Crime Watch – Newsletter for December 22, 2010

British commandos on alert amid Mumbai-like attack fears

LONDON – Helicopters have been readied to fly crack British special forces commandos at a moment’s notice to tackle any Christmas terror strike as “the government is taking the threat of a ‘Mumbai’ on a busy British shopping street extremely seriously”.

Chinooks and Pumas were set to fly out of the elite SAS unit’s Hereford …. Source article  : British commandos on alert amid Mumbai-like attack fears.

Douglas Perlitz’s Sordid Past Revealed

FAIRFIELD (GaeaTimes.com)- Douglas Perlitz a school founder in Haiti hailing from USA was given 20 years imprisonment for sexually abusing a number of school children while pretending to be the savior for them to the outer world. The sordid acts of the man who was hitherto regarded as a benevolent generous social worker have … Read more : Douglas Perlitz’s Sordid Past Revealed.

US government told to compensate Islamic charity

WASHINGTON – A US court has asked the government to pay compensation to an Islamic charity after it was found that then president George W. Bush had ordered wire-tapping of the organisation after the 9/11 attack.

Tuesday’s ruling by Justice Vaughn R. Walker, the chief federal judge in San Francisco, ordered the government to pay …. Source  : US government told to compensate Islamic charity.

Maoists torch five vehicles

RANCHI – Maoists set on fire five vehicles at a construction site in Jharkhand, police said Wednesday.

Around 50-60 guerrillas raided the site near Damodar river late Tuesday. They set on fire two dumpers and machines, a police official said.
…. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Man from Adams Drive Arrested for Connection with Shelton Car Accident

SHELTON (GaeaTimes.com) — A person named Nicola Urbani from Adams Drive was arrested last night on charges of stemming from a fatal car accident which took place on last April.
Bradner Cameron, 52, of Shelton was killed on April 30, when his 2005 Ford Escape collided with a 2004 Chervolet Silverado which was driven by …. Source article  : Man from Adams Drive Arrested for Connection with Shelton Car Accident.

‘Suspect’ package found in Rome underground train

ROME – A “suspect” parcel possibly containing explosives was being examined Tuesday by experts after it was found in a Rome underground train, Italian news reports said.

The package contained steel pipes and what appeared to be flammable powder, the ANSA news agency said.
“Bomb disposal experts are checking to see if the device was … Read more >>.

Swami Aseemanand to be quizzed over Samjhauta train blast

CHANDIGARH – The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will question Hindu religious leader Swami Aseemanand, accused in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast in Hyderabad, in connection with the Samjhauta train blasts that left 68 people dead in February 2007.

The NIA, according to officials, has sought the production warrant of Aseemanand from a court in Panchkula …. Read the original article  : here.

‘Shanghai Massage’ Gets Raunchy

SHANGHAI, CHINA (GaeaTimes.com)- China’s anti porn campaign may have been able to shut a few pornographic websites. However, it seems that a few desperate porn lover would not give it up easily. A few of these websites took an effort to change their language into English to serve the same raunchy purpose, violating … Read this article on Gaea Times at : ‘Shanghai Massage’ Gets Raunchy.

President says ‘terrorists’ defaming Sri Lanka from abroad

COLOMBO – President Mahinda Rajapaksa said Tuesday that defeated “terrorist” elements abroad were defaming Sri Lanka.

His comments at a military academy came less than two weeks after he cancelled an address at the Oxford Union in London because of protests by the Tamil ethnic minority in London.
“Their latest weapon is to defame … Read this article on Gaea Times at : President says ‘terrorists’ defaming Sri Lanka from abroad.

Haneef to get ’substantial’ compensation from Australia

SYDNEY – Indian-origin doctor Mohamed Haneef, wrongly accused of being involved in terrorism, will receive a “substantial” and confidential payout from the Australian government, a media report said Tuesday.

Haneef returned to Australia last week to seek compensation, after he was wrongfully held in prison in July 2007.
The compensation claim, described by his lawyers … Read more >>.