12 die in latest series of bombings in Iraqi cities
Houston Chronicle - 46 minutes ago By ELLEN KNICKMEYER. BAGHDAD, IRAQ - Insurgents kept up pressure Saturday, detonating a string of bombs in Baghdad and other Iraqi cities that killed at least 11 Iraqis and one US soldier. The US military announced

Taiwan head seeks Beijing talks
BBC News - 1 hour ago The president of Taiwan, Chen Shui-bian, has urged the government in Beijing to open talks with his administration. The Taiwanese opposition leader, Lien Chan, has been in Beijing this week, where he held historic talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao.

Attorney: Lynndie England's family accepts her plea decision
KVOA.com - 8 hours ago CHARLESTON, W.Va. An attorney for relatives of Private First Class Lynndie England says they have accepted her decision to plead guilty to abusing Iraqi detainees in Abu Ghraib (grayb) prison. Roy Hardy told

Hart aide: She has no funding ties to lobbyist
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - 54 minutes ago By Maeve Reston, Post-Gazette National Bureau. WASHINGTON -- US Rep. Melissa Hart's campaign director said yesterday that a lobbyist who is a central figure in ethics allegations against House Majority Leader

Missing bride fabricated kidnap story, police say
Detroit Free Press - 2 hours ago By ANNA MACIAS AGUAYO. ALBUQUERQUE, NM -- It was supposed to be Jennifer Wilbanks' wedding day -- an elaborate affair in suburban Georgia with 600 invited guests, 14 bridesmaids and 14 groomsmen. Instead, the

Berkshire's Buffett Praises AIG's Greenberg, Keeps Dollar Bet
Bloomberg - 2 hours ago May 1 (Bloomberg) -- Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Chairman Warren Buffett praised Maurice ``Hank'' Greenberg, the ousted chief executive of American International Group Inc., and defended the proper use of a type

The Challenge to Democrats
Washington Post - 44 minutes ago FOR THE past three months Democrats have declined to engage in a debate over Social Security. President Bush proposed a way of giving workers the option, but not the obligation, of saving some of their Social Security money in personal accounts.

Attacks Wound 9 People in Cairo
Washington Post - 1 hour ago By Lee Keath. CAIRO, April 30 -- Two veiled women shot at a tour bus in Cairo after a man -- the brother of one shooter and the fiance of the second -- blew himself up as he leapt off a bridge during a police chase Saturday.

Victory events emphasize desire for good relations
Houston Chronicle - 47 minutes ago By BERNARD WEINRAUB. HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM - The beggars are mostly gone. So are the streetwalkers. Shops by Bulgari and Cartier occupy spaces at the elegant Caravelle Hotel in the center of town. A Hyatt is opening soon just a few yards away.

US Economic growth weakest in two years
Boersenreport - 8 hours ago The US economy grew at its softest pace in two years during the first quarter 2005, slowing to a slowing down 3.1 percent annual rate of expansion as consumers and businesses curbed spending in the face of rising oil and raw material prices, the Commerce