Father, son blame each other in Ore. bombing that prosecutors say stemmed from Obama fears

Dad, son blame each other in Oregon bomb plot

SALEM, Ore. – Proscutors say that a father and son accused of planting a bomb that killed two police officers dreamed of get-rich-quick schemes and forming civilian militias, but fears that a new president would work to curb gun owners’ rights pushed them to action, prosecutors say.
Bruce …. Original source  : Father, son blame each other in Ore. bombing that prosecutors say stemmed from Obama fears.

Suicide attack in south Afghanistan kills 3 civilians

Car bomber in south Afghanistan kills 3 civilians

KABUL, Afghanistan – A suicide attack on a NATO convoy killed three civilians and wounded nine others Thursday near the airport in the Taliban heartland of Kandahar, in southern Afghanistan, a local official said.
The suicide attacker detonated explosives while in his vehicle, causing the casualties, said Zulmai Ayubi, … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Suicide attack in south Afghanistan kills 3 civilians.

DC sightseers hurt in Md. bus crash that killed driver; dozen taken to hospital, some critical

DC sightseers hurt in bus crash, driver killed

BETHESDA, Md. – Federal investigators will try to find out what caused a bus carrying several children and their parents who spent the day sightseeing in the nation’s capital to plunge off a highway, killing the driving and injuring more than a dozen.
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Tropical Storm Nicole Hits Jamaica

KINGSTON, JAMAICA (GaeaTimes.com)- The latest storm in this year’s hurricane season Tropical Storm Nicole has already been successful in hitting headlines. Earlier on Wednesday, the storm was able to make its presence felt in large parts of Jamaica as it is reported to have claimed as many as nine lives while it also caused …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Nepal sends chopper to search for 3 Japanese climbers, their Sherpa guide caught in avalanche

Chopper searches for 3 Japanese climbers in Nepal

KATMANDU, Nepal – A rescue helicopter is searching the slopes of a mountain in central Nepal for three Japanese climbers and their Nepalese guide who were swept away by an avalanche earlier this week.
The four were attempting to climb the 26,790-foot (8,167-meter) peak of Mount Dhaulagiri and have … Read more : Nepal sends chopper to search for 3 Japanese climbers, their Sherpa guide caught in avalanche.

Indonesian militant badly injured when bicycle bomb prematurely detonates

Indonesian militant hurt by bicycle bomb blast

JAKARTA, Indonesia – A suspected Islamic militant was critically injured when a homemade bomb strapped to the back of his bicycle detonated prematurely Thursday before he reached his apparent target – a police post outside Indonesia’s capital.
No one else was hurt.
Police spokesman Col. Boy Rafli Amar said while the … Read more »».

Vietnam arrests three over US-based porn websites

HANOI – Vietnamese police have detained three officers of a company that ran pornographic websites with servers based in the US, police said Thursday.

Police said the websites also hosted what they called “reactionary” videos produced by “hostile terrorist groups” overseas.
The suspects, Tran Ngo Quy, 25, Dang Bui Phi Hung, 33, and Pham Ba … Read more >>.

Fire in 3-story brick building kills 3 people, called deadliest of year in NJ’s biggest city

Fire in NJ 3-story brick building kills 3 people

NEWARK, N.J. – A fire in New Jersey’s largest city has killed three people.
The fire broke out Wednesday night in a three-story brick building in Newark.
Fire Chief Michael Lalor (LAW’-lor) says the victims were trapped inside the building and were pulled out alive but died later at … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Fire in 3-story brick building kills 3 people, called deadliest of year in NJ’s biggest city.

8-year-old boy killed in NYC house fire; 5 other children injured, 1-year-old critically

NYC fire kills 8-year-old boy, hurts 5 other kids

NEW YORK – New York City fire officials say a house blaze has killed an 8-year-old boy and injured five other children.
A Fire Department of New York spokesman says the fire erupted in a two-family, three-story home in Brooklyn and was brought under control around 11 p.m. … Read more >>.

12 die in Mexico landslide

Mexico City, Sep 30 (IANS/EFE) At least 12 people were killed when a rainsoaked hillside gave way in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, President Felipe Calderon has said.

“Unfortunately, there has been a new landslide in Amatan, Chiapas. We’re mobilising aid to help out. The governor informs me of 12 deaths,” Calderon wrote on …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : 12 die in Mexico landslide.

