July, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

UN hails landmark ban on cluster arms

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UN chief Ban Ki-moon praised a landmark treaty banning cluster munitions, which comes into force this weekend, as a major advance in efforts to rid the world of the “abhorrent weapons”. “I am delighted that […] […]

Indonesia’s proposed people-smuggling laws may be tougher than expected

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PEOPLE-smugglers in Indonesia could face up to 15 years’ jail under draft laws set to be debated by parliament as early as next month. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono promised the Australian parliament in March […] […]

US Lockerbie committee want UK quiz

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An influential US Senate committee is ready to send members to the UK to question British witnesses on the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi on compassionate grounds. Senator Robert Menendez revealed […] […]

Cruel life of ‘child witches’

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They are condemned as witches and warlocks, the demon seed of sorcery. Denounced, shunned and ejected from their homes. Yet they’re children as young as 4 and 5, tossed onto the scrapheap of street life […] […]

Sanctions on Iran among our toughest

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CANBERRA has announced sweeping new sanctions against Iran — among the most severe ever — to thwart Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. The tough measures unveiled yesterday were directed against Iran’s transport and energy sector and would […] […]

FBI called in to probe Afghan war leaks, which US says endangers Americans in battle

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THE US has vowed to prosecute those behind the leak of documents on the Afghan war, which it says pose “dangerous” risks for Americans in battle. US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said the Pentagon will […] […]

‘Racial profile’ laws don’t sit well with US judge

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THE legal battle may have just begun, but there was plenty of celebration among Mexican-Americans yesterday when a US Federal Court judge blocked the most contentious parts of Arizona’s new immigration laws. Judge Susan Bolton […] […]

Al-Qaida plants flag in Baghdad as 23 die in Iraq

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BAGHDAD—Al-Qaida briefly planted its flag in Baghdad on Thursday as militants killed 23 members of Iraq’s security forces across the country in a combination of shootings and roadside bombs demonstrating the dangers the country still […] […]

US diplomat to attend A-bomb anniversary

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THE US ambassador to Japan will for the first time attend the anniversary ceremony of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6. The decision by the US to send John Roos to the annual […] […]

Angry Arizonans march against immigration law

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The State of Arizona has asked an appeals court to reverse a judge’s order blocking most of the state’s controversial new immigration laws. Meanwhile, the city of Phoenix filled with protesters, including 50 who were […] […]