October, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Taliban torch NATO supply truck in Pakistan, two dead

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TALIBAN fighters armed with petrol bombs and assault rifles torched a NATO supply truck in Pakistan’s Khyber tribal district on Friday, killing two people, officials said. Around a dozen Taliban militants attacked the truck used […] […]

Gabe Watson may face honeymoon murder charge

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A GRAND jury in Alabama will decide next week if Gabe Watson is to be charged with murdering his wife. The 18-member jury will hear evidence next Friday (October 22) in Alabama’s most populous city, […] […]

Judge refuses to dismiss JK Rowling plagiarism case

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A BRITISH judge refused to dismiss a plagiarism case against Harry Potter author JK Rowling overnight, saying claims that the best-selling author stole ideas from an obscure fantasy book deserved to be considered at a […] […]

Casual coke use is at all time high while ecstasy slides

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Cocaine use among recreational drug users has risen to its highest level since monitoring began in 2003. Nearly half of recreational drug users reported they had recently used the drug Figures to be released today […] […]

Blinded soldier recalls Fort Hood attack

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A BLINDED survivor of a mass shooting at a US military base came face to face with his attacker yesterday. This came during a military court hearing to determine whether the army psychiatrist will face […] […]

Tears at Africa embassies bombing inquest

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WITNESSES wept and a US marine recalled being blown off his feet. This came during testimony yesterday about the bombing of US embassies in Tanzania and Kenya on August 7, 1998. “I remember saying a […] […]

Fighting words excite Lebanese crowds

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TENSIONS between Israel and Iran heightened last night as Mahmoud Ahmadinejad headed for the Israeli border. This came after the Iranian President declared Israel a “fabricated regime” and Lebanon a “university for jihad”. Mr Ahmadinejad […] […]

Shift leader helped Chilean miners stay calm, live

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COPIAPO, Chile—The crew of Chilean miners was pinned nearly a half-mile underground by 700,000 tons of rock after what felt like an earthquake in the shaft above them, and had no real hope they’d ever […] […]

Report: Afghans allege abuse at secret US jail

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KABUL, Afghanistan—A new report from a U.S. foundation details allegations of detainee abuse as recently as this year from Afghans who say they were held at a secret jail inside the main American military base […] […]

G8 meets in W.Africa to discuss al-Qaida threat

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BAMAKO, Mali—A meeting of the G8 countries is looking at how to counter the threat posed by Islamic militants in northwest Africa, where an al-Qaida-linked group is currently holding five French citizens and two others […] […]