Mexico resumes search for 11 missing in collapsed hillside as slide kills 16 in another town

Mexico: Landslide in another town kills 16 people

TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico – The unstable hillsides of rain-soaked southern Mexico have claimed at least 16 more victims and authorities are scrambling to deal with the peril after a siege of unusually wet weather.
A landslide Wednesday surged into a community in Chiapas state, killing 16 people and injuring … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Mexico resumes search for 11 missing in collapsed hillside as slide kills 16 in another town.

Driver dead, dozen hurt when bus plunges off suburban DC highway; several children aboard

Driver dead, dozen hurt in bus plunge outside DC

BETHESDA, Md. – Kids and their parents who spent Wednesday sightseeing in the nation’s capital were headed home to Pennsylvania when their bus plunged off a highway and rolled, killing the driver and injuring at least a dozen, authorities said.
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Wisconsin River drops slowly, easing flooding conditions

River drops slowly, easing Wis. flood conditions

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin River is dropping, promising relief for the state’s flood-weary south-central section.
The river started overflowing its banks Saturday after heavy rains to the north flowed downstream. The river poured around a levee and flooded low-lying areas in the town of Caledonia, just outside Portage. Dozens …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Wisconsin River drops slowly, easing flooding conditions.

Driver of bus killed when it plunges off suburban DC highway; several children, parents aboard

Bus driver killed in plunge off DC-area highway

BETHESDA, Md. – Authorities say the driver of a commuter bus was killed when it plunged off a highway outside the nation’s capital.
At least a dozen are injured, including children.
The bus on Wednesday afternoon fell 45 feet off a skyramp of the Capital Beltway and landed below along …. Read the original article  : Driver of bus killed when it plunges off suburban DC highway; several children, parents aboard.

NC governor declares state of emergency as heavy rains expected as Nicole skirts the coast

NC governor declares emergency ahead of heavy rain

WILMINGTON, N.C. – Gov. Beverly Perdue has proclaimed a state of emergency as North Carolina’s coastal residents brace for drenching rains from a weather system interacting with approaching remnants of a recent tropical storm.
Perdue issued the precautionary declaration while Nicole was still a tropical storm Wednesday, but the … Read : NC governor declares state of emergency as heavy rains expected as Nicole skirts the coast.

Mexico resumes search for 11 missing in collapsed hillside as slide kills 12 in another town

Mexico: Landslide in another town kills 12 people

OAXACA, Mexico – Searchers recovered the bodies of two teenage sisters Wednesday during the hunt for 11 people missing after a huge hillside collapsed on a town in Mexico’s rain-soaked southern state of Oaxaca, while a landslide in a neighboring state killed a dozen people.
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Court halts California execution amid lethal drug shortage

LOS ANGELES – The California Supreme Court Wednesday denied the state’s attempt to rush through its first execution in five years before the expiration date Friday of the only dose of a drug needed to perform the lethal injection.

The decision came after a federal judge on Tuesday ordered a stay on the planned execution …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Court halts California execution amid lethal drug shortage.

Jaguars WR Osgood ‘doing OK’ after altercation with cheerleader’s gun-wielding ex-boyfriend

Jaguars’ Osgood attacked in cheerleader’s home

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville receiver Kassim Osgood leapt out a second-floor window to escape a gun-wielding man who attacked him and a 19-year-old Jaguars cheerleader, according to police.
The armed intruder exchanged gunfire with his ex-girlfriend, Mackenzie Rae Putnal, after putting a gun to her head Monday night, according to the … Read more »»».

Watchdog faults 32-year failure to develop system for identifying dangerous mines

Watchdog: Mine safety woes a failure of leadership

WASHINGTON – The Mine Safety and Health Administration has never developed a reliable system for identifying mines with safety problems despite more than three decades of trying, an agency watchdog said Wednesday.
The Labor Department’s inspector general blamed the failure on a 32-year “lack of leadership and priority” over …. Source  : Watchdog faults 32-year failure to develop system for identifying dangerous mines.

1 dead, dozen hurt when bus plunges off suburban DC highway; several children, parents aboard

1 dead, dozen hurt in bus crash outside DC

BETHESDA, Md. – A commuter bus plunged off a highway Wednesday outside the nation’s capital, killing one person and injuring at least a dozen, including children, authorities said.
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