July, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Al Miller’s phone was tapped, court told

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THE capture in June of accused drug lord Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke appears to have been facilitated by the police intercepting the telephone conversations of the Rev Al Miller, the pastor with whom Coke was travelling […] […]

Oldest Twitter user Ivy Bevan dies aged 104

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BRITAIN’S oldest Twitter user Ivy Bean, who regularly updated her 56,000 followers, died today aged 104. The great-grandmother passed away at her retirement home in Bradford, northern England, where she lived for three years. Mrs […] […]

US official confirms ‘series’ of new extradition requests

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A high-ranking United States official says there is a series of extradition requests for suspected Jamaican criminals to be processed by the Government, even as he made a push for greater effectiveness of the Proceeds […] […]

Iran to pay for new babies to boost population

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TEHRAN, Iran—Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inaugurated a new policy on Tuesday to encourage population growth, dismissing Iran’s decades of internationally-acclaimed family planning as ungodly and a Western import. The new government initiative will pay families […] […]

Hans Blix questions judgment of Bush, Blair over Iraq invasion and WMD

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FORMER UN weapons inspector Hans Blix has questioned the judgment of Britain and the US in invading Iraq on the basis of evidence of weapons of mass destruction that was clearly poor. Giving evidence to […] […]

Al-Qaida No. 2 slams France’s push to ban veils

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CAIRO—Al-Qaida’s No. 2 has slammed France’s push to ban the Islamic full-face veil and urged Muslim women in a new audio message that surfaced on the Internet Wednesday to be “holy warriors” in the defense […] […]

Jealous boyfriend jailed for five years

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A MAN who tried to suffocate his girlfriend while bashing her after she talked to other men at a pub has been jailed for five years. Andrew Miller, 43, repeatedly told his partner Kerrie Johnston […] […]

Viagra to be used to treat sick children

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U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is seeking approval to sell a childrens form of Viagra to treat a rare lung disorder as a humanitarian gesture – in exchange for getting a six-month extension of its patent […] […]

25 bodies found after Pakistan plane crash

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AT least 25 bodies have been recovered after a domestic passenger jet carrying 152 peoplecrashed into the hills surrounding Pakistan’s capital while preparing to land, officials say. Rescuers were trying to reach the scene amid […] […]

Lockerbie hearing postponed over UK ‘stonewalling’

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WASHINGTON – The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has postponed Thursday’s hearing on the release of the man convicted for bombing Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, because of what a senator says is […] […]