Pakistan looking for militants after firing near US consulate (Third Lead)

ISLAMABAD – Pakistani security forces Saturday surrounded a building where suspected militants were hiding after firing occurred near the US consulate in Peshawar, capital of the northwestern province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

An unknown number of gunmen opened fire around 6.00 a.m. a few hundred metres from the US consulate on Khyber Road, where most of the government … Original article on : Pakistan looking for militants after firing near US consulate (Third Lead).

Iraqi prime minister puts nation on top alert for attacks days before US ends combat mission

Iraq on highest alert for terror attacks
BAGHDAD – The Iraqi prime minister put his nation on its highest alert for terror attacks, as insurgents hammer Iraqi security forces preparing to take over for a U.S. combat mission that formally ends on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Iraqi intelligence indicated that an al-Qaida front group and … Read : Iraqi prime minister puts nation on top alert for attacks days before US ends combat mission.

7 Folsom State Prison inmates hospitalized after riot, shots fired by guards

7 Folsom inmates hurt after riot, shots fired

SAN FRANCISCO – About 200 inmates rioted at Folsom State Prison and shots were fired by guards to quell the disturbance. Seven inmates were hospitalized but officials said it wasn’t clear how many suffered gunshot wounds.
Correctional officers opened fire as they tried to break up rioting that erupted …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Families of migrants killed in Mexican massacre say they couldn’t pay ransom

Families of massacred migrants couldn’t pay ransom

REYNOSA, Mexico – Their families pleaded with them not to leave, fearful of the growing danger that faces migrants trekking through Mexican territory where brutal drug gangs hold sway.
But the young migrants from across Latin America insisted on going. They met their ends together, among 72 migrants massacred just …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Families of migrants killed in Mexican massacre say they couldn’t pay ransom.

Taliban attack two NATO bases in Afghanistan

KABUL – Taliban militants attacked two bases of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in eastern Afghanistan in predawn raids Saturday.

Militants attacked the bases in Khost province with indirect and small arms fire, a NATO statement said, adding that ISAF troops repelled the attackers and killed at least 10 insurgents, capturing several more.
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Canadian parliament was target of terror plot

TORONTO – The Canadian parliament was reportedly on the hit-list of the Al-Qaeda-linked terror plot unearthed in the capital Ottawa Wednesday with the arrest of two suspects.

Another suspect was held Thursday and one more Friday, taking the number of arrests to four. Three overseas collaborators remain at large in the plot which security agencies have …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Canadian parliament was target of terror plot.

Authorities say 5 inmates at Folsom State Prison shot by guards after riot at prison

5 inmates shot by guards in riot at Folsom prison

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Authorities say five inmates at Folsom State Prison have been shot by guards after a riot broke out at the prison.
Prison spokesman Luis Patino says none of the gunshot wounds is believed to be life threatening.
He says correctional officers opened fire as they …. Source article  : Authorities say 5 inmates at Folsom State Prison shot by guards after riot at prison.

Gunfight near US consulate in Peshawar (Second Lead)

ISLAMABAD – A gunfight broke out Saturday morning between militants and security forces near the US consulate in Pakistan’s northwestern Peshawar city, media reports said.

An office of the security forces was attacked, but the motive was not immediately clear, Dawn reported citing the police. The US consulate is located nearby.
Troops immediately cordoned off the … Read more : Gunfight near US consulate in Peshawar (Second Lead).

Firing near US consulate in Peshawar

ISLAMABAD – A gunfight was raging Saturday morning between militants and security forces near the US consulate in Pakistan’s Peshawar city, Xinhua reported.

The firing broke out around 6.00 a.m. and is still on. Troops have surrounded an intelligence building which the militants have entered.
No further details were immediately available.
…. Source article  : Firing near US consulate in Peshawar.

Firing near US consulate in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – A gunfight was reportedly in progress Saturday between militants and security forces near the US consulate in Pakistan’s northwestern Peshawar city.

The troops have cordoned off the area, Xinhua reported.
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Nigerian native Masai Ujiri returns to Denver to lead Nuggets; top priority: keeping Melo

Nuggets hire Ujiri as new GM, and priority is Melo

DENVER – The Denver Nuggets have hired a man with global basketball experience to manage a team that’s in a world of hurt: two big men sidelined, a player under police investigation and its superstar’s signature missing from a contract extension.
Former Nuggets international scout Masai Ujiri, … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Nigerian native Masai Ujiri returns to Denver to lead Nuggets; top priority: keeping Melo.

