Girl attempts suicide after boy circulates MMS

RANCHI – A teenaged village girl in Jharkhand tried to commit suicide after discovering that a boy from her village her circulated a pornographic MMS involving her, police said Monday.

A resident of Giddi village in Ramgarh district, around 45 km from Ranchi, Rajni (name changed) belongs to a very poor family. A student of Class …. Source article  : Girl attempts suicide after boy circulates MMS.

Man kills son for refusing to beg

RAIPUR – A man killed his 11-year-old son and buried him in his house after the boy refused to join his father as a beggar in a Chhattisgarh village. The man was arrested Monday, police said.

Ashok Nishad, 50, smothered his son Bhola Nishad to death Friday at Thethwarpara village in Dongargarh, some 125 km from …. Source article  : Man kills son for refusing to beg.

Two killed in explosion at scrap dealer’s shop

LUCKNOW – A scrap dealer and his son were killed in an explosion in their shop in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi district, police said Monday. Two people were injured in the incident.

The explosion took place in the Baruasagar area late Sunday. The scrap dealer, Govind Das, died Sunday itself while his son Jeetu succumbed to …. Source article  : Two killed in explosion at scrap dealer’s shop.

Floods surging into southern Pakistan test city’s defenses; 13 die as bus plunges into ravine

Floods test defenses in southern Pakistani city

SUKKUR, Pakistan – Workers piled stones and sandbags to plug leaks in a levee protecting a southern Pakistani city Monday, as the floods that have destroyed homes, farmland and livelihoods moved slowly toward the sea.
A bus carrying people fleeing the water plunged into a flooded ravine in Punjab province, … Read : Floods surging into southern Pakistan test city’s defenses; 13 die as bus plunges into ravine.

Sex cult smashed in China

BEIJING – A cult, which advocated sexual liberation, was smashed by the police in China’s Xiamen city. The cult leader lived with some of his women followers and had group sex activities with them.

Sex cult leader Chen Keyong even persuaded some women to bring teenage girls to his training courses, Shanghai Daily Monday quoted Xiamen … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Sex cult smashed in China.

Tropical Storm Danielle Gains Momentum

MIAMI (GaeaTimes.com)- The 2010 Hurricane season coined its fourth name on Sunday when the tropical depression that had formed over the central Atlantic ocean on Saturday was upgraded to a tropical storm named Danielle after it gained strength. Officials of the National Hurricane Center has warned that chances are high that the Tropical Storm … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Tropical Storm Danielle Gains Momentum.

Italian mafia clans contact jailed mobsters via TV show

LONDON – Criminals have been using a popular football show aired on an Italian television to exchange coded mobile text messages with their jailed cronies, a media report said here Monday.

Imprisoned crime bosses were kept up to date through mobile phone texts sent to the show, Quelli Che il Calcio, which unwittingly scrolled them across …. Original article  : Italian mafia clans contact jailed mobsters via TV show.

Telugu film actresses among nine held for prostitution

HYDERABAD – Telugu film actresses Saira Banu and Jyoti and seven others were caught red-handed in a prostitution racket busted by Hyderabad police here Monday.

Saira, who played lead role in few Telugu films, and Jyoti, a supporting actress in many films, were arrested along with a woman from Uzbekistan and their customers from an apartment … Read more »»».

Iraqi officials say late night bombings in Baghdad kill 1, wound 17 people

Bombings in Baghdad kill 1, wound 17 people

BAGHDAD – Iraqi police say one person has been killed and 17 were wounded in separate late night bombings in Baghdad.
The first attack targeted a liquor store near central Baghdad around 8 p.m. Monday. A police official said the blast was caused by a roadside bomb that wounded … Original source on Gaea Times at : Iraqi officials say late night bombings in Baghdad kill 1, wound 17 people.

Four killed in Congress-CPI-M clashes in West Bengal

KOLKATA – Three Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activists and a Congress worker were Monday killed in clashes between supporters of the two parties over a school management committee poll in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, police said.

“Four people died and eight were injured in the clashes that broke out over Sunday’s management committee elections at … Original source on Gaea Times at : Four killed in Congress-CPI-M clashes in West Bengal.

Policeman commits suicide in Bihar

PATNA – A police official Monday committed suicide within the premises of a police station in Bihar’s Jamui district, an official said.

