National Hurricane Center: Subtropical Storm Otto not moving much in the Atlantic

Subtropical Storm Otto not moving much in Atlantic

MIAMI – The National Hurricane Center says Subtropical Storm Otto isn’t moving much as it swirls over the Atlantic.
Otto has maximum sustained winds Thursday near 60 mph (95 kph). The storm could transition to a tropical storm later in the day and could become a hurricane over the …. Read the original article  : National Hurricane Center: Subtropical Storm Otto not moving much in the Atlantic.

China warns mine bosses not to flout new rule ordering them underground; fines, bans possible

Bosses who don’t enter China’s mines may be fined

BEIJING – Mine bosses in China who don’t go underground with their workers will be severely punished under a new regulation that took effect Thursday in the latest bid to improve safety in the world’s deadliest mines.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in July ordered mine managers to spend … Read more >>.

Sohrabuddin killing: high court sends cop’s plea to CBI court

GANDHINAGAR – The Gujarat High Court Thursday referred back to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court the question of the constitutional validity of jailed police officer N.K. Amin turning approver in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged shootout case.

A division bench of Justices Jayant Patel and H.B. Antani observed that “the co-accused have no … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Sohrabuddin killing: high court sends cop’s plea to CBI court.

Assam militants hiring students to spread terror

GUWAHATI – Separatist groups in Assam are outsourcing terror by hiring students to carry out kidnappings and seek ransom to fund militant activities, police said.

Assam has, of late, witnessed a series of abductions – most of them blamed on militant groups like the outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB).
The disturbing trend is …. Original article  : Assam militants hiring students to spread terror.

China warns mine bosses not to flout new rule ordering them underground

China’s mine bosses ordered to go underground

BEIJING – Mine bosses in China who don’t go underground with their workers will be severely punished under a new regulation that took effect Thursday in the latest bid to improve safety in the world’s deadliest mines.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in July ordered mine managers to spend some time …. Read the original article  : here.

Trucker held in Italy for ‘radioactive’ cargo

Catanzaro (Italy), Oct 7 (IANS/AKI) A Romanian truck driver was arrested after police uncovered 3,000 kg of radioactive material hidden in his vehicle in southern Italy.

The 52-year-old man was transporting spare parts for aerials and mobile phones that tested highly radioactive, police said Wednesday.
He was arrested near the Lamezia Terme town …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Trucker held in Italy for ‘radioactive’ cargo.

Dwight Clark Body Found

BELLINGHAM (GaeaTimes.com)- Dwight Clark, a college student, who was good in studies and also used to send thousands of text messages to his family suddenly disappeared on September 26. The law enforcement officials left no stones unturned to search for the missing student of Western Washington University and yesterday his body was found in …. Source article  : Dwight Clark Body Found.

42 Orissa villagers missing in Bay of Bengal rescued

BHUBANESWAR – At least 42 villagers in Orissa who went missing in the Bay of Bengal were rescued Thursday, police said.

The residents of Nuagaon village had gone in a new motorised country boat to visit some nearby temples Monday. They were missing since Tuesday evening.
“Local trawler association members and fishermen managed to locate … Original article on : 42 Orissa villagers missing in Bay of Bengal rescued.

US aluminum mining plants employ different methods, sludge flood like Hungary’s unlikely

Sludge flood like Hungary’s unlikely in US

HOUSTON – Images like those from Hungary of homes surrounded by red mud and cars floating through toxic sludge from a nearby metals plant would be unlikely in the U.S., where only two states have similar facilities, according to industry officials and regulators.
Texas and Louisiana are the only states …. Source  : US aluminum mining plants employ different methods, sludge flood like Hungary’s unlikely.

Five Indian fishermen held in Pakistan

KARACHI – Five Indians were arrested for fishing in Pakistani territorial waters, authorities here said.

The Maritime Security Agency (MSA) arrested the five Indian fishermen for being within the Pakistani territorial waters, Daily Times reported Thursday.
MSA spokesperson Lt. Commander Naeem was quoted as saying that the Indian fishermen were arrested while they were fishing …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Five Indian fishermen held in Pakistan.

CBI to file charge sheet in IFFI scam by year-end

PANAJI – The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will file a charge sheet by the year-end in the multi-crore scam in infrastructure creation for the 2004 International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, police said Thursday.

