Armed men loot train in Uttar Pradesh

LUCKNOW – Unidentified men, armed with guns and other weapons, looted cash worth Rs.2 lakh and other valuables from passengers on a train in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi district Wednesday morning, police said.

After looting the passengers in two compartments of the General coach of the Lucknow-bound Pushkar Express, the men pulled the train’s emergency chain and [..] Read the original article: here.

Army chopper goes missing in Nagaland

KOHIMA – An Indian Army helicopter went missing shortly after take-off in Nagaland Wednesday with three people, including two pilots, on board. The locals claimed they have sighted the wreckage and recovered two bodies.

A defence spokesperson said the four-seater Cheetah helicopter took off from the army’s Rangapara base in Dimapur, Nagaland’s commercial hub, …. Read the original article  : Army chopper goes missing in Nagaland.

Rio Grande Missing Woman Search Resumed

SANTA FE (GaeaTimes.com)- On Tuesday the search for the Santa Fe area woman named Mariah Walker was resumed by the State police. Mariah Walker went missing on Tuesday, Aug 10, from the Rio Grande River where she jumped for a swim reportedly. The authorities have been joined by friends and family members of the …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Rio Grande Missing Woman Search Resumed.

Firemen help out burglar stuck in window

LONDON – A hapless burglar in Britain got stuck for six hours in a tiny window and was arrested after firemen ripped out the window frame to bring him out.

The 36-year-old burglar’s legs were left dangling outside the bathroom window when he failed to enter the house, The Sun reported Wednesday.
He attempted to enter …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Firemen help out burglar stuck in window.

Bus plunges into ravine in northern Philippines, killing 40 people; 10 survive, including boy

Bus crash in Philippines kills 40; 10 survive

MANILA, Philippines – A packed passenger bus negotiating a downhill curve plunged off a Philippine mountain highway into a 100-foot (30-meter) ravine Wednesday, killing 40 people in one of the country’s worst recent accidents, police said.
Ten people, including a 10-year-old boy, survived and nine were taken to hospitals, … Original article on : Bus plunges into ravine in northern Philippines, killing 40 people; 10 survive, including boy.

Russian cruise ship carrying US, German tourists collides with barge on Volga, no one hurt

Russian cruise ship collides with barge
MOSCOW – A Russian cruise ship carrying hundreds of U.S. and German tourists collided Wednesday with a barge on the Volga River, but no one was hurt, officials said.

The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry’s branch in the Yaroslavl region said the collision occurred early Wednesday in the Rybinsk reservoir on the … Original article on : Russian cruise ship carrying US, German tourists collides with barge on Volga, no one hurt.

UN secures half of funds required for flooded Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – The UN said Wednesday that it has secured almost half of the $460 million it requires in emergency assistance for flood victims in Pakistan.

“We have received $208 million and that makes 42.5 percent of the funds initially required,” Maurizio Giuliano, a spokesman of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Pakistan, …. Original article  : UN secures half of funds required for flooded Pakistan.

Police exploring why Texas gunman with explosive-laden trailer opened fire outside station

Police seeking motive for Texas gunman’s attack

McKINNEY, Texas – A gunman who pulled into a suburban Dallas police station parking lot with a trailer loaded with explosives, set fire to his pickup truck, then started shooting at the building was apparently hoping for a massacre, police say.
In the end, only the gunman – identified by …. Read the original article  : Police exploring why Texas gunman with explosive-laden trailer opened fire outside station.

Couple sacrifices daughter to attain wealth

LUCKNOW – A poverty-stricken couple in an Uttar Pradesh village allegedly killed their four-year-old daughter after a self-proclaimed godman assured them that the act would attain them affluence, police said Wednesday.

Shri Krishna and his wife Rama Devi are absconding. The body of their daughter Kanni was recovered late Tuesday evening from their house in Sitapur … Original source on Gaea Times at : Couple sacrifices daughter to attain wealth.

Landslide hit Konkan rail services

PANAJI – Train services on the Goa-Mumbai Konkan railway route were disrupted Wednesday following a landslide near Ratnagiri in Maharashtra.

According to spokesman Baban Ghatge of Konkan Railway, several trains have been halted on both sides of Ratnagiri, about 150 km from here.
“The landslide occurred in the early hours. We are trying our … Original source on Gaea Times at : Landslide hit Konkan rail services.

