Attacks on foreigners in Egypt
CNN International - 30 minutes ago CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Two veiled woman shoot at a tourist bus, while a man blows himself up, in two attacks against tourists in Cairo that leaves the three assailants dead and seven people wounded. April 30

Watching George Bush Trying to Pull a Rabbit Out of His Hat
Dissident Voice - 1 hour ago by Harold Williamson. First it was Saddam's WMD's. Now as a result of the Bush administration's bloody quagmire in Iraq coupled with tax cuts for the wealthy, the federal budget is swimming in red ink and the economy is literally going in the tank.

Bride Resurfaces, Admits Faking Abduction
ABC News - 21 minutes ago Missing Ga. Bride Turns Up in NM, Says She Faked Abduction, Ran Away to Avoid Wedding Pressure. Jennifer Wilbanks, the Georgia runaway bride, is escorted by police through the airport in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Saturday, April 30, 2005.

Taiwan Opposition Leader Returns to China
ABC News - 2 hours ago A Chinese man holds up a banner with the words "Lien Chan we welcome you" as the Taiwanese Nationalist Party Chairman Lien Chan, right walks by as he arrives at the airport in Xi'an, western China, Saturday, April 30, 2005.

Death toll rises as Iraq insurgents strike at will
New Zealand Herald - 2 hours ago By Patrick Cockburn. A wave of violence has engulfed Iraq with bombs killing at least 60 Iraqis and six US soldiers in a wave of attacks following the formation of a new government after three months of wrangling.

Berkshire Loses Currency Bet
Reuters - 4 hours ago By Jonathan Stempel. OMAHA, Neb. (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKa.N: Quote, Profile, Research) (BRKb.N: Quote, Profile, Research) lost $310 million in the first quarter from betting

Attorney: Lynndie England's family accepts her plea decision
KVOA.com - 4 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

US Economic growth weakest in two years
Boersenreport - 4 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

Vietnamese mark 30 years since end of war
CTV - 57 minutes ago Tens of thousands turned out in Vietnam for celebrations, marking the 30th anniversary of the communist victory over a US-backed regime Saturday. Military bands and soldiers paraded down the same boulevard the tanks drove down thirty years ago.

US soldiers cleared in Italian agent's death
CNN - 2 hours ago BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The US military has determined that no disciplinary action should be taken against any soldier involved in the mistaken killing of an Italian intelligence agent who was trying to spirit a just-freed hostage out of Iraq.