November, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Israel says US has provided written guarantee

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JERUSALEM—The U.S. has given Israel a written guarantee that it won’t pressure the Jewish state for additional settlement freezes if it accepts a limited 90 day construction moratorium to revive Mideast peace talks, a top […] […]

Toll from deadly Indonesia volcano climbs to 304

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MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia—The number of deaths caused by recent eruptions at Indonesia’s most volatile volcano has risen to 304. Slamet Sugiono from the National Disaster Management Agency said Sunday the toll climbed after some victims […] […]

Report: Would-be plane bombers post attack details

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WASHINGTON—Al-Qaida of the Arabian Peninsula is promising more small-scale attacks like its attempts to bomb two U.S.-bound cargo planes, which it likens to bleeding its enemy to death by a thousand cuts, in a special […] […]

Top US envoy on North Korea to visit Asia

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SEOUL, South Korea—The Obama administration’s special envoy on North Korea plans to visit South Korea, Japan and China, officials said Sunday, as fears rise that North Korea is ramping up its nuclear program. Stephen Bosworth’s […] […]

White supremacists on trial in explosives plot

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BRIDGEPORT, Conn.—Two reputed white supremacists and a black associate collaborated on a plot to sell grenades and guns to a member of a national white supremacist group, according to prosecutors who put the men on […] […]

Mexico charges US-born drug suspect ‘La Barbie’

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MEXICO CITY—Mexican authorities said Saturday they have filed formal charges against alleged drug kingpin Edgar “La Barbie” Valdez Villareal and are weighing a request to extradite him to the United States. The Texas-born Valdez, considered […] […]

Criminal groups terrorising rural Russia

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TWELVE people at a traditional supper celebrating Russia’s national unity day have been killed, including four young children, in a massacre that has shocked the country and prompted the firing of several high-level police. Bandits […] […]

Obama asks about less intrusive ways to screen air travellers

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LISBON, PORTUGAL—President Barack Obama has asked security officials whether there’s a less intrusive way to screen U.S. airline passengers than the pat-downs and body scans causing a holiday-season uproar. For now, they’ve told him there […] […]

Newsmangled: Consistently wrong!

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By:- Craig Silverman Let’s travel back to July of 2008. I Kissed a Girl by Katy Perry was on the radio, the Summer Olympic Games were soon to get underway in Beijing, and The Dark […] […]

Pope says condoms OK to use in some cases

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VATICAN CITY—Pope Benedict XVI says in a new book that the use of condoms can be justified in some cases, such as for male prostitutes seeking to prevent the spread of HIV. The pontiff made […] […]