January, 2011 | My Gripe An Thing

Why are Christians becoming a target?

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It seems to me that since the beginning of 2011 there have been constant report of Christians being the target of either individuals are groups of people who have nothing better to do than to […] […]

New Christian killing in Egypt

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An off-duty policeman boarded a train and opened fire on Tuesday, killing a 71-year-old Christian man and wounding his wife and four others, the Interior Ministry said. The attack, less than two weeks after the […] […]

Israel PM warns of N-strike on Iran

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ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has again raised the prospect of a military strike on Iran. The PM has said Tehran will cease its nuclear program only in the face of “a credible military option”. […] […]

Pole elite killed by brass in cockpit

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TOP Polish officials in the cockpit of the plane of president Lech Kaczynski that crashed last year in Russia put pressure on the crew to land. The crash killed all 96 on board after the […] […]

Heavy rains kill at least 32 in South Africa

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HEAVY weather, storms and torrential rain killed at least 32 people in South Africa and damaged hundreds of homes, according to preliminary government figures released . The worst affected regions were the densely urban Gauteng […] […]

Sweden plans to ‘extradite’ Assange to US

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JULIAN Assange’s lawyer in Britain has accused Swedish authorities of secretly planning to extradite the WikiLeaks founder to the United States, in an interview with a German newspaper to appear on Thursday. Lawyer Mark Stephens […] […]

Four dead as suicide blast hits Kabul

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AT LEAST four people have been killed and 29 wounded in a suicide motorcycle blast in Kabul that was claimed by the Taliban, who said it targeted a minibus carrying Afghan spy agency employees. The […] […]

Haiti: One year later

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI—There is change here, but it is subtle. Gone are the mounds of rubble that lined the main roads like giant beached whales, replaced by scattered dollops of jumbled rocks. Look closely up the […] […]

Shania Twain to join Canadian Music Hall of Fame

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Shania Twain is this year’s inductee to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. The 12-time Juno Award winner and five-time Grammy winner from Timmins, Ont., will be honoured during the Junos telecast in Toronto on […] […]

Couple must learn to be a parenting team [Ellie]

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Question: I’m 36, married to a man, 31. We both work full-time but decided to have a baby and hired a live-in helper, which is common and inexpensive here in Hong Kong. I have a […] […]