US drone strike kills six in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – At least six people were killed in a US drone attack in Pakistan’s tribal region near Afghan border, a media report said Wednesday.

According to sources, the US surveillance plane attacked with missile in North Waziristan Agency capital Miransah, killing at least six people, Geo News reported.
At least two houses were also … Read more >>>.

Two held for German Bakery blast

MUMBAI – Two people have been arrested, one from Pune and the other from Nashik, in connection with the Feb 13 German Bakery blast in Maharashtra’s Pune town in which 15 people were killed, Home Minister R.R. Patil said Wednesday.

The arrests were made by the anti-terrorist squad, an official added.
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LAPD brass vows to investigate fatal shooting of day laborer; protesters egg police station

LAPD brass plead for calm; protesters egg station

LOS ANGELES – Police Chief Charlie Beck pleaded for calm and vowed his department would conduct an exhaustive investigation into a bicycle officer’s fatal shooting of a drunken day laborer with a knife.
But his words did little to dissuade demonstrators, who spilled into the streets for a second … Read : LAPD brass vows to investigate fatal shooting of day laborer; protesters egg police station.

Malaysian prosecutors seek harsher sentence for ‘Lizard King’ to deter wildlife trafficking

Malaysian officials appeal ‘Lizard King’ sentence

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Malaysian prosecutors filed an appeal Wednesday against a six-month jail sentence of a notorious wildlife trader convicted of smuggling endangered snakes, saying the penalty was insufficient to deter wildlife trafficking.
Anson Wong, known as the “Lizard King,” was fined 190,000 ringgit ($60,000) and sentenced to six months’ …. Source article  : Malaysian prosecutors seek harsher sentence for ‘Lizard King’ to deter wildlife trafficking.

Six women Maoists held for Chhattisgarh ambush

RAIPUR – Seven Maoist guerrillas, including six women, were arrested 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 that is part of …. Source article  : Six women Maoists held for Chhattisgarh ambush.

AP Exclusive: Owner of peanut company linked to 9 salmonella deaths is back in business

AP Exclusive: Back to work after salmonella case

WASHINGTON – The peanut industry executive whose filthy processing plants were blamed in a salmonella outbreak two years ago that killed nine people and sickened hundreds more is back in the business.
Stewart Parnell, former president of the now-bankrupt Peanut Corp. of America, is working as a consultant to … Read : AP Exclusive: Owner of peanut company linked to 9 salmonella deaths is back in business.

Tightening divorce ban highlights how Egypt’s Christians cleave closer to their Church

Among Egypt’s Christians, few question Church rule

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt – When Irini Ibrahim, a young Coptic Christian woman, floated the idea of divorce from a husband she said was abusing her, her parents immediately opposed it, reminding her of the Biblical vow, “What God has joined together let no man put asunder.”
So the 25-year-old Ibrahim entered …. Source  : Tightening divorce ban highlights how Egypt’s Christians cleave closer to their Church.

US expands military training in Yemen, reflecting a broader counterterror program

US terror training in Yemen reflects wider program

WASHINGTON – U.S. special operations forces are expanding their training of the Yemeni military as the Obama administration broadens its program to counter terrorism in countries reluctant to harbor a visible American military presence.
That balancing act has become an administration trademark, funneling millions of dollars in aid and … Read more »».

Protesters throw rocks, eggs at LAPD station after fatal shooting; 22 arrests

300 protesters throw rocks, eggs at LAPD station

LOS ANGELES – Protesters on Tuesday night pelted a police station with eggs, rocks and bottles despite Police Chief Charlie Beck’s plea for calm earlier in the day and his promise to thoroughly investigate an officer’s fatal shooting of a Guatemalan immigrant wielding a knife.
Police reported 22 arrests …. Source article  : Protesters throw rocks, eggs at LAPD station after fatal shooting; 22 arrests.

Demjanjuk health issues becoming increasing focus as trial grinds on

Demjanjuk health issues taking over trial
BERLIN – John Demjanjuk attends most sessions of his trial in a hospital bed set up in the courtroom, wearing dark sunglasses and a hat pulled down over his face.

The case of the retired Ohio autoworker accused of serving as a Nazi death camp guard – which resumes next week … Read : Demjanjuk health issues becoming increasing focus as trial grinds on.

Bomb scare grounds Thai plane in US

LOS ANGELES – A Thai Airways plane with about 200 passengers on board was grounded in Los Angeles Wednesday after a bomb threat was made, authorities said.

