We’ll punish WikiLeaks informers: Taliban

LONDON – The Taliban in Afghanistan has threatened to behead informers who have been revealed following the explosive disclosure by WikiLeaks.

WikiLeaks has put out over 90,000 uncensored intelligence documents, causing a security scare. Countries which have their forces fighting in Afghanistan are pouring over the documents to see the extent of the damage.
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British death penalty author rejects plea bargain in Singapore contempt case, could face jail

UK author vows to fight Singapore contempt charge

SINGAPORE – A British author vowed Friday to fight charges in Singapore related to his book on the city-state’s death penalty policy, even if it lands him in jail.
Alan Shadrake, 75, said he rejected a plea bargain from the attorney general’s office to drop a contempt of court …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : British death penalty author rejects plea bargain in Singapore contempt case, could face jail.

Aide: Pitino gave him $3,000 for woman now accused of trying to extort millions from coach

Aide: Pitino gave him $3,000 for pregnant woman

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A longtime aide to Rick Pitino told jurors that the Louisville men’s basketball coach asked him to give $3,000 to a woman who said the coach got her pregnant in a one-night fling at a restaurant.
The woman, Karen Cunagin Sypher, is on trial, accused of …. Source article  : Aide: Pitino gave him $3,000 for woman now accused of trying to extort millions from coach.

Person familiar with situation: Former Oregon QB Masoli invited to visit Ole Miss this weekend

AP source: Masoli invited to Ole Miss this weekend

Mississippi coach Houston Nutt has invited former Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli to visit the school this weekend, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Friday.
Masoli is expected to decide by Friday morning whether he’ll visit Oxford. The person spoke to The Associated Press … Read more : Person familiar with situation: Former Oregon QB Masoli invited to visit Ole Miss this weekend.

Arizona sheriff forges ahead with aggressive immigration sweeps even after court ruling

Arizona sheriff not relenting after court ruling

PHOENIX – Lost in the hoopla over Arizona’s immigration law is the fact that state and local authorities for years have been doing their own aggressive crackdowns in the busiest illegal gateway into the country.
Nowhere in the U.S. is local enforcement more present than in metropolitan Phoenix, where Maricopa … Read : Arizona sheriff forges ahead with aggressive immigration sweeps even after court ruling.

Slogans, songs in Bihar jails to remember Charu Mazumdar

PATNA – Hundreds of jailed Maoists and activists of the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist (CPI-ML) Friday remembered their icon and Communist revolutionary Charu Mazumdar in different jails across Bihar, police said.

Mazumdar, born in Siliguri in West Bengal, was the founding father of the Naxalite movement. He was captured on July 16, 1972 and died …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Slogans, songs in Bihar jails to remember Charu Mazumdar.

Mexican soldiers kill top drug lord, dealing major blow to country’s most powerful cartel

Troops kill senior ‘capo’ of mighty Mexico cartel

MEXICO CITY – Soldiers killed a top leader of the Sinaloa cartel in a raid on his posh hideout, dealing the biggest blow yet to Mexico’s most powerful drug gang since President Felipe Calderon launched a military offensive against organized crime in 2006.
Ignacio “Nacho” Coronel, a reputed founder … Read more : Mexican soldiers kill top drug lord, dealing major blow to country’s most powerful cartel.

Landmine blast kills four CRPF men in Assam

GUWAHATI – At least four paramilitary troopers were killed and about 30 injured in a powerful landmine explosion in Assam Friday, police said. The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) claimed responsibility for the explosion in the restive northeastern state.

A police spokesperson said militants triggered the remote-controlled landmine when Central Reserve Police Force …. Original source  : Landmine blast kills four CRPF men in Assam.

D. C. Sniper Confesses to Star Trek Actor

WASHINGTON (Gaeatimes.com) — Convicted DC Sniper, Lee Boyd Malvo confesses his crime in front of William Shatner on a program that was to be aired on Cable Channel A&E. He said that during a shooting spree in 2010, his accomplice killed one man for backing out. Malvo also told Shatner that 2 persons planned … Read : D. C. Sniper Confesses to Star Trek Actor.

Malaysia awaits Indian report on Sikh militants

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia is awaiting details from Indian authorities and Interpol on a Sikh militant group that is suspected to have set up base outside the national capital.

