US Economic growth weakest in two years
Boersenreport - 4 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

US soldiers cleared in Italian agent's death
CNN - 2 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.

Tourists targeted, attackers killed in Cairo
CBC - Newfoundland & Labrador - 25 minutes 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.

Missing bride found in New Mexico is back in Atlanta
Access North Georgia - 39 minutes ago The missing Georgia bride-to-be who turned up on a seedy stretch of Route 66 in New Mexico arrived back in Atlanta Saturday night. Jennifer Wilbanks, 32, landed at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International

Vietnam Marks 30 Years Since War's End
ABC News - 2 hours ago Vietnamese soldiers re-enact the liberation of Saigon during 30th anniversary day celebrations Saturday, April 30, 2005, in Ho Chi Minh City. The day marks the end of the fighting in the Vietnam War. (AP Photo/David Longstreath).

For Buffett, the One That Got Away
New York Times - 54 minutes ago By TIMOTHY L. O'BRIEN. TOMORROW morning, Warren E. Buffett and his board will gather in Omaha to consider the merits of three executives he considers likely to succeed him one day as Berkshire Hathaway's chief executive.

US 'Leash Girl' soldier wins plea bargain over Abu Ghraib abuses
Telegraph.co.uk - 1 hour 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.

Social Security: Help for the Poor or Help for All
New York Times - 2 hours ago WASHINGTON, April 30 - In attempting to fix Social Security's long-term problems without raising taxes, President Bush has chosen to recast the 70-year-old retirement program as one that would keep the lowest-income workers out of poverty but become

Death toll rises as Iraq insurgents strike at will
New Zealand Herald - 2 hours ago By Patrick Cockburn. A wave of violence has engulfed Iraq with bombs killing at least 60 Iraqis and six US soldiers in a wave of attacks following the formation of a new government after three months of wrangling.

Taiwan Opposition Leader Returns to China
ABC News - 2 hours ago A Chinese man holds up a banner with the words "Lien Chan we welcome you" as the Taiwanese Nationalist Party Chairman Lien Chan, right walks by as he arrives at the airport in Xi'an, western China, Saturday, April 30, 2005.