July, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

How many ‘black’ men has to die?

10th July 2010 sandrea 0

By Sandrea:- MY GRIPE As I read the story of the shooting death of 22 year old Oscar Grant, the police officer convicted for involuntary manslaughter, I feel numb. I, as a mother of two […] […]

Riots at verdict on police killing of black man

10th July 2010 sandrea 0

The conviction of a white US police officer for killing an unarmed black man during an arrest led to widespread looting and rioting in the Californian city of Oakland today. Prosecutors had wanted Johannes Mehserle, […] […]

Google Street View broke privacy law, Australia official says

9th July 2010 sandrea 0

SYDNEY — Google broke Australia’s privacy law when it collected private information from wireless networks, the country’s privacy commissioner said Friday, following an investigation into the Internet giant’s Street View mapping service. Several other countries […] […]

Norwegian terror trial could face problems

9th July 2010 sandrea 0

OSLO, Norway—The arrest of three suspected al-Qaida members planning bomb attacks and operating in Norway went smoothly, but a conviction might be harder to get. Despite tightening anti-terrorism laws since 9/11, Norwegian prosecutors have yet […] […]

China group accuses U.S. of using Facebook to sow unrest

9th July 2010 sandrea 0

BEIJING — A Chinese government-backed think tank has accused the U.S. and other Western governments of using social networking sites such as Facebook to spur political unrest and called for stepped-up scrutiny of the wildly […] […]

Handyman who killed daughter jailed

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A “violent and controlling” handyman has been jailed for smothering his six-week-old daughter 25 years ago. David Riches, 52, from Pezens in France, was given a 14-year prison term by a judge at Norwich Crown […] […]

Police find Moat’s mobile phones

9th July 2010 sandrea 0

Armed police hunting for Raoul Moat have descended on a stately home near Rothbury after finding three of the fugitive’s mobile phones. Cragside House, which lies on the outskirts of the village, was closed to […] […]

Schoolboy jailed for life over fire

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A schoolboy who took revenge for being dumped by killing his ex-girlfriend and her older sister in a house fire has been jailed for life. Akmol Miah, 15, must serve at least 23 years behind […] […]

Drug ban is a conspiracy says Stewart

9th July 2010 sandrea 0

JAMAICAN Olympic silver medallist Raymond Stewart, who was recently slapped with a lifetime ban from the sports by the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) for obtaining performance-enhancing drugs for his athletes, say he is the victim […] […]

Vybz Kartel staying in jail for another 30 days

9th July 2010 sandrea 0

DETAINED danchehall act Vybz Kartel will have to spend another 30 days behind bars after the authorities extended his five-day detention order. The entertainer was yesterday served papers informing of his further detention, his lawyer, […] […]