‘Drug dealers can meet visitors in Goa jails, legislators can’t’

PANAJI – A drug dealer can meet visitors in the prison, but an arrested legislator is not allowed to meet another legislator in Goa, a Congress leader said Sunday, accusing the police of partisan behaviour.

Agnelo Fernandes, a ruling party legislator from Calangute legislative constituency had gone to meet former tourism minister Mickky Pachecho – …. Read the original article  : here.

Afghan official: Suicide bomb in Kabul kills at least 3 civilians ahead of int’l conference

Suicide bomb in Afghan capital kills 3 civilians

KABUL, Afghanistan – A suicide bombing in eastern Kabul killed three civilians on Sunday, two days before an international conference that will host representatives from about 60 nations, an Afghan official said.
Police official Abdul Ghafor Sayedzada said the bomber was on foot and his target was unclear. Other … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Afghan official: Suicide bomb in Kabul kills at least 3 civilians ahead of int’l conference.

Afghan official: Explosion in Kabul wounds civilians; witness says attack targeted NATO convoy

Explosion in Afghan capital wounds civilians

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan official says a suicide bombing in eastern Kabul has wounded several civilians.
The blast comes two days before an international conference in Kabul hosting representatives from about 60 nations.
An eyewitness says a suicide bomber on foot targeted a passing NATO convoy. The international force says it … Original article on : Afghan official: Explosion in Kabul wounds civilians; witness says attack targeted NATO convoy.

Officials say death toll in suicide bombing in district near Baghdad rises to 43

Death toll in Iraq suicide bombing rises to 43

BAGHDAD – Iraqi officials say the death toll in the suicide bombing near Baghdad has risen to 43.
The bomber blew himself up Sunday morning, targeting security personnel in a mostly Sunni district southwest of Baghdad.
The dead were mostly members of an anti-al-Qaida security force known as Sahwa …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Brothers arrested for killing sister’s boyfriend

RANCHI – Enraged over their sister’s love affair with a classmate, four brothers thrashed the boy badly and killed him in Jharkhand’s steel city Bokaro, police said Sunday. The four accused have been arrested.

Virat, a Class 12 student of Bokaro Public School, Saturday went to meet his girlfriend Nupur.
The girl’s brothers, who were … Read more >>.

Interrogation into Briton murder case re-started

DHARAMSALA – The Himachal Pradesh Police has re-started interrogation into the murder of British charity worker Michael Blakey in Dharamsala, an official said Sunday.

Blakey, part of an Indian charity, was murdered in November 2006. His body was found beneath boulders in a shallow stream running through an old British cemetery. His post-mortem reports confirmed that …. Original source  : Interrogation into Briton murder case re-started.

Snake charmer held for selling endangered cobras

MORINDA – A snake charmer was arrested from this Punjab town for selling endangered black cobras and bird species. He would sell the venom to representatives of pharmaceutical companies in several states, police said Sunday.

Ramesh Nath Feroze, a resident of a slum rehabilitation area in Morinda town of Ropar district, about 40 km from …. Original article  : Snake charmer held for selling endangered cobras.

Bus falls into river in southwestern China; 27 feared dead, 11 rescued

Bus falls into river in SW China, 27 feared dead

BEIJING – A bus plunged into a river in southwestern China early Sunday, leaving 27 people on board missing and feared dead, state media reported. Rescuers were able to save 11 others.
The official Xinhua News agency said the accident occurred in southwestern Sichuan province when the …. Source article  : Bus falls into river in southwestern China; 27 feared dead, 11 rescued.

2 killed, 11 prisoners escape as bomb, Taliban attacks aid jailbreak in western Afghanistan

11 escape as Taliban attacks aid Afghan jailbreak

KABUL, Afghanistan – A smuggled bomb exploded at a western Afghan prison just as Taliban fighters staged coordinated attacks on four police checkpoints early Sunday, allowing 11 inmates – including suspected insurgents – to escape, officials said.
A Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for the brazen jailbreak in Farah province, …. Source  : 2 killed, 11 prisoners escape as bomb, Taliban attacks aid jailbreak in western Afghanistan.

27 missing after bus falls into China river

BEIJING – Twenty-seven people were missing after a bus they were riding in fell into a river in southwest China’s Sichuan province Sunday, authorities said.

The emergency response center with Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture said that 11 passengers were saved.
The bus, registered in Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous prefecture, fell into Dajin river inside … Original article on : 27 missing after bus falls into China river.

Strong earthquake shakes distant island region of Alaska; no tsunami danger

Strong earthquake shakes Alaska island region

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A powerful earthquake shook a remote Aleutian Island region of Alaska late Saturday, but there were no reports of damage or injury and no threat of a tsunami, officials said.
The 6.7-magnitude temblor struck at 9:56 p.m. and was centered in the Bering Sea about 155 miles southwest …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Strong earthquake shakes distant island region of Alaska; no tsunami danger.

Major fire in Delhi showroom

NEW DELHI – A major fire broke out in a shoe showroom in central Delhi Sunday morning, an official said.

The fire broke out around 11.15 a.m. in the Baluja showroom in Connaught Place.
“The fire is still on. We are trying to control it. Six fire tenders have been sent to douse the flames,” the …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Major fire in Delhi showroom.

Scientists get another day to study cap that is bottling up busted oil well in Gulf of Mexico

Scientists get another day to study Gulf spill cap

NEW ORLEANS – Scientists got an extra day to evaluate whether the giant cork bottling BP’s busted well in the Gulf of Mexico will hold, while officials overseeing the disaster pondered their next step.
After days of watching, engineers still saw no signs of any leak in the … Read more »».

Zsa Zsa Gabor hospitalized with broken bones after falling out of bed in her Bel Air home

Zsa Zsa Gabor hospitalized with broken bones

LOS ANGELES – Zsa Zsa Gabor’s publicist says the 93-year-old actress has been rushed to a hospital after falling out of bed and breaking several bones.
John Blanchette says Gabor was watching television in her Bel Air home Saturday evening when she reached to answer the phone and tumbled to [..] Read the original article: here.

State media says bus falls off a cliff in southwestern China, killing 23 people on board

Bus falls off cliff in southwest China, killing 23

BEIJING – State media says a bus has fallen off a cliff in southwestern China, killing 23 people on board.
The official Xinhua News agency says the bus was traveling from Ma’erkang County in Sichuan province to the provincial capital of Chengdu when it plummeted off a mountain … Read more >>>.

2 killed, 11 prisoners escape after smuggled explosives used in western Afghanistan jailbreak

Taliban claim blast that freed 11 from Afghan jail

KABUL, Afghanistan – A blast from smuggled-in explosives at a prison in western Afghanistan killed a guard and allowed 11 inmates to escape early Sunday, officials said. One prisoner was shot and killed while fleeing.
A Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for the jailbreak, saying it freed insurgent comrades … Original source on Gaea Times at : 2 killed, 11 prisoners escape after smuggled explosives used in western Afghanistan jailbreak.

Typhoon Conson dies down, leaves 8 missing in Vietnam after slamming Philippines and China

Tail end of Typhoon Conson hits Vietnam; 8 missing

HANOI, Vietnam – Eight people were missing in Vietnam on Sunday as the tail end of Typhoon Conson blew ashore after battering the Philippines and China and killing dozens.
The storm made landfall on Vietnam’s northern coast Saturday night. Six fishermen remained missing after their boat sank as …. Original source  : Typhoon Conson dies down, leaves 8 missing in Vietnam after slamming Philippines and China.

Wildfire knocked down near Ronald Reagan’s former ranch in mountains north of Santa Barbara

Wildfire out near Reagan Ranch near Santa Barbara

SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Authorities say a brush fire near the California ranch of former President Ronald Reagan has been knocked down after burning 10 acres and sending thick smoke over mountains north of Santa Barbara.
U.S. Forest Service spokesman Eric Garcia says firefighters using water-dropping helicopters fully surrounded … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Wildfire knocked down near Ronald Reagan’s former ranch in mountains north of Santa Barbara.

28 killed in China mine accident

BEIJING – At least 28 miners were killed when an underground cable caught fire inside a coal mine in China’s Shaanxi province, officials said Sunday.

The incident occurred at around 8.10 p.m. Saturday at the Xiaonangou coal mine in Hancheng city, Xinhua reported citing a provincial government statement.
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28 miners killed in electrical fire triggered inside coal shaft in northern China

28 miners killed in accident in northern China

BEIJING – An electrical fire inside a coal shaft in northern China left 28 miners dead, a government official said Sunday.
An official with the State Administration of Work Safety said the accident, triggered when an electrical cable caught fire, happened Saturday evening at the privately owned Xiaonangou coal … Original article on : 28 miners killed in electrical fire triggered inside coal shaft in northern China.