Maoists kill school teacher in West Bengal

KOLKATA – A school teacher, who was a member of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), was Saturday shot dead by Maoists in West Bengal’s West Midnapore distruct, police said.

Dibakur Mahato, a CPI-M member of Aguboni local committee and a teacher of Salboni Primary school, was shot dead during school hours Saturday morning, said Superintendent … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Maoists kill school teacher in West Bengal.

Afghan withdrawal date ‘emboldens’ Taliban

LONDON – A report, endorsed by an American defence expert and retired general, has claimed that the US and Britain’s decision to set a troops withdrawal date for Afghanistan “emboldens” the Taliban to fight on.

Gen Jack Keane, who was one of the prime movers behind the Iraq surge of 2007, has backed a …. Read the original article  : Afghan withdrawal date ‘emboldens’ Taliban.

Body of son of boxing promoter Bob Arum found in Washington’s North Cascades

Body of boxing promoter’s son found on Wash. peak

SEATTLE – A five-day search for the missing son of top boxing promoter Bob Arum ended when a helicopter located John Arum’s body on a rugged Washington state mountain in North Cascades National Park, authorities say.
The body of the younger Arum, an experienced mountain climber, was spotted …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

POLITICAL INSIDER: Christie joins other GOP leaders in fending off Castle challenger

POLITICAL INSIDER: Christie backs Castle
WASHINGTON – Republican Gov. Chris Christie, who rode voter anger to office in New Jersey last year, is endorsing Mike Castle’s bid to win the GOP primary in Delaware and is joining a pack of party leaders trying to block a tea party-backed candidate’s bid.
Christie, a graduate …. Original source  : POLITICAL INSIDER: Christie joins other GOP leaders in fending off Castle challenger.

Abducted Bihar policeman’s village people hold highway protest

PATNA – Hundreds of people from the village of abducted policeman Abhay Kumar Yadav Saturday blocked a national highway to protest the Bihar government’s failure to rescue the sub-inspector who is among the three policemen being held hostage by Maoists.

Yadav along with three other policemen was abducted by Maoists after a six-hour gunfight in Lakhisarai …. Read the original article  : Abducted Bihar policeman’s village people hold highway protest.

Cricket chief says fixing allegations against Pakistan players are most serious since Cronje

ICC: fixing case is most serious since Cronje

LONDON – The International Cricket Council head called the fixing allegations against three suspended Pakistan players the most serious case of corruption to hit the sport since South Africa captain Hansie Cronje was banned for life 10 years ago.
ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat said Friday that allegations that …. Source  : Cricket chief says fixing allegations against Pakistan players are most serious since Cronje.

Two suspected Maoists held, search on for abducted cops

PATNA – Two suspected Maoists were arrested Saturday in Bihar’s Jamui district while a massive combing operation was on to trace three cops abducted by the rebels, a day after the body of slain policeman Lucas Tete was found in a forest.

The two suspected Maoists were arrested from the court premises in Jamui in connection … Original article on : Two suspected Maoists held, search on for abducted cops.

A musical on 9/11 released

NEW YORK – “Clear Blue Tuesday”, a musical offering a unique perspective on the Sep 11, 2001 terror attack in New York was released here Friday.

Instead of describing the attacks, the movie follows the lives of 11 New Yorkers through six consecutive September months following the 9/11 attack, as each one comes to grip with …. Source article  : A musical on 9/11 released.

911 caller during Discovery Channel hostage taking says: ‘You’re going to need a sniper’

911 calls describe Discovery Channel gunman, IED

BALTIMORE – A security guard who called 911 after a gunman entered Discovery Channel’s headquarters calmly told the operator: “You’re probably going to need a sniper.”
The call, released Friday, was one of several placed minutes after a gunman entered the lobby and took three hostages. Other callers described the … Original article on : 911 caller during Discovery Channel hostage taking says: ‘You’re going to need a sniper’.

Maoists sorry for wrongly saying Yadav was killed

PATNA – A day after the bullet-riddled body of Bihar cop Lucas Tete was found, Maoists Saturday apologised for wrongly saying that they had killed Sub-Inspector Abhay Kumar Yadav. The rebels said that the other three policemen they had abducted were safe.

Maoist spokesperson Avinash told a local Hindi news channel that he was sorry for …. Read the original article  : Maoists sorry for wrongly saying Yadav was killed.

