July, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

9.4 possible Says athletic superstar Bolt

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DENVER, USA (AP) — Usain Bolt thinks about winning the gold medal more than setting another world record. He worries about entertaining the fans as much as establishing a legacy. Track’s fun-loving Jamaican star told […] […]

‘Feral’ British women jailed after torturing friend for 18 hours

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TWO young British women were jailed for the “sadistic” kidnapping and torture of a friend they discovered slept with one of their ex-boyfriends. Lucy Viner-Mood, 22, and Lois Gibson, 18, locked Georgia Fenn in an […] […]

Death toll climbing in Pakistan flooding

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — The death toll in three days of flooding in Pakistan reached at least 267 on Friday, rescue and government officials said, as rains bloated rivers, submerged villages, and triggered landslides. The […] […]

FBI access to e-mail and Web records raises fears

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WASHINGTON—Invasion of privacy in the Internet age. Expanding the reach of law enforcement to snoop on e-mail traffic or on Web surfing. Those are among the criticisms being aimed at the FBI as it tries […] […]

Body of second US sailor found in Afghanistan

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The discovery of the body of a second US sailor who vanished in Afghanistan last week has only deepened the mystery of the men’s disappearance nearly 60 miles (97 km) from their base in a […] […]

Pair charged with murders deported

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A US couple was deported in shackles Thursday from Nicaragua to Panama, where they face charges of killing two Americans and questioning in the disappearances of 5 other people. Authorities identified the suspects as William […] […]

Top Mexican drug lord killed in army clash

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One of the top three leaders of Mexico’s most powerful drug cartel, Ignacio “Nacho” Coronel,” was killed Thursday in a gunbattle with soldiers, the Mexican army announced. The death of Coronel, 56, is the biggest […] […]

Pentagon: Leak investigation may go beyond military

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A criminal investigation into the leak of tens of thousands of secret Afghanistan war logs could go beyond the military, Defence Secretary Robert Gates said, and he did not rule out that Wikileaks founder Julian […] […]

Reluctant mother admits to murdering infants

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A gentle arc of eight candles in glass holders – five red, two yellow and one blue – stands before the locked gate of number 8 Sentier du Pre. It is an odd house, with […] […]

Outspoken British PM embroiled in diplomatic rows

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In just a few days, new Prime Minister David Cameron has openly declared Britain is no more than the “junior partner” of the US, irritated Israelis by calling Gaza a prison camp and enraged Pakistanis […] […]