November, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Leslie Nielsen of ‘Naked Gun’ fame dies at age 84

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FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. —Leslie Nielsen, who traded in his dramatic persona for inspired bumbling as a hapless doctor in “Airplane!” and the accident-prone detective Frank Drebin in “The Naked Gun” comedies, died on Sunday in […] […]

US fumes over WikiLeaks documents

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THE WikiLeaks release of more than 250,000 diplomatic cables on Sunday has infuriated Washington, and at least one US lawmaker has called for the prosecution of Julian Assange, the Australian founder of the whistle-blower website. […] […]

WikiLeaks lifts lid on US diplomacy

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WIKILEAKS has unleashed a torrent of US cables detailing a wide array of potentially explosive diplomatic episodes. The cables range from a tense nuclear standoff with Pakistan to Saudi Arabia’s king repeatedly suggesting bombing Iran, […] […]

UK shivers in record low temperatures

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PARTS of Britain have experienced record low temperatures, including minus 17 Celsius in Wales, forecasters say, amid warnings of more heavy snow to come. “You are seeing some ridiculously low temperatures – it has been […] […]

China ‘not a responsible world power’

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CHINA’S behaviour amid the surge in tensions on the Korean peninsula shows that it is “not a responsible world power”, US Senator John McCain has said. Mr McCain’s remarks came as the United States and […] […]

WikiLeaks claims website is under cyber attack ahead of document dump

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WIKILEAKS said its website was under attack from computer hackers ahead of another planned document dump that US officials say could damage diplomatic relations and put lives at risk. “We are currently under a mass […] […]

Tehran builds on nuclear union with Pyongyang

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NEW evidence of nuclear co-operation between North Korea and Iran is becoming a top American concern. It has emerged that Iranian missile experts were in Pyongyang last month to attend a military parade at which […] […]

Irish take to streets over bailout

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ABOUT 50,000 Irish people took to the streets at the weekend to oppose savage cutbacks needed to secure an international bailout. The protests piled pressure on the debt-laden nation’s embattled government. Waving placards reading “Eire […] […]

Great barrier to guard city from rising Thames

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A GIANT new barrier is expected to be built in the Thames to protect London from floods as sea levels rise. The Environment Agency warns that the city faces a potentially lethal combination of rising […] […]

Al-Qa’ida warns UK of plan to cripple aviation

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AL-QA’IDA has warned Britain that it will continue to find ways to bypass its security and plans to ramp up attacks using passenger jets. The terrorist network says it is training a new generation of […] […]