Gaza smugglers killed, missing as Israeli airstrike targets underground tunnels

Gaza smugglers dead, missing in Israeli strike

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Gaza security officials say an Israeli airstrike targeting a smuggling tunnel has killed one Palestinian, wounded a second and left three more missing.
The Hamas officials identified the five as smugglers working in the tunnel under the Gaza-Egypt border.
They spoke Sunday on condition of anonymity … Read more »».

Maoists free abducted Bihar policemen (Second Lead)

PATNA – Two days after Maoists killed policeman Lucas Tete, the ultra Leftwing rebels Sunday freed the three other policemen they had abducted a week ago, the local media reported. However, the police have declined to confirm the development.

The three policemen – Abhay Prasad Yadav, Rupesh Kumar Sinha and Ehsan Khan – were reportedly released …. Source  : Maoists free abducted Bihar policemen (Second Lead).

From hunter to hunted: Salwa Judum leaders have nowhere to hide

RAIPUR – Leaders of Salwa Judum, the anti-Maoist civil militia, say they are being hunted down in a planned manner by the rebels even as the Chhattisgarh government, which was widely accused of arming the movement at one time, looks the other way.

The movement, which took birth in 2005, grew under government patronage and …. Source article  : From hunter to hunted: Salwa Judum leaders have nowhere to hide.

Questions about race complicate law enforcement efforts on Indian lands

Race complicates reservation crime fight
SAN FRANCISCO – For more than two hours on the night of May 16, 2007, Shane Maggi terrorized a Native American couple at their home on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana, pistol whipping them and firing bullets above the husband’s head.

Maggi, who suspected the couple had stolen his drugs, was … Read : Questions about race complicate law enforcement efforts on Indian lands.

Abducted Bihar policemen freed

PATNA – Maoist guerrillas Sunday freed three policemen they abducted a week ago, the local media reported, but the police declined to confirm the development.

The three policemen were reportedly released by their captors in a jungle area between Lakhisarai and Jamui districts, local journalists said.
Rajni Devi, wife of one of the policemen, Abhay Kumar … Read more »»».

Maoists free three Bihar policemen

PATNA – Three Bihar policemen held captive for a week were released Sunday by Maoist guerrillas, the local media reported.
… Read : Maoists free three Bihar policemen.

Five killed in suicide terror attack in Russia

Moscow, Sep 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least five people were killed and 39 injured early Sunday in a suicide terror attack on a military unit in the southern Russian republic of Dagestan, a law enforcement source said.

A suicide bomber detonated his car packed with explosives near Buinaksk town after ramming into the gates of the …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Five killed in suicide terror attack in Russia.

14 Al Qaeda men held in Yemen

SANA’A – Security forces have arrested 14 suspected members of the terrorist network Al Qaeda in a massive crackdown on the group in the restive southern town of Loudar, the Interior Ministry said early Sunday.

“Fourteen suspected Al Qaeda affiliates have been captured during a combing operation to trace remnants of the terrorist elements into their …. Source  : 14 Al Qaeda men held in Yemen.

Craigslist drops adult services section after attorneys general urge shutdown

Craigslist strikes adult services under pressure

Craigslist appears to have surrendered in a legal fight over erotic ads posted on its website, shutting down its adult services section Saturday and replacing it with a black bar that simply says “censored.”
The move comes just over a week after a group of state attorneys general said there weren’t … Read more »».

Four killed as security forces clash with Yemen militants

SANA’A – At least two soldiers and two separatists have been killed in clashes in the southern Yemeni provinces of Lahej and Abyan, security sources said Saturday.

In the restive al-Habileen town of Lahej province, members of the separatist Southern Movement ambushed and burned a police vehicle, killing one soldier and wounding three others late Saturday, …. Original source  : Four killed as security forces clash with Yemen militants.

Craigslist removes adult services section after attorneys general urge shutdown

Craigslist removes adult services section
Craigslist appears to have surrendered in a legal fight over erotic ads posted on its website, shutting down its adult services section Saturday and replacing it with a black bar that simply says “censored.”

