July, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

I will not be distracted, says PM

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Promises to keep pressure on criminals MONTEGO BAY, St James — Prime Minister Bruce Golding says he will no longer be distracted by his critics over his handling of the Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke extradition. “I […] […]

Far-left extremists blamed for murder of Greek investigative journalist in Athens

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ASSAILANTS have gunned down an investigative journalist outside his Athens home in an attack Greek police blamed on a far-left extremist group. The authorities said 37-year-old Socratis Guiolias was killed by at least three people […] […]

Aussie state wants more jail time for US doctor

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SYDNEY—The Queensland state attorney general has appealed the seven-year prison sentence of an American surgeon convicted of killing three patients, arguing the punishment isn’t tough enough. Indian-born U.S. citizen Jayant Patel, 60, was convicted last […] […]

Ex-NKorean spy who blew up jetliner visits Japan

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TOKYO—A former North Korean spy who blew up a South Korean jetliner more than 20 years ago arrived in Japan on Tuesday to meet the families of Japanese kidnapped by the reclusive regime, including one […] […]

Third of women now breadwinners

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Almost a third of women in the workplace are earning more than their partners, putting them increasingly in the role of breadwinner, a new study revealed. According to the Women And Work Survey 2010 commissioned […] […]

Grandfather ‘attacked ex-partner’

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A 52-year-old grandfather thought to have wounded a “girlfriend” before shooting himself dead was given a suspended prison sentence 18 months ago after admitting putting a former partner “in fear of violence”, residents in a […] […]

Police arrest seven more ‘most wanted’ G20 suspects

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Citing an overwhelming public response, Toronto police say they have arrested seven more G20 “most wanted” suspects. Six men and one youth, including a man in an expensive black jacket and with a military-type haircut […] […]

Number of freed lifers hits new record of 1,797, Parole Board reveals

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The number of prisoners sentenced to life who have been freed under supervision has risen to a new high, official figures revealed today. The Parole Board statistics show that there are now 1,797 lifers – […] […]

Little known about police raid at offices of Ontario cabinet ministers

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Ontario cabinet ministers stayed silent Monday in the wake of a police raid on a provincial government office complex, despite Opposition warnings that thousands of public servants were “being tarred” with the same brush. Last […] […]

US citizen believed to be behind al-Qaeda online magazine

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AN American citizen is behind Inspire, a new online magazine published in English by al- Qaeda that is geared toward recruiting Western youth, it has been claimed. Samir Khan, who left the United States in […] […]