Lien urges authorities to support implementation of consensus
People's Daily Online - 1 hour ago Visiting Kuomintang (KMT) party Chairman Lien Chan Friday urged the Taiwan authorities to support the implementation of consensus reached in his meeting with the Communist Party of China leader Hu Jintao.

Wave of Attacks in Iraq Kill 40 and Wound 100
New York Times - 1 hour ago BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 29 - Insurgents determined to destabilize Iraq's new government executed a devastating series of coordinated attacks on Iraqi forces on Friday, detonating 12 car bombs across greater Baghdad and striking military targets throughout

Speech Gives Republicans Lift in Social Security Fight
New York Times - 47 minutes ago WASHINGTON, April 29 - House Republican leaders announced on Friday that they hoped to draft Social Security legislation by June, trying to demonstrate new energy behind President Bush's long-stalled initiative.

$100K Reward For Missing Bride
CBS News - 5 hours ago (CBS/AP) The family of a missing bride-to-be announced a $100,000 reward Friday for information that helps find the woman. They also said her fianc� passed a lie-detector test. "We love Jennifer very much.

Pentagon: No New North Korean Nuclear Weapon Capability
Voice of America - 3 hours ago By Al Pessin. The US Defense Department says a statement Thursday by its intelligence chief was not a new assessment indicating an increased nuclear weapons capability by North Korea. The spokesman was attempting

Iraq attacks kill at least 41
Xinhua - 2 hours ago BEIJING, April 30 -- Insurgents have unleashed a series of car bombings and other attacks across Iraq, killing at least 41 people, including three US soldiers, and wounding dozens of people. The attacks came

Microsoft's income soars, but revenues disappoint
Taipei Times - 43 minutes ago Microsoft Corp saw its net income nearly double from a year ago, but revenue fell short of Wall Street forecasts because of leaner licensing business and a sharp drop in the dollar's value. In its fiscal third

Vital Signs for the Week of May 2
BusinessWeek - 6 hours ago 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.

Putin starts visit to Palestine
People's Daily Online - 1 hour ago Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) talked to President of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas upon his arrival in Ramallah in the West Bank April 29, 2005. Putin arrived in Ramallah that day

Sgt. Akbar Sentenced to Death
Pardon My English - 1 hour ago Justice has been served, as Sgt. Hasan Akbar was sentenced to death for murdering two soldiers, Army Capt. Chris Seifert, 27, and Air Force Maj. Gregory Stone, 40, and wounding several others days before Operation Iraqi Freedom began.