Death for aircraft hijackers: MPs to examine bill

NEW DELHI – A lawmakers’ panel is to examine this week a bill that seeks to provide the death penalty to anyone convicted of hijacking an aircraft.

The panel, headed by Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury, will begin studying the Anti-Hijacking (Amendment) Bill, 2010, from Thursday when Civil Aviation Secretary M. Madhavan Nambiar …. Source article  : Death for aircraft hijackers: MPs to examine bill.

Man faces 50 years to life for DUI crash that killed Angels pitcher Adenhart, 2 others

Man convicted of DUI crash that killed pitcher

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Parents of victims wept as guilty verdicts were read for a construction worker accused of killing promising Los Angeles Angels rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart and two of his friends in a drunken-driving crash.
It was the second DUI conviction for Andrew Gallo, 23, who held …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Man faces 50 years to life for DUI crash that killed Angels pitcher Adenhart, 2 others.

British commandos to use buggy to fight Taliban

LONDON – Britain’s elite Special Air Service commandos, who are considered one of the word’s toughest, will soon be undertaking operations in Afghanistan in which they would parachute down behind Taliban lines on a buggy.

Two commandos will drive the buggy, called Rhino Air, straight out of a transport plane while it is mid-air. They would …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Suicide attack kills Afghan deputy governor

KABUL – A suicide bomber on an explosive-laden motorcycle struck a convoy of provincial officials in southern Afghanistan Tuesday, killing a deputy governor and four of his companions, officials said.

Deputy governor of Ghazni province Mohammad Kazem Allahyar, his son, two of his nephews and a guard were killed in the attack in the provincial capital …. Original source  : Suicide attack kills Afghan deputy governor.

Chhattisgarh holds ’secret’ talks with Maoists to end hostage crisis

BIJAPUR – The Chhattisgarh government is holding “secret” talks with Maoists for the safe release of four kidnapped policemen, with a 48-hour rebel deadline set to end Tuesday evening, a police source said.

“The government has established a backdoor contact with a section of the military unit of the Communist Party of0 India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). It is …. Source article  : Chhattisgarh holds ’secret’ talks with Maoists to end hostage crisis.

Appeals court orders judge to reconsider ruling clearing way for execution of Calif. killer

Court orders hearing for condemned Calif. inmate

SAN FRANCISCO – A federal appeals court has ordered a trial judge to reconsider his ruling that paved the way for California’s first execution in nearly five years, a move that could keep the state from resuming capital punishment until next year.
Late Monday night, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Appeals court orders judge to reconsider ruling clearing way for execution of Calif. killer.

Court in eastern China sentences 2 men to death for trafficking 40 infants

China sentences 2 to death for child trafficking

BEIJING – Two men have been sentenced to death in eastern China for abducting and trafficking 40 infants.
The official Xinhua News Agency says a court sentenced the men on Monday for their involvement in a ring that abducted dozens of baby boys from Sichuan and Yunnan provinces and …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Abducted cops: Chhattigarh holds ’secret’ talks with Maoists

BIJAPUR – With the 48-hour Maoists’ deadline set to end Tuesday evening, a top police source said the Chhattisgarh government was holding ’secret’ talks with the rebels for the safe release of four abducted policemen.

“The government has established a back-door contact with a section of the military unit of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Abducted cops: Chhattigarh holds ’secret’ talks with Maoists.

First US trial of former Guantanamo detainee begins

WASHINGTON – The first US-based trial of a former Guantanamo Bay detainee began Monday with jury selection at a federal courthouse in New York.

Ahmed Ghailani, a Tanzanian charged in connection with the 1998 bombings of the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of 224 people, including 12 US …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : First US trial of former Guantanamo detainee begins.

NJ police charge 2 men in fatal shooting of college student at house party; 1 remains at large

NJ police charge 2 in fatal college shooting

EAST ORANGE, N.J. – Police didn’t have to look far to find the man they say sprayed gunfire at a crowded weekend party, killing a Seton Hall University student and wounding four other people.
They arrested 25-year-old Nicholas Welch on Monday night at his home, just a few doors …. Original article  : NJ police charge 2 men in fatal shooting of college student at house party; 1 remains at large.