Damodar Singh, a sub-inspector posted at Chakai police station, shot himself in the head with his service revolver, a police official said.
The reason behind is suicide is not yet known, he …. Source  : Policeman commits suicide in Bihar.

Southern farmers say disaster aid program tailored to Midwest needs fix to work elsewhere

Southern farmers say disaster aid plan failed them

MINNEAPOLIS – The permanent disaster aid program in the 2008 Farm Bill was intended to spare Congress from having to scrape up extra money every time a drought, flood or hurricane struck farm country, but growers in the South claim the plan has failed them.
They argue the program …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Southern farmers say disaster aid program tailored to Midwest needs fix to work elsewhere.

40 years after bombing at UW-Madison, last of Vietnam protest fugitives remains ‘a ghost’

40 years later, Wis. bomber is a ‘ghost’
MADISON, Wis. – University of Wisconsin student Leo Burt approached his former journalism instructor at the student union one day in August 1970.

The intense 22-year-old thanked the man for encouraging him to write for a left-wing student newspaper, where he covered the Vietnam War protests raging on campus …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : 40 years after bombing at UW-Madison, last of Vietnam protest fugitives remains ‘a ghost’.

Dismissed police officer seizes tourist bus in Philippines

MANILA – A sacked police officer armed with an assault rifle Monday seized a bus carrying more than 20 Chinese tourists in the Philippines, police said.

Authorities said the suspect, police officer Rolando Del Rosario Mendoza, was demanding a review of his dismissal in January in the hope of being reinstated to the police force.
The …. Original article  : Dismissed police officer seizes tourist bus in Philippines.

Roadside bombs kill 2 foreign troops in Afghanistan, raising month’s toll to 44

NATO: Bombs kill 2 foreign troops in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan – Roadside bombs killed two members of the international security force in Afghanistan on Monday, including one American, NATO reported.
The attacks came in the north and south of the country, NATO said. No other information was released immediately in accordance with procedure.
The deaths bring the number …. Original source  : Roadside bombs kill 2 foreign troops in Afghanistan, raising month’s toll to 44.

Floods surge into southern Pakistan, testing defenses in one city

Flood defenses strengthened in Pakistan
SUKKUR, Pakistan – Authorities piled stones and sandbags to strengthen embankments protecting a city from rising waters in Pakistan on Monday as the floods moved slowly south after leaving thousands of square kilometers (miles) of destruction in their wake.

The disaster has left around six million people homeless from the mountainous north …. Source article  : Floods surge into southern Pakistan, testing defenses in one city.

Unidentified gunmen kill three in Kashmir

SRINAGAR – Three people, including a mother and a daughter, have been killed in separate incidents in Kashmir Valley, police said Monday.

The incidents took place late Sunday.
According to police, Muhammad Hussain Gorsi in Damal Hanjipora village of Kulgam district lost his wife Shakeela, 40, and daughter Zarina, 19, when gunmen broke into their … Read more »».

Staying sane may be toughest challenge for 33 trapped Chilean miners months away from rescue

33 miners in Chile are alive, but stuck for months

COPIAPO, Chile – For 33 men found alive after 17 days trapped deep in a copper and gold mine, the toughest challenge now may be preserving their sanity during the months it may take to carve a tunnel big enough for them to get out.
Chileans were …. Original article  : Staying sane may be toughest challenge for 33 trapped Chilean miners months away from rescue.

3 Malaysian Indians killed in car crash

KLANG – Three ethnic Indians were killed early Monday when their car crashed into a road divider in Malaysia.

Selangor state public order and traffic chief Che Hussin Omar said 25-year-old D. Kevinderan was driving with his two friends — S. Thanaselan, 30, and Devanathan, 26.
The incident occurred at 4.45 a.m., The Star newspaper …. Read the original article  : 3 Malaysian Indians killed in car crash.

Fire in Uttar Pradesh warehouse

LUCKNOW – Goods worth lakhs of rupees were destroyed when a fire broke out in a warehouse in a busy market area in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur district Monday, police said.

The fire broke out in the warehouse of Right Concept Marketing in Anta Bazar building. It soon spread to other commercial establishments.
No casualty or injury … Original source on Gaea Times at : Fire in Uttar Pradesh warehouse.