Free house in US up for grabs for anyone who will move it

LONDON – A Pennsylvania town has offered prospective homeowners a good deal-a free house, if they can remove and take it away.

East Manchester acquired the three-bedroom ranch-style house for the land it is made on. It needed this land for future expansion of municipal facilities.

Officials found it cheaper to give the house away than refit … Read more >>.

Outrage over UK decision to implement ‘Sus’ laws allowing police to target minorities

LONDON – According to a new proposal, British police would now be allowed to implement the ‘Sus law,’ which was scrapped in the 1980s after the alleged targeting of black people by police led to race riots in London, Birmingham and Liverpool.

The Sus law was the informal name for ‘a stop and search law’ in …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Outrage over UK decision to implement ‘Sus’ laws allowing police to target minorities.

Sex survey at D.C. school triggers controversy

WASHINGTON – A Washington D.C. middle school is facing the wrath of parents after distributing a sex survey to seventh-graders, which asked whether they knew how to apply a condom.

The survey, whose respondents were both boys and girls, also interrogated the kids’ sexual orientation among other adult sex based questions.

As per the reports from MyFoxDC.com …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Sex survey at D.C. school triggers controversy.

London based photog wins ???82K damages over ‘porn cover’

LONDON – A London based renowned photographer has won 82,000 pounds damages from a US porn firm that used her holiday snap to publish it on a cover of an X-rated film.

Lara Jade, now 21, was only 14 and a keen photographer when she took a self-portrait of herself in Blackpool wearing a top hat …. Read the original article  : here.

NYC woman wants dead hubby’s sperm to raise a family

NEW YORK – A Manhattan widow wants to extract sperm from her deceased husband to fulfil his wish of raising a family.

George Kamau, 37, hanged himself this week and now his widow Victoria Chege is seeking a court order so his sperm can be frozen and eventually implanted in her best friend – who would … Read more : NYC woman wants dead hubby’s sperm to raise a family.

Sonia Gandhi meets CWG medallists, Kalmadi kept out

NEW DELHI – Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday met Commonwealth Games 2010 medal winners here today.

Sports Minister M S Gill and Bhubaneswar Kalita, who was Chef de Mission of the Indian contingent was present on the occasion. However Commonwealth Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi was not invited.

On Friday, the Prime Minister had also invited … Read more »».

Maoist threats loom large ahead of Bihar Assembly polls

GAYA – As polls to the Bihar Assembly draw nearer, Maoist threats in Gaya region have upset the campaigning by the contesting candidates.

In and around Gaya alone, about ten constituencies are under the threat of Maoists.

Balik Ram, a candidate of Congress party said that people would vote only if they were assured of police security.

“Yes, …. Source  : Maoist threats loom large ahead of Bihar Assembly polls.

No curfew, separatist shutdown in Srinagar

SRINAGAR – Markets were abuzz and people queued up outside ATMs as life returned to its old self in Srinagar on a rare day Saturday.

The development coincided with the separatists asking people to resume routine activities and the authorities deciding not to impose a curfew.
“No curfew or restrictions are in force anywhere … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : No curfew, separatist shutdown in Srinagar.

Nobel Peace Prize to Chinese dissident harms award’s prestige: Pak

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has come out in support of China by questioning the decision to award the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize to jailed academic Liu Xiaobo.

Xiaobo was sentenced to 11 years in jail on December 25, 2009, after a court in Beijing convicted him of an agitation aimed at subverting the government.

The 54-year-old former university …. Original article  : Nobel Peace Prize to Chinese dissident harms award’s prestige: Pak.

Chidambaram willing to give inputs for CWG probes

NEW DELHI – Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday said his Ministry was ready to give inputs to the appropriate authorities looking into allegations of corruption relating to the XIX Commonwealth Games.

