Microsoft Third-Quarter Profits Double
Yahoo News - 6 hours ago Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT - news) has reported its financial results for the quarter, noting that in the period, profit has nearly doubled. Although sales were below Wall Street estimates, Microsoft expressed an upbeat outlook for the year ahead.

Vital Signs for the Week of May 2
BusinessWeek - 7 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.

A Democrat on Bush's Social Security Team
New York Times - 1 hour ago The intellectual force behind President Bush's plan to overhaul Social Security, the man the president calls his favorite "Democrat economist," is not an economist. He is Robert C. Pozen, a lawyer and mutual

Russia pledges aid to Palestinians
Dallas Morning News (subscription) - 3 hours ago RAMALLAH, West Bank – Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged Friday to provide equipment and training for Palestinian security forces to help them rein in militant groups as Israel prepares to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank.

Taiwan Media Praise, Blast Lien-Hu Meeting
Reuters - 1 hour ago By Baker Li. TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan newspapers were polarized on Saturday over opposition leader Lien Chan's meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao, with some praising Lien for improving ties and others accusing him of selling out Taiwan.

Series of car bombings kills dozens in Baghdad
Taipei Times - 1 hour ago At least 23 people were killed and some 90 others wounded in a string of nine car bomb attacks targeting security forces in and around Baghdad early Friday, an interior ministry official said. Deadly explosions

Pentagon: No New North Korean Nuclear Weapon Capability
Voice of America - 4 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

Violence, ethnic tensions undermine Iraq's fledgling government
San Jose Mercury News - 5 hours ago By Hannah Allam and Gaiutra Bahadur. BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's one-day-old government was hit Friday by a wave of deadly attacks against its security forces and the angry withdrawal of several Sunni Arab politicians

Sgt. Akbar Sentenced to Death
Pardon My English - 2 hours 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.

Wedding turns to prayer vigil for missing GA bride
WIS - 47 minutes ago (Duluth, Georgia-AP) April 29, 2005 - With still no word on the whereabouts of a Georgia woman, her wedding is expected to be turned into a prayer service. Relatives have asked the public to pray for Jennifer