Yen Gains for Third Week on Speculation China Will Loosen Peg
Bloomberg - 7 hours ago April 30 (Bloomberg) -- The yen gained for a third week against the dollar and euro after a state-sponsored newspaper in China said the government may let its currency trade more freely at any time, relaxing a decade-old peg.

Cairo attacks raise fears of Islamic extremism in Egypt
Xinhua - 1 hour ago By Ming Jinwei, Yang Wenjing. CAIRO, April 30 (Xinhuanet) -- Three people were killed and atleast seven others injured on Saturday in two separate attackstargeting tourists in Cairo, raising fears of more Islamic extremeactivities in Egypt.

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

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

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.".

Execution uncertain in grenade murders
Boston Globe - 15 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.

Vietnam Marks 30 Years Since War's End
ABC News - 2 hours ago Vietnamese students flip colored placards in the sign of a Vietnamese flag in grandstands during the 30th anniversary commemoration parade in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon on Saturday April 30,2005. Vietnam

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 Economic growth weakest in two years
Boersenreport - 21 minutes 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

Bomber strikes in Cairo
CNN International - 7 hours ago CAIRO, Egypt (CNN) -- At least one person has been killed and a number of others injured in a bomb blast near the Egyptian Museum in central Cairo, police say. Remains of a body, covered with newspapers, were