Egyptian police detain 200 after Cairo attacks
Forbes - 13 hours ago CAIRO (AFX) - More than 200 people have been arrested or brought in for questioning by Egyptian security services following attacks in Cairo tourist areas that left three Islamic militants dead, police said.

S. Korea Downplays N. Korea Missile Test
ABC News - 3 hours ago A South Korean police officer looks at North Korea's Scud-B missile, center green, and other South Korea's missiles at Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, in this March 10, 2003 file photo. The

Spurned sculptor a Heinz Award winner
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - 2 hours ago By Mackenzie Carpenter, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. When Teresa Heinz Kerry first established a $1.25 million awards program in memory of her late husband, Sen. John Heinz, she knew she didn't want the honors

Iraq Car Blast at Funeral Leaves 25 Dead
ABC News - 7 hours ago Iraqi men cross the street after a US Army convoy was attacked by a car bomb in the western part of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, May 1, 2005. Insurgents launched a third straight day of stepped up attacks in Iraq

Runaway bride-to-be could face charges
Boston Globe - 21 minutes ago By Associated Press | May 2, 2005. DULUTH, Ga. -- A prosecutor said yesterday that he wants to review whether the runaway bride-to-be who conceded that she made up a kidnapping story should be charged for making false statements to the police.

Iraq hostage's family 'extremely concerned'
ABC Online - 1 hour ago The brother of an Australian man being held hostage in Iraq says the family is extremely concerned about his situation but trusts the Government will do all that is reasonably in its power to help. Douglas

World gathers to review nuclear treaty
Boston Globe - 15 minutes ago UNITED NATIONS -- For the seventh time since it took force in 1970, the world's nations gather Monday to reassess how well the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty is keeping the lid on man's most terrible weapons.

Exploding Overseas Demand Ends Era of Cheap Oil
Washington Post - 21 hours ago By Warren Brown. When it comes to discussing gasoline prices, President Bush is a lot like the doctor who refuses to give a terminally ill patient the bad news. To wit: "The end is here.". Instead, like his

AIG agrees to restate financials
New Zealand Herald - 32 minutes ago NEW YORK - American International Group Inc. said today it will restate its annual financial statements from 2000 to 2003, and would also reduce its net worth by around US$2.7 billion ($3.73 billion) due mostly to past accounting errors.

Lenovo completes IBM buy
iT News - 15 minutes ago Lenovo has completed its US$1.25 billion acquisition -- comprising some US$650 million in cash and US$600 million in Lenovo Group shares -- of IBM's PC Division. IBM’s ownership in Lenovo upon closing is 18.9 percent, the companies said in a statement.