Ga. executes inmate who had tried to take his own life; attorney claimed ‘torturous treatment’

Georgia executes inmate who had attempted suicide

JACKSON, Ga. – A Georgia prisoner who tried to kill himself last week by slashing his arms and throat with a razor blade was executed Monday night amid heightened security for the 1998 murders of a trucking company owner and his two children.
Brandon Joseph Rhode, 31, was put to …. Read the original article  : Ga. executes inmate who had tried to take his own life; attorney claimed ‘torturous treatment’.

Georgia executes suicidal inmate after delays; attorney claimed ‘torturous treatment’

Ga. executes suicidal inmate after delays
JACKSON, Ga. – A Georgia prisoner who tried to kill himself last week by slashing his arms and throat with a razor blade has been executed.

Brandon Joseph Rhode was put to death Monday night by lethal injection at the state prison at Jackson. The 31-year-old man was pronounced dead at … Read more »».

Officials: Calif. governor delays execution by 45 hours to allow time for appeals by inmate

CA gov delays execution to allow review of appeals

SAN FRANCISCO – California’s first execution in nearly five years was pushed back almost two days Monday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to allow courts more time to consider the condemned inmate’s appeals.
Albert Greenwood Brown is now scheduled to die by lethal injection at 9 p.m. Thursday, said …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Officials: Calif. governor delays execution by 45 hours to allow time for appeals by inmate.

Officials: California governor delays execution by 45 hours to allow time for appeal by inmate

CA gov delays execution to allow review of appeal

SAN FRANCISCO – California’s first execution in nearly five years was pushed back almost two days Monday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to provide more time for the state Supreme Court to consider an appeal by the condemned inmate.
Albert Greenwood Brown is now scheduled to die by lethal … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Officials: California governor delays execution by 45 hours to allow time for appeal by inmate.

APNewsBreak: Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel appeals conviction, says trial attorney incompetent

APNewsBreak: Skakel says attorney was incompetent

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel filed another appeal of his 2002 murder conviction late Monday, this time arguing his high-profile trial attorney was incompetent.
Skakel, a nephew of Robert F. Kennedy’s widow, Ethel Kennedy, says in the appeal filed in Rockville Superior Court that Michael Sherman had significant … Read more »».

Afghan minister urges new strategy to dismantle terror networks to win war on terrorism

Afghan minister urges new war on terror networks

UNITED NATIONS – Afghanistan’s foreign minister warned the U.S., NATO and other allies that if they want to win the war on terrorism they must look beyond Afghan villages and adopt a strategy that will decisively dismantle terror organizations and networks.
Zalmai Rassoul told the annual ministerial meeting of … Read more »»».

Hundreds protest FBI searches of anti-war activists in Minneapolis, Chicago

Hundreds protest FBI raids on anti-war activists

MINNEAPOLIS – Hundreds of protesters gathered outside FBI offices in Minneapolis and Chicago on Monday, bearing signs and shouting chants condemning the agency’s recent searches of homes and offices of anti-war activists in both cities.
About 150 people protested in Minneapolis, with signs reading: “Stop FBI harassment. Opposing war is … Read more >>>.

NJ man pleads guilty but claims 1 of his multiple personalities killed 3 family members

Guilty plea in NJ multiple personality killings

JERSEY CITY, N.J. – A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to killing three family members, but tells a judge one of his multiple personalities committed the crimes.
Forty-three-year-old Dwayne Wilson of Jersey City pleaded guilty Monday to three counts of aggravated manslaughter and one count of aggravated assault.
The Jersey …. Read the original article  : NJ man pleads guilty but claims 1 of his multiple personalities killed 3 family members.

Police: Md. mental hospital patient says he kissed fellow patient before strangling her

Md. man charged with slaying other mental patient

ROCKVILLE, Md. – On a medium-security wing at a state mental hospital, El Soundani El-Wahhabi befriended the woman in the room three doors down who, like him, was committed there after a murder trial. He’s now accused of killing her.
Video shows the two chatting in a common area …. Source article  : Police: Md. mental hospital patient says he kissed fellow patient before strangling her.

Illinois lineman Hugh Thornton due in court after bar arrest, Zook undecided on future status

Illinois lineman arrested, faces court hearing

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Illinois offensive lineman Hugh Thornton was arrested over the weekend following a fight at a bar and may not play this weekend against No. 2 Ohio State.
Illinois spokesman Kent Brown said Monday that coach Ron Zook has not decided whether Thornton will play on Saturday. He said … Original article on : Illinois lineman Hugh Thornton due in court after bar arrest, Zook undecided on future status.