Crime Watch – Newsletter for November 19, 2010

Nepal PM says no proof of Maoists training Indian peers

KATHMANDU – More than a month after Nepal’s neighbour India accused the country’s largest party, the former Maoist rebels, of giving arms training to their outlawed Indian peers, Nepal’s caretaker Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal Friday told MPs that no evidence had been found to bear out the allegation.

The prime minister was summoned by … Read more »»».

Al Qaeda demands France leave Afghanistan in return for hostages

CAIRO – A branch of Al Qaeda has called on the French government to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan in return for the safety of five French hostages kidnapped in Niger, in a message broadcast by al-Jazeera.

“If you want the hostages to be safe, then you should quickly withdraw your forces from Afghanistan according … Original source on Gaea Times at : Al Qaeda demands France leave Afghanistan in return for hostages.

Kanishka bomber sheds tears, apologizes to victim families

VANCOUVER – Kanishka bomber Inderjit Singh Reyat finally shed tears and issued a heart-felt apology Thursday to the families of 329 victims who perished in the Air India bombing 25 years ago.

Reyat, the only man to spend 15 years in jail for the 1985 bombing, issued the apology during his on-going perjury trial here … Read more »»».

Matthew Hoffman Helps Discover Bodies

MOUNT VERNON (GaeaTimes.com)- The Sarah Maynard case got more murkier as the bodies of the three people who had gone missing on November 10 from Mount Vernon, Ohio, were discovered inside plastic garbage bags in a hollow tree yesterday. The other person missing along with these 3, was the 13 year old Sarah Maynard, who …. Read the original article  : Matthew Hoffman Helps Discover Bodies.

Bombs hurled at Bangladesh chief justice’s house

DHAKA – Two handmade bombs were hurled at Chief Justice of Bangladesh A.B.M. Khairul Haque’s home here, a media report said Friday. There were no casualties.

The incident took place Thursday night, The Daily Star reported.
Unidentified people hurled the bombs at the residence of chief justice at about 8.30 p.m. and fled the …. Read the original article  : Bombs hurled at Bangladesh chief justice’s house.

‘Pakistani leadership lives in self-delusion’

NEW DELHI – Pakistan is a victim of many delusions – a country where the army and civilian leadership “live in perpetual self-delusion” and take on “jihadist overtones” that does not rule out orchestration of another Mumbai-style attack in the future, says a Europe-based, Pakistan-born political analyst.

However, if that were to happen, pressure will … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : ‘Pakistani leadership lives in self-delusion’.

Two women among three Maoists held in Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR – Chhattisgarh Police Thursday arrested three Maoists, including two women insurgents, from a forested pocket of violence-hit Dantewada district.

“The arrested Maoists had been actively involved in several attacks in Dantewada and Bijapur districts of restive Bastar region and police were looking for them for the past three years,” said S.R.P. Kalluri, Dantewada’s district …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Two women among three Maoists held in Chhattisgarh.

Two Maoists surrender in Orissa

BHUBANESWAR – Two Maoist guerrillas surrendered in Gajapati district of Orissa Thursday, police said.

Nahu Majhi (alias Ranjit), 21, and Maja Majhi (alias Terena), 25, laid down arms in the district headquarters of Paralakhemundi, about 350 km from state capital Bhubaneswar, superintendent of police Sanjeev Arora told IANS.
A pistol and five bullets were … Read more >>>.

Maoists call shutdown in West Bengal’s Purulia

KOLKATA – Protesting the killing of two of their men by joint forces in West Bengal’s Purulia district, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Thursday called 48-hour shutdown in the district from Nov 21.

In a letter to the media, Maoist spokesman Sumon said: “Two of our comrades – Biplab Bandopadhyay and Dhiren Murmu – …. Read the original article  : Maoists call shutdown in West Bengal’s Purulia.

Bomb-like device bound for Germany found in Namibia

LONDON – A bomb-like device – that included a detonator and timer, but no explosives – was found in a suitcase at an airport in Namibia before it was loaded on a plane bound for Germany, a media report said Thursday.

Germany’s federal crime office – the Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) – said the suspicious baggage was …. Original source  : Bomb-like device bound for Germany found in Namibia.

Nigeria secures release of 19 hostages

NAIROBI/ABUJA – Nigeria’s military has secured the release of 19 hostages being held by militants in the oil-producing Niger Delta, officials close to the operation said.

The officials said two Frenchmen, two Americans, two Indonesians and a Canadian were freed along with 12 Nigerians.
Full details should emerge later Thursday, when the military is expected … Original article on : Nigeria secures release of 19 hostages.