Report: US, EU must work better together to stop radicalized Westerners from waging terror

Report: US, EU must join to stop homegrown terror

WASHINGTON – Counterterrorism experts are warning that the U.S. and Europe must work together better to stop radicalized Westerners who travel to terrorist training camps and return home to wage attacks.
The warning comes as Western officials this week investigate an active terror plot they say was aimed …. Read the original article  : Report: US, EU must work better together to stop radicalized Westerners from waging terror.

Police spokesman says kidnappers have released 15 children taken from school bus in Nigeria

Nigeria: Kidnapped school children released

LAGOS, Nigeria – Kidnappers released 15 school children Friday that they abducted from a bus on their way to school near Nigeria’s oil-rich and restive southern delta, a brazen attack highlighting the growing insecurity in the West African nation, a police spokesman said.
Federal police spokesman Emmanuel Ojukwu told The Associated Press … Read more : Police spokesman says kidnappers have released 15 children taken from school bus in Nigeria.

Man shoots his 3 teenage sons, 2 fatally, at home in Camden, NJ, suburb before police kill him

Police kill NJ man who shoots 3 sons, 2 fatally

PENNSAUKEN, N.J. – A man shot his three teenage sons, fatally wounding two, at their southern New Jersey home, which was set ablaze, before police shot him dead, authorities said Friday.
Police started receiving calls shortly after 10:30 p.m. Thursday when two teens were found on streets … Read more »».

Australian mother jailed 6 years after starving and beating 5 of her children

Australian mother jailed for starving her children

ADELAIDE, Australia – An Australian mother who admitted spending welfare money on cigarettes and gambling was sentenced Friday to six years in prison for starving, beating, and neglecting her children.
Prosecutor Jim Pearce told the court the children were starved and sometimes forced to vomit if they ate when they …. Source  : Australian mother jailed 6 years after starving and beating 5 of her children.

Man shoots 3 teenagers, 2 fatally, at home in Camden, NJ, suburb before police kill him

NJ man shoots 3, 2 fatally, before being killed

PENNSAUKEN, N.J. – Authorities say a man shot three teenagers, two fatally, in southern New Jersey before police killed him.
Jason Laughlin, a spokesman for the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office, says the shootings occurred late Thursday at a home in Pennsauken, a Camden suburb.
Laughlin identified the dead as … Read more >>.

27 NATO oil tankers torched in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – More than 27 oil tankers carrying supplies for NATO troops in Afghanistan were burnt Friday when some attackers fired rockets at the vehicles parked at a fuel station in southern Pakistan, Geo News reported.

NATO sources told media, the ambush took place around 2 a.m. near Shikarpur Super Highway where over 30 …. Source article  : 27 NATO oil tankers torched in Pakistan.

Officials says 4 people shot, at least 2 fatally, in Camden, NJ, suburb; gunman among shot

Officials: 4 shot outside Camden, NJ; 2 dead

PENNSAUKEN, N.J. – Authorities say four people have been shot, at least two fatally, in southern New Jersey.
Jason Laughlin, a spokesman for the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office, says the shooting occurred late Thursday in Pennsauken, a Camden suburb.
Laughlin says the dead include a 12-year-old and an 18-year-old. He …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Officials says 3 people shot, at least 1 fatally, in Camden, NJ, suburb

Officials: 3 shot outside Camden, NJ; 1 dead

PENNSAUKEN, N.J. – Authorities say three people have been shot, at least one fatally, in southern New Jersey.
Jason Laughlin, a spokesman for the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office, says the shooting occurred late Thursday in Pennsauken, a Camden suburb.
Laughlin confirms that three people were shot and there is at … Read : Officials says 3 people shot, at least 1 fatally, in Camden, NJ, suburb.

Officials says 3 people shot, at least 1 fatally, in New Jersey suburb of Philadelphia

Officials: 3 shot in NJ suburb of Philly; 1 dead

PENNSAUKEN, N.J. – Authorities say three people have been shot, at least one fatally, in a New Jersey suburb of Philadelphia.
Jason Laughlin, a spokesman for the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office, says the shooting occurred late Thursday in Pennsauken.
Laughlin confirms that three people were shot and there … Read more »»».

Mich. man who used 2-year-old daughter as shield to cop’s Taser gets jail, parenting classes

Mich. dad who used 2-year-old as shield gets jail

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. – A Michigan judge has sentenced a father to a year in jail and parenting classes after he used his 2-year-old daughter as a shield during a confrontation with a Taser-wielding police officer.
The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press report that 27-year-old Joseph Cox …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Newt Gingrich critical on counterterror in Denver talk, mum on presidential plans

Newt Gingrich critical on counterterror
DENVER – Republican Newt Gingrich took aim at the Obama administration’s counterterror efforts Thursday, saying government officials aren’t keeping America secure.

