US soldiers cleared in Italian agent's death
CNN - 5 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.

Social Security: Help for the Poor or Help for All
New York Times - 5 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

'Minutemen' End Unofficial Border Patrol, but Plan to Return
New York Times - 2 hours ago By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. NACO, Ariz., April 30, (AP) - Volunteers recruited over the Internet to monitor illegal immigration along a stretch of Arizona's border ended their monthlong campaign this weekend.

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.

Missing bride fabricated kidnap story, police say
Detroit Free Press - 1 hour 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

Twin attacks rock downtown Cairo leaving seven wounded
Winston-Salem Journal - 34 minutes ago Two veiled women shot at a tour bus, and a man - the brother of one attacker and the fiance of the second - blew himself up as he leapt off a bridge during a police chase yesterday. All three attackers died

ANALYSIS - Taiwan's Chen seen in dilemma over KMT China fever
Reuters India - 45 minutes ago By Tiffany Wu. TAIPEI (Reuters) - When Taiwan opposition leader Lien Chan left for China, he was a twice-failed presidential contender seeking a place in history as the first Kuomintang (KMT) chief to set foot

US Economic growth weakest in two years
Boersenreport - 7 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

Berkshire's Buffett Praises AIG's Greenberg, Keeps Dollar Bet
Bloomberg - 1 hour 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.