UK & USA Today Editoweb 31 December 2009

Mother Of Gun Tragedy Girl Dies Of Wounds

The mother of a four-year-old girl shot dead in Aldershot has died in hospital from wounds suffered in the same incident.

Artist to document real life property "crash"

An artist has bought a clifftop house in North Yorkshire in order to document its expected collapse into the sea as a work of art.

2010 to get off to a chilly start

There will be near-perfect conditions for New Year fireworks displays in most parts of Britain, forecasters said.

Gov't, Iran downplay Tehran link to Iraq hostages

The government and Iran downplayed Thursday a report that the 2007 kidnapping of a British computer expert and his bodyguards in Iraq was led by Iran's Revolutionary Guard and that they were held there.

Van Morrison Insists He's Not The Daddy

Van Morrison has strongly denied claims that he has become a father again at the age of 64.

Taliban claim blast killing Americans at CIA base

The Taliban claimed responsibility Thursday for infiltrating a CIA base with a suicide bomber who got into a gym and set off an explosion that killed eight Americans and an Afghan. CIA employees were believed to be among the victims.

Once-presidential phrase casualty of word war

In its annual effort to protect the Queen's English, a Michigan university is insisting that "shovel ready" be buried, "tweet" be tossed and all "czars" be banished.

NH gay couples to start New Year with wedding vows

Jeffry Burr and Neil Blair are just hours from their wedding, but there are no typical prenuptial jitters. After all, this is the third time they've exchanged vows.

Celebrities are frequent targets of extortion

There was no shortage of celebrity secrets for sale in 2009, with John Travolta, David Letterman, Cindy Crawford and others claiming they were victims of extortion.

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