Colorado wildfire evacuees wait, wonder if homes among toll of destroyed buildings

Colo. wildfire’s toll of destroyed homes rises

BOULDER, Colo. – Will Esposito describes an otherworldly scene after a wildfire tore through a canyon in the Colorado foothills: Some houses in his neighborhood burning while others stood intact, a propane tank shooting flames into the sky, and an eerie quiet interrupted only by firefighting helicopters and airplanes.
“There … Read more »»».

Britain’s youngest female double murderer jailed for life

LONDON – A school girl, who became Britain’s youngest female double murderer after killing her father and a woman when she was just 15, was Wednesday awarded life sentence for the crime.

She was convicted of taking part with 41-year-old Paul Clarke in the murders of Desmond Thorpe and Rosalyn Hunt, the Daily Mail reported.
Hunt, … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Britain’s youngest female double murderer jailed for life.

AI team reaches Chandigarh to repair grounded plane

CHANDIGARH – A day after an Air India plane was grounded at Chandigarh airport after being hit by a bird, a special team from Mumbai Wednesday arrived here to repair the aircraft.

The plane was grounded after a bird hit its front undercarriage while it was moving towards the terminal building. The plane had 153 … Read more >>>.

Corruption cases on the rise in China

BEIJING – There has been an increase in the number of bribery cases involving government officials in China, a senior official has said.

Song Hansong, deputy-director of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) anti-dereliction and infringement department, told China Daily Tuesday that the number of bribery cases involving government officials has increased by 13 percent since 2003. … Read more »».

Six women Maoists held for Chhattisgarh ambush

RAIPUR – Seven Maoist guerrillas, including six women, were arrested with arms and ammunition in Chhattisgarh Wednesday for killing five security personnel in an ambush last month, police said.

The seven, amongst the dozens of Maoists wanted for the Aug 29 killing of five security personnel in Kanker, were arrested from a forest in the district …. Read the original article  : here.

13 children injured in China wall collapse

BEIJING – Thirteen children and a teacher were injured when a wall at a privately-run kindergarten in northwest China’s Shaanxi province collapsed, an official said Wednesday.

The accident happened Tuesday in a village in Jingyang county, when the wall of a house adjacent to the kindergarten toppled and crashed into the kindergarten’s wall, Xinhua quoted a … Read this article on Gaea Times at : 13 children injured in China wall collapse.

18 Maoists named in Bihar cops’ abduction case

PATNA – A case has been registered against 18 named Maoists and 150 unknown people for killing eight policemen and abducting four in Bihar’s Lakhisarai district, police said Wednesday.

“The case was registered on the basis of the statement of station house officer of Kajra police station Indradev Paswan,” Lakhisarai Superintendent of Police Ranjeet Kumar …. Read the original article  : 18 Maoists named in Bihar cops’ abduction case.

Indonesian maid jailed for mixing urine in baby’s milk

HONG KONG – An Indonesian maid who mixed her own urine with the formula milk she fed to a Hong Kong infant she was looking after has been jailed, a report said Wednesday.

The maid, 24-year-old Purwanti, who like many Indonesians uses only one name, added her own urine to the formula milk because of a … Read : Indonesian maid jailed for mixing urine in baby’s milk.

Hermine’s remnants head north after storm drenched parts of south Texas and weakened

Hermine’s remnants head north after storm weakens

RAYMONDVILLE, Texas – It’s power spent, what was left of Tropical Storm Hermine was making its way north Wednesday, having drenched parts of northeastern Mexico and south Texas before weakening.
Remnants of the storm that was downgraded to a tropical depression Tuesday night could spread as far north as Oklahoma …. Source  : Hermine’s remnants head north after storm drenched parts of south Texas and weakened.

Two missing after typhoon hit Chinese oil rig

BEIJING – Two people are missing after falling into the sea when strong wind brought by a typhoon hit an oil drilling platform in China, officials said Wednesday.

The valve on the oil rig has been closed and there is no risk of an oil spill, the platform’s operator, Shengli Oilfield, a subsidiary of Sinopec, said … Read more >>.

