October, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

US official set up own Afghan spies

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A SENIOR Pentagon official reportedly broke Department of Defense rules and lied to military officials when he set up a network of private contractors to spy in Afghanistan and Pakistan. An internal investigation stating that […] […]

UK probes Yemen explosives package

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BRITISH authorities are probing whether a package from Yemen containing explosives found on a cargo jet bound for the US was a “viable” bomb. US President Barack Obama earlier today that the package found at […] […]

Canadian Jewish Congress issues alert after UAE cargo jet linked to terrorist threat

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The Canadian Jewish Congress has issued a security alert to groups across the country after learning of two suspicious packages bound for Jewish organizations in the U.S. Chief executive Bernie Farber says the warning has […] […]

Child benefit cheats ‘face fines

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Higher rate taxpayers who fail to declare that their partners are claiming child benefit will be fined under planned welfare reforms, it has been disclosed. Legislation will require those earning more than about £42,000 a […] […]

Women’s group keeps ‘Islam’ in name

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KUALA LUMPUR – A prominent Malaysian women’s group won the right to keep the word “Islam” in its name Friday after a court ruled against religious activists critical of the group’s opinions on women’s rights. […] […]

Nazi torture couldn’t break scatterbrained spy

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One of Britain’s most-decorated female spies was initially dismissed as “scatterbrained” and “not very intelligent” by her superiors, documents released for the first time yesterday reveal. When Eileen Nearne was buried last month, details of […] […]

Wealthy Briton starves in Caribbean

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A WEALTHY woman who immigrated to the Caribbean from Britain mysteriously starved to death after meeting a new boyfriend. Virginia Owen, 48, moved to the Dominican Republic in 2006 with her £200,000 ($327,500) life savings. […] […]

How two spoonfuls of caffeine killed a man

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A British man died after poisoning himself with two spoonfuls of caffeine powder bought over the internet. Michael Lee Bedford, 23, from Mansfield, central England, was at a party in April when he swallowed caffeine […] […]

Testimony ends in Guantanamo ‘child soldier’ case

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GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba—Testimony ended Friday in the sentencing hearing for a former teenage al-Qaida fighter with the defendant asking a jury to consider that U.S. interrogators allegedly suggested he could be raped in […] […]

More than 100 Tamil migrants heading to Canada arrested

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OTTAWA—Thai authorities have arrested more than 100 Tamil migrants who were probably on their way to Canada, says Immigration Minister Jason Kenney. Thai media reported Friday that 114 Sri Lankans were detained for being illegal […] […]