Maoists torch vehicles, thrash ex-legislator’s relative

RANCHI – Maoists torched three vehicles and thrashed a relative of a former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) legislator in Jharkhand’s Latehar district Wednesday, police said.

About 20 rebels raided Barihatu village, around 140 km from here, and set three cars on fire by sprinkling patrol on them. They later beat up an uncle of Prakash Ram, …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Maoists torch vehicles, thrash ex-legislator’s relative.

Pakistani jets kill 10 civilians, dozens of militants

ISLAMABAD – At least 10 civilians were among 40 people killed when jet fighters and gunship helicopters targeted rebel hideouts in Pakistan’s tribal region near the Afghan border, security officials said Wednesday.

The attacks were carried out Tuesday in the Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency, one of the seven tribal districts, where government forces are battling …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Hamas says 150 members arrested in Palestinian crackdown in wake of West Bank shooting

Hamas: 150 members arrested in wake of shooting

RAMALLAH, West Bank – Hamas officials in the West Bank say 150 members of the Islamic militant group have been arrested in an overnight raid by Palestinian security forces following a shooting attack that killed four Israelis.
Hamas claimed responsibility for the Tuesday attack near the West Bank city …. Original source  : Hamas says 150 members arrested in Palestinian crackdown in wake of West Bank shooting.

Katja Puschnik is the Girl Who Throws Puppies in River

NEW YORK (GaeaTimes.com) — Web is flooded with the news ‘Girls Throwing puppies into river’ since yesterday. In Twitter people were constantly tweeting on the cruel activity done by a teen girl. Although the identity of the girl is still unknown, a video of her unkind act has been surfaced into the net today. … Read : Katja Puschnik is the Girl Who Throws Puppies in River.

NLFT guerrillas abduct five Tripura farmers

AGARTALA – Separatist guerrillas have abducted five tribal villagers in northern Tripura and demanded that each household in their village cough up a sum of Rs.1,000 for their release, police said here Wednesday.

Militants of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) kidnapped the farmers Sunday night from Boalkhali, a tribal hamlet in northern Tripura’s Dhalai … Read more : NLFT guerrillas abduct five Tripura farmers.

Air India bomber faces fresh trial next week

VANCOUVER – Air India Kanishka bombing convict Inderjit Singh Reyat, who was released last year after spending 15 years in jail, faces a fresh perjury trial from Sep 9. If convicted, he faces another 14 years in jail.

Reyat was the only person jailed in the 1985 Air India bombing by Khalistani extremists to avenge the …. Read the original article  : Air India bomber faces fresh trial next week.

Police in central Indonesia kill 5 villagers ransacking station to protest death in custody

Indonesian police kill 5 villagers ransacking post

JAKARTA, Indonesia – Police killed five villagers as dozens of people ransacked a station in central Indonesia to protest a person’s death in custody.
Brig. Gen. Amin Saleh said Wednesday more than 100 villagers – some carrying rocks and Molotov cocktails – converged on the police post in Buol district …. Original article  : Police in central Indonesia kill 5 villagers ransacking station to protest death in custody.

Captured Mexico drug kingpin ‘the Barbie’ says in video he knew top capos, transported cocaine

Video: Captured Mexican drug lord knew top capos

MEXICO CITY – A former Texas high school football player and petty street dealer who allegedly rose to become one of Mexico’s most savage assassins says he personally knew the country’s top drug lords and shipped cocaine from Colombia through Panama.
In a video released by Mexico’s federal police, …. Source article  : Captured Mexico drug kingpin ‘the Barbie’ says in video he knew top capos, transported cocaine.

Dr. Jacquelyn Kotarac’s Body Found In Chimney

BAKERSFIELD (GaeaTimes.com)- A California doctor named Jacquelyn Kotarac died a tragic death when in a desperate attempt to get into her boyfriend’s house she took the path of the chimney opening and got stuck. The decomposing body of Dr. Jacquelyn Kotarac was discovered by the house-sitter after three days, on Saturday. Although the exact …. Original article  : Dr. Jacquelyn Kotarac’s Body Found In Chimney.

