Anita Hill asked to Apologize by Wife of Clarence Thomas

Virginia Thomas, the wife of US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has asked Anita Hill to apologize for her allegation of sexual harassment against her husband.
Justice Thomas was accused of sexual harassment during his confirmation hearings in 1991. Thomas denied the allegations and was confirmed.
Ms Thomas said on Tuesday that she left a voicemail …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Anita Hill asked to Apologize by Wife of Clarence Thomas.

European Union to open anti-terror centre in Bangladesh

DHAKA – The European Union (EU) will set up a counter-terrorism centre in Bangladesh in order to provide special training to police and other law enforcement officials across South Asia on how to combat terrorism.

Ambassador of EU Delegation to Bangladesh, Stefan Frowein, has announced that countries like India and Pakistan have agreed with the … Read : European Union to open anti-terror centre in Bangladesh.

US expects Pakistan to bring Mumbai attackers to justice

WASHINGTON – The United States has said it fully expects Pakistan to carry out its pledges of cooperation in bringing the perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks to justice.

“Well, these are allegations we’ve heard before,” State Department spokesman Mark Toner told reporters when asked to comment on reports that some members of Pakistani … Original article on : US expects Pakistan to bring Mumbai attackers to justice.

9/11 terrorists didn’t come from Canada, US told

TORONTO – Canada has once again rebutted the charges by American politicians that 9/11 hijackers entered the US from its northern neighbour.

The rebuttal came after US Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle last week said that her country’s “most porous” border with Canada was a cause for concern.
“What we know is that our northern … Read this article on Gaea Times at : 9/11 terrorists didn’t come from Canada, US told.

CIA cites mistakes in deadly suicide bombing

WASHINGTON – The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has concluded that it failed to fully vet a double agent who carried out an attack in Afghanistan in December and killed seven agency employees.

CIA Director Leon Panetta released a statement on the findings of a task force investigating the attack saying the agency encountered shortcomings in … Read : CIA cites mistakes in deadly suicide bombing.

US soldier in custody after Taliban prisoner’s death

KABUL – A US soldier is in custody after the death of a Taliban militant from gunshot wounds at a detention facility in Afghanistan’s restive Kandahar province, Xinhua reported Tuesday.

The victim’s body was found Sunday. He was captured Saturday in Arghandab district of the province.
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Militants torch plane in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – Militants Tuesday torched a plane in Pakistan, a media report said.

The aircraft, which belonged to a private airline company, was parked at an airport in Parachinar, the headquarter of the Kurram Agency, when it was set ablaze.
The plane used to fly between Peshawar and Parachinar once a week, the Online …. Source  : Militants torch plane in Pakistan.

UN envoy survives Iraq bomb attack

BAGHDAD – UN’s top envoy to Iraq, Ad Melkert, escaped unhurt in a bomb attack on his convoy Tuesday, Xinhua reported.

The attack took place when he was enroute to Baghdad after meeting Shia cleric Ali al-Sistani in southern Najaf city, 160 km south of the capital, an official said requesting anonymity. One policeman … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : UN envoy survives Iraq bomb attack.

CRPF to stay in Bengal till Maoists flushed out: Vijay Kumar

KOLKATA – The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel deployed in the Maoist-affected districts of West Bengal will not be withdrawn till the rebels are flushed out, CRPF Director General K. Vijay Kumar said Tuesday.

Vijay Kumar also said that he had not received any complaints about the state’s ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) …. Source article  : CRPF to stay in Bengal till Maoists flushed out: Vijay Kumar.

Mamata again seeks joint forces out of Maoist-hit areas

KOLKATA – Apparently annoyed with the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Tuesday said her party would continue to demand withdrawal of the joint security forces from West Bengal’s Maoist-affected districts.

A visibly angry Banerjee said she had repeatedly brought to the notice of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, [..] Read the original article: here.

Government funds used to aid Assam terror group: NIA

NEW DELHI – The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Tuesday filed charges in an Assam court against 16 people, including politicians and government servants, for allegedly channelising crores of rupees of developmental funds to a terrorist gang to procure arms.

A charge sheet submitted to the chief judicial magistrate at a special court in Guwahati …. Original article  : Government funds used to aid Assam terror group: NIA.

CRPF will not be withdrawn from West Bengal: Vijay Kumar

KOLKATA – Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel deployed in the Maoist-affected districts of West Bengal will not be withdrawn, CRPF director general K. Vijay Kumar said Tuesday.

“There is no question of withdrawing the forces. The personnel are working independently and will continue to work in this manner,” said Kumar.
Kumar’s comments came a …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Delhi was target after ISI-aided Mumbai attack, says Headley (Second Lead)

NEW DELHI/LONDON – Pakistani-American terror suspect David Headley has told Indian investigators that he had scouted Delhi for potential strike targets, including the prime minister’s residence and key defence complexes, four months after the 2008 Mumbai terror attack in which Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) had a major role to play.

Headley, who has confessed his [..] Read the original article: here.

10 killed in Iraq bomb attack

BAGHDAD – At least 10 people were killed Tuesday when a bomb exploded in the house of a police officer in Iraq, Xinhua reported.

Eight bodies were retrieved and two more were still under the debris of the house which collapsed after the bomb explosion in Tikrit, the capital city of Salahudin province, a …. Source article  : 10 killed in Iraq bomb attack.

Maoists fire at passenger bus in Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR – Maoist militants Tuesday evening opened fire at a passenger bus in a forested stretch of Chhattisgarh’s restive Bastar region, officials said.

“Maoists fired at a bus at Awapalli in Bijapur district when it was on way to Usur from the district headquarters of Bijapur town,” a source at the police headquarters here told …. Original source  : Maoists fire at passenger bus in Chhattisgarh.

It could have been Delhi after Mumbai, Headley admits

NEW DELHI – Pakistani American terror suspect David Headley has told Indian investigators that he had scouted Delhi just four months after the 26/11 Mumbai attack and surveyed potential targets, including the prime minister’s residence and key defence complexes.

Headley, who has confessed his role in plotting the 2008 Mumbai attack with Lashkar-e-Taiba leaders and … Original article on : It could have been Delhi after Mumbai, Headley admits.

It was Delhi after Mumbai, Headley tells investigators

NEW DELHI – Pakistani American terror suspect David Headley has told Indian investigators that he had scouted Delhi for another strike at potential targets, including the prime minister’s residence and key defence complexes.

Headley, who has confessed his role in plotting the 2008 Mumbai attack with Lashkar-e-Taiba leaders and was arrested last year in …. Original article  : It was Delhi after Mumbai, Headley tells investigators.

Three killed in militant attack on Chechen parliament

Grozny, Oct 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Three people were killed and 17 injured Tuesday morning when militants attacked the parliament of Russia’s republic of Chechnya, authorities said.

“At around 8.45 a.m. three militants opened fire at parliamentary security guards,” Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said, adding that two police officers and a parliamentary administrative manager were killed.
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Kasab spits on video camera, wants to go to US

MUMBAI – Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, caught alive during the 26/11 Mumbai mayhem, Tuesday spat on the video-conferencing camera in the Arthur Road Central Jail from where he ‘attends’ the proceedings in the Mumbai High Court where arguments on confirming his death sentence are going on.

Though the jail officials discreetly switched … Read more : Kasab spits on video camera, wants to go to US.

ISI involved in Mumbai terror attack, says Headley

LONDON – Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) was heavily involved in the Mumbai attack and held meetings with terrorist leaders over the operation that killed more than 160 people, Pakistani American David Headley has told Indian interrogators.

The stunning revelations were made by Headley at the Metropolitan Correction Centre in Chicago when he met officials … Read more »»».