Saturday, April 30, 2005


Attorney: Lynndie England's family accepts her plea decision
KVOA.com - 2 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

Ex-Hostage's Italian Driver Ignored Warning, US Says
New York Times - 1 hour ago BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 30 - The car carrying the Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena that was struck with a deadly hail of gunfire as it sped toward Baghdad International Airport on March 4 ignored warnings from American soldiers who used a floodlight, a

Berkshire Loses Currency Bet
Reuters - 2 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

KMT's Lien visits hometown on 3rd leg of China trip
Japan Today - 1 hour ago XIAN, China — Lien Chan, chairman of Taiwan's main opposition Nationalist Party (KMT), visited his hometown Xian on Saturday on the third leg of his landmark China trip. Lien was cheered by teachers and

Runaway Bride From Ga. Turns Up in NM
ABC News - 1 hour ago Missing Ga. Bride Turns Up in NM, Admits to Running Away to Escape Pressure of Wedding. Police officers escort a blanket-covered Jennifer Wilbanks through the Albuquerque Sunport, Saturday, April 30, 2005, as she is taken to her flight and back to Atlanta.

Bush Extends Social Security Campaign
Washington Post - 9 hours ago By JENNIFER LOVEN. WASHINGTON -- President Bush's 60-day nationwide road show launched to raise support for his drive to create private Social Security investment accounts is over, but he has no plans to stop traveling the country or pitching his ideas.

Iran Likely to Resume Nuclear Activities
ABC News - 1 hour ago Iran's top nuclear negotiator, Hasan Rowhani, who is secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, speaks with media at the re-opening ceremony of Imam Khomeini International Airport, 21 miles (35 kilometers) south of the capital, Tehran, Iran

List of Attacks on Foreigners in Egypt
Newsday - 36 minutes ago By The Associated Press. * April 30: Two veiled women open fire on a tour bus in Cairo, then shoot themselves, and a suspect in an April 7 attack dies when the bomb he is carrying goes off during a police chase.

Vietnam Marks 30 Years Since War's End
ABC News - 51 minutes ago Vietnamese soldiers re-enact the liberation of Saigon during 30th anniversary day celebrations Saturday, April 30, 2005, in Ho Chi Minh City. The day marks the end of the fighting in the Vietnam War. (AP Photo/David Longstreath).

US Economic growth weakest in two years
Boersenreport - 1 hour 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