May, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Turkish protesters try to storm Israeli consulate in Istanbul

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ANKARA, TURKEY—Turkish police blocked dozens of stone-throwing protesters who tried to storm the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul over reports of an Israeli attack on at least one aid ship in international waters on Monday, news […] […]

Malaysia minister: God made animals for testing

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—A Malaysian minister defended an Indian company’s plans to build an animal testing medicine lab in his state, saying Monday that God created monkeys and rats for experiments to benefit humans. The plans […] […]

Korean immigrants raise money to honor veterans who fought for them

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Each year, a small army of elderly Koreans knocks on the doors of Silicon Valley noodle houses, doctors’ offices and Asian markets looking to drum up some cash. But the $25,000-or-so they’re seeking is not […] […]

Shut up! Adams tells Seaga

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CONTROVERSIAL and verbose former Senior Police Superintendent Reneto Adams last week strongly recommended silence for former Prime Minister Edward Seaga, who has come out swinging against the government and military operations into Tivoli Gardens, a […] […]

Cops find man’s head in park, say he was dismembered in bizarre Orange County double-murder

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LONG BEACH — Police searching a Southern California park have found the severed head of a man who they believe was killed in a bizarre double murder-for-profit plot in Orange County. A search team of […] […]

Sandals on major Jamaica sales blitz

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LAST week’s civil unrest in which the security forces repelled a brazen attack on the State by criminal gunmen loyal to Tivoli Gardens ‘don’ Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke has resulted in Jamaica experiencing an estimated 20 […] […]

Police detain 8 in another Coke search

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THE police yesterday detained eight persons, some described as extremely close to Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke, as they shifted their focus to the more affluent communities of St Andrew in an effort to apprehend the man […] […]

Shut up, I met with Coke – Saga goes on

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By Sandrea – MY GRIPE As the world watched the continuing saga and fall-out of the Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke affair, the people of Jamaica must be wondering when will this end. The claims and counter-claims […] […]

Blair: I met with Coke

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CONTRARY to a widespread claim that alleged drug lord Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke wanted to make a deal with United States (US) authorities, Political Ombudsman Bishop Herro Blair yesterday disclosed that the alleged don was more […] […]

‘McDonalds kisser’ to be deported after guilty plea

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A SPANISH national who was arrested for kissing children at McDonalds outlets in New South Wales has been given a suspended jail sentence today. A magistrate in Central Local Court today handed Jorge Lombarte, 48, […] […]