myers, 73, a former State Department analyst, was sentenced to life in prison Friday. His wife Gwendolyn Steingraber Myers, 72, who was also convicted for being part of the crime, received a sentence of …. Original source  : Ex-US official jailed for spying for Cuba.

Drunk CRPF trooper kills six colleagues, shot dead

RANCHI – A drunk Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constable gunned down six of his colleagues, including an assistant commandant, in a security camp in Jharkhand’s Saraikela district late Friday night. He was later shot dead, police said Saturday.

Constable Harpinder Singh started firing indiscriminately from his automatic rifle around 10.30 p.m. Friday and killed six …. Source article  : Drunk CRPF trooper kills six colleagues, shot dead.

Typhoon Conson becomes a tropical storm after leaving dozens dead in Philippines, 2 in China

Typhoon Conson reduces to storm on way to Vietnam

BEIJING – A typhoon that left dozens dead in the Philippines and killed two in southern China wrecked several Vietnamese ships Saturday while churning toward northern Vietnam as a strong tropical storm.
China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency said several Vietnamese ships had been wrecked off islands in the … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Typhoon Conson becomes a tropical storm after leaving dozens dead in Philippines, 2 in China.

Roadside bomb kills 2 NATO troops in Afghanistan’s volatile south

Blast kills 2 NATO troops in southern Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan – A roadside bomb killed two NATO troops in southern Afghanistan, the international force said Saturday, adding to a violent summer as coalition forces step up patrols in the Taliban-dominated south.
The NATO-led force did not give details of Friday’s explosion. It said one of the troops … Original article on : Roadside bomb kills 2 NATO troops in Afghanistan’s volatile south.

Clooney testifies in Italy court

Milan, July 17 (IANS/AKI) Hollywood star George Clooney testified before a Milan court as part of a trial of a fraud case involving three men accused of using the actor’s name for a fashion label.

The 49-year-old actor, dressed in an elegant blue suit, responded to Judge Pietro Caccialanza’s questions with the help of an interpreter … Read more : Clooney testifies in Italy court.

Man who held up NY store while attached to oxygen tank dies in Md. accident after police chase

Oxygen-toting robber who fled NY dies in Md. crash

NEW YORK – Authorities say a man who robbed a New York City store while attached to an oxygen tank has died in a car accident in Maryland.
Police say the man, identified as 63-year-old Arthur Williams, of Gadsden, Ala., walked into a Turkish men’s wear store in …. Original article  : Man who held up NY store while attached to oxygen tank dies in Md. accident after police chase.

Seven CRPF men killed in Jharkhand fratricidal shooting

RANCHI – Seven Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were killed in a fratricidal shooting in a security camp in Jharkhand’s Saraikela district, police said Saturday.

One trooper, who was drunk, started firing indiscriminately and killed six CRPF men late Friday. He was later killed by other troopers who were present in the Kuchai CRPF camp, … Original source on Gaea Times at : Seven CRPF men killed in Jharkhand fratricidal shooting.

12 killed in shootout between soldiers, gunmen in Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo

12 killed in shootout in Mexico border city

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – A drug cartel has used a car bomb for the first time in Mexico’s decades-long fight against traffickers, setting a deadly trap against federal police in a city across the border from Texas, the mayor of Ciudad Juarez said Friday.
Mayor Jose Reyes said federal …. Original article  : 12 killed in shootout between soldiers, gunmen in Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo.

NASCAR Trucks race at Gateway postponed by power outage, moved to Saturday afternoon

NASCAR Trucks race postponed by power outage

MADISON, Ill. – A NASCAR trucks race has been postponed because of a power failure at Gateway International Raceway outside St. Louis.
The race was moved to Saturday at 12:30 Central time. Lights went out in and around the 1.25-mile oval at 7:55 p.m., 23 minutes before the scheduled start … Read more : NASCAR Trucks race at Gateway postponed by power outage, moved to Saturday afternoon.

5,000 people arrested during FIFA World Cup

WASHINGTON – Over 5,000 people were arrested and nearly $10 million seized in an operation across Asia targeting illegal soccer gambling during the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Interpol said.

The international police agency coordinated a month-long operation from June 11 to July 11, targeting activities linked to organised crime, in which police raided 800 illegal gambling …. Original article  : 5,000 people arrested during FIFA World Cup.

200 policemen assaulted in Beijing in 2010

BEIJING – Over 200 police officers were assaulted while on duty in Beijing in 2010, and most of the attackers were “jobless and undereducated” people.

Around 89 percent of the attackers were male, and 60 percent belonged to places outside Beijing, Xinhua reported citing a Public Security Bureau statement.
Beijing police authorities are compiling a list … Original article on : 200 policemen assaulted in Beijing in 2010.

2 killed, flights canceled as Typhoon Conson strikes southern China

2 killed as typhoon strikes southern China

BEIJING – A typhoon that left dozens dead in the Philippines and killed two in southern China wrecked several Vietnamese ships Saturday while churning toward northern Vietnam as a strong tropical storm.
China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency said several Vietnamese ships had been wrecked off islands in the South China … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : 2 killed, flights canceled as Typhoon Conson strikes southern China.

Four killed in plane crash in Canada

TORONTO – A small plane with six people on board crashed in Canada’s Quebec province Friday, killing four and injuring the other two.

Due to bad weather, the pilot was trying to land the plane near a lake in Maria-Chapdelaine region, north of Lac Saint-Jean, when the accident occurred, Xinhua reported citing the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Four killed in plane crash in Canada.

Haitians pray, party their earthquake troubles away in pilgrimage to sacred waterfall

Quake troubles wash away in sacred Haiti waterfall

SAUT D’EAU, Haiti – Pilgrims, partiers and profit-seekers flocked to a sacred Haitian waterfall Friday where Voodoo and Christian faithful prayed for a better life after six grueling months of post-earthquake trouble.
The annual pilgrimage to Saut d’Eau venerates the site where believers say the Virgin Mary – whom … Read more »»».

June 2010 deadliest month for US army

WASHINGTON – Thirty-two American soldiers killed themselves in June this year, the highest ever in a month for the US army.

Twenty-one of the suicide victims were on active duty, while 11 were on reserve and on the National Guard troops, Prensa Latina reported.
A total of 245 soldiers killed themselves in 2009, with about 70 … Read : June 2010 deadliest month for US army.

Mexican drug gang uses car bomb for 1st time in deadly attack on federal police in border city

Car bomb signals new dimension to Mexican drug war

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – A drug cartel has used a car bomb for the first time in Mexico’s decades-long fight against traffickers, setting a deadly trap against federal police in a city across the border from Texas, the mayor of Ciudad Juarez said Friday.
Mayor Jose Reyes said …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

BP says no signs that capped Gulf well has started leaking below ground

BP: No signs that capped Gulf well leaking
NEW ORLEANS – BP says there are no signs that its busted Gulf of Mexico well has started leaking underground more than a day after it was capped.
Kent Wells, a BP PLC vice president, said on a Friday evening conference call that engineers are closely monitoring … Read more : BP says no signs that capped Gulf well has started leaking below ground.