Vietnamese celebrate anniversary of the end of the Vietnam war
eTaiwan News - 39 minutes ago Thirty years after communist tanks crashed through the Presidential Palace gates in former South Vietnam, a convoy of Ford vans poured through the arches yesterday carrying 1,000 Vietnamese veterans to celebrate the anniversary of the end of the Vietnam

US 'Leash Girl' soldier wins plea bargain over Abu Ghraib abuses
Telegraph.co.uk - 3 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.

Eleven die as Iraq attacks stay at peak
Guardian Unlimited - 2 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 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.

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

Social Security: Help for the Poor or Help for All
New York Times - 4 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

Chen Urges China to Talk to Taiwan's Government
Reuters - 52 minutes 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.

Attacks on foreigners in Egypt
CNN International - 2 hours ago CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Two veiled woman shoot at a tourist bus, while a man blows himself up, in two attacks against tourists in Cairo that leaves the three assailants dead and seven people wounded. April 30

Berkshire Considers Paying Dividend
WOWT - 42 minutes ago With $45 billion in cash in its coffers, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett said Saturday the board will discuss the possibility of paying a dividend for the first time in company history. Buffett said

Bride Resurfaces, Admits Faking Abduction
ABC News - 2 hours ago Missing Ga. Bride Turns Up in NM, Says She Faked Abduction, Ran Away to Avoid Wedding Pressure. Jennifer Wilbanks, the Georgia runaway bride, is escorted by police through the airport in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Saturday, April 30, 2005.