October, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

UN calls for US, Iraqi probe of Wikileaks reports

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GENEVA—The United Nations’ top human rights official called on Tuesday for the U.S. and Iraq to investigate allegations of detainee abuse contained in Wikileaks’ release of American military documents. The online whistleblower put out nearly […] […]

Pentagon says WikiLeaks has more secret documents

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WASHINGTON—The Pentagon says WikiLeaks may have more classified U.S. material than previously thought. The website of the international anti-secrecy group has already posted half a million secret Iraq and Afghanistan war files since July. The […] […]

UN: 60,000 Somalis flee fresh fighting

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GENEVA—Sixty-thousand civilians in Somalia have fled their homes over the past week as fresh fighting between Islamist insurgents and a government-allied militia claimed the lives of at least 10 people, the U.N. refugee agency said […] […]

London cabbie may have assaulted 100 women

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LONDON—Police believe that a London taxi driver convicted of a string of attacks on female passengers is linked to more than 100 cases of sexual assault. Scotland Yard said Tuesday that a total of 102 […] […]

Remains of 100 Muslims found in Bosnian lake

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THE remains of more than 100 Muslim victims of Bosnia’s 1992-1995 war were found in a lake in the eastern part of the country, officials confirmed last night. Some 500 incomplete sets of bones, exhumed […] […]

Karate teacher’s trial begins after deadly ninja raid

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PENSACOLA, Florida – Jury selection began on Monday, US time, in the trial of a karate instructor charged with leading a group of armed men dressed as ninjas in robbing the home of a wealthy […] […]

Haiti cholera outbreak easing, but far from over

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A cholera outbreak showed signs of easing after killing more than 250 people in a sweep through rural Haiti, but experts warned that the earthquake-devastated country’s first bout with the disease in decades is far […] […]

Woman charged after baby skeletons found

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PHILADELPHIA – A woman who conceived several children through an affair with a man unaware of her pregnancies was charged with homicide after tests on remains found in coolers or encased in concrete showed at […] […]

Afghanistan, Iraq among world’s most corrupt nations, says NGO

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IRAQ and Afghanistan came near the top of a global list of perceived corruption published by watchdog Transparency International (TI), despite efforts to stamp out graft in the war-torn nations. Nearly three-quarters of the 178 […] […]

Find affair’s cause before confessing (Ellie)

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Question: While dating the most wonderful man for two years, I had a six-month affair with a colleague. It was intense but I stopped because it’d destroy my boyfriend if he knew. I love him […] […]