UK & USA Today Editoweb 11 April 2009

Protesters force cancellation of Asia summit

The Asian summit has been cancelled after anti-government protesters breeched security and swarmed into the summit's complex.

Truce call as 100,000 rally in London Tamil protest

Some 100,000 demonstrators marched through central London Saturday to demand a truce in Sri Lanka, as similar protests were held in Scandinavia and Paris against Colombo's offensive on Tamil rebels.

Police Officer Fights For Life After Burglary

A police officer is critically ill in hospital after suffering "life-threatening head injuries" while tackling burglary suspects.

Brown aide resigns over emails

One of Gordon Brown's closest aides has resigned after sending "juvenile and inappropriate" emails from a Number 10 account.

Officers bid to control prison riot

A prison where a riot broke out is still out of control, the Prisons Officers Association has said.

Coach-load of pupils survive crash

A group of pupils and teachers had a lucky escape after avoiding serious injury when their coach overturned in France.

The American mood: Is the angst bottoming out?

Friday night in northern New Jersey, circa April 2009, offers clues to prove any theory about the American economic meltdown, depending on what you want to believe. Just like so many places these days.

Sickly racehorses recover after rescue

On March 3, 2004, a 3-year-old chestnut filly named Theonlyword won the first race at Aqueduct and her steel-gray stablemate Coconut Martini won the second.

Ethical questions over harvesting dead son's sperm

Nikolas Colton Evans had talked about how much he wanted to have a child, but the 21-year-old died after he was punched and hit his head on the ground in a fight. That would have been the end of it, if it weren't for his determined mother, a court order and a urologist.

Daniel Austin talks on a cell phone as he looks for items to salvage from his home after a severe storm went through Murfreesboro, Tenn., Friday, April 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Tenn. governor tours area hit by savage storms

Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen viewed damage in areas hit by severe storms that spawned tornadoes across the Southeast, killed three and injured dozens.

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