Anti-American protesters say troops killed 2 civilians; NATO says they were insurgents

Anti-US protest blocks highway in east Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan – Hundreds of demonstrators blocked a main highway between Kabul and the eastern city of Jalalabad on Wednesday to protest two deaths in a night raid. The protesters said the two men killed were innocent civilians, while NATO said its forces killed two insurgents.
Ghafor Khan, chief of … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Anti-American protesters say troops killed 2 civilians; NATO says they were insurgents.

Chandigarh cops drag feet on car race deaths

CHANDIGARH – Police Wednesday was yet to identify the two women in a Honda Accord that left two people, including a six-year-old child, dead in a high-security area of Chandigarh the night before.

A car race between the Honda Accord and the Maruti Swift, believed by police to be driven by women, had Tuesday evening ended …. Source  : Chandigarh cops drag feet on car race deaths.

Five killed in Thailand helicopter crash

BANGKOK – Five people, including a senior official, were killed in a helicopter crash in northern Thailand, an official said Wednesday.

It is believed that the helicopter crashed into a mountain in Namom district, Nan province, said Nisakorn Kositratna, deputy permanent secretary of the ministry of natural resources and environment.
Nisakorn blamed bad weather for the …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Five killed in Thailand helicopter crash.

Islamist militants keep pressure on police in Pakistan, even as flooding crisis rages

Insurgents, police clash amid Pakistan flooding
PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Islamist militants attacked police posts in Pakistan’s northwest and killed two civilians active in an anti-Taliban militia, challenging a security establishment straining under a national flooding disaster, police said Wednesday.
The attacks came as the U.N. said an estimated 4.6 million flood victims have … Read more »»».

Bus plunges into ravine in northern Philippines, killing 35 people; 8 survive, including boy

Bus crash in Philippines kills 35, but 8 survive

MANILA, Philippines – A packed passenger bus negotiating a downhill curve plunged off a Philippine mountain highway into a 100-foot (30-meter) ravine Wednesday, killing 35 people in one of the country’s worst recent accidents, police said.
About eight other passengers, including a 10-year-old boy, were pulled alive from …. Source article  : Bus plunges into ravine in northern Philippines, killing 35 people; 8 survive, including boy.

Over 35 killed in Philippines accident

MANILA – At least 35 people were killed when a bus carrying 47 passengers plunged into a ravine in northern Philippines Wednesday morning.

All 35 bodies were retrieved. Six people were seriously injured in the accident which occurred in Benguet province, a police officer said.
Rescue and search operations are still going on, Xinhua said, citing … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Over 35 killed in Philippines accident.

Behind bars but JD-U legislator still enjoys minister status

PATNA – A legislator from Bihar’s ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U), sentenced to life imprisonment for killing a minister, enjoys the status of minister as head of the assembly housing committee, officials said.

Vijay Kumar Shukla alias Munna Shukla, currently in jail, is chairman of the Bihar Vidhansabha Awas Samiti, a post accorded the status of a … Read : Behind bars but JD-U legislator still enjoys minister status.

Latest China landslide strikes in Yunnan, leaving at least 67 missing, cutting power

Latest China landslide leaves at least 67 missing

BEIJING – A landslide swept through a mountain town in southwest China after days of heavy rains Wednesday, leaving at least 67 people missing and cutting off access to the area.
Roads, power and telecommunications were cut off when the mud tore through Puladi township in Yunnan province, the …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Latest China landslide strikes in Yunnan, leaving at least 67 missing, cutting power.

Small aircraft crashes in northern China, may have been North Korean, villager says

Small aircraft crashes in China, possibly NKorean

BEIJING – Residents say a small aircraft that crashed in northern China was a helicopter carrying a North Korean pilot, who died, a villager said Wednesday.
The official Xinhua News Agency said in a brief report that an aircraft went down Tuesday afternoon in Lagu village in Fushun county. The …. Source article  : Small aircraft crashes in northern China, may have been North Korean, villager says.

67 missing in China mudslides

BEIJING – At least 67 people were missing after mudslides hit a remote town in southwest China’s Yunnan province early Wednesday, authorities said.

Power supplies and telecommunications were cut following the mudslides in Puladi Township in Gongshan, Xinhua reported.
Rescuers were sent to the area high up in the mountains bordering Myanmar, said a … Read more : 67 missing in China mudslides.