Saturday, April 30, 2005


More Anger Than Joy in Bride's Hometown
Washington Post - 1 hour ago By KRISTEN WYATT. DULUTH, Ga. -- They searched woods and alleys, crawled in sewage drains and stayed up late looking for a local woman who went missing four days before her wedding. When residents of this Atlanta

US Clears Soldiers in Italian's Death
ABC News - 3 hours ago Spectators attending the funeral of Nicola Calipari, the Italian intelligence officer killed by US troops while defending the ex-hostage Giuliana Sgrena, hold copies of Il Manifesto, the pro-Communist daily for which Sgrena works, at the exit of

Ex-Vietnamese revolutionary looks back - as a happy capitalist
Kansas City Star - 42 minutes ago BY BEN STOCKING. HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - (KRT) - Her family had a chauffeur, a houseful of servants and perfect command of French. Then Xuan Phuong ran off to join the revolution at the age of 16. She spent

Two Veiled Women Shoot Cairo Tour Bus
ABC News - 1 hour ago Egyptian soldiers surround the site where two women opened fire at a tour bus and at least one of them was shot dead by area guards, in Cairo, Saturday, April 30, 2005, two hours after a primitive bomb blast near the Egyptian museum in Cairo.

Fresh attacks in Iraq
WTNH - 2 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.

Asia finance chiefs meet at ADB amid yuan talk
Daily Times - 37 minutes ago LONDON: Finance officials from Asia, which has two-thirds of the world’s foreign exchange reserves, meet next week as speculation reaches fever pitch about a Chinese currency revaluation that could rock global markets.

Bush Campaigns for 'Progressive Indexing
NewsFactor Network - 4 hours ago Advocates say Bush's plan for Social Security reform is the best of several unappealing options, from increasing the payroll tax to raising the retirement age. Derrick Max, executive director of the business

China Welcomes Taiwan's Opposition Leader
Newsday - 3 hours ago By STEPHANIE HOO. XI'AN, China -- Nearly six decades after civil war split China, a politician from the losing side returned to his birthplace Saturday to huge cheering crowds that welcomed back an old foe with shouts of "Come home often.".

Vital Signs for the Week of May 2
BusinessWeek - Apr 29, 2005 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.

Execution uncertain in grenade murders
Boston Globe - 14 hours ago By Estes Thompson, Associated Press | April 30, 2005. RALEIGH, NC -- Relatives of the two servicemen killed in Sergeant Hasan Akbar's grenade and rifle attack said yesterday that he deserved the death sentence given to him by a military jury.