England will plead guilty to 7 of 9 Iraqi abuse charges
DCEAlumni.com - 2 hours ago Lynndie England, the US soldier pic¬tured holding a naked Iraqi detainee on a leash in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, will plead guilty next week to most charges against her, her lawyer has said. The 22-year

Buffett: Insurance Abuse Nearly Halted
Reuters - 1 hour ago OMAHA, Neb. (Reuters) - Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger, the top executives at Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKa.N: Quote, Profile, Research) (BRKb.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , on Sunday said recent regulatory

Australian Taken Hostage in Iraq as Defense Minister Visits
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago May 2 (Bloomberg) -- An Australian engineer has been taken hostage in Iraq and has appeared on video-tape pleading for his life and asking for nations to withdraw their troops. The video coincides with Australian

Wall St. Week Ahead: Stocks Eye Fed, Jobs
MSN Money - 2 hours ago By Arindam Nag. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors are likely to remain slightly nervous this week with another rate increase expected from the Federal Reserve and the crucial April non-farm payrolls report on tap.

226 Arrested After Cairo Attacks
Arab News - 48 minutes ago CAIRO, 2 May 2005 — Egyptian authorities detained some 226 people yesterday for questioning from the home villages of the three extremists responsible for the twin attacks in Cairo, police officials said.

Italy Report on Killing Goes Public Monday
ABC News - 4 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

Expert: Missile test was 'political, not military'
CNN - 35 minutes ago (CNN) -- North Korea apparently tested a short-range missile Sunday, the Bush administration said, further raising concerns about the Korean Peninsula's nuclear standoff. CNN's Fredricka Whitfield spoke Sunday

Battling On Benefits
TIME - 2 hours ago George Bush is trying to call the bluff of Democrats, who have been so unified in their opposition to his plan to revamp Social Security. After months of ducking specifics about the hard benefits cuts that

