US economic growth slows
Malaysia Star - 4 hours ago WASHINGTON: The US economy grew at its slowest pace in two years during the first quarter, expanding at a 3.1% annual rate as consumers and businesses were pinched by rising energy prices. Growth in gross

Putin starts visit to Palestine
People's Daily Online - 2 hours 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

Lynndie England to plead guilty to Abu Ghraib abuses
USA Today - 1 hour ago SAN ANTONIO (AP) � Pfc. Lynndie England will plead guilty to abusing Iraqi detainees in Abu Ghraib prison, her lawyer said late Friday, months after photos of her sexually humiliating inmates made her the

Microsoft's income soars, but revenues disappoint
Taipei Times - 1 hour 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

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.

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

Search halts as wedding gives way to prayer, pleas
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) - 1 hour ago Anguished family and friends of Jennifer Wilbanks offered a $100,000 reward for information as an exhaustive search by police and volunteers for the missing bride-to-be was halted Friday. Wilbanks was to be

Taiwan Media Praise, Blast Lien-Hu Meeting
Reuters - 58 minutes 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.

Wave of Attacks in Iraq Kill 40 and Wound 100
New York Times - 2 hours 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

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