November, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Mum of five given blasphemy death sentence

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A PAKISTANI court has sentenced to death a Christian mother of five for blasphemy, the first such conviction of a woman and sparking protests from rights groups overnight. Asia Bibi, 45, was sentenced on Tuesday […] […]

Hitman pursuing Russian traitor in U.S.: report

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The high-ranking Kremlin spy who sold out his compatriots to U.S. authorities is being hunted by a death squad, the Russian newspaper Kommersant has reported. The cracking of the Russian spy ring leading quiet lives […] […]

DiManno:War on smokers is killing us

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On a good day, it takes 10 cigarettes to write a column. On a bad day, I often have one in the ashtray and one between the lips — wreathed in smoke — which partly […] […]

We will always remember we cannot forget

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By Sandrea As nations around the world remember those that have fallen in world war II, lets us all pay our respect for those everywhere that have given their lives in order to secure our […] […]

Canadian country artists come together to remember

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Canadian country superstars including Michelle Wright and Terri Clark came together during Country Music Week in September to record a song for Canadian troops released in time for Remembrance Day. Standing Strong and True (For […] […]

Chinese asylum seeker to remain in Canada custody

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A Chinese asylum seeker who boarded a flight from Hong Kong to Canada disguised as an elderly white man will remain in custody as officials try to confirm his identity. A lawyer representing the Canadian […] […]

UK police suggest Yemen bomb was disarmed accidentally

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LONDON – British police released new details yesterday about their discovery of a mail bomb bound from Yemen for the United States, suggesting they might have disarmed the bomb accidentally rather than by design. Police […] […]

Amazon slated over pedophile book sale

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ONLINE retail giant Amazon has stared down a storm of protest for selling a self-published electronic book called The Pedophile’s Guide to Love and Pleasure. The book – published on October 28 by Phillip R. […] […]

UK: 2 Kurds jailed for life for ‘honor killing’

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LONDON—Two Kurdish men have been jailed for life by a London court for murdering a relative because her family disapproved of her boyfriend. Mohammed Ali and Omar Hussain were found guilty of murdering 20-year-old Banaz […] […]

Buju out – J’can reggae artiste gets bail in immigration court

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JAMAICAN reggae artiste Buju Banton, after close to a year in a United States jail, yesterday walked out of the Pinellas County lock-up in Florida after he was granted bail in an immigration court. Banton, […] […]