New York (Missing Woman -Original Suspect now claims he had sex with Sarai ) Sarai Sierra

Married New York mother who was killed in Turkey 'had sex with a man she met on the internet a day before she went missing'

• Sarai Sierra, 33, was killed by a fatal blow to the head during solo trip
• Witnesses 'report she was seen with sketchy characters before her death'
• Authorities 'investigating she was involved in drug trafficking after she went on trips to Holland and Germany'
• Man she met on the internet named 'Taylan' claims they had consensual sex

The married New York mother who was murdered while on a solo trip to Turkey had sex the day before she vanished with a man she met on the internet, he has claimed.
'Taylan K' has been interviewed at length by Istanbul police after they discovered his online communication with 33-year-old Sarai Sierra, but he had initially insisted they were just friends.
Now Turkey's Vatan newspaper has claimed Taylan told police they had consensual sex a day before Sierra went missing. The duo had met online months before Sierra left for Turkey on January 7.
It adds yet more intrigue to the circumstances surrounding Sierra's death after earlier reports she was hanging out with 'a criminal element' before she was killed. The FBI is also reportedly investigating whether she was involved in drug trafficking during her visit to the country.
He added that he sent her a message on the day she vanished and asked her to meet, but she never responded. Police have taken a blood and sperm sample from Taylan and 21 others.

 Turkey's Vatan newspaper reported that Taylan had sex with the married mother of two

Sierra's body was found stashed by Istanbul's ancient city walls on Saturday, more than a week after she failed to catch her flight home. Police said she died from a blunt force trauma.
She was found with a head wound and a blanket near her body. She was wearing jeans, a jumper and a jacket, and still had her earrings and a bracelet on, but her iPhone and iPad were missing.
The claims come on the same day as a source familiar with her murder investigation has suggested she had been hanging out with 'a criminal element' while on the trip.
FBI agents investigating the killing do not believe she had only travelled to the country to take pictures, as her family has claimed.
'The first people she met up with were a criminal element,' the source told the New York Post. 'There are some witness reports that she was seen with sketchy characters.'
Authorities are now trying to verify these claims amid reports that her casket will be sent back to the United States on Thursday, the Post reported.
Among various lines of inquiry investigators are looking into a possible connection to drug trafficking.
Sierra, who had been unemployed and had declared bankruptcy in 2005, had also travelled to Amsterdam and Munich while on the trip, which was her first time leaving the United States.
She had initially planned to visit the country for three weeks, but after 12 days she posted online that she had to cut the trip short.

Her family, including her devastated husband Steven Sierra, have said she went to the country because of the photo opportunities. They say she used her iPad and iPhone to shoot the images.
To pay for her funeral, her family began selling some of her images online on Tuesday and soon had enough to cover her expenses.
The photos remain on sale online and any other profits will go to her two young sons, who are nine and 11, her family wrote on the website.
Photographs on sale include images taken during her time in Istanbul and pictures of New York City. They are being sold as canvases, framed prints, greeting cards and iPhone cases for $39.95 each.
'Sarai's passion for photography and love for capturing the beauty we see in culture, architecture and scenery was her reason for traveling to Istanbul,' her brother, David Jimenez, wrote on the site.




 

Iran News (Protester throws shoe at Iran leader- Hits bodyguard )

Iran seeks to play down shoe thrown at Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Iran has sought to play down an incident in Cairo in which a protester tried to throw a shoe at Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures at the Al-Hussein mosque in Cairo Photo: REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

5:20PM GMT 06 Feb 2013

A Syrian protester in Egypt was released on bail after trying to attack Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with a shoe as he came out of a Cairo mosque.

Despite a successful start to Mr Ahmadinejad's visit to Egypt, the first by an Iranian leader since 1979, ideological, political and religious differences soon came to the fore.

On Wednesday, Mr Ahmadinejad had to listen as his host, President Mohammed Morsi, denounced Iran's close ally President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, at a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation. The day before, he had to endure denunciations of Iran's promotion of Shia Islam by leading Sunni clerics.

The final insult came as he left the Hussein Mosque in Central Cairo on Tuesday evening, when he was met by a small placarding-waving protest by Syrians. One man tried to hit Mr Ahmadinejad on the head with his shoe, a particular insult in the Islamic world, as the group shouted: "You killed our brothers."

