November, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

End military night raids, demands Karzai

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HAMID Karzai has warned that the US military must scale back operations and reduce “intrusiveness” into Afghan life or risk fuelling the Taliban insurgency. The Afghan President’s comments, which appeared to contravene the US military’s counter-insurgency […] […]

Chinese supercomputer is world’s fastest

14th November 2010 sandrea 0

CHINA overtook the US at the head of the world of supercomputing today when a survey ranked one of its machines the fastest on the planet. Tianhe-1, meaning Milky Way, achieved a computing speed of […] […]

DiCaprio attacker faces prison term

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A woman who smashed a broken bottle into Leonardo DiCaprio’s face has pleaded “no contest” to assault with a deadly weapon. Aretha Wilson, 40, could face seven years in prison for the attack, which happened […] […]

Pirates free British couple after year in captivity

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NAIROBI, KENYA—A British couple kidnapped off their private yacht by Somali pirates more than a year ago were set free Sunday, ending one of the most drawn-out and dramatic hostage situations since the rash of […] […]

Seven dead, 90 hurt in fire

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A FIRE in a building in France housing immigrant workers has killed seven people, including two who jumped from the windows to try to escape. About 90 other people were injured, of whom 11 were […] […]

Hundreds rally in Moscow to protest attacks

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MOSCOW—About 500 people came out on a rainy Sunday afternoon to protest the beatings of journalists and activists linked to a dispute over a forest just outside the Russian capital. The protesters on the square […] […]

Sinn Fein leader to seek seat in Irish parliament

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KILKENNY, Ireland—Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams announced Sunday he intends to quit his political posts in Northern Ireland and seek election to parliament in the Republic of Ireland, a surprise gambit timed to capitalize on […] […]

Tales of abuse link clerics again — after 47 years

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The Grade 9 student quit one-on-one math tutorials in the priest’s first-floor office, one with a windowless door and a couch, after only a few sessions. The athletic boy instead turned to a brilliant neighbourhood […] […]

Ex-ally to crush Silvio Berlusconi’s coalition

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A FORMER ally of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will deal him a crippling blow today. The new Future and Liberty party of Gianfranco Fini, Speaker of the lower house of parliament, said Mr Berlusconi […] […]

Maid allegedly forced to swallow nails by employer in Jordan

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A SRI Lankan housemaid said her employer in Jordan forced her to swallow six nails, in the third case involving alleged torture in three months. “We are awaiting a full report from doctors,” said Kingsley […] […]