North Florida woman decapitated, dismembered; boyfriend charged with murder

Florida woman decapitated; boyfriend arrested

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Authorities are saying a 48-year-old north Florida woman was decapitated and dismembered, and her boyfriend has been charged with murder in her death.
The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office said Friday that parts of 48-year-old Jan Dunn Keller were found wrapped in a tarp in a garage at [..] Read the original article: here.

Police: Arizona man accused of putting infant son in freezer, charged with child abuse

Arizona man accused of putting baby in freezer

PHOENIX – Police say a suburban Phoenix man accused of putting his infant son in a freezer has been arrested on charges of child abuse.
Chandler police say Chance Kracke told police he was high on methamphetamine when he placed his son in the freezer Aug. 16.
Kracke told police … Original article on : Police: Arizona man accused of putting infant son in freezer, charged with child abuse.

Calif. investigators eye fatal shooting of 3 men in West Hollywood apartment

Detectives eye triple homicide in West Hollywood

LOS ANGELES – Authorities searched Friday for clues in the killing of three men who were shot in a West Hollywood apartment.
The victims, including two brothers, were killed shortly after 9 p.m. Thursday, and their killer or killers got away without anyone seeing them, sheriff’s Detective Bill Marsh said.
The …. Read the original article  : here.

2 Catholic priests stabbed to death in historic Peruvian monastery; police suspect robbers

Police: 2 priests slain in historic Peru monastery

LIMA, Peru – Police in Peru say two Roman Catholic priests have been stabbed to death inside a historic monastery two blocks from the capital’s main square.
The victims are identified as Ananias Aguila of Peru and Linan Ruiz of Puerto Rico.
Homicide department chief Miguel Canlla says they were …. Original article  : 2 Catholic priests stabbed to death in historic Peruvian monastery; police suspect robbers.

Attorney for Minnesota man charged with aiding suicides raises a mental illness defense

Man accused of aiding suicides claims insanity

FAIRBAULT, Minn. – A Minnesota lawyer for an ex-nurse charged with encouraging two people to kill themselves via online conversations wants his client’s confession thrown out, saying police stressed his client so much he was rendered insane.
Attorney Terry Watkins raised the mental illness defense at a motions hearing Friday … Original source on Gaea Times at : Attorney for Minnesota man charged with aiding suicides raises a mental illness defense.

Former Beazer Homes executive free on bond after facing charges that he manipulated books

Judge allows former Beazer exec free on bond

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The former chief accounting officer for Beazer Homes USA Inc. was allowed to go free on bond Friday, just a couple of days after he was arrested on an 11-count federal indictment in North Carolina.
Officials said Michael T. Rand was released on bond after a … Original source on Gaea Times at : Former Beazer Homes executive free on bond after facing charges that he manipulated books.

Officials: Suspect ambushed, killed Utah deputy with high-powered rifle; manhunt under way

Officials: Suspect ambushed, killed Utah deputy

PHOENIX – An attempted burglary suspect laid in wait and used a high-powered rifle to fatally ambush a Utah sheriff’s deputy who was pursuing him, authorities said Friday.
Scott Curley hid beneath a tree in the small town of Fredonia, just south of the Utah border, and waited for two pursuing [..] Read the original article: here.

Summary Box: Paul Allen files tech patent suit against major tech co’s, including Google, eBay

Summary Box: Paul Allen sues major tech companies

THE COMPLAINT: Microsoft Corp. co-founder and billionaire Paul Allen is suing almost a dozen companies, many of them major tech companies, alleging they infringed on several Web technology patents that his company Interval Licensing LLC holds.
THE DEFENDANTS: Companies named in the suit include Apple Inc., eBay Inc., Yahoo …. Read the original article  : Summary Box: Paul Allen files tech patent suit against major tech co’s, including Google, eBay.

Georgia tailback Washaun Ealey charged with not reporting collision with parked truck

Georgia tailback charged with leaving accident

ATHENS, Ga. – Another Georgia football player has gotten into trouble, and this time it’s one of the team’s top running backs.
Tailback Washaun Ealey, who led the Bulldogs in rushing a year ago and expected to share carries this season with Caleb King, was suspended for at least one game …. Source  : Georgia tailback Washaun Ealey charged with not reporting collision with parked truck.