August, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Judge ‘fearful’ for blast children

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A judge warned that three children at the centre of a bitter custody battle could be in danger just 24 hours before they were found dead, it has emerged. Eight-year-old twins Augustino and Gianluca Riggi […] […]

Police apologise to abuse victim

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Police have apologised to a child abuse victim who made an emotional appeal to track down a paedophile who was already in jail. The victim of Anthony Curran agreed to make the appeal in a […] […]

Campbell accused in diamonds trial

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Prosecutors have been accused of scoring a “spectacular own goal” after calling supermodel Naomi Campbell as a witness in the war crimes trial of former Liberian leader Charles Taylor. The 40-year-old from Streatham, south London, […] […]

Pregnant moms who overeat could make obese babies

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LONDON — Women who gain too much weight during pregnancy have big babies, putting their children at risk of becoming heavy later, a new study says. U.S. researchers followed all births in Michigan and New […] […]

Pentagon demands return of leaked documents

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WASHINGTON—The Pentagon is demanding that online whistle-blower WikiLeaks return its trove of tens of thousands of leaked U.S. government documents and delete them from its website and records. Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell didn’t say […] […]

Stoning lawyer, Mohammed Mostafaei, flees Iran

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THE Iranian lawyer defending a woman sentenced to death by stoning for alleged adultery has fled to Turkey. There he was arrested and has applied for asylum. Back in Tehran, Mohammed Mostafaei’s wife, Fereshteh Halimi, […] […]

School meals go halal in London

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SCHOOL dinners for thousands of pupils in Britain will contain only halal meat from next month. The move comes despite anger from parents who are opposed to the religious slaughter of animals Meat from animals […] […]

Israeli threat to use ‘great force’ on attackers

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ISRAEL has put its neighbours on notice that it will “hit with great force” anyone who fires at it. The warning comes with Israel apparently anticipating a new round of attacks from both its north […] […]

Evidence increases on sunbed melanoma link

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YOUNG people who use sunbeds to get a tan increase their risk of developing melanoma by 41 per cent, a landmark Australian study has found. The Australian Melanoma Family Study looked at the effects of […] […]

Teargas used to disperse Kashmir mourners

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SECURITY forces in Indian Kashmir fired teargas to disperse mourners at a funeral procession for the latest victim of violence in the disputed region. Hopes of calm returning after weeks of angry anti-India protests were […] […]