November, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Obama seeks to show Europe he still cares

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Just days after an exhausting and sometimes disappointing trip to Asia, President Barack Obama is dashing to Europe to assure America’s trans-Atlantic allies that he is not neglecting them. Obama’s two days […] […]

Olint boss in US jail

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FORMER Olint boss David Smith was yesterday taken from a Turks and Caicos Islands prison, where he was serving a six-year prison sentence, and flown by United States Marshals to Florida to face a number […] […]

Cholera strain may last years in Haiti

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HAITI has been hit by a particularly “virulent” strain of cholera that could stay in the country for years, even if health measures will now limit its human toll, US officials said. Not only do […] […]

Four saved from Filipino cybersex ring

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POLICE have rescued four Philippine teenage girls who were being made to perform sex acts for live broadcast on the internet, a child rights group that is caring for them said today. A mother-of-two who […] […]

Four time bombs found in internet cafe in Rangoon, Burma

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FOUR time bombs were found and defused this week at a hotel in downtown Rangoon, Burma’s state-controlled press reported today. Thanks to a “duty-conscious citizen”, authorities found two suspicious-looking packages on Wednesday under a table […] […]

Body of maid dumped in skip – report

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INDONESIA is demanding an investigation into reports that a domestic worker was allegedly killed by her employer in Saudi Arabia and thrown into a garbage skip – the second case of maid abuse to emerge […] […]

Airline passengers stand up against airport security pat-downs and body scans

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AIRLINE passengers are threatening to unleash chaos at American airports during the busy Thanksgiving period next week with a campaign of mass disobedience against increasingly invasive security procedures. Two internet campaigns, one calling for a […] […]