October, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Six dead in Iraq bombings

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THREE policemen were among six people killed in bomb attacks in Iraq overnight, security and interior ministry sources said. The policemen, among them an officer, were killed by an improvised bomb that targeted their patrol […] […]

Indonesia starts to count disasters’ cost

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Indonesia is struggling to recover today from the horrific one-two punch of natural disasters which struck the region. On Monday, an earthquake triggered a tsunami which looks to have killed more than 300 people, mostly […] […]

Stephen Marley puts up his house for Buju

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Stephen Marley has proven that he is truly a friend in deed. The son of Reggae king Bob Marley has put up his Miami Dade house for bond in an effort to secure his friend […] […]

13 killed in Mexican car wash massacre

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MEXICO CITY—Gunmen opened fire on a car wash in western Mexico on Wednesday, killing at least 13 people, an official said. It was the third massacre in Mexico in less than a week. The gunmen […] […]

US missionary says NKorea jailers tortured him

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SEOUL, South Korea—A Korean-American missionary held captive in North Korea for six weeks after illegally crossing into the country late last year alleged Wednesday that his interrogators tortured him. Robert Park walked over a frozen […] […]

In new tape, Osama bin Laden threatens French

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CAIRO—Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden threatens in a new audio tape to kill French citizens to avenge their country’s support for the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan and a new law that will ban face-covering Muslim […] […]

Anger over pledge to oust Barack Obama

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THE White House has lashed out at Republican Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell for claiming his chief goal is to get rid of Barack Obama as President. Senator McConnell, who will become the majority leader […] […]

Germany moves to outlaw forced marriage

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THE German government today agreed on new draft laws against forced marriages and tough measures against immigrants who fail to integrate into society. The new laws come amid a fierce debate about immigration in the […] […]

Stop being sucked into this family drama (Ellie)

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Question: I’m a postgraduate student with debt, a contract job, who is living with roommates. My boyfriend of two years has been dealing with depression. He’s unable to work, so we can’t live together, but […] […]

UK defense chief to step down, become lawmaker

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LONDON—Britain says the head of the country’s armed forces will step down this week and be appointed to the House of Lords. Prime Minister David Cameron’s office said Wednesday that Air Chief Marshall Jock Stirrup […] […]