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19-year-old Briton drowns in Kenya - Young girl found hanged in bedroom - Concern over Elton adoption attempt.



19-year-old Briton drowns in Kenya

A 19-year-old British woman has drowned in Kenya, the Foreign Office confirmed.

Young girl found hanged in bedroom

An eight-year-old girl found hanged in her bedroom had severe learning difficulties, neighbours have said.

Concern over Elton adoption attempt

Elton John's plan to adopt a child from Ukraine could result in more youngsters being abandoned, a children's charity has warned.

CCTV shows men fleeing murder scene

Police have released footage of two men fleeing the scene of a fatal shooting.

Mayor: Ill. fundraiser said he OD'd before he died

A former chief fundraiser for ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich told a police officer before he died that he overdosed on a prescription drug, the mayor of the south Chicago suburb of Country Club Hills said Sunday.

County wants millions to fix image after ash spill

For a Tennessee community that fears being forever linked to one of the country's worst environmental disasters, an estimated $1 billion being spent to clean up a massive coal ash spill that flooded its lakeside homes isn't enough.

Texas city marks anniversary of Hurricane Ike

Residents of Galveston on Sunday remembered the destruction Hurricane Ike inflicted on their Texas island city a year ago, but they also celebrated the community's efforts to rebuild, saying the storm has brought people closer together.

Sebelius: Swine flu shots may start early October

The nation's first round of swine flu shots could begin sooner than expected, with some vaccine available as early as the first week of October, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Sunday

Layoffs lead to fewer corporate blood donors in US

Before the recession hit, Jacksonville's blood bank would pull its buses up to the Anheuser-Busch brewery and pump 300 units of blood from employees.

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