August, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Terrorists’ threat to flood aid workers

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The Taleban hinted today they may launch attacks against foreigners helping Pakistan recover from the worst floods in the country’s history. The terrorist group say they consider the foreigners’ presence in the country to be […] […]

Parents distraught after body found

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Lucas Ward’s parents are devastated after the body of their little boy was found in a Gisborne river yesterday. A member of the public found Lucas around midday in the Waimata River about 400m upstream […] […]

Ex-Bush aide Ken Mehlman comes out for gay marriage

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A FORMER head of the Republican Party says he wants to become an advocate for same-sex marriage, after coming out as gay. Ken Mehlman, a former campaign manager for George W. Bush, acknowledged yesterday that […] […]

Mandela’s home ‘bugged in 2007’

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FORMER South African President Nelson Mandela’s home was bugged during a tumultuous period for his African National Congress party, a prominent labour leader said today. Zwelinzima Vavi, general secretary of the Congress of South African […] […]

UN finds ‘possible genocide’ in Congo

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UN investigators have uncovered mass human rights abuses in Congo in the 1990s including the possible genocide of Hutu refugees by Rwandan forces. A leaked report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights […] […]

HIV-infected German singer convicted

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Darmstadt, Germany (CNN) — A German pop star was found guilty Thursday of causing grievous bodily harm and attempted bodily harm for failing to tell sexual partners that she was infected with HIV. Nadja Benaissa, […] […]

Ex-commander to stand trial on murder, assault charges

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Col. Russell Williams waived his right to a preliminary hearing today in a Belleville court today and has been committed to trial. His next court appearance is in Belleville on Oct. 7, when he may […] […]

Suspects planned explosive devices in Canada: RCMP

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OTTAWA – An alleged Ottawa terror cell was involved in constructing improvised explosive devices – the kind that are killing and maiming Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan, police say. A year-long RCMP investigation that has arrested […] […]

Outrage grows over police mishandling of Manila bus rescue

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Amy Ng waits by her son’s bedside in a Manila hospital while her husband and two daughters returned, all in caskets, to Hong Kong on Wednesday. As the Canadian mother grieves their tragic deaths, fury […] […]

Riddle of the missing two weeks before spy’s body found in bag

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Detectives investigating the murder of spy Gareth Williams are investigating the possibility he lived a double life unknown to his superiors. They are interviewing friends and colleagues in an effort to find clues in his […] […]