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News.com.au - THREE Britons and a German drowned off the coast of Portugal's Algarve tourist region while trying to rescue children who had been caught in a current, officials said. Reis Agoas, commander of Portugal's southern maritime police unit, said the ...

News.com.au - LABOR Leader Kevin Rudd says he would still love his three children if they were homosexual, but as prime minister he wouldn't change laws to allow gay marriage. Speaking on the Austereo network today, Mr Rudd remained committed to his party line ...

Seattle Post Intelligencer - DEAR DR. BROTHERS: My husband and I took a little vacation while our 8- and 10-year-old youngsters stayed with their grandmother, something they and she both love. Unfortunately, she's a bit of a news freak, with the result that our kids returned ...

Boston Globe - NEW YORK -- Law enforcement officers investigating sexual predators can pose as children to catch their prey, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, saying the First Amendment provides no refuge for such criminals. The ruling came in the case of Frank ...

Streatham Guardian - Do you think official warnings should be sent to the parents of obese children as young as five? Yes, it will shock the parents into taking action No, it will embarrass the children It seems drastic but the sooner something’s done the better Don’t ...

International Herald Tribune - PARIS : A French group that tried to fly more than 100 African children to France — saying it wanted to save them from the crisis in Darfur — acted "illegally and irresponsibly," a French government minister was quoted as saying Friday. The group ...

Reuters UK - Oct 23 - Three British and one German tourist drown off the coast of Portugal's Algarve whilst trying to rescue their children from the sea. The three children, two of them siblings, were swept out to sea in strong currents. The children were saved ...

Washington Post - For years, Joshua Sharfstein shuddered whenever he walked down a drugstore aisle lined with cough and cold products for babies and toddlers. "It never ceased to aggravate me," said Sharfstein, a pediatrician and father of two young boys. "Kids with ...

MSN UK News - Britney Spears is due back in court in the battle with ex-husband Kevin Federline over custody of their two young sons. Her lawyer is expected to argue that she has complied with court orders and should regain the shared custody she lost earlier this ...

Hindustan Times - Children tend to vary widely in their sleep habits, with some being naturally "short sleepers" and others needing more time in bed, a study suggests. Swiss researchers found that among 305 children they followed from ages 1 to 10, there was ...