Police: Colts defensive tackle Fili Moala arrested for DWI, speeding in Indianapolis

Colts defensive tackle Fili Moala arrested for DWI

INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis police say Colts defensive tackle Fili Moala (FEE-lee Muh-wa-luh) has been arrested for driving while intoxicated, public intoxication and speeding.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department says Moala was stopped at 2:31 a.m. Friday after an officer noticed his vehicle speeding.
A police report says the 25-year-old Moala …. Source  : Police: Colts defensive tackle Fili Moala arrested for DWI, speeding in Indianapolis.

SEC reaches settlement with former Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio in civil case

SEC reaches settlement with ex-Qwest CEO Nacchio

DENVER – The Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a settlement in its civil lawsuit against former Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio.
The suit accused Nacchio and other former executives at Denver-based Qwest Communications International Inc. of misleading investors by not specifying how much of the telecommunication company’s revenue between 1999 …. Source article  : SEC reaches settlement with former Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio in civil case.

Report: Landis has filed a federal whistle-blower suit

Report: Landis has filed a whistle-blower suit

AUSTIN, Texas – Former Lance Armstrong teammate Floyd Landis, who has accused the seven-time Tour de France winner of doping while riding for the U.S. Postal Service team, has filed a federal whistle-blower lawsuit, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Landis won the Tour de France in 2006 but had … Original source on Gaea Times at : Report: Landis has filed a federal whistle-blower suit.

FBI arrests head of Calif. company accused of trafficking Thai workers to US farms

Head of alleged trafficking scheme arrested

HONOLULU – The head of a labor recruiting company accused of exploiting 400 workers from Thailand and forcing them to work on U.S. farms pleaded not guilty Friday, part of what the FBI calls the largest human-trafficking case charged in U.S. history
Los Angeles-based Global Horizons Manpower Inc. CEO Mordechai Orian, … Read : FBI arrests head of Calif. company accused of trafficking Thai workers to US farms.

Mother of slain Oklahoma camper files $10 million claim in Arizona

Mother of slain camper files claim in Phoenix

PHOENIX – The mother of an Oklahoma man believed to have been killed by an Arizona prison escapee has filed a $10 million claim against Arizona and a wrongful death lawsuit against the private company that operates the prison that housed the fugitive.
The Thursday claim against the state …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Pharmacy worker killed in chaotic gun battle during robbery at suburban Sacramento drug store

Worker killed in chaotic gun battle at pharmacy

NORTH HIGHLANDS, Calif. – A shootout in the Sacramento suburbs has left a pharmacy worker dead and police hunting for two drugstore robbers.
Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Sgt. Tim Curran says two men walked into a Rexall pharmacy Thursday afternoon and demanded drugs.
Curran said the robbers and an …. Source  : Pharmacy worker killed in chaotic gun battle during robbery at suburban Sacramento drug store.

Mistrial declared in Los Angeles marriage fraud case involving Mexican-born actress

Jury deadlocks in Calif. marriage fraud case

LOS ANGELES – A federal judge declared a mistrial Friday after jurors told him deliberations had grown hostile in the marriage fraud case of Mexican-born actress Fernanda Romero and her husband.
The couple were accused of entering a sham marriage designed to allow the soap opera star to get a …. Original source  : Mistrial declared in Los Angeles marriage fraud case involving Mexican-born actress.

Judge says rapper 40 Glocc must obey gang ban from Southern California apartment complex

Calif. judge: rapper 40 Glocc must heed gang ban

COLTON, Calif. – A judge has ruled that a rapper known as 40 Glocc who touted his gang member status in songs and videos is subject to a 2008 gang injunction barring him from an apartment complex in his hometown of Colton.
The San Bernardino County district attorney … Read more : Judge says rapper 40 Glocc must obey gang ban from Southern California apartment complex.

Man accused of attempted burglary of Paris Hilton’s house pleads not guilty in LA court

Suspect in Paris Hilton burglary pleads not guilty

LOS ANGELES – A man accused of showing up at Paris Hilton’s house wielding two knives has pleaded not guilty to attempted felony burglary.
Nathan Lee Parada entered the plea Friday in a Los Angeles courtroom.
He was arrested Aug. 24 outside the socialite’s house and remains jailed in lieu … Original source on Gaea Times at : Man accused of attempted burglary of Paris Hilton’s house pleads not guilty in LA court.

Witness recants statements, says he didn’t see Anna Nicole’s boyfriend force drugs on model

Witness recants statements in Anna Nicole case

LOS ANGELES – A witness in the Anna Nicole Smith drug conspiracy trial recanted statements Friday that he saw defendant Howard K. Stern give the celebrity model excessive drugs.
Ford Shelley also testified that he never saw Smith abuse drugs, and that he believed her boyfriend-lawyer Stern shouldn’t be on …. Source  : Witness recants statements, says he didn’t see Anna Nicole’s boyfriend force drugs on model.