October, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Iran still as aggressive as ever

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AND Tehran will get worse if it builds a nuclear weapon. CAN anyone doubt the danger of Iran’s relentless drive to become the regional hegemon? The Iranians are funding Afghan President Hamid Karzai as well […] […]

Student released as Saudi Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri linked to Yemen parcel bombs

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A SAUDI has emerged as the main suspect behind the two parcel bombs sent from Yemen, as it emerged one of the parcels travelled on a passenger plane. A US official described Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri, […] […]

Will UK’s cuts force poor families out of London?

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LONDON—It’s been at the heart of London’s identity for decades: Bakers and bankers live on the same city streets in patchwork neighborhoods where swank mansions sit in the shadow of grim tower blocks, and residents […] […]

Police block sex abuse survivors near Vatican

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ROME—Italian paramilitary police blocked a boulevard leading to the Vatican to prevent a march Sunday by some 100 survivors of clergy sex abuse from reaching St. Peter’s Square, but later allowed two protesters to leave […] […]

Seven hostages killed in botched Baghdad church rescue

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SEVEN worshippers were killed and at least 13 wounded in a rescue operation to end a hostage drama at a church in the Iraqi capital today. “We have released the hostages but, unfortunately, we regret […] […]

CSIS director Fadden cites North Korea, Iran as threats to Canada

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OTTAWA—The head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service quietly told a crowd of insiders he’s worried about North Korea and Iran surreptitiously trolling Canada for components to build an atomic bomb. In a speech to […] […]

100-year-old man who delivers babies still mourns killing

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NO parent likes to bury his or her own child. Imagine then, the devastation of 100-year-old George Thompson who lost his two youngest children to gun violence five years ago. “I almost drop down over […] […]

Wheel and come again, Phillips tells Golding on ‘Dudus’ enquiry

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CHAIRMAN of the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) communication commission, Dr Peter Phillips is cautioning that a cloak of suspicion will haunt the ‘Dudus’ Commission of Enquiry. That is, unless a new set of commissioners […] […]

At least 32 wounded in Istanbul explosion

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ISTANBUL—A suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday beside a police vehicle in a major Istanbul square near tourist hotels and a bus terminal, wounding 32 people, including 15 policemen. The attack in Taksim Square, which […] […]

Taiwan hosts Asia’s ‘biggest’ gay rally

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A TAIWANESE gay and lesbian group hailed what it said was the biggest ever gay pride parade in Asia over the weekend, with more than 30,000 people taking to the streets to attend the event. […] […]