Superintendent of Police S.S. Gavli told reporters that investigations in the 2004 scam were over. Former chief …. Read the original article  : CBI to file charge sheet in IFFI scam by year-end.

Flood death toll nearly doubles in Vietnam as more rain continues to punish region

Floods continue to punish Asia, killing nearly 140

HANOI, Vietnam – Asia’s death toll from vicious rains spiked Thursday to nearly 140 as disaster officials reached previously isolated areas in Vietnam, while the worst flooding in parts of southern China in nearly a half-century forced 130,000 villagers to evacuate.
Security forces tried to speed recovery efforts in …. Read the original article  : here.

Troops to combat mafia in Italian city

Reggio Calabria (Italy), Oct 7 (IANS/AKI) A top government representative wants to deploy soldiers in this southern Italian city after a portable rocket launcher was sent to the city’s chief prosecutor.

Luigi Varratta in a meeting of security officials Wednesday proposed using troops to regain control of areas with a strong presence of the Calabrian … Original source on Gaea Times at : Troops to combat mafia in Italian city.

Woman sexually assaults baby, boyfriend takes photos

LONDON – A woman in Britain sexually assaulted a five-month-old baby and allowed her paedophile boyfriend to take photographs from his mobile phone, a media report said Thursday.

Tracy Dawber, 44, allegedly let Colin Blanchard take the indecent images as she sat the youngster on her lap at her home in Southport, Merseyside, Daily Mail … Original source on Gaea Times at : Woman sexually assaults baby, boyfriend takes photos.

Floods force evacuation of 130,000 in China, death toll in Asia flooding climbs to nearly 140

Floods force evacuation of 130,000 in China

BEIJING – The worst flooding in southern China in nearly half a century forced the evacuation of 130,000 villagers, state media said Thursday, as the number of people killed this week by floods and landslides across Asia climbed to nearly 140.
Heavy rains lashed the island province of Hainan, forcing …. Original article  : Floods force evacuation of 130,000 in China, death toll in Asia flooding climbs to nearly 140.

Haryana’s home secretary shifted after CBI graft case

CHANDIGARH – Haryana Home Secretary Krishna Mohan has been removed from his post, officials said Thursday, two days after he and two others were booked by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a graft case.

Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary Samir Mathur will be the new home secretary of the state, a state government … Original source on Gaea Times at : Haryana’s home secretary shifted after CBI graft case.

Utah medical examiner rules child actor Gary Coleman’s death an accident, authorites say

Authorities rule Gary Coleman’s death an accident

SALT LAKE CITY – Police confirmed Wednesday that “Diff’rent Strokes” actor Gary Coleman’s death has been ruled an accident.
Santaquin Police Chief Dennis Howard said an autopsy found Coleman died of natural causes after an accidental fall. The finding matches the evidence police found at Coleman’s Santaquin home on May … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Utah medical examiner rules child actor Gary Coleman’s death an accident, authorites say.

CMA donates record $2.9 million to Nashville-area flood relief and music education programs

CMA donates $2.9 million for flood relief, music

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Country Music Association is donating more than $2.9 million to Nashville-area flood relief and music education programs.
The record donation comes from the net proceeds of this year’s CMA Music Festival held June 10-13 in Nashville.
The money will be split evenly between CMA’s “Keep the …. Source article  : CMA donates record $2.9 million to Nashville-area flood relief and music education programs.

Baby dies after monkey, possibly attracted by female pet, snatches it from Malaysian home

Baby dies after monkey snatches it from M’sia home

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – A newborn baby died after being snatched by a monkey from her family’s living room in central Malaysia, an official said Thursday.
The body of the four-day-old girl was found outside the family’s home in Negri Sembilan state Wednesday, said a Wildlife Department official …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Baby dies after monkey, possibly attracted by female pet, snatches it from Malaysian home.

Anti-whaling activists trade claims over sinking of protest boat in Japanese whaler collision

Sea Shepherd, whaling protester in NZ public spat

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Sea Shepherd deliberately sank its own high-tech protest boat after a January collision with a Japanese whaling ship to gain sympathy, the former skipper alleged Thursday in a public spat with the conservation group’s founder.
New Zealander Peter Bethune said the futuristic trimaran Ady Gil [..] Read the original article: here.