China Welcomes Taiwan's Opposition Leader Newsday - 3 hours ago By STEPHANIE HOO. XI'AN, China -- Nearly six decades after civil war split China, a politician from the losing side returned to his birthplace Saturday to huge cheering crowds that welcomed back an old foe with shouts of "Come home often.".
Execution uncertain in grenade murders Boston Globe - 14 hours ago By Estes Thompson, Associated Press | April 30, 2005. RALEIGH, NC -- Relatives of the two servicemen killed in Sergeant Hasan Akbar's grenade and rifle attack said yesterday that he deserved the death sentence given to him by a military jury.
More Anger Than Joy in Bride's Hometown Washington Post - 1 hour ago By KRISTEN WYATT. DULUTH, Ga. -- They searched woods and alleys, crawled in sewage drains and stayed up late looking for a local woman who went missing four days before her wedding. When residents of this Atlanta
Fresh attacks in Iraq WTNH - 2 hours ago (Baghdad, Iraq-AP, Apr. 30, 2005 3:40 PM) _ Insurgents have launched fresh attacks in Iraq, a day after more than a dozen car bombings that killed 50 people. At least ten Iraqis have died in attacks today, and 32 others were hurt.
Bush Campaigns for 'Progressive Indexing NewsFactor Network - 4 hours ago Advocates say Bush's plan for Social Security reform is the best of several unappealing options, from increasing the payroll tax to raising the retirement age. Derrick Max, executive director of the business
Asia finance chiefs meet at ADB amid yuan talk Daily Times - 40 minutes ago LONDON: Finance officials from Asia, which has two-thirds of the worlds foreign exchange reserves, meet next week as speculation reaches fever pitch about a Chinese currency revaluation that could rock global markets.
US Clears Soldiers in Italian's Death ABC News - 3 hours ago Spectators attending the funeral of Nicola Calipari, the Italian intelligence officer killed by US troops while defending the ex-hostage Giuliana Sgrena, hold copies of Il Manifesto, the pro-Communist daily for which Sgrena works, at the exit of
Vital Signs for the Week of May 2 BusinessWeek - Apr 29, 2005 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.
Ex-Vietnamese revolutionary looks back - as a happy capitalist Kansas City Star - 45 minutes ago BY BEN STOCKING. HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - (KRT) - Her family had a chauffeur, a houseful of servants and perfect command of French. Then Xuan Phuong ran off to join the revolution at the age of 16. She spent
Two Veiled Women Shoot Cairo Tour Bus ABC News - 1 hour ago Egyptian soldiers surround the site where two women opened fire at a tour bus and at least one of them was shot dead by area guards, in Cairo, Saturday, April 30, 2005, two hours after a primitive bomb blast near the Egyptian museum in Cairo.
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