Talking to reporters here, Chidambaram said: “If we are asked about what went wrong in the Games by the appropriate inquiring authorities, certainly …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Pak’s insistence on India-type nuke deal may further strain testy ties with US

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s renewed push to clinch a civilian nuclear deal with the United States threatens to further strain relations that are already tense over Islamabad’s reluctance to go all out in the war on terror on its soil.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Pakistan will again raise their demand for a deal- similar …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

US lap dance club pays $650K to customer kicked in the eye by stripper

LONDON – A Florida man has been awarded 650,000 dollars for injuries he suffered during a lap dance at a strip club.

Michael Ireland suffered an eye injury in the Cheetah Club, near West Palm Beach, Florida, in 2008 when he got too close to one stripper during her performance.

The stiletto heel of the woman, named …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : US lap dance club pays $650K to customer kicked in the eye by stripper.

Obama’s polygamous half brother in Kenya ties the knot with teenager

LONDON – President Barack Obama’s 52-year-old polygamist half brother in Kenya has tied the knot with a 19-year-old teenager.

Malik Obama, who is Muslim, has two other wives.

The 19-year-old’s mother said that she is furious that her daughter quit high school and married the 52-year-old.

Mary Aoko Ouma says her daughter tried to marry Malik two years …. Read the original article  : Obama’s polygamous half brother in Kenya ties the knot with teenager.

Britain losing battle against Islamic extremists, claims French ‘burka ban architect’ MP

LONDON – French MP Jacques Myard, who is the architect of the burka ban in the country, has said that Britain is ‘losing the battle against Islamic extremism’ by failing to outlaw burqas.

The Daily Mail quoted Myard, a senior member of President Nicolas Sarkozy’s ruling UMP party, as saying that the British policies have …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Chidambaram congratulates Delhi police for CWG foolproof security

NEW DELHI – Home Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday praised Delhi Police Commissioner Y. S Dadwal for doing a tremendous job of providing flaw-less security during the XIX Commonwealth Games in Delhi.

In a letter to Dadwal, Chidambaram said: “I wish … Read more : Chidambaram congratulates Delhi police for CWG foolproof security.

‘Friends of Pak’ tell it to get its economic reforms in place to ensure survival

BRUSSELS – The Friends of Democratic Pakistan (FoDP) has stressed on the need for continued efforts by the Pakistan government for sustained economic revival following the recent devastating floods in the country that affected 20 million people.

FoDP is a …. Original source  : ‘Friends of Pak’ tell it to get its economic reforms in place to ensure survival.

Booker Prize is like backward shining light on all my works: Howard Jacobson (Interview)

NEW DELHI – Novelist Howard Jacobson, who won the Man Booker Prize for his “The Finkler Question”, says the award is like a “backward shining light” that seems to bless all his previous books.

“I feel now that the Man Booker couldn’t have happened at a more wonderful time. It seems to bless all …. Original source  : Booker Prize is like backward shining light on all my works: Howard Jacobson (Interview).

Claims that prisoners being harassed at US “secret jail” in Afghanistan

KABUL – There have been repeated allegations from ex-detainees that prisoners are being abused at a “secret jail” at Bagram airbase, the main American military base in Afghanistan, according to a report from a US policy think tank.

According to the … Original source on Gaea Times at : Claims that prisoners being harassed at US “secret jail” in Afghanistan.

Kathua residents suffer due to non-availability of rehabilitation package

KATHUA – Residents of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district are suffering as they have not been provided with the rehabilitation packages announced by the Punjab Government during the construction of the Ranjit Sagar Dam.

Lying across the Ravi River, the Ranjit Sagar Dam is located in Kathua District …. Source article  : Kathua residents suffer due to non-availability of rehabilitation package.

BSF ready to stop cross border infiltration during winter in J-K

KATHUA – Siddharth Chattopadhyay, Inspector General (IG) of the Border Security Force (BSF), has said that strategies are in place to stop cross-border infiltration of militants during the winter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district.

Talking to …. Source  : BSF ready to stop cross border infiltration during winter in J-K.