UK & USA Today Editoweb 7 september 2009

Body of Iraq hostage returned to UK

The body of Iraq hostage Alec MacLachlan, which was handed over to the British Embassy in Baghdad last week, has been returned home.

Daughters 'killed in frenzied knife attack'

A 41-year-old woman may have stabbed her two teenage daughters to death as they slept in order to "wreak havoc" on her ex-husband.

Cleared man demands CPS apology

Donald Stewart-Whyte, who was cleared today of involvement in the airliner bomb plot, has had his life "devastated", his lawyer said.

FTSE jumps 1.7 percent

The leading share index jumped 1.7 percent on Monday, after a proposed bid for Cadbury by Kraft raised hopes of a more general pick-up in merger activity and lifted banks and commodity shares.

3 dead in mobile home shooting in Tennessee

Authorities say three people have been shot to death at a mobile home in Tennessee.

More smoke expected from deadly LA-area arson fire

More smoke was expected to rise out of the Angeles National Forest Monday as firefighters burned back heavy brush to contain the deadly arson fire in mountains north of Los Angeles.

Astronauts have 1 last job before parting company

The astronauts aboard the orbiting shuttle and station will soon part company.

Penn St asking merit scholar parents for donations

Students who are accepted into Penn State University's prestigious honors college get more than academic feathers in their caps. They get $3,500 annual merit scholarships.


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