BP to release report on internal probe on Gulf of Mexico disaster before key evidence analyzed

All eyes on BP report on Gulf oil spill disaster

NEW ORLEANS – Oil giant BP PLC on Wednesday planned to release the conclusions of its internal investigation into the rig explosion that killed 11 workers and led to the massive Gulf of Mexico spill.
BP was striking first with a detailed report about what it believes [..] Read the original article: here.

Bail denied to six who chopped off Kerala teacher’s palm

KOCHI – The Kerala High Court Wednesday denied bail to six people, who are accused of chopping the right palm of college teacher T.J. Joseph, saying that their “action created scare in the minds of the people”.

Justice V. Ramkumar came down heavily on the six and said their case was similar to a terror-related one. …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Bail denied to six who chopped off Kerala teacher’s palm.

6 killed, 35 wounded in 2 bomb attacks in eastern, southern Baghdad

6 killed in 2 separate bomb attacks in Baghdad

BAGHDAD – Iraqi police and health officials say at least six people have been killed and 35 wounded in two separate attacks in Baghdad.
A police officer says three policemen and one civilian have been killed when a parked car bomb exploded Wednesday near a bus station in … Original article on : 6 killed, 35 wounded in 2 bomb attacks in eastern, southern Baghdad.

Goods train derailed in Uttar Pradesh

LUCKNOW – Rail traffic was disrupted on the busy Pilibhit-Bareilly route after a goods train derailed in Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit district Wednesday, an official said. No casualty was reported in the accident.

The goods train derailed near the Lalaulikhera station, subsequently damaging the single-line rail tracks.
“Though, mainly a wagon of the goods train derailed, rail-tracks …. Read the original article  : Goods train derailed in Uttar Pradesh.

The long and short of British law

LONDON – They are the long and short of the law. British police official Natasha Timothy is dwarfed by her crime-fighting partner, Anthony Wallyn who is two feet taller than her.

The police officials were on duty outside the Royal Courts of Justice in central London Monday, Daily Express reported Tuesday.
While Timothy is 5 …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : The long and short of British law.

Lover kills woman for taking another man’s name during sex

LONDON – A woman in Britain was stabbed and then throttled to death by her lover after she cried out another man’s name while they were having sex.

Gary Higgs, who was the live-in lover of Joanne Kitchen, stabbed her to death.
Higgs was enraged after Kitchen suddenly cried out: “Chris!” when they were having sex, … Read more >>.

Quake-damaged New Zealand city faces huge repair bill as fresh shakes hit

Big quake aftershocks plague New Zealand city

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand – A powerful new 5.1-magnitude aftershock rattled terrified residents of New Zealand’s earthquake-stricken city of Christchurch on Wednesday, as officials doubled their estimate for repairing the damage from nearly 300 aftershocks in five days.
The latest quake, just four miles (6.4 kilometers) below the earth’s surface and … Original source on Gaea Times at : Quake-damaged New Zealand city faces huge repair bill as fresh shakes hit.

Weeks of torrential rains force tens of thousands to flee their homes in southern Mexico

Weeks of rains leave thousands homeless in Mexico

VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico – Tens of thousands of people have abandoned their homes across southern Mexico to escape flooding from weeks of torrential rains, and forecasts are predicting even more rainfall.
The situation worsened for some areas Tuesday when authorities began releasing 2,000 cubic meters (71,000 cubic feet) of water …. Original article  : Weeks of torrential rains force tens of thousands to flee their homes in southern Mexico.

Burglar sent penis pictures from stolen phones

MELBOURNE – A serial burglar in Australia photographed his penis with mobile phones he stole and sent the images to some of the owners’ friends, including teenage girls, police said.

Shane Anthony Willis sent the photos via MMS to innocent and horrified victims, The Age reported Wednesday.
Willis, 33, pleaded guilty to more than 60 … Read : Burglar sent penis pictures from stolen phones.

Devgn was smoking in prohibited area, Goa officials insist

PANAJI – Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn was puffing cigarettes in close vicinity of regulation-size “No Smoking” sign boards, officials in Goa said Wednesday.

Manoj Srivastava, the chief executive officer of the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG), which conducts the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), has countered Devgn’s claim to the media Tuesday that smoking …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Devgn was smoking in prohibited area, Goa officials insist.