Iran scoffs at European calls for clemency in case of woman sentenced to be stoned to death

Iran scoffs at European concern over case of woman

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran is scoffing at European concern over the case of an Iranian woman sentenced to be stoned to death on an adultery conviction.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast says Tuesday that Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani faces charges of murder and infidelity and the case shouldn’t be … Read more : Iran scoffs at European calls for clemency in case of woman sentenced to be stoned to death.

Flight attendant accused of cursing passenger, sliding down emergency chute due in NY court

Flight attendant in passenger tiff due in NY court

NEW YORK – A former JetBlue flight attendant accused of cursing out an airplane passenger and then sliding down an emergency exit chute is due in a New York City courtroom.
Steven Slater is scheduled to appear Tuesday for a routine hearing on criminal-mischief charges.
Slater also was charged …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Protest over fatal shooting by Los Angeles police turns violent as demonstrators throw bottles

Protest over fatal shooting by LAPD turns violent

LOS ANGELES – A protest over the fatal police shooting of a Guatemalan immigrant turned violent when some demonstrators threw bottles at officers, set trash cans on fire and refused to disperse.
Television news footage showed people tossing the bottles and plastic crates at officers in riot gear late … Read more »»».

Maoists blast Orissa government building

BHUBANESWAR – Maoist guerrillas early Tuesday blasted a newly constructed government building in Orissa’s Malkangiri district, police said.

About 100 armed rebels set off landmines to rip apart the block office building at Padia in the Maoist stronghold of Malkangiri, about 620 km from Bhubaneswar.
“The rebels first asked the workers living in the …. Source article  : Maoists blast Orissa government building.

Ground Zero mosque overshadows 9/11 anniversary

NEW YORK – The mosque project two blocks from the World Trade Center is too close for comfort for some who will attend Saturday’s memorials for those killed in the Sep 11, 2001, Islamist terrorist attacks against the city.

The somber annual rite at Ground Zero for the 2,752 people killed in the destruction of the …. Read the original article  : Ground Zero mosque overshadows 9/11 anniversary.

Police arrest man who scaled skyscraper in San Francisco, unfurled American flag at the top

Police arrest man who scaled San Francisco tower

SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco police arrested a man who scaled the exterior of a 58-story downtown skyscraper Monday and unfurled an American flag at the top.
Police told KCBS radio that the man was veteran skyscraper climber Dan Goodwin. The 54-year-old Lake Tahoe resident’s other climbing credits include … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Police arrest man who scaled skyscraper in San Francisco, unfurled American flag at the top.

3 more suspects in Mexico migrant massacre found dead following anonymous tip

3 suspects in Mexico migrant massacre found dead

MEXICO CITY – The bodies of three men suspected of participating in the massacre of 72 migrants last month were found by the side of a road in northern Mexico after an anonymous caller told authorities where to find the cadavers, federal officials said Monday.
Prosecutors’ spokesman Ricardo Najera … Read more : 3 more suspects in Mexico migrant massacre found dead following anonymous tip.

Dozens march on LA street to protest fatal shooting of day laborer by police

Dozens protest fatal shooting by LA police

LOS ANGELES – A protest over the fatal shooting of a Guatemalan immigrant by police escalated in Los Angeles when some of the demonstrators threw bottles at officers and refused to disperse.
Television news footage shows a chaotic scene with people throwing bottles and plastic crates at officers in riot [..] Read the original article: here.

Australia to release all evidence to US authorities investigating honeymoon diving death case

Australia to give US evidence in diving death case

SYDNEY – A state government in Australia has agreed to turn over case documents to prosecutors in the U.S. hoping to charge an Alabama man with the drowning death of his wife during a honeymoon scuba dive on the Great Barrier Reef.
Gabe Watson is serving an 18-month … Read : Australia to release all evidence to US authorities investigating honeymoon diving death case.

Police: 2 men, 2 women killed in SW La. trailer park; looking for SUV registered in E Miss.

4 killed in SW La.; cops look for dark SUV

LAKE CHARLES, La. – Southwestern Louisiana authorities are investigating the killings of four people whose bodies were found in a mobile home.
Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso says police are looking for a dark blue 2000 Ford Explorer that was often parked near the home where deputies … Original source on Gaea Times at : Police: 2 men, 2 women killed in SW La. trailer park; looking for SUV registered in E Miss..

