Crime Watch – Newsletter for January 30, 2011

Multiple crisis have come together in Pakistan: Author

NEW DELHI – One of Pakistan’s top writers Ahmed Rashid, the author of Taliban and the Descent Into Chaos, says his country is witnessing multiple crisis and the situation is far worse than anything it has experienced.

Ahmed said his country was shocked by the reaction of millions of people supporting the killer of …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Multiple crisis have come together in Pakistan: Author.

Julie Powers Schenecker Hospitalized

TAMPA (GaeaTimes.com)- Julie Powers Schenecker, the 50 year old mother who has been charged of killing her own children has been hospitalized. As per the latest reports, the Hillsborough County resident was admitted to the Tampa General Hospital shortly after midnight on Saturday where is undergoing a treatment for some medical condition that has not … Read : Julie Powers Schenecker Hospitalized.

Two Moscow malls evacuated after terror alert

Moscow, Jan 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Visitors were evacuated Saturday from two shopping malls in Moscow after they received a terror threat, police said.

Police evacuated the Mega-Belaya Dacha shopping centre in southeast Moscow after they found a written message saying an explosion would occur at 9 p.m. (1800 GMT), a spokesperson said.
Another bomb threat …. Original source  : Two Moscow malls evacuated after terror alert.

Moscow airport blast aimed at foreigners

Moscow, Jan 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Jan 24 suicide blast in Moscow’s Domodedovo airport that killed 35 people was aimed primarily at foreigners, investigators said Saturday.

“It was no accident that the terrorist attack took place in the international arrivals zone. Investigators believe that it was directed against, in the first place, foreign nationals,” investigative …. Original article  : Moscow airport blast aimed at foreigners.

Taliban ready for peace talks in Afghanistan

LONDON – Senior commanders of terror outfit Taliban may enter peace talks to end the insurgency in Afghanistan, a media report said.

Afghan president Hamid Karzai has offered to hold reconciliation talks with Taliban fighters, and in recent months the insurgents have reportedly responded to the offers, according to the Daily Express.
Last night, a …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Five blasts rock Pakistan (Second Lead)

ISLAMABAD – A suicide bomber blew up a truck packed with 500 kg of explosives inside a tunnel in Pakistan’s northwestern region, killing eight people early Saturday, while more than 25 people were injured in four other bombings across the country, officials said.

The first bombing took place soon after midnight in the Kohat tunnel …. Original article  : Five blasts rock Pakistan (Second Lead).

Larry Wilcox To Serve Probation

FORT LAUDERDALE (GaeaTimes.com)- Former “CHiPs” star Larry Wilcox on Friday was sentenced to three years of probation by a Florida federal court for being part of a fraud scheme that had tried to manipulate stocks. It was indeed a striking contrast to see the actor who once donned the role of the famous cop Jon … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Larry Wilcox To Serve Probation.

Julie Powers Schenecker Shoots Her Own Children

TAMPA (GaeaTimes.com)- A gory incident shook the entire Hillsborough County on Friday morning after police arrested Julie Powers Schenecker of having murdered her own children. Police found 50-year-old Julie Powers Schenecker smeared in blood at the back porch of her house after she killed her own children a day before. She has been allegedly charged …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Police destroy Maoist camp, one rebel held

BHUBANESWAR – A rebel was nabbed as police destroyed a Maoist camp in Orissa’s Sundergarh district and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from the site, an official said Saturday.

The camp was destroyed Friday afternoon in a forest under Bargaon police station area, about 465 km from here, P.K. Pradhan, deputy commandant … Original article on : Police destroy Maoist camp, one rebel held.