UK & USA Today Editoweb 21 november 2009

Party leaders agree to first live TV debates

Prime Minister Gordon Brown will face the leaders of the two biggest opposition parties in Britain's first live televised election debates in the run-up to polls next year, the government said on Monday.

Girl Reunited With Mum After Libya Kidnap

A British girl who was abducted by her father and taken to Libya has been reunited with her mother after two years apart.

Winter transport chaos to continue

The travel chaos caused by icy weather looks set to continue with further disruption to roads, rail services and flights.

Eurostar Trains Back On Track For Tuesday

Eurostar has said it will resume train services on Tuesday after a three-day shutdown caused by "unprecedented" weather in northern France.

Abducted girl reunited with mother

An "overjoyed" mother has been reunited with her six-year-old daughter - two years after the youngster was abducted by her father and taken to Libya.

Democrats push to pass health care by Christmas

A crucial, middle-of-the-night test vote behind them, Senate Democrats on Monday remained on track to pass historic health care legislation by Christmas, preparing for more votes at odd hours to overcome unanimous Republican opposition.

Despite recession, crime keeps falling

High unemployment. More folks on food stamps. Fewer owning their homes. Yet for all the signs of recession, something is missing: More crime.

DC chief slams officer over gun at snowball fight

Washington's police chief criticized a veteran detective Monday for pulling a gun during a mass snowball fight. Authorities said the officer is on desk duty while the case is under investigation.

Astor son gets 1-3 years for looting mom's money

The 85-year-old son of philanthropist Brooke Astor was sentenced Monday to as many as three years in prison for exploiting her mental frailty to plunder her millions, but the legal saga surrounding the society doyenne's fortune will persist with planned appeals.

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