60 Years Later, China Enemies End Their War
New York Times - 2 hours ago BEIJING, April 29 - The leaders of China's Communist Party and of Taiwan's opposition Nationalist Party, the two sides that fought China's civil war, formally ended six decades of hostility on Friday with a nationally televised handshake and pledged to

England to Plead Guilty to Prisoner Abuses
Washington Post - 1 hour ago By TA BADGER. SAN ANTONIO -- Pfc. Lynndie England, the most recognizable figure from the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal, will plead guilty in a military court Monday to seven of the nine criminal charges against her, her lawyer said late Friday.

Vital Signs for the Week of May 2
BusinessWeek - 7 hours ago Exactly where is the economy going The latest data show it cooled down in the first quarter, as prices kept creeping higher. What's more, there were some signs that businesses and consumers have gotten a little more cautious.

$100K Reward For Missing Bride
CBS News - 6 hours ago (CBS/AP) The family of a missing bride-to-be announced a $100,000 reward Friday for information that helps find the woman. They also said her fiancé passed a lie-detector test. "We love Jennifer very much.

Bush's New Social Security Plan Doesn't Change Dynamics
Los Angeles Times (subscription) - 1 hour ago By Joel Havemann and Maura Reynolds, Times Staff Writer. WASHINGTON — President Bush road-tested his new proposal for shoring up Social Security with a speech at a Northern Virginia community college Friday

Pentagon: No New North Korean Nuclear Weapon Capability
Voice of America - 4 hours ago By Al Pessin. The US Defense Department says a statement Thursday by its intelligence chief was not a new assessment indicating an increased nuclear weapons capability by North Korea. The spokesman was attempting

Russia pledges aid to Palestinians
Dallas Morning News (subscription) - 3 hours ago RAMALLAH, West Bank – Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged Friday to provide equipment and training for Palestinian security forces to help them rein in militant groups as Israel prepares to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank.

Wave of Attacks in Iraq Kill 40 and Wound 100
New York Times - 1 hour ago BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 29 - Insurgents determined to destabilize Iraq's new government executed a devastating series of coordinated attacks on Iraqi forces on Friday, detonating 12 car bombs across greater Baghdad and striking military targets throughout

US soldier sentenced to death for grenade attack on comrades
New Zealand Herald - 45 minutes ago By Andrew Buncombe. An American Muslim is facing the prospect of being the first US soldier to be executed since the early 60s after a military jury sentenced him to death for an attack that killed two of his colleagues.

Microsoft's income soars, but revenues disappoint
Taipei Times - 1 hour ago Microsoft Corp saw its net income nearly double from a year ago, but revenue fell short of Wall Street forecasts because of leaner licensing business and a sharp drop in the dollar's value. In its fiscal third