Written threats saying there was a bomb on board were found in a lavatory of Thai Airways Flight 794, FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller was quoted as saying …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Witness says patriarch of Filipino clan ordered last year’s massacre of rivals, journalists

Servant testifies Filipino warlord ordered killing

MANILA, Philippines – A house servant of the politically powerful clan accused in last year’s massacre of 57 people told a Philippine court Wednesday that the family members plotted the killings of rivals and journalists over dinner six days before the ambush.
The witness, Lakmudin Saliao, took the stand on the … Read more »»».

100 protesters throw rocks, eggs, bottles at LAPD station following fatal shooting

100 protesters throw rocks, eggs at LAPD station

LOS ANGELES – Protesters on Tuesday night pelted a police station with eggs, rocks and bottles despite Police Chief Charlie Beck’s plea for calm earlier in the day and his promise to thoroughly investigate an officer’s fatal shooting of a Guatemalan immigrant wielding a knife.
At a late-afternoon news …. Original article  : 100 protesters throw rocks, eggs, bottles at LAPD station following fatal shooting.

2 bodies found in northern Mexico are apparently officials who investigated migrant massacre

Mexico: 2 bodies likely massacre investigators

MEXICO CITY – Two dead bodies found in the northern state of Tamaulipas appear to be those of a state detective and local police chief who investigated the massacre of 72 migrants in August, prosecutors said.
If confirmed, the killings would be one of the most brazen signs of defiance yet … Original source on Gaea Times at : 2 bodies found in northern Mexico are apparently officials who investigated migrant massacre.

7 Mexican women who claimed they were sentenced to decades in prison for miscarriages freed

7 women in ‘miscarriage’ cases freed in Mexico

MEXICO CITY – Seven women in Mexico serving prison terms of up to 29 years for the death of their newborns were freed Tuesday after a legal reform enacted in the state of Guanajuato lowered their sentences.
The women’s cases case drew national attention in Mexico and their release … Original source on Gaea Times at : 7 Mexican women who claimed they were sentenced to decades in prison for miscarriages freed.

LAPD chief promises thorough investigation into officer’s fatal shooting of knife-wielding man

LAPD chief promises thorough probe into shooting

LOS ANGELES – Police Chief Charlie Beck on Tuesday promised a thorough, transparent investigation into an officer’s shooting of a knife-wielding man whose death sparked a protest in a poor immigrant neighborhood.
At a late-afternoon news conference, Beck said only 40 seconds went by between the time officers made contact …. Original article  : LAPD chief promises thorough investigation into officer’s fatal shooting of knife-wielding man.

Gunmen burst into small shoe factory in Honduras, killing 15 employees and wounding 8

Gunmen burst into factory in Honduras, kill 15

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Men armed with assault rifles burst into a shoe factory and opened fire Tuesday, killing at least 15 workers and wounding eight, Honduran authorities said.
National police spokesman Leonel Sauceda called the attack in the northern city of San Pedro Sula “a massacre.” He said the …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Gunmen burst into small shoe factory in Honduras, killing 15 employees and wounding 8.

2nd nanny for Anna Nicole Smith says she once counted up to 18 drugs being given to model

Nanny says she kept lists of Anna Nicole’s drugs

LOS ANGELES – A second nanny testifying at the drug conspiracy trial of Anna Nicole Smith’s two doctors and lawyer-boyfriend said Tuesday that she kept a list of drugs given to the model and that it numbered 18 at one point.
Nadine Alexie told the jury that she … Read more »».

Deputy who arrested Mel Gibson sues sheriff’s department, alleges religious discrimination

Deputy who arrested Mel Gibson sues own department

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy who arrested Mel Gibson for drunken driving in 2006 sued his department on Tuesday, claiming he has since been ostracized and passed over for promotions by the agency.
Deputy James Mee’s lawsuit seeks unspecified damages for loss of income, benefits, medical …. Read the original article  : Deputy who arrested Mel Gibson sues sheriff’s department, alleges religious discrimination.

Trial delayed for former UN weapons inspector charged in Pennsylvania child-sex sting

Trial delayed for ex-UN inspector charged in sting

STROUDSBURG, Pa. – The trial of a former United Nations weapons inspector in an online child-sex sting in Pennsylvania has been delayed.
Authorities allege Scott Ritter of Delmar, N.Y., engaged in a sexually graphic online chat with an undercover police officer posing as a 15-year-old girl. Officials say he … Read more : Trial delayed for former UN weapons inspector charged in Pennsylvania child-sex sting.