Eleven die as Iraq attacks stay at peak
Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours 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

Chen urges China to talk to Taiwan's government
Reuters.uk - 33 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.

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

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.

Attorney: Lynndie England's family accepts her plea decision
KVOA.com - 5 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

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

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.

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.

Bush's Social Security plan
Providence Journal (subscription) - 46 minutes ago President Bush's call to cut Social Security benefits from the levels currently promised to workers was a brave move, although how desperately the program needs fixing is open to wide debate. But someone who

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.