China panda-ing to archrival Taiwan
New Zealand Herald - 1 hour ago In a series of goodwill gestures at the end of a visit by Taiwan opposition leader Lien Chan, Beijing will lift restrictions on Chinese tourists crossing the strait, and offered to scrap tariffs on more than 10 kinds of fruit from Taiwan.

Iraqi transitional government sworn in, seven posts undecided
Xinhua - 36 minutes ago BAGHDAD, May 3 (Xinhuanet) -- Iraq's newly approved transitional cabinet was formally sworn in on Tuesday, after three months of haggling over the allocation of governmental posts following the Jan. 30 landmark parliamentary elections.

Iran determined to pursue nuclear enrichment
Reuters - 1 hour ago By Louis Charbonneau. UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran vowed on Tuesday to press ahead with nuclear activities that could be used to develop weapons and accused the United States and Israel of threatening international peace with their own atomic arsenals.

Laura Bush: First Lady Of Comedy
Bayou Buzz - 4 hours ago First Lady Laura Bush brought down the house at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington DC this weekend. She kidded her husband about his early bedtime and said she watched “Desperate Housewives”.

Global Semiconductor Sales Up
Top Tech News - 1 hour ago The semiconductor industry's relatively strong first-quarter sales have been attributed to higher than expected sales of wireless handsets, personal computers and consumer electronics. Complimentary Whitepaper

Not-Guilty Plea Entered for BTK Suspect
ABC News - 1 hour ago Dennis Rader, charged with 10 counts of murder in the BTK serial killings that terrorized Wichita since the 1970s, is led from Sedgwick County court in Wichita, Kan., Tuesday, May 3, 2005, after his arraignment.

Stocks Mixed After Fed Raises Key Rate
Forbes - 23 minutes ago Stocks remained narrowly mixed Tuesday after the Federal Reserve gave few new perspectives on causes and extent of a recent slowdown in economic growth. The Fed also announced a widely expected quarter percentage

Qwest Has 1st-Qtr Profit of $57 Mln on Asset Sale (Update4)
Bloomberg - 24 minutes ago May 3 (Bloomberg) -- Qwest Communications International Inc., which yesterday scrapped a takeover bid for MCI Inc., had a first-quarter profit of $57 million because of an asset-sale gain. Sales declined as subscribers canceled local lines.

Berlusconi's US relationship becomes less special
Reuters - 2 hours ago By Phil Stewart. ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, long proud of having friends in high places, has seen the limitations of his rapport with Washington after a public falling-out over the killing of an Italian agent in Iraq.

Father Tells Jilted Groom to Go Slowly
ABC News - 4 hours ago In this undated image taken from television and provided by FOX News Channel, John Mason is shown during an interview on FOX News. The jilted groom from Georgia whose bride-to-be ran away four days before