Breaking News – Newsletter for January 30, 2011

Three NATO tankers attacked in Pakistan

KARACHI – Some unidentified gunmen opened fire on three NATO tankers in Wadh area of Balochistan’s Khuzdar District Sunday.

Two of the tankers caught fire while the third fell off the bridge, the daily Dawn reported Sunday.
According to police sources, the tankers were going to Quetta from Karachi, when unidentified motorcyclists opened …. Original source  : Three NATO tankers attacked in Pakistan.

Biometric scanners flooding Oz pub market as fix-all solution to violence

SYDNEY – Many Australian pubs have started using biometric scanners as a way to avoid troublemakers.

Thousands of clubbers and pub patrons are being forced to submit to fingerprint and photographic scans to enter popular venues, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.

At the Coogee Bay Hotel, patrons not only queue for fingerprint scans, but may then …. Source  : Biometric scanners flooding Oz pub market as fix-all solution to violence.

Brit man who had sex with horse escapes jail

LONDON – A Brit man, who admitted that he had sex with a horse, has escaped jail.

26-year-old Derek Woods was caught after police rigged up a paddock with secret cameras and alarms 10 months after he first interfered with the horse called Amber, reports the Telegraph.

Police … Read : Brit man who had sex with horse escapes jail.

$5k Las Vegas burger that will take quite a bite out of your wallet!

NEVADA – A new burger available in Las Vegas costs a whopping 5,000 dollars.

The burger from Fleur chef Hubert Keller is available at Mandalay Bay, reports KTNV.

The foie gras and black truffle topped Kobe burger comes on a brioche truffle bun, and is garnished with a …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : $5k Las Vegas burger that will take quite a bite out of your wallet!.

Oz sending back ‘medically unfit’ Bangladeshi girl will be like ‘issuing death sentence’: Lawyer

CANBERRA – The lawyer of a nine year-old Bangladeshi girl, who is receiving life-saving medical treatment but could be home along with her family after their visa expires tomorrow, has said that forcing the girl to go back home would be similar to issuing a death …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Oz sending back ‘medically unfit’ Bangladeshi girl will be like ‘issuing death sentence’: Lawyer.

Cairo, Washington military relations face tests amid unrest in Egypt

WASHINGTON – In the wake of the current unrest in the country, Egyptian military that is built with billions of dollars in American technology and training, is facing the biggest test in decades, allowing US officials to … Read more »».

Three Asians jailed for forcing women into prostitution in Oman

MUSCAT – Three Asian expatriates have been sentenced to 15 years in jail each for forcing women, recruited as housemaids, into prostitution in Oman.

According to Oman’s Public Prosecution Department, the Muscat Criminal Court also fined the three accused 50,000 Omani …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Three Asians jailed for forcing women into prostitution in Oman.

Gujjars demand special census for nomadic tribes of J-K

JAMMU – Demanding a special census for lakhs of nomadic and semi-nomadic of Jammu and Kashmir, the Gujjar- Bakerwals today expressed distress over the exclusion of nomads during house listing and preparation of National Population Register in … Read more : Gujjars demand special census for nomadic tribes of J-K.

Indian Navy scouts for amphibious warfare craft

NEW DELHI – The Indian Navy is scouting for a mechanised craft to enable troop landings on beaches to augment its amphibious warfare capability. The navy intends to order 10 such craft.

The navy has issued a request for information to global ship-builders to know if they can deliver the craft to India within … Read more »»».

IAF, ITBP adjudged best contingents at Republic Day parade

NEW DELHI – The Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) were Sunday adjudged the best marching contingents at the 62nd Republic Day parade at Rajpath here.

The defence ministry announced the awards, in which the IAF and ITBP came on the top of the tri-services and paramilitary marching contingents respectively. …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Egyptians form vigilante groups to protect properties from looters

CAIRO – A huge number of Egyptians have reportedly joined local vigilante groups to protect their neighbourhoods from robbers amid claims that rich elites are fleeing to Dubai.

