October, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Four Italian NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan

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FOUR Italian soldiers died and a fifth was seriously injured in Afghanistan when a bomb blew up their vehicle overnight, the Italian defence ministry announced. The soldiers were ambushed as they returned from a mission […] […]

Rescuers break through to trapped miners in Chile

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ENGINEERS drilling to reach the trapped Chilean miners entombed deep underground for more than two months have completed the rescue shaft. The breakthrough released a wave of celebration as news swept across the makeshift site […] […]

News: Bali Nine shouldn’t be guilty – judge

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THE Bali Nine are not guilty of exporting drugs because they were arrested before they boarded a plane, a former Indonesian Supreme Court judge has told the ringleaders’ final appeal. Yahya Harahap today told the […] […]

Indonesia picks up Playboy editor to face sentence

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INDONESIAN police have taken into custody a former editor of the local edition of Playboy magazine who was sentenced to jail for indecency, so he can serve his punishment, a prosecutor said Saturday. Erwin Arnada, […] […]

Canadians help teen tortured by insurgents escape Somalia

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NAIROBI, KENYA—Abdul Hassan waits like an expectant father as he tracks the escape. Ismael is on his way to the airport in Mogadishu. Ismael has arrived. Ismael’s plane has departed Somalia. He is at the […] […]

Hungarian town evacuated amidst new sludge leak fears

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AJKA, HUNGARY—The Hungarian town of Kolontar near that toxic red sludge reservoir that flooded the area and killed at least seven people was evacuated Saturday over fears of a new leak of the dangerous heavy […] […]

Asylum seeker housing ‘withdrawn’

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The largest council in the country will no longer provide housing to asylum seekers, saying it needs to put local people first. Birmingham City Council said it would not be extending its five-year contract with […] […]

Police offer £20,000 bounty in hunt for killer rapist

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A £20,000 reward was offered today to catch a killer and serial rapist preying on women in east London. Police want to find the man responsible for the murder of Michelle Samaraweera, 35, in Walthamstow. […] […]

Burqa ban – Will French official become target for Al Qaeda?

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By Sandrea Following the unexpected ruling by France highest legal authority which will see a ban on burqa from next northern spring will Al Qaeda now target the French authority? As been indicated in the […] […]

French burqa ban passes final test

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A ban on the burqa and other full-face veils will take effect in France from next northern spring after an unexpected ruling by the country’s highest legal authority yesterday. In a decision that will divide […] […]