UK & USA Today Editoweb 8 july 2009

Girl faces life over 'honey trap' murder

A teenage girl faces life in jail after acting as a "honey trap" to lure a smitten 16-year-old to his death at the hands of a love rival.

PM's wife blogs about spouses' G8 summit

Prime Minister Gordon Brown's wife Sarah provided a behind-the-scenes look at the G8 on Wednesday as she blogged about the "good food and good company" at the so-called spouses' summit.

Fight with Taliban needs 'courage'

Success in Afghanistan will require "courage and patience", Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth warned as the conflict claimed the life of a seventh British serviceman .

Darling's banks reform criticised

Chancellor Alistair Darling has pledged a crackdown on "irresponsible" bank pay - but his financial reform plans came under fire for not going far enough.

British backpacker reported missing

Police are searching for a British backpacker who went missing in the Australian bush. Jamie Neale, 19, from London, has not been seen since Friday when police believe .

Brown hails 'historic' G8 agreement

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has hailed an "historic" emissions agreement at the summit of G8 nations in Italy. The accord between the world's major .

Chinese troops flood streets after riots

Thousands of Chinese troops flooded into this city Wednesday to separate feuding ethnic groups after three days of communal violence left 156 people dead, and a senior Communist Party official vowed to execute those guilty of murder in the rioting in western China.

Blagojevich aide pleads guilty in corruption case

A former top aide to ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has pleaded guilty to taking part in a plan to sell or trade President Barack Obama's former Senate seat in exchange for financial benefits for the governor or his wife.

Associate: Mechelle McNair didn't know of affair

An associate said Wednesday that the wife of ex-NFL quarterback Steve McNair didn't know about Sahel Kazemi before the 20-year-old woman was found dead alongside her husband on the Fourth of July.

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