The move comes just over a week after a group of state attorneys general said there weren’t enough … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Craigslist removes adult services section after attorneys general urge shutdown.

US drone attack kills seven militants in Pakistan

PESHAWAR – A US unmanned aircraft fired two missiles into Pakistan’s tribal region along the Afghan border Saturday, killing seven militants, a Pakistani security official said.

The missiles targeted a mud compound and a vehicle in Datta Khel village, located some 45 km west of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan tribal district.
“In both … Read more : US drone attack kills seven militants in Pakistan.

Hawaii farm owners to be sentenced for treatment of field workers brought to US from Thailand

Farms being prosecuted for importing Thai workers

HONOLULU – Two prominent, popular brothers who operate the second-largest vegetable farm in Hawaii will be sentenced in federal court this week on human trafficking charges – they pleaded guilty – but two former state governors, community groups, fellow farmers and other supporters are trying to keep them out … Read more »».

Police name man who went from big casino winner to victim of deadly crime in S. California

Police name casino winner robbed and killed in OC

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Authorities have identified the man who they say went from big winnings at a Southern California casino to death at the hands of robbers.
Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna (Bur-TAHN’-yah) said Saturday there are no suspects and no arrests in the death of …. Original source  : Police name man who went from big casino winner to victim of deadly crime in S. California.

Suspect in US consulate killings in Ciudad Juarez appears in federal court in San Antonio

Suspect in consulate deaths appears in Texas court

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – A man who told Mexican authorities he ordered the March killing of a U.S. Consulate worker in Mexico has been extradited to the U.S. and appeared in a federal court in Texas, the San Antonio Express-News reported.
Mexican authorities said Jesus Ernesto Chavez, an enforcer …. Source article  : Suspect in US consulate killings in Ciudad Juarez appears in federal court in San Antonio.

Suspect in US consulate killing in Ciudad Juarez appears in federal court in San Antonio

Suspect in consulate death appears in Texas court

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – A Texas newspaper reports a man suspected of ordering the assassination of a U.S. consulate worker in Mexico has appeared in federal court in San Antonio.
Mexican police have said Jesus Ernesto Chavez told them he ordered the March shooting of Lesley Enriquez because she … Read more : Suspect in US consulate killing in Ciudad Juarez appears in federal court in San Antonio.

Anti-war protesters, and hurled shoes, greet Tony Blair at Dublin signing of his memoir

Shoes, eggs hurled at ex-Brit PM Blair in Dublin

DUBLIN – Protesters hurled shoes and eggs Saturday at Tony Blair who held the first public signing of his memoir amid high security in Ireland’s capital. Hundreds more people lined up to have their books autographed – evidence that the divisions left by Blair’s decade as British [..] Read the original article: here.

Anti-war protesters, and a hurled shoe, greet Tony Blair at Dublin signing of his memoir

Shoe, eggs hurled at ex-Brit PM Blair in Dublin

DUBLIN – Protesters hurled shoes and eggs Saturday as Tony Blair held the first public signing of his memoir amid high security in the Irish capital. Hundreds more people lined up to have their books autographed – evidence that the divisions left by Blair’s decade as British … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Anti-war protesters, and a hurled shoe, greet Tony Blair at Dublin signing of his memoir.

Palestinian militants fire rocket into Israel

GAZA – Palestinian militants fired a rocket Saturday from the Gaza Strip into Israel, the first such attack since direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) resumed two days ago.

The armed wing of the Popular Resistance Committee (PRC), a group loyal to Islamic Hamas movement which controls Gaza, claimed responsibility for … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Palestinian militants fire rocket into Israel.

Israeli settlers legitimate targets: Hamas

LONDON/JERUSALEM – A Hamas official Saturday said hurting Israeli settlers in the West Bank was a “natural thing” as they are armed and constitute the first reserve military force of the Israeli army.

“They are a real army in the full sense of the word. They have more than 500,000 automatic weapons at their disposal”, Hamas … Original source on Gaea Times at : Israeli settlers legitimate targets: Hamas.