July, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Eight-year-olds involved in riots

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CHILDREN as young as eight took part in a third night of “recreational rioting with a sinister edge” in Northern Ireland, a police chief said. The violence surrounding the July 12 Orange Order marches over […] […]

Shot policeman describes ordeal at gunman Raoul Moat’s hands

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The police officer injured by Raoul Moat described how the gunman stared coldly into his eyes moments before he shot him in the face. Pc David Rathband spoke of his ordeal after an inquest into […] […]

Hassan murder accused goes missing

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The sister of aid worker Margaret Hassan has claimed that the man accused of her murder in Iraq went missing just before his retrial. Ali Lutfi Jassar was given a life sentence at Baghdad’s Central […] […]

Mandelson: Tony Blair thought Gordon Brown was ‘mad, bad and dangerous’

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Tony Blair branded Gordon Brown “mad, bad, dangerous and beyond redemption” as their long-standing leadership feud reached boiling point, according to Peter Mandelson. In the latest instalment of his memoirs, serialised in The Times, the […] […]

In Argentina, dueling protests over gay marriage

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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Thousands of demonstrators opposed to same-sex marriage have gathered outside Argentina’s congress ahead of a key vote by lawmakers. Supporters of the measure also took to the streets in loud rallies in the […] […]

Anger over billboard linking Obama, Hitler

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IOWA – A billboard created by a conservative Iowa political group comparing President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler and Vladimir Lenin is being condemned by other activists. The North Iowa Tea Party began displaying the […] […]

Opponents pack hearing on Ground Zero mosque

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NEW YORK – Dozens of opponents and some supporters of a mosque planned near ground zero attended a raucous hearing about whether the building where the Muslim place of worship would be created warrants designation […] […]

FBI: Uganda attacks signal terror group potentia

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WASHINGTON – If the Somali terror group al-Shabab is responsible for the deadly attacks in Uganda, it could mean the group is capable of carrying out successful attacks in Africa and beyond, according to an […] […]

‘Everybody Draw Muhammad Day’ Advocate Rattled by Death Threats

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The creator of a now-defunct “Everybody Draw Muhammad Day” page on Facebook fears she may be targeted for death now that the cartoonist who launched the online campaign has been placed on an execution list […] […]