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

EGYPT - Cairo tourists come under attack
EgyptElection.com - 46 minutes ago Two attacks on tourists in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, have left three assailants dead and at least 10 people injured - including four foreigners. Police said an Islamic suicide bomber detonated explosives

Bush's big gamble
U.S. News & World Report - 1 hour ago By Paul J. Lim. For the first time, President Bush publicly threw his support behind a plan to reform the nation's Social Security system that would reduce future benefits for some Americans. In a prime-time

Fresh attacks in Iraq
WTNH - 3 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.

Vietnam Marks 30 Years Since War's End
ABC News - 29 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).

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

Attorney: Lynndie England's family accepts her plea decision
KVOA.com - 1 hour 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

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.

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

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