Bomb attack kills Muslim religious leader in southern Afghanistan’s violent Kandahar city

Bomb attack kills Afghan Muslim religious leader

KABUL, Afghanistan – A bomb attack Wednesday in Afghanistan’s volatile southern city of Kandahar killed the director of the local office for facilitating pilgrimages to Islamic holy sites, police said.
One other person was killed in the attack on Mohammad Hassan Taimuri and two people wounded, Kandahar police chief Sher … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Bomb attack kills Muslim religious leader in southern Afghanistan’s violent Kandahar city.

Bomb attack kills Muslim religous leader in southern Afghanistan’s violent Kandahar city

Bomb attack kills Afghan Muslim religous leader

KABUL, Afghanistan – A bomb attack Wednesday in Afghanistan’s volatile southern city of Kandahar killed the director of the local office for facilitating pilgrimages to Islamic holy sites, police said.
One other person was killed in the attack on Mohammad Hassan Taimuri and two people wounded, Kandahar police chief Sher …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Bomb attack kills Muslim religous leader in southern Afghanistan’s violent Kandahar city.

Four Punjab prisoners injured in clash

CHANDIGARH – Four prisoners were injured, two of them seriously, when a clash broke out between them in Punjab’s Bathinda town Wednesday, police said.

The clash occurred when the prisoners were being taken by a police escort for a local court hearing from the Bathinda jail.
“Two of the prisoners are seriously injured and have … Read more >>.

3,185 dead in China floods in 2010

BEIJING – Floods triggered by torrential rains in China in 2010 have left a total of 3,185 people dead and at least 1,060 are still missing, the ministry of civil affairs said.

Heavy rains hit many provinces this year, including Gansu, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Jilin, Jiangxi and Hubei, affecting over 230 million people.
Around 15.2 million people …. Read the original article  : 3,185 dead in China floods in 2010.

Nation is with you, President assures people of Leh

JAMMU – President Pratibha Patil Wednesday told the people of Leh that the entire country was with them and no effort would be spared in providing them relief and rehabilitation after flash floods killed at least 183 people last month.

Patil said she was in Leh to assure the people that the country was behind them … Original source on Gaea Times at : Nation is with you, President assures people of Leh.

Krishna idol stolen from Ranchi temple

RANCHI – In a theft discovered just a day ahead of Janmashtami, an idol of Lord Krishna was stolen from the Sri Sri Sideshawar Mahadeo temple in the Jharkhand capital, police said Wednesday.

The criminals also stole a crown and a gold chain from the temple, police said.
“When we opened the temple door at around …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Krishna idol stolen from Ranchi temple.

Time is running out for four abducted Bihar cops

PATNA – Time is running out for the four Bihar policemen abducted by Maoists as the rebels’ deadline for releasing their eight jailed commanders expires around 4 p.m. Wednesday, failing which they would kill all the captives.

Maoists abducted the policemen during the six-hour-long gunfight in Lakhisarai district Sunday. The gun battle left seven policemen …. Source  : Time is running out for four abducted Bihar cops.

Two kidnapped Assam businessmen rescued after three days

GUWAHATI – Two businessmen kidnapped at gunpoint over the weekend from Assam’s main city Guwahati were rescued by security forces early Wednesday, officials said.

A police spokesperson said Bishnu Kedia and Sanjay Agarwal, both abducted Sunday, were rescued from Sonapur on the outskirts of Guwahati.
“Due to intense security operations, the kidnappers probably felt the heat … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Two kidnapped Assam businessmen rescued after three days.

President visits flood-affected Leh

JAMMU – President Pratibha Patil Wednesday arrived in the flood-ravaged Leh town of Jammu and Kashmir to review and assess the rescue and relief operations there.

Patil, who was received at the Leh airport by Governor N.N. Vohra and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, was briefed by the Indian Army and Air Force officers on the operations … Read more »»».