Massacre reveals hidden toll of Central American migrants killed crossing Mexico to the US

72 dead migrants found in Mexico tip of iceberg

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – Paula Cruz wept quietly at the foreign ministry office in El Salvador’s capital after reporting that her son was missing – apparently kidnapped – in Mexico.
“I got a phone call asking me to send $2,500 to ransom him,” the 77-year-old mother said, …. Source article  : Massacre reveals hidden toll of Central American migrants killed crossing Mexico to the US.

Investigators say south Texas man killed wife, mother-in-law, third woman, then himself

Police: South Texas man killed 3 women, self

RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas – A south Texas man shot and killed his wife, her mother and another woman Tuesday evening before turning the gun on himself, police said.
Investigators suspect Francisco Pinal shot and killed Lydia Pinal, his wife of more than 20 years, then killed Rosa Alaniz, …. Original article  : Investigators say south Texas man killed wife, mother-in-law, third woman, then himself.

Australian mother, convicted twice, sentenced to 27 years for drugging, killing two young sons

Aussie mom jailed 27 years for killing two sons

MELBOURNE, Australia – An Australian mother twice convicted of killing her two young sons was sentenced to 27 years in prison on Wednesday for what the judge called “the greatest act of betrayal.”
Donna Fitchett was first convicted in 2008 of murdering her sons in 2005 and sentenced …. Read the original article  : here.

Imam behind planned mosque near ground zero on way back to NY, State Dept. says

State Dept.: New York imam heading back to US

WASHINGTON – The State Department says the imam leading plans for an Islamic center near the site of the Sept. 11 attacks in New York is returning to the United States on Wednesday.
State Department spokesman Mark Toner says Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf has completed a Persian Gulf … Read more : Imam behind planned mosque near ground zero on way back to NY, State Dept. says.

Federal agents descend on egg farms at center of recall for second time

Federal agents descend on egg farms for 2nd time

WASHINGTON – Federal agents have descended for a second time on Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms, the two Iowa farms at the center of a salmonella outbreak and massive egg recall.
Spokeswomen for the farms said the agents who arrived Tuesday worked for the Food and Drug …. Source article  : Federal agents descend on egg farms at center of recall for second time.

Terrorism expert says Islamic charities sent money to Caucasus that reached fighters

Expert: Charities sent money to Islamic fighters

EUGENE, Ore. – An expert witness for the prosecution testified Tuesday that Islamic charities based in Saudi Arabia, including the one an Oregon tree surgeon is accused of smuggling money for, were regular conduits of funding to Muslim fighters in the volatile Caucasus region.
But under cross examination, international terrorism … Read more »»».

Libya releases 37 militant Islamists

TRIPOLI – An ex-Guantanamo detainee and 36 other militant Islamists were released from prison in Libya, according to a charity organisation Tuesday.

The release was announced in the capital by the charity foundation of Seif al-Islam al-Gaddafi, one of the sons of Libyan leader Muammer Gaddafi.
The foundation said the prisoners had corrected their ways through …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Libya releases 37 militant Islamists.

Four Israelis killed in West Bank attack

GAZA – Two days before the resumption of direct peace talks between Israel and Palestine in Washington, four Israelis were killed in an attack near the West Bank town of Hebron Tuesday and the armed wing of the Islamic Hamas movement claimed responsibility for the shooting.

Four Israelis, including two women, one of them pregnant, … Read more »»».

Lone survivor in AZ shooting says she was hit in neck, wasn’t sure if others were breathing

Survivor in western AZ shooting in good condition

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – A woman who survived a weekend shooting that left five people dead in western Arizona told a 911 dispatcher that she was shot in the neck and wasn’t sure whether others around her were breathing.
Deborah Nyland, 44, was listed in good condition Tuesday at Sunrise … Read more »»».

Obama declares end to US combat operations in Iraq

WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama Tuesday declared an end to the US combat mission in Iraq, more than seven years after the US-led invasion of the Middle Eastern country.

In live address from the White House less than two weeks after the last US combat brigade left Iraq, Obama said it was time for Iraqis … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Obama declares end to US combat operations in Iraq.

Obama remarks on Iraq as provided by White House

Obama remarks on Iraq as provided by White House
Remarks by President Barack Obama on the end of combat operations in Iraq, as provided by the White House.
Good evening. Tonight, I’d like to talk to you about the end of our combat mission in Iraq, the ongoing security challenges we face, and the need …. Source article  : Obama remarks on Iraq as provided by White House.