Chen urges China to talk to Taiwan's government
Reuters.uk - 26 minutes ago By Tiffany Wu. TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian urged China to open dialogue with his government on Sunday after Beijing held talks with an opposition leader, a move seen putting pressure on Chen to reconcile with the island's arch-rival.

Social Security: Help for the Poor or Help for All
New York Times - 3 hours 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

For Buffett, the One That Got Away
New York Times - 2 hours ago By TIMOTHY L. O'BRIEN. TOMORROW morning, Warren E. Buffett and his board will gather in Omaha to consider the merits of three executives he considers likely to succeed him one day as Berkshire Hathaway's chief executive.

Eleven die as Iraq attacks stay at peak
Guardian Unlimited - 1 hour ago Iraqis endured a second day of escalated violence yesterday, as insurgents launched attacks in Baghdad and northern Iraq, killing at least 11 people and wounding more than 40 others. Some of the worst attacks

US Economic growth weakest in two years
Boersenreport - 5 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 - 2 hours 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.

Attacks on foreigners in Egypt
CNN International - 1 hour 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

US soldiers cleared in Italian agent's death
CNN - 3 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.

Bride Resurfaces, Admits Faking Abduction
ABC News - 1 hour 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.

US 'Leash Girl' soldier wins plea bargain over Abu Ghraib abuses
Telegraph.co.uk - 3 hours ago By Philip Sherwell in Washington. Lynndie England, the gloating face of the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal, has agreed to plead guilty to reduced charges in return for a shorter jail term when her court martial begins tomorrow.