October, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

I’m no saint, says Nelson Mandela says in new book

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NELSON Mandela says he isn’t saint and shouldn’t be viewed as such. In a new book that purports to show the private of South Africa’s first black president, Mr Mandela, 92, says he suffered from “weaknesses, errors […] […]

Iraqis cleared of killing British soldiers

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A COURT has cleared two Iraqi men accused of taking part in the murder of six British soldiers, saying there was no eyewitnesses to link the men to the killings. The case has been closely […] […]

What runway fashions reveal about France’s burqa ban

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PARIS—The deeply conservative and austere burqa has been banned here, and if the law passes constitutional muster, it will go into effect next year. Muslim women — whether residents or tourists — will not be […] […]

Terrorist supporter might make Toronto his home

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A Somali-born Canadian deported from the United States for giving material support to Al Qaeda is considering making Toronto his home, his lawyer says. Mohammed Abdullah Warsame, 37, was waiting Saturday for his American wife […] […]

Any child can be a genius, but…

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A MUST READ FOR ALL PARENTS WHETHER it is buying products that promise to make their babies read or packing their kids’ schedules with extra- curricular activities, parents the world over are taken with promoting […] […]

Teen kept chained and beaten

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Three defendants accused of savagely beating and starving a teenager who was held in chains in a Northern California home for more than a year pleaded guilty yesterday in a deal intended to send them […] […]

Britain’s oldest virgin hits 107 years

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Britain’s oldest virgin has celebrated her 107th birthday – and put her longevity down to her abstinence. Proud Clara Meadmore, who once lived in New Zealand, has never had sex because she was “too busy” […] […]

Multicultural Germany turning against Muslims

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ANGRY claims that Islam is ‘dumbing down’ Germany have shocked its nation’s leaders. The distinctly multicultural German football team that humiliated England in the World Cup was feted at home as the emblem of a […] […]

Taliban claim attack on NATO convoy

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PAKISTANI Taliban have claimed responsibility for the latest attack on a NATO supply convoy in the southwest and vowed they would continue until US drone strikes are stopped. “We accept responsibility for the attacks on […] […]

Women: Come on, it is time to wise up

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By Sandrea: MYGRIPE For a few years now there have been countless reports of women who have attended parties and find themselves waking up in bed with strange men and they have no memory of […] […]