In fact, he struck Mr Ahmadinejad's bodyguard

Iran (More secret executions in Rajai Shahr Prison )

New Reports: Daily Secret Executions in Rajai Shahr Prison

Monday 4 February 2013

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Iran Human Rights, February 4: According to reports from reliable sources, Iranian authorities are executing in increasing numbers in Rajai Shahr Prison, west of Tehran.
According to sources, prisoners are being transferred out of their wards daily and the execution of several of them have been confirmed.
On January 27, two prisoners, Masoud Alimoradi and Mahmoud Nezami were hanged in Rajai Shahr Prison.
None of the executions have been announced by the Iranian authorities.
On February 3 one prisoner was transferred from ward 3 of Rajai Shahr Prison and on February 4 one prisoner identified as "Ali Mohammadzadeh" was transferred from ward 1 for execution.
Sources say that prisoners are normally transferred to Evin Prison for execution on Tuesdays, but for the past two months Iranian authorities have been executing prisoners in a hall newly built in Rajai Shahr Prison. Prisoners are removed from their ward for execution without prior notice. In some cases authorities allow visits to families the night before the execution. Executions can take place on any day of the week. Death row prisoners in Rajai Shahr Prison live each day in constant fear of execution.
Earlier today IHR published a report about weekly mass executions in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad. Recent reports indicate that Iranian authorities have increased secret and unannounced executions.
IHR urges the UN and the international community to intervene to stop the execution wave in Iran. Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, the spokesperson of IHR said: "We are very concerned for Rajai Shahr prisoners. They live under constant fear and many of them might be in imminent danger of execution. We urge the international community to react now."

Santa Maria California ( America's only female bull rider ) Maggie Parker

Maggie Parker, the diminutive cowgirl who is America's only female bull rider

Maggie Parker stands at just 5ft 5inches tall and weighs just over nine stone - but don't let her diminutive size fool you.

Maggie Parker's current percentage of staying on bulls is 35-40 per cent - which is a normal average for professional riders Photo: Incredible Features / Barcroft Media

11:06AM GMT 05 Feb 2013

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The slender Michigan native is America's only female bull rider to compete against men, regularly taking on beasts that weigh in excess of 2,000lbs.

Aged just 20, she is already the veteran of nearly 200 rodeos, competing alongside brawny cowboys in one of the most dangerous sports in the world.

^{Maggie Parker stands at just 5ft 5inches tall and weighs just over nine stone (Incredible Features / Barcroft Media)}

"You're up against an animal and you don't know what he is going to do or what he's thinking," she said. "You can't ride against them, you have to ride with them."

Ms Parker became professional last June after tackling a bucking bull for the full eight seconds needed to qualify as a pro. She relocated to Santa Maria, California, where she is being trained by top mentor Gary Leffew.

Saudi Arabia ( Beheads two men for armed robbery )

Saudi Arabia beheads two for armed robbery

Saudi Arabia beheaded two nationals in the southwestern city of Jizan on Tuesday after they were convicted of armed robbery, the interior ministry announced.

 

"Mohammed bin Ahmed Kharmi and Musa bin Mohsen Kharmi lured a man and opened fire on him," the ministry said in a statement published by SPA state news agency, adding the victim, whose identity was not disclosed, was wounded.

The pair "stole the money he was carrying which belonged to the company he works for," said SPA. They were sentenced to death "due to the danger of their crime".

In a separate statement, the ministry said a Palestinian identified as Wael Anbar was beheaded in the Red Sea city of Jeddah for stabbing to death a Yemeni, Naser Haqqash.

The beheadings bring to 56 the number of people executed in Saudi Arabia so far this year, according to an AFP tally based on official reports.

Amnesty International puts the number of people executed in the Gulf country last year at 79.

Tucson Az ( 2nd Puppy found in trash can- Suspect wanted )

2nd puppy found in Tucson park trash can

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Abandoned puppy

Photo courtesy of the Humane Society of Southern Arizona

A $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the person who left the 9-week-old chocolate mixed breed in a trash can at Kennedy Park. Park employees found the puppy and a couple at the park took the dog home and contacted the humane society.

2013-02-05T17:20:00Z2013-02-05T17:26:59Z2nd puppy found in Tucson park trash canArizona Daily StarArizona Daily Star

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An emaciated puppy was found in a Tucson park trash can on Monday, the second one in less than a month, according to the Humane Society of Southern Arizona.
A $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the person who left the 9-week-old chocolate mixed breed in a trash can at Kennedy Park. Park employees found the puppy and a couple at the park took the dog home and contacted the humane society.
The female dog, now named Kennedy, was emaciated, dehydrated and very hungry, according to a news release. About three weeks ago another dog was found in a plastic bag in a trash can at Reid Park.
Oscar, about 8 weeks old, was then brought to the humane society to be cared for. His story has a happy ending — he was adopted Monday, the agency said.
Anyone with information about the cruelty case involving the new puppy can call 88-CRIME or the Animal Cruelty Taskforce reporting line at 547-0260.

Tucson Az ( Police Lieutenant demoted after taking sexy photo's of herself in her police uniform )

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A Tucson police lieutenant has been demoted after allegedly taking sexually explicit photos and videos of herself wearing her police uniform.
Police said Monday that Lt. Diana Lopez used her personal cell phone to send videos and photos to a subordinate officer with whom she was in a relationship. They say Lopez was reduced to the rank of sergeant following an investigation that began last August 2012.
The Arizona Daily Star (http://bit.ly/WMXjxM) says anonymous letters sent to the police department about Lopez prompted the probe.
A police report says Lopez's boyfriend apparently showed the videos and photos to other officers from May 2011 through August 2011.
Police say Lopez violated several department regulations, code of ethics and professional standards. They say a recommendation was made to reduce her in rank.