Cairo attacks raise fears of Islamic extremism in Egypt
Xinhua - 3 hours ago By Ming Jinwei, Yang Wenjing. CAIRO, April 30 (Xinhuanet) -- Three people were killed and atleast seven others injured on Saturday in two separate attackstargeting tourists in Cairo, raising fears of more Islamic extremeactivities in Egypt.

Governor's immigration comments divert attention from agenda
San Jose Mercury News - 50 minutes ago SACRAMENTO - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ignited controversy and drew national headlines this week with remarks supporting citizen militias patrolling the US-Mexico border and criticizing billboards in Los

Missing US bride turns up alive
Xinhua - 45 minutes ago WASHINGTON, April 30 (Xinhuanet) -- A bridge-to-be in the southeastern US state of Georgia who had disappeared days has turned up alive in the southern state of New Mexico, police said Saturday. A bridge-to

Berkshire Hathaway loses currency bet
Financial Times - 2 hours ago By Reuters. OMAHA, Neb., April 30 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway lost $310m in the first quarter from betting against the US dollar, but has nevertheless maintained its roughly $21bn stake

Vietnam Marks 30 Years Since War's End
ABC News - 1 hour 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).

Attorney: Lynndie England's family accepts her plea decision
KVOA.com - 3 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

Social Security: Help for the Poor or Help for All
New York Times - 49 minutes ago WASHINGTON, April 30 - In attempting to fix Social Security's long-term problems without raising taxes, President Bush has chosen to recast the 70-year-old retirement program as one that would keep the lowest-income workers out of poverty but become

US Economic growth weakest in two years
Boersenreport - 2 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

Death toll rises as Iraq insurgents strike at will
New Zealand Herald - 44 minutes 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.

Taiwan Opposition Leader Returns to China
ABC News - 59 minutes 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.