November, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Buju’s retrial postponed to February

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TAMPA, Florida — Reggae singer Buju Banton’s retrial in Florida has been pushed back until February. United States District Judge James Moody had said Banton’s new trial would be in December, but he granted a […] […]

Iran postpones start of trial for 3 Americans

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TEHRAN, Iran—The start of the trial of three Americans charged with spying on Iran has been postponed because one of them has not been summoned to return to the country to appear in court, Iran’s […] […]

UK, France to pool defense assets, share costs

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LONDON—Europe’s two nuclear-armed powers will strike a deal Tuesday to share warhead testing facilities as the leaders of Britain and France finalize plans for unprecedented cooperation on defense and security. British Prime Minister David Cameron […] […]

Ugandan newspaper again publishes list of gay men

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KAMPALA, Uganda—A controversial newspaper in Kampala published photos, names and home addresses of gay Ugandans on Monday—the second time the paper has done so—prompting a rights group to seek a legal injunction against the publication. […] […]

Iran’s Ahmadinejad slammed over subsidy plan

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TEHRAN, Iran—Iran’s opposition leader said the country’s president would be unable to successfully implement a plan to slash energy and food subsidies, cutbacks that experts have argued will only compound Iran’s economic troubles. Mir Hossein […] […]

Charlie Sheen files for divorce in Los Angeles

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LOS ANGELES—Charlie Sheen filed to end his marriage to his third wife Monday and stated in documents that the couple separated the same day as a Christmas 2009 altercation that led to assault charges against […] […]

Briton sues Libya over alleged kidnap

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A wealthy British businessman is bringing a £5 million ($10.5 million) compensation claim against Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and his Government, alleging that he was kidnapped and tortured by the Libyan security services. Henry Djaba, 46, […] […]

Letter bomb meant for Sarkozy

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Greek police foiled four attempted parcel bomb attacks overnight,one of which allegedly targeted French President Nicolas Sarkozy. The other targets were three foreign embassies in Athens. One of the devices exploded at a delivery service […] […]

Bedbugs strike fear into the Big Apple

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FORGET the threats of terrorist attacks or cyber warfare – what is really alarming New Yorkers is a creature just a few millimetres long and extremely itchy. Cimex lectularius, the bedbug, has struck many of […] […]

Swedish man acquitted of drunk driving

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A SWEDISH man who had a blood alcohol level nearly 10 times the countrys legal limit was acquitted of drunk driving after a court could not rule out the possibility he was sleepwalking when he […] […]