Quick guilty plea could buy up to 40 percent decrease in prison term for Australian criminals

Guilty plea could buy less jail time in Australia

ADELAIDE, Australia – Criminals who plead guilty within six weeks of their arrest could get a 40 percent reduction in their prison sentence under a proposal aimed at reducing the backlog at courts in one Australian state.
South Australian Attorney-General John Rau said Tuesday that late guilty pleas …. Original article  : Quick guilty plea could buy up to 40 percent decrease in prison term for Australian criminals.

Las Vegas police official defends Paris Hilton’s quick release from jail after arrest

Vegas police defend Hilton’s quick jail release

LAS VEGAS – Las Vegas police are defending Paris Hilton’s quick release from jail after her Aug. 27 arrest on suspicion of cocaine possession, saying they wanted to avoid disruptions in the jail’s operations.
Hilton was out of the jail in about three hours, roughly half the average time it …. Original source  : Las Vegas police official defends Paris Hilton’s quick release from jail after arrest.

Las Vegas jail official defends decision to quickly release Paris Hilton after arrest

Official defends Hilton’s quick release from jail

LAS VEGAS – Las Vegas police are defending the quick release of Paris Hilton from jail after her Aug. 27 arrest on suspicion of cocaine possession, saying they wanted to avoid disruptions in the jail’s operations.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Monday that Hilton was out of the jail in … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Las Vegas jail official defends decision to quickly release Paris Hilton after arrest.

Suriname president shrugs off questions about dictatorship, murder trial, drug conviction

Suriname leader: Drug conviction ‘almost a joke’

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Former Surinamese dictator Desi Bouterse shrugged off questions about his past during his first overseas trip as elected president, saying Monday that he will not interfere in his ongoing murder trial and dismissing a 1999 drug conviction as “almost a joke.”
Bouterse traveled to Guyana to discuss …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Suriname president shrugs off questions about dictatorship, murder trial, drug conviction.

Tennessee high school teacher arrested after teens say he held them at gunpoint at cemetery

Tenn teacher accused of holding teens at gunpoint

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Police have accused a high school teacher of holding teenagers at gunpoint after he found them ghost-hunting in a Tennessee graveyard.
The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office says deputies went to Shipley Cemetery, outside of Chattanooga, on Saturday night after a complaint of shots fired.
Police say they …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Tennessee high school teacher arrested after teens say he held them at gunpoint at cemetery.

Protests follow shooting death of man accused by LA police of threatening woman with knife

LA police protested after man’s shooting death

LOS ANGELES – Dozens of people are protesting in a crowded shopping district near downtown Los Angeles where a man who police say had been brandishing a knife was shot and killed by officers.
As many as 40 people were gathered Monday at the area near Sixth and Union streets, …. Original article  : Protests follow shooting death of man accused by LA police of threatening woman with knife.

Mexican soldiers open fire on family’s car at checkpoint, killing 2, including 15-year-old

Soldiers fire on family’s car in Mexico, killing 2
MONTERREY, Mexico – Soldiers opened fire on a family’s car at a military checkpoint in northern Mexico, killing a 15-year-old boy and his father, authorities and relatives said Monday.
It is at least the second time this year that a family has been caught … Original article on : Mexican soldiers open fire on family’s car at checkpoint, killing 2, including 15-year-old.

Tax-leery Argentines risk robbery, death making huge cash transactions for illegal economy

Argentines risking all to carry huge wads of cash

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – The “marker” lurks inside the bank, looking for people pulling large amounts of cash from a safe deposit box or bank account. The gunmen linger outside, usually on motorcyles, waiting to make their move.
For people like Carolina Piparo, eight months pregnant and carrying …. Original source  : Tax-leery Argentines risk robbery, death making huge cash transactions for illegal economy.

St. Lucia soccer team plays tourney game in NYC without slain scorer; his dad there to cheer

St. Lucia soccer team honors slain scorer in NY

NEW YORK – Members of a St. Lucian soccer team played in remembrance of a slain teammate as they took the field for a final match in a New York City tournament.
Isidore Phillip Tisson was shot to death while the team was out celebrating early Aug. 30. …. Source article  : St. Lucia soccer team plays tourney game in NYC without slain scorer; his dad there to cheer.

Pro-Maoist group to agitate against spokesman’s arrest

KOLKATA – The pro-Maoist tribal body, Peoples’ Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) will observe a four-day agitation starting Tuesday in the three ultra-left dominated districts of West Bengal to protest the arrest of its spokesman Manoj Mahato, a group leader said.

PCAPA’s former spokesperson Asit Mahato, also one of the prime accused in the May 28 …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Pro-Maoist group to agitate against spokesman’s arrest.