May, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

High Court refuses to hear appeal of woman on death row

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A British woman on death row in Texas, convicted of murdering a young mother, had her latest appeal set aside by the Supreme Court. State corrections officials can now proceed with setting an execution date, […] […]

Woman arrested in connection with principal’s slaying

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Investigators have arrested a woman in connection with the killing of a popular District of Columbia school principal, they said Monday. The woman was arrested on two counts of credit card misuse “in relation to […] […]

Iran’s leader slams U.S., Israel at U.N.

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United Nations (CNN) — Delegates from the United States, the United Kingdom and France walked out Monday as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad blasted America and Israel at a global gathering on disarmament and offered his […] […]

Owner of bomb car quizzed by police

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Investigators have spoken to the registered owner of a vehicle used as a homemade car bomb in a failed attack in New York, US police officials said. But they would not say what they learned […] […]

MI5 warning over probe into 7/7 ringleader

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MI5 warned today that disclosing why it failed to investigate the ringleader of the July 7 attacks could give al Qaida plotters an “invaluable weapon”. Bereaved families want to use the forthcoming inquests into the […] […]

US soap veteran Helen Wagner dies at 91

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US actress Helen Wagner, best known as Nancy Hughes in the CBS soap opera As The World Turns, has died aged 91. CBS said she had died on Saturday, but gave no further details. Wagner […] […]

Police barred from penis enlargement

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Forget about getting a job as a police officer in Indonesia’s Papua if you have had your penis enlarged. You won’t get it, according to local media reports citing the Papua police chief. An applicant […] […]

Three Basque suspects go on trial over Madrid car bomb

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Three suspected Basque separatists, accused of carrying out the 2006 Madrid airport bombing which killed two people, have gone on trial. Mattin Sarasola, Igor Portu and Mikel San Sebastian are accused of planting the bomb […] […]

Ireland to re-impose flight bans

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Aviation authorities in the Irish Republic say flights in and out of the country will be banned because of possible risks from volcanic ash. The fresh restrictions will apply from 0600 to 1200 GMT on […] […]

Police apology over cyclist’ s death on Arran

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Strathclyde Police have been told to apologise to a family over the way they handled inquiries into the death of a teenage cyclist. Sam Beasley, who was 14, died after being hit by a car […] […]