October, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

UN official concerned about rapes in Haiti

22nd October 2010 sandrea 0

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The United Nations (UN) top representative on Human Rights for Internally Displaced Persons, Walter Kaelin, has expressed concern about high levels of rape and other violence against women and children in the […] […]

Accused Dutch cocaine importer remanded

21st October 2010 sandrea 0

A Dutch national accused of importing 11 pounds of cocaine into the island in nine bars of soap and file folders was yesterday remanded into custody when he appeared before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s […] […]

More murder charges in US serial stabbings

21st October 2010 sandrea 0

FLINT, Michigan – Dried blood found on shoelaces and a new witness have led to additional murder charges against an alleged serial killer, who now is accused of killing three men in Michigan as part […] […]

Snorers are losing their minds, literally

21st October 2010 sandrea 0

SNORING sufferers are more likely to have shrunken brains and damaged arteries. Snoring has been comedy fodder at least as far back as Chaucer, but Australian research shows it to be no laughing matter. One […] […]

American to be caned for overstaying visa

21st October 2010 sandrea 0

A FORMER US football player may become the first American in 16 years to be caned in Singapore after he overstayed his visa. Kamari Charlton, who was a reserve tight end for Florida State from […] […]

Retired priest faces more sex abuse charges

21st October 2010 sandrea 0

A retired 88-year-old Roman Catholic priest who was charged with molesting a student at St. Michael’s College School almost 60 years ago is now facing three more abuse charges. Rev. William Hodgson Marshall surrendered to […] […]

Judge sentences ‘sadosexual serial killer’ Williams to two life sentences

21st October 2010 sandrea 0

BELLEVILLE — Col. Russell Williams, who Judge Robert Scott said today “will forever be remembered as a sadosexual serial killer,” has been sentenced to two concurrent life sentences with no possibility of parole for 25 […] […]

Chinese woman forced to abort 8-month-old fetus

21st October 2010 sandrea 0

BEIJING—A pregnant woman in south China was detained, beaten and forced to have an abortion just a month before her due date because the baby would have violated the country’s one-child limit, her husband said […] […]

The price we pay for been selfish

21st October 2010 sandrea 0

By Sandrea:-MYGRIPE One of the fundamental achievements that democracy has given the masses is the ability to vote for the party that we believe would be the most effective government. A government that will put […] […]

Economists: Britain’s austerity plan to hit poor

21st October 2010 sandrea 0

LONDON—Britain’s poor and powerful argued Thursday over who’ll lose out most under harsh austerity measures which will slash benefits, jobs and government services in order to reduce the country’s crippling debts. Treasury chief George Osborne […] […]