September, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Assault on Baghdad military headquarters kills 12

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BAGHDAD—Suicide bombers hit a Baghdad military headquarters on Sunday and killed 12 people, two weeks after an attack on the same site pointed to the failure of Iraqi forces to plug even the most obvious […] […]

Criminals are people too

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THE diary of Mr Cedric Murray, the wanted gunman who led the Stone Crusher gang before the police killed him last month is instructive, albeit sensational. That is why we are publishing the details of […] […]

Indonesian Muslims protest plan to burn Quran

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JAKARTA, Indonesia—Thousands of Indonesian Muslims rallied outside the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta on Saturday to denounce an American church’s plan to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks by burning copies of the Quran. […] […]

Afghans continue pulling money from troubled bank

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KABUL, Afghanistan—Nervous Afghans pulled more deposits out of the nation’s largest bank despite assurances from government leaders that their money was safe. Crowds gathered Saturday at Kabul Bank branches around the capital to withdraw dollar […] […]

French bid to ban veils worries allies, tourists

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PARIS—Protests in Pakistan, al-Qaida warnings, skittish Muslim tourists: France’s plan to do away with burqa-style veils is already reverberating far beyond its borders. A bill to outlaw face veils, aimed at upholding French republican values, […] […]

Israel: Explosions occurred at Hezbollah depot

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JERUSALEM—Israel’s military said Saturday that surveillance footage from drones shows that the explosions that rocked a village in southern Lebanon this week occurred at a residential building used by Hezbollah as a weapons depot. A […] […]

Robbers burn clothing store, 6 die in Barbados

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados—Robbers set a clothing store ablaze, killing at least six people in the normally peaceful capital of Barbados, police said Saturday. Two men burst into a clothing store in downtown Bridgetown and demanded money […] […]

News – For US Muslims, a 9/11 anniversary like no other

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NEW YORK—American Muslims are boosting security at mosques, seeking help from leaders of other faiths and airing ads underscoring their loyalty to the United States—all ahead of a 9/11 anniversary they fear could bring more […] […]

Snake smuggling

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A Malaysian man pleaded guilty to wildlife smuggling after his bag bursting with 95 live boa constrictors broke open on a luggage conveyer belt at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Keng Liang “Anson” Wong, 52, who […] […]

More soldiers’ remains found in Vietnam mass grave

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VIETNAM: The remains of 44 communist soldiers believed killed during the Vietnam War’s Tet Offensive have been found in a mass grave, bringing the number of remains recovered at the site to 74, a military […] […]