August, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

More than 1,000 killed in Pakistan floods

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ISLAMABAD- Floods caused by a week of heavy rain have killed more than 1,000 people in Pakistan’s northwest and rescuers battled on Sunday to distribute relief to tens of thousands of trapped people. A westerly […] […]

Teen charged in police officer’s death

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A 16-year-old boy will appear in court tomorrow charged with the murder of an off-duty police officer. Police found the body of 59-year-old Denis Norman Phillips at his home in Green St, Papakura, about 11am […] […]

Commonwealth Games stadium safety certificates faked

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A CORRUPTION scandal rocked the New Delhi Commonwealth Games yesterday after Indian officials admitted safety certificates for most newly built stadiums have been faked. Little more than two months before the opening ceremony, locals are […] […]

Cameron raises false hopes for Turkey’s EU bid

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EUROPE already has enough Islamic influence without adding Ankara. On Wednesday, The Independent newspaper announced that “(David) Cameron uses Turkish visit to launch ferocious attack on Israel”. The Guardian reported that he “likened the experience […] […]

Obama needs to find a way to kick some goals at home

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RECENTLY, the conservative American talk-show host Glenn Beck said “Obama’s policies are the World Cup”. Which he later translated to mean: “we don’t like the World Cup, we don’t like soccer, we want nothing to […] […]

Terror supporters must think again

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THE WikiLeaks’ damning half-truths pertain to the anti-war movement within the US. This has caused embarrassment to the US war architects and stirred the military industrial complex and its cousin, the corporate and embedded media. […] […]

US readies missile shield to protect southern Europe agaisnt Iran

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THE United States is close to activating a missile shield over southern Europe in the face of a missile threat from Iran. Citing unnamed Pentagon officials, The Washington Post reported that the US Defence Department […] […]

Men questioned after bombs sent to MI6

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TWO men have been questioned after a parcel bomb was sent to Britain’s MI6 foreign intelligence agency and a second was intercepted. The two suspects, aged 52 and 21, were arrested on suspicion of explosives […] […]

Dutch troops leave Afghanistan

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DUTCH troops are leaving Afghanistan after four years, handing over control of military operations in central Oruzgan province after a political row at home forced their drawdown. A Netherlands embassy spokeswoman said a small ceremony […] […]

Daylight shooting victim identified

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Police have identified the man who was fatally shot in the head on Friday as 26-year-old Nate Thompson. Thompson died in hospital after being shot in the area of Jane and Sheppard at around 3 […] […]