Crime Watch – Newsletter for November 15, 2010

Sarah Maynard Rescued On Sunday

MOUNT VERNON, (GaeaTimes.com)- Thirteen year old Sarah Maynard, the Ohio teen who has been missing with her family since Wednesday, was rescued from a home at Mount Vernon home in Ohio on Sunday morning at around 8:00 AM. The house belonged to 30 year old Matthew Hoffman. However, the three other companions, who have …. Read the original article  : here.

In Karachi, learning to live life the hard way

KARACHI – A bomb explodes in Pakistan’s largest metropolis, ending 19 lives and wounding over 100. The customary dose of panic, grief and agony over, people pick up the lost threads and normalcy takes over — life never stops in Karachi.

“These things happen every day. Firing is very normal here. Yes, it’s a very …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : In Karachi, learning to live life the hard way.

Maoists kill man during strike in Orissa

BHUBANESWAR – A 22-year old man was killed by Maoists Monday in Orissa’s Malkangiri district during a one-day strike called by the guerrillas, police said.

About 20-30 rebels dragged Dama Madakami from his home at Salimarikonda village, some 680 kms from state capital Bhubaneswar, and slit his throat, inspector in charge of the local …. Source  : Maoists kill man during strike in Orissa.

Pakistan’s sole export is terror: Pakistani daily

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s “sole export seems to have become terror”, an article in a Pakistan daily said and added that the country’s “very existence has become India-centric”.

The article in the Express Tribune titled “Wake up and smell the failure” said the symbolism of US President Barack Obamas visit to India is “bigger than the … Read : Pakistan’s sole export is terror: Pakistani daily.

Pakistan terrorists getting outside funding: Holbrooke

ISLAMABAD – Terrorists in Pakistan are getting funding from outside the country, US Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke has said.

Sources of funding for terrorists come from outside the country as well as through extortion of NATO supply convoys, Holbrooke said at the Special Radio Roundtable discussion Sunday.
Without elaborating on … Read more : Pakistan terrorists getting outside funding: Holbrooke.

Maoist strike shuts down two Orissa districts

BHUBANESWAR – A one-day strike called by Maoists saw buses staying off the roads and shops downing shutters in two districts of Orissa Monday, police said.

The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) called for the strike in Malkangiri and parts of Koraput district after four of their cadres were gunned down by … Read : Maoist strike shuts down two Orissa districts.

Five NATO soldiers, six Afghans killed in attacks

KABUL – Five foreign soldiers, three Afghan civilians and three policemen were killed in explosions and a firefight in eastern and southern Afghanistan, officials said Sunday.

Two soldiers died following roadside bombings Sunday in the south of the country, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said.
Three other foreign troops were killed in an … Read : Five NATO soldiers, six Afghans killed in attacks.

Karzai asks US to scale down Afghan military operations

WASHINGTON – Afghan President Hamid Karzai, in an interview published Sunday, called on the US to scale down its military activity in his country.

“The time has come to reduce military operations,” Karzai said in an interview with the Washington Post newspaper.
The president said the Afghan population was unable to cope with the massive …. Source article  : Karzai asks US to scale down Afghan military operations.

Manhunt on for elusive mastermind of Mumbai attack: Report

WASHINGTON – While media attention has been focused on Pakistani-American terror convict David Coleman Headley, the real mastermind of the Mumbai terrorist attacks has eluded authorities on four continents, according to a new investigative report.

It was Sajid Mir, another Pakistani, who allegedly led Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Taiba’s bloody siege on Mumbai in November 2008,” the [..] Read the original article: here.

Unite in fight against Maoists: Buddhadeb

BALARAMPUR – West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Sunday urged the people to unite in the fight against the Maoists and uproot them from the state.

“Maoist activity is the biggest problem in our state. They are creating hindrance in development work. They are also obstructing the schools and panchayats from running smoothly, besides …. Read the original article  : here.

Eight killed in suicide bombing, military actions in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – Eight people were killed Sunday in one suicide bombing and two separate military encounters in Pakistan’s troubled northwestern region, intelligence officials and media reports said.

A suicide bomber blew himself up in a busy market in South Waziristan, injuring nine people.
“The suicide bomber was trying to reach a local Taliban commander to … Read more >>.