In a Denver talk sponsored by an anti-terrorism center, Gingrich poked fun at Homeland Security officials for what he said were missed clues about the attempted Christmas bombing of a Detroit-bound … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Newt Gingrich critical on counterterror in Denver talk, mum on presidential plans.

29 women allege sexual assault by Toronto doctor while under anesthetic

Toronto anesthesiologist accused of 29 sex attacks

TORONTO – Twenty-nine women have alleged that a doctor sexually assaulted them while they were under anesthetic, and police warned Thursday there could be more victims.
Anesthesiologist George Doodnaught, 61, was already facing three counts of sexual assault before police announced 26 more charges Thursday.
North York General Hospital said 25 … Read more >>>.

Condemned ‘Texas 7??? escapee seeks resentencing, says document shows he was least dangerous

‘Texas 7′ escapee on death row seeks resentencing

DALLAS – One of the five surviving members of the “Texas 7″ gang of escaped fugitives is seeking a new sentencing trial.
Condemned inmate Randy Halprin was in a Dallas courtroom under heavy security Thursday.
Halprin contends authorities considered him the least dangerous of the escapees and that a jury … Read more >>.

Sheriff: US man shot in Mexican waters after being approached by gunmen in boats

Sheriff: Pirates shoot US man in Mexican waters

SAN ANTONIO – An American tourist was shot in the back of the head in Mexican waters on Thursday after being ambushed by armed boaters, a Texas sheriff said. It happened near the U.S. boundary of a lake where run-ins with pirates already had fishermen and Texas officials … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Sheriff: US man shot in Mexican waters after being approached by gunmen in boats.

Correction: People-Kid Cudi story

Correction: People-Kid Cudi story
NEW YORK – In a Sept. 28 story about a court hearing on drug charges against rapper Kid Cudi, The Associated Press, relying on information provided by Manhattan prosecutors, erroneously reported that Cudi pleaded guilty to misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance.

The Manhattan district attorney’s office said Thursday that a judge adjourned …. Original article  : Correction: People-Kid Cudi story.

Argentina grants political asylum to leftist accused of killing Chilean senator

Argentina gives asylum to alleged Chilean assassin

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentina granted asylum Thursday to a former leftist guerrilla charged in his native Chile with assassinating a senator and kidnapping a businessman, a decision sure to sour relations between the neighboring countries.
Chile’s government had been urging Argentina to extradite Galvarino Apablaza Guerra to face trial … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Argentina grants political asylum to leftist accused of killing Chilean senator.

Friend said Neb. hospital gunman distraught about marital problems before he fired at police

Friend: Marital woes drove Neb. hospital gunman

OMAHA, Neb. – The man who opened fire on police inside an Omaha hospital told relatives shortly beforehand that he no longer wanted to live because of his marital problems, according to a friend.
Police are still working to answer the many remaining questions about Jeff Layten’s final hours between …. Original article  : Friend said Neb. hospital gunman distraught about marital problems before he fired at police.

APNewsBreak: Calif court rules medical, other records should be public for friars in sex cases

Court: Make records public in friars’ sex cases

LOS ANGELES – A California appeals court ruled Thursday that psychiatric and other confidential records of Franciscan friars accused of sex abuse should be made public in a long-awaited decision that could speed the release of similar documents about dozens of other accused priests and religious figures.
Unless the …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : APNewsBreak: Calif court rules medical, other records should be public for friars in sex cases.

Police: Puerto Rico couple charged with raping, forcing 6 young children into orgies

PR police: 6 siblings raped, forced into orgies

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Puerto Rico police have charged a couple with repeatedly raping their six children and forcing them to participate in drug-fueled orgies.
The man faces 90 charges including 30 counts of rape and another 30 for sodomy. His partner faces 26 charges including lascivious acts … Original source on Gaea Times at : Police: Puerto Rico couple charged with raping, forcing 6 young children into orgies.

Feds want charges dropped against brother-in-law of Osama bin Laden’s bodyguard in Calif

Feds want case dropped against Afghan in Calif

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to drop charges against the Afghan-born brother-in-law of Osama bin Laden’s bodyguard, saying a key overseas witness was unavailable to testify.
The decision was a striking reversal in the case against Ahmadullah Sais Niazi, who had been accused by … Original source on Gaea Times at : Feds want charges dropped against brother-in-law of Osama bin Laden’s bodyguard in Calif.