Gangs of looters have disrupted lives of people amid huge tension across the country, but it is not clear who is behind the crime. Egyptians armed with guns, … Original article on : Egyptians form vigilante groups to protect properties from looters.

Climber found reading map after surviving 1000ft fall

LONDON – A climber from Glasgow, who fell 1,000ft down a mountain, not just survived but was found by his rescuers standing up reading a map.

The 35-year-old lost his footing at the summit of Sgurr Choinnich Mor near Ben Nevis in the Highlands and plummeted down the near-vertical eastern slope, reports the BBC.

“It seemed impossible… … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Climber found reading map after surviving 1000ft fall.

Indian kindergartener, 4, raped in Dubai may have been drugged

DUBAI – The four-year-old girl of Indian-origin, who was apparently raped by her school bus driver and two conductors in Dubai, had been regularly returning home drowsy from school since at least a month before the alleged incident, according to her parents

“My daughter used to regularly return home in the school bus looking drowsy. That …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Indian kindergartener, 4, raped in Dubai may have been drugged.

CBI raids across country in Adarsh Society scam

MUMBAI – A day after registering an FIR in the Adarsh Housing Society scam, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday is carrying out raids across the country in connection with the scam.

The raids are being conducted across Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, and Patna, at the premises of three main conspirators in the FIR – … Read this article on Gaea Times at : CBI raids across country in Adarsh Society scam.

Karachi police arrests student on blasphemy allegations

KARACHI – The Karachi police has registered a blasphemy case against a student for writing derogatory remarks against Prophet.

The police said Muhammad Samiullah, an intermediate student, was arrested on January 28, 2011 on the complaint of the Chief Controller Intermediate Board, who accused him of writing derogatory remarks in his answer sheets against Prophet Muhammad.

He …. Original source  : Karachi police arrests student on blasphemy allegations.

Pennsylvania’s ‘Jihad Jane’ to ‘plead guilty’ to four terror charges

HARRISBURG – A Pennsylvania woman, nicknamed ‘Jihad Jane,’ would reportedly change her earlier plea of ‘not guilty’ to four terror conspiracy charges.

The New York Post quoted Colleen LaRose’s attorney as saying that she would change her plea to ‘guilty’ of conspiring to support terrorists and kill a person in a foreign country.

Forty-seven-year-old LaRose was … Read more : Pennsylvania’s ‘Jihad Jane’ to ‘plead guilty’ to four terror charges.

Air Force adjudged best marching contingent in Republic Day Parade

NEW DELHI – The Indian Air Force has won the best marching contingent award amongst the three Services at this year’s Republic Day Parade while the Indo Tibetan Border Police has been adjudged the best amongst the paramilitary and other auxiliary marching contingents.

The tableau from the state of Delhi, with the theme of cultural …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Missing socks cost each household ???240 a year: UK study

LONDON – A Brit survey has found that missing socks are costing each household a staggering 240 pounds a year.

A family of four loses an average of 60 every year, and 82 per cent of young men say they wear odd socks at least once a week as a result.

And it’s not just cheap everyday … Original source on Gaea Times at : Missing socks cost each household ???240 a year: UK study.

Karmapa money trail: Police detain hotelier in Dharamsala

DHARAMSALA – Himachal Police have detained a hotelier named K P Bharadwaj allegedly involved in Karmapa Lama money trail.

Meanwhile, a team of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) was sent from Delhi to Dharamsala for the second round of questioning of Karmapa for his alleged Chinese links.

Earlier, two of Karmapa’s accountants were … Read more : Karmapa money trail: Police detain hotelier in Dharamsala.

Weavers deserve special package, says Salman Khurshid

VARANASI – Union Water Resources Minister Salman Khurshid has said that the dues of weavers should be waived off on the line of farmers.

Addressing a weavers’ convention organised by the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee here on Saturday, Khurshid said that a package should be finalised in this regard.

“The issue of waiving electricity bill …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Weavers deserve special package, says Salman Khurshid.