September, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Taliban paid bounties for kills

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IRANIAN companies in Kabul are using their offices to covertly finance Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. They are paying bounties of $US1000 ($1090) for killing a US soldier and $US6000 for destroying a military vehicle, a […] […]

Michelle the not-so-secret weapon President Obama needs

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WHEN the US marks the ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Ground Zero in New York will not be the only focus of attention. An intriguing ceremony at the Pennsylvania site where the fourth […] […]

Afghan TV journalist stabbed to death

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A PROMINENT Afghan television news journalist and political activist has been stabbed to death near his Kabul home, police say. Sayed Hamid Noori, who was also deputy head of Afghanistan’s National Journalists’ Association, was found […] […]

Man drags girl into train station toilet

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A 46-year-old Perth man has been charged after he dragged an eight-year-old girl into the men’s toilet at a train station. The girl had been waiting for her mother, who was using the female toilets […] […]

Secret of women’s infertility found

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Women who discover they cannot have children after trying to start a family too late have been given new hope by scientists in a major advance in understanding infertility. Researchers at Newcastle University have uncovered […] […]

Three killed in suicide attack on Russian base

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A suicide car-bomber killed three soldiers and wounded 32 others in an attack on a military base in Russia’s violence-plagued republic of Dagestan on Sunday, officials said. The attack took place about 1am (2100 GMT […] […]

Mideast crisis looms over Israeli settlements

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Just days after Mideast peace talks began in Washington, the first major crisis is already looming: Israel hinted Sunday it will ease restrictions on building in West Bank settlements, while the Palestinian president warned he’ll […] […]

Bunting suggests Gov’t officials could be extradited

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CHRISTIANA, Manchester — General secretary of the People’s National Party Peter Bunting appeared to speculate on Thursday night that Government officials could be indicted for extradition by the United States Government. Addressing a North East […] […]

Rice tells of Bush row after 9/11

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Condoleezza Rice ordered George Bush not to return to Washington after the 9/11 attacks before hanging up the phone, the former national security advisor has revealed in a documentary interview. In a heated exchange, Ms […] […]

Smarter immigration controls pledge

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Immigration minister Damian Green is expected to promise “smarter” controls on entry to the UK, when he releases research showing that tens of thousands of people admitted on student visas were still in the country […] […]