Missing bride fabricated kidnap story, police say
Detroit Free Press - 55 minutes ago By ANNA MACIAS AGUAYO. ALBUQUERQUE, NM -- It was supposed to be Jennifer Wilbanks' wedding day -- an elaborate affair in suburban Georgia with 600 invited guests, 14 bridesmaids and 14 groomsmen. Instead, the

US soldiers cleared in Italian agent's death
CNN - 4 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.

Chen Urges China to Talk to Taiwan's Government
Reuters - 1 hour 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.

Eleven die as Iraq attacks stay at peak
Guardian Unlimited - 3 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

US 'Leash Girl' soldier wins plea bargain over Abu Ghraib abuses
Telegraph.co.uk - 4 hours ago By Philip Sherwell in Washington. Lynndie England, the gloating face of the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal, has agreed to plead guilty to reduced charges in return for a shorter jail term when her court martial begins tomorrow.

Berkshire's Buffett Praises AIG's Greenberg, Keeps Dollar Bet
Bloomberg - 42 minutes ago May 1 (Bloomberg) -- Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Chairman Warren Buffett praised Maurice ``Hank'' Greenberg, the ousted chief executive of American International Group Inc., and defended the proper use of a type

Vietnamese mark 30 years since end of war
CTV - 3 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.

US Economic growth weakest in two years
Boersenreport - 6 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

Tourists targeted, attackers killed in Cairo
CBC News - 1 hour ago CAIRO - Three people died while carrying out attacks against foreign tourists in Cairo on Saturday. In one attack, two veiled women opened fire on a tour bus on the Salah Salem highway in a historic part of the Egyptian capital.

Mouthing the GOP's words
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 37 minutes ago By Jonathan Chait. Republicans probably are going to lose the fight to privatize Social Security. But in the course of losing they have won an astonishing victory. They have established the precedent that a