A round-up of today's other stories in brief
Security alert after Blair aide is burgled
A security alert has followed a burglary at the home of British prime minister Tony Blair's most senior aide.
The Metropolitan Police yesterday confirmed it was investigating a burglary at an address in west London, believed to have taken place overnight last Friday.
It is understood the break-in was at the home of Mr Blair's chief of staff Jonathan Powell and that a computer and files were among the items stolen. Mr Powell has access to the most sensitive documents handled by Downing Street.
It is not known if his home was targeted for the break-in, which occurred while he and his family were away for the weekend, or whether he was the victim of a random burglary. - (PA)
Brain-dead mother's baby dies
WASHINGTON - A baby girl born last month to a brain-dead Virginia woman died early on Monday following surgery, according to a statement on a family website.
"With great sadness, we are asking for your prayers for the repose of the soul of five-week-old baby Susan Ann Torres. She passed away last night after surgery for a perforated intestine," the statement said.
The Washington Post, citing hospital officials and the baby's uncle, Justin Torres, said she contracted a disease that can afflict premature infants, which led to an infection and a perforated intestine.
The baby was delivered by Caesarean section on August 2nd to a brain-dead woman who was kept on life support for almost three months. - (Reuters)
11 children found locked in cages
OHIO - Sheriff's deputies in Ohio have found 11 children locked in cages less than 3ft high inside a home, but a couple have denied they abused or neglected the children. A judge yesterday put the children - who range in age from one to 14 and who have various disabilities, including autism - into foster homes.
The children were found in nine cages built into the walls of the house near Wakeman in northern Ohio. They had no blankets or pillows, and the cages were rigged with alarms. - (PA)