August, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

U.S. Supreme court asked to stop Omar Khadr war-crimes hearing

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The war-crimes trial of Omar Khadr in Guantanamo Bay should be put on hold until the courts rule on the legality of the hearings, his Pentagon-appointed lawyer says in an emergency petition to the U.S. […] […]

HALLE BERRY DONS FLOWERY BIKINI AND WETSUIT

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preps to battle great white sharks for film role During her film career, Halle Berry has taken on mutants, James Bond villains and psychiatric patients. But now the 43-year-old actress is facing her greatest challenge […] […]

Trafalgar Square out of pigeonhole and embracing future

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Ten years ago, no one hung around in Trafalgar Square for long unless they had a high tolerance of pigeons. What the Square offered was Nelson’s Column, four metal lions, a set of two fountains […] […]

We face huge challenges in Afghanistan: Obama

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WASHINGTON AND KABUL – With United States troop strength approaching 100,000, the Afghan war is entering its decisive phase. Without measurable progress in the coming months, political support for the conflict may collapse. Yesterday President […] […]

Teen’s death baffles parents

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A shattered family is waiting for answers after their teenage son died in his sleep without any apparent cause. Bevan Henstock, 19, seemed healthy and fit before his mother Donna found him dead in his […] […]

Four men get life in jail for murdering UK couple in bungled ‘honour killings’

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FOUR men who set fire to the wrong house in an attempted honour killing have been sentenced to life in prison after they were convicted of murdering a couple in northwestern England. The men, who […] […]

Two car bombs kill 30, wound 80 in Iraq

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TWO near-simultaneous car bombs in the southern Iraqi city of Kut killed 30 people and wounded 80 this morning. The blasts struck the commercial center of Kut, 160 kilometers south of Baghdad and capital of […] […]

College probes bogus dentists

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Ontario’s dental watchdog is investigating three underground dentists revealed in a Star exposé to be practising illegally in the GTA. The Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario has asked an investigator, a former Toronto […] […]

The 7 common myths about sex

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IN our society, people share beliefs and opinions about many topics and sex happens to be one of them. Some beliefs are truthful, but evidently, others are fictional. Myth #1: Blue b***s Answer: Actually, this […] […]

Tell me – Is he hiding something?

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YOU just can’t put your finger on it, but you have the feeling that something is not right. If you have one of those uneasy sensations, then you could be on to something. If your […] […]