July, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Canadian jailed for 11 years for sex tourism

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A Canadian man who videotaped himself having sex with girls as young as eight in Cambodia and Colombia victimised the children, a judge ruled in sentencing him to 11 years in prison. Justice Austin Cullen […] […]

Arizona’s outdoor jails ready for new immigration law

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The sheriff of Arizona’s most populous county is making room in a vast outdoor jail and determined to round up illegal immigrants to fill it. Police from the United States-Mexico border to the Grand Canyon […] […]

Prison anger over LiLo’s special treatment

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INMATES at the U.S. jail where Lindsay Lohan is serving a 90-day sentence reportedly chanted threats and hammered on their cells in protest at “preferential treatment” the Hollywood star receives from guards. British newspaper the […] […]

Pakistan angered by British PM’s accusation it exports terror

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BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron is mired in a diplomatic row over comments made in India about the “export of terror” from Pakistan. Pakistan’s ambassador to Britain accused Mr Cameron of “damaging the prospects of […] […]

Who’s hand will the ‘blood’ stain?

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By Sandrea:- MY GRIPE Following the leak of thousand of documents relating to the Iraq Afghanistan war, and the subsequent fall-out there-of, should anyone lose their life as a direct result of the information that […] […]

Publication of Afghan informant details worth the risk

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THE FOUNDER of WikiLeaks was forced last night to defend his decision to publish tens of thousands of uncensored intelligence documents. The Times revealed that the names, villages, relatives’ names and even precise GPS locations […] […]

After escaping extradition to the US, Roman Polanski faces another rape claim

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Edith Vogelhut, a former model, said that she went to Jack Nicholson’s house with Polanski after a dinner party in 1974. They had a drink before Polanski gave her an ecstasy pill, handcuffed her and […] […]

A return to silence in a post-WikiLeaks world?

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WASHINGTON—Dismayed by the massive war-documents leak, intelligence experts are raising alarms that post-Sept. 11 changes promoting information sharing have made it too easy to lose control of the nation’s secrets. Some intelligence veterans say it’s […] […]

‘Respected’ couple held after bodies of eight newborn babies found in French village

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POLICE in France have detained a couple after the bodies of eight newborn babies were found in a house and in the garden of another village home. Police with sniffer dogs were continuing their search […] […]

Bolt set for Gay, Powell showdown in Stockholm

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STOCKHOLM, Sweden — World 100 metres record holder Usain Bolt will take on US sprint rivals Tyson Gay and fellow Jamaican Asafa Powell in the IAAF Diamond League meet here on August 6, organisers confirmed […] […]