Hurricane Earl bears down on East Coast, bringing evacuations and canceled holiday plans

NC vacation island to be cleared as Earl nears

RALEIGH, N.C. – Tourists on a North Carolina vacation destination island were ordered to board the ferries and head for the mainland Wednesday and more evacuations could be on the way as powerful Hurricane Earl threatened to sideswipe the East Coast.
Hyde County emergency officials said the evacuation … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Hurricane Earl bears down on East Coast, bringing evacuations and canceled holiday plans.

Woman kills sons, calls it ‘act of love’

MELBOURNE – A woman in Melbourne was Wednesday jailed for 27 years for killing her two minor sons in what she termed as her “greatest act of love”.

Qualified nurse Donna Fitchett, 51, drugged, strangled and smothered her two sons — Thomas, 11, and Matthew, nine — at their home on Sep 6, 2005.
She … Read more »»».

Man mowed down by Blueline bus in Delhi

NEW DELHI – A 20-year-old, who was on his way to office, was Wednesday run over by the Blueline bus he was trying to board in north Delhi, police said.

The incident took place in the Mall Road area of north Delhi around 9 a.m. when the victim, Sandeep, was trying to step into the bus …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Two foreigners booked for duping job seeker in Punjab

AMRITSAR – Two men, allegedly based in Britain, have been booked on charges of duping a job applicant here of nearly Rs.1.5 lakh, police said Wednesday.

“A case of cheating has been registered against Mark Sandwill and Daniel Frog. We are trying to ascertain whether the two men were residents of Britain or some other country,” …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Trapped Chilean miner had premonition of disaster

LONDON – A teenaged miner — among the youngest of the 33 people trapped in a mine in Chile since Aug 5 — had a premonition that there would be a disaster, his girlfriend has said.

Jimmy Sanchez, 19, had noticed rock falls as he worked 2,300 feet below the ground at the San Jose gold … Read : Trapped Chilean miner had premonition of disaster.

Kids fall through window while jumping on bed

SYDNEY – Two minor girls – aged four and five – fell out of a first-floor window while jumping on a bed kept adjacent to it in Sydney.

The four-year-old girl is in an induced coma after she hit her head, but broke the fall of her five-year-old friend who landed on top of her and … Read : Kids fall through window while jumping on bed.

Two held with cocaine of over Rs.1 crore

LUCKNOW – Two drug peddlers have been arrested with cocaine of over Rs.1 crore in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district, police said Wednesday.

The two men, in their early 20s, were nabbed late Tuesday from Chaubeypur area, some 80 km from here.
“The two motorcycle-borne men were arrested while they were on their way to hand over …. Source article  : Two held with cocaine of over Rs.1 crore.

Ajay Devgn fined for smoking in public in Goa

PANAJI – Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn has been fined Rs.100 for smoking in the courtyard of a multiplex in Panaji, police said Wednesday.

“The notice will be issued today (Wednesday). We are acting on a complaint filed by the state health department (Directorate of Health Services, DHS),” Deputy Superintendent of Police Deu Benaulikar told IANS. … Read : Ajay Devgn fined for smoking in public in Goa.

Man kills six because of pact with ‘Saint Death’

Buenos Aires, Sep 1 (IANS/EFE) A 22-year-old Argentine man said he killed six people because he made a pact with “Saint Death” in exchange for “protection and prosperity”, police said.

Witnesses said the unidentified suspect became a serial killer to keep the promise he made to a popular pagan saint also known as “San La Muerte”, …. Original article  : Man kills six because of pact with ‘Saint Death’.

Male sex slave ring busted in Spain

Madrid, Sep 1 (IANS/EFE) Police in Spain have busted a ring engaged in sexually exploiting men recruited from Brazil and forced to work round the clock under death threats.

A total of 64 men and a few transvestites were brought to Spain from Brazil’s Maranhao state. Some of the men, aged 22 to 29, knew they …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Parish official: BP owes back rent, oil spill command center kicked out of La. building

Official: La. oil command center to shut over rent

CHALMETTE, La. – A parish official says a Louisiana oil spill command center is shutting down over a dispute with BP over rent and other expenses
St. Bernard Parish President Craig Taffaro says the owner of the property that has been home to the operation since May is [..] Read the original article: here.