August, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Plane crashes in Democratic Republic of Congo, 19 dead

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TWO people have survived a plane crash the Democratic Republic of Congo that has killed at least 19 people. The plane from the capital Kinshasa crashed after being unable to land at an airport in the […] […]

Why put yourself at risk?

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By Sandrea:- My Gripe It is the right of everyone to be able to visit any country for a vacation, that they choose to. However, I cannot understand why anyone would choose to visit any […] […]

Tourist jailed for taking sunrise photo

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A BRITISH tourist has been locked up for 58 days in an Iranian jail for taking a photo. Andrew Barber, 43, was accused of spying because the image – meant to be of a sunrise […] […]

Afghan girls in suspected poison attack

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DOZENS of schoolgirls have been admitted to hospital after a suspected poison gas attack on their school. :Around 55 people, including nine teachers and 46 students at the Totya Girls’ High School, following an apparent poisoning […] […]

I was blindsided by Tiger Woods’s affairs: Elin Nordegren breaks her silence

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ELIN Nordegren has broken her nine-month silence over the breakdown of her marriage to Tiger Woods in a magazine interview – just two days after her divorce from the golfer was finalised. “I have been […] […]

‘It’s just a cat,’ says UK garbage-bin woman

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Perhaps slightly misreading the world’s mood, a 45-year-old British woman caught tossing a cat in a garbage bin has defended her actions as “a joke.” Mary Bale, a customer service attendant at the Royal Bank […] […]

Canadian dies trying to save family on Philippine bus

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Ken Leung sat at the back of a Philippine tour bus, held hostage the previous 12 hours, when gunshots flew. With his three children nearby and his wife separated at the front of the bus, […] […]

Lindsay Lohan could get early release from rehab

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LOS ANGELES—A decision on whether Lindsay Lohan can leave her locked-down rehab center at UCLA could come early as Wednesday. The hearing is set for 8:30 a.m. PDT Wednesday at Los Angeles County Superior Court […] […]

Can Tea Party co-opt ‘I have a Dream’ speech?

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WASHINGTON—The darlings of the Tea Party set have rallied in Washington before. But never quite like they will Saturday, when Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin share top billing at a major conservative rally coinciding with […] […]

Suspected killers and rapists among 5,200 bail-jumpers on run from Met

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More than 5,000 suspected criminals are on the run after failing to answer their bail and attend court hearings in London. Police are hunting at least 1,000 wanted for the most serious offences, including murder, […] […]