UK & USA Today Editoweb 19 July 2009

Officials seek to allay swine flu pregnancy fears

Health officials have played down fears over the impact of swine flu on pregnant women.

Police 'to pay attack compensation'

The family of a three-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted by a paedophile have claimed the police have dropped opposition to paying them "substantial" compensation.

Millions of neighbours meet for Big Lunch

Picnics and street parties have been held across the country to encourage people to meet their neighbours.

Sat Nav Science Used In Joint Replacements

With remarkable success, surgeons are using the same technology that guides motorists through our streets to replace joints like knees and hips.

Man and daughter in waterfall death

A father and his three-year-old daughter were killed after venturing from a sightseeing path and plunging 50-feet into a river below.

Iran bails British embassy staffer

Iran on Sunday released on bail a British embassy staffer, who was among a group of nine arrested following disturbances after the hotly disputed June 12 presidential election, his lawyer said.

Soldier held in Afghanistan is 23-year-old Idahoan

A soldier from Idaho who disappeared from his base in Afghanistan has been captured, the Pentagon confirmed Sunday, a day after he was seen in a Taliban video posted online.

'Potter' conjures up $159.7 million in 5 days

Harry Potter continues to work box-office alchemy, turning his latest movie adventure into an overnight blockbuster.

Cheating SC gov says God will make him better

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, still clinging to office after admitting to an extramarital affair, wrote in an opinion piece released Sunday that God will change him so he can emerge from the scandal a more humble and effective leader.

Authorities: Man accused of killing wife, her kin

A Tennessee man is accused of killing his wife and three of her relatives, along with two others in a two-state spree, authorities said Sunday.

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