July, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

UK killer Raoul Moat declares war on police

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FUGITIVE British killer Raoul Moat has “declared war” on police, vowing to keep on killing officers until he dies. The steroid-addicted bouncer compared himself to cartoon character The Hulk and vowed to continue his homicidal […] […]

Vatican lifts lid on death riddle

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FOR nearly 30 years it has been one of Italy’s most tantalising mysteries: what happened to Emanuela Orlandi? Why was her alleged kidnapper buried with honours among cardinals and saints? Magistrates investigating the disappearance of […] […]

Get drug use out of the way young, says Elton John

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ELTON John says the stars of today should learn from his mistake and get their drug use out of the way when they’re young. The 63-year-old singer, who has been knighted, won several Grammys and […] […]

NATO forces burn $134m of illegal drugs in Afghanistan

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NATO troops today destroyed more than 16,000 pounds (7700kg) of illegal narcotics, worth more than $US134 million, seized in operations throughout Afghanistan’s Helmand province over the last few weeks. US Marines and Afghan National Security […] […]

China defends jailing of US geologist

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CHINA defended the jailing of an American geologist on state secrets charges overnight, rejecting US protests over the sentence and telling Washington not to interfere on the issue. US geologist Xue Feng was sentenced to […] […]

Lindsay Lohan sentenced to 90 days in jail for probation violations

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A JUDGE in Beverly Hills, California, ruled today actress Lindsay Lohan must spend 90 days in jail for violating the probation terms of her 2007 drug and alcohol case by not attending enough alcohol education […] […]

US sues Arizona over immigration

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THE US government has filed a lawsuit against Arizona for a controversial immigration law which has been sharply criticised by America’s neighbours and by the US administration. The Justice Department said today it was challenging […] […]

Toronto exporter guilty of breaking anti-nuclear law

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Businessman skirted permits needed to send gauges to Iran for possible nuclear use, judge rules A Toronto exporter has become the first Canadian convicted under the United Nations Act with trying to illegally send gauges […] […]

Stabbed teenager becomes 14th to die in London this year

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A teenager died in hospital today two days after he was chased and stabbed by a group of youths on bicycles in east London. The 16-year-old, who has not been named, suffered stab wounds during […] […]

Teenager raped me, says girl, four

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A four-year-old girl has told a jury she was raped by a 16-year-old boy as she played in a park. The little girl, who gave evidence via a video link at Huntingdon Crown Court, said […] […]