Malaysia is working with Interpol and the Indian authorities to check on the activities of Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF), Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said Thursday.
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China jails 3 minority Uighurs for running websites deemed politically sensitive

China jails 3 Uighurs for sites deemed sensitive

BEIJING – China has jailed three minority Uighurs who ran websites with content considered politically sensitive by the government, according to a media report and an advocacy group.
Their sentencing last week is the latest move by the Chinese government to rein in dissent following last year’s deadly ethnic … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : China jails 3 minority Uighurs for running websites deemed politically sensitive.

US now says Pakistani support for Taliban ‘in the past’

WASHINGTON – With the storm over WikiLeaks revelations refusing to die down, US officials are at pains to suggest that while some people in Pakistan’s intelligence community had supported the Taliban, that situation is changing.

“That’s been a problem in the past, it’s a problem we’re dealing with, and [it] is changing,” Vice President Joe Biden … Read this article on Gaea Times at : US now says Pakistani support for Taliban ‘in the past’.

Four CRPF troopers killed in Assam blast

GUWAHATI – At least four paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were killed and 15 injured, four of them critically, in a powerful landmine explosion Friday in Holmari in Assam’s Goalpara district.

Militants, suspected to be from the outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), triggered a landmine blast around 8 a.m. when around 20 … Read more : Four CRPF troopers killed in Assam blast.

Defense attorney says B-2 engineer gave China only unclassified information

Attorney: Engineer gave China unclassified info

HONOLULU – The attorney for a former B-2 bomber engineer from Hawaii accused of selling military secrets to China says his client designed a cruise missile part for China but did so based on public information.
David Klein told a federal jury Thursday the exhaust nozzle Noshir Gowadia designed for a … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Defense attorney says B-2 engineer gave China only unclassified information.

Al Qaeda forms army of 12,000 fighters in Yemen

SANA’A – The Yemen-based wing of militant outfit Al Qaeda has threatened to “cleanse the land” with a new army of 12,000 fighters.

“We have a good news for the Islamic nation, that an army of 12,000 fighters is being prepared in Aden and Abyan,” Xinhua quoted Mohamed Saied al-Omda, field commander of the Al Qaeda …. Source  : Al Qaeda forms army of 12,000 fighters in Yemen.

US pushes for India-Pakistan dialogue despite ISI-Taliban links

WASHINGTON – The United States says it encourages a dialogue between India and Pakistan despite “revelations” of known links between Pakistani spy agency ISI and the Taliban as it is in the interest of all three nations.

“We are simply encouraging Pakistan and India to pursue a dialogue that we think is fundamentally in the interest … Read more »»».

US Consulate in Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez temporarily closes for security review

US Consulate in Ciudad Juarez closes for security

MEXICO CITY – The U.S. closed its consulate in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez on Thursday pending a security review, an unexpected decision that comes months after drug gangs killed three people tied to the consulate.
The U.S. Embassy announced the consulate will “remain closed until the … Read more : US Consulate in Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez temporarily closes for security review.

NY trustee files 3 lawsuits to recover more than $30 million in Madoff family investments

NY suit seeks $30 million in Madoff family money

NEW YORK – The court-appointed trustee seeking to recover billions of dollars lost by jailed financier Bernard Madoff sued three entities Thursday to get back more than $30 million that he said the Madoff family had invested, mostly in oil and gas properties and technology companies.
The three …. Original article  : NY trustee files 3 lawsuits to recover more than $30 million in Madoff family investments.

Top drug lord killed in gunbattle with soldiers in major blow to Mexico’s most powerful cartel

Top Mexican drug lord killed in clash with army

MEXICO CITY – One of the top three leaders of Mexico’s most powerful drug cartel died in a gunfight with soldiers Thursday, ending the long run of a mysterious capo considered a founder of the country’s massive methamphetamine trade.
The death of Ignacio “Nacho” Coronel near the city … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Top drug lord killed in gunbattle with soldiers in major blow to Mexico’s most powerful cartel.

Overflow crowd attends funeral service for slain Southern California teenager

Overflow crowd attends funeral of slain Calif girl

MORENO VALLEY, Calif. – Mourners packed a Southern California church Thursday to say goodbye to Norma Lopez, a 17-year-old girl who was abducted just blocks from her school then killed.
Family members, classmates, police and community members filled St. Christopher Catholic Church in Riverside County, with the overflow crowd …. Source  : Overflow crowd attends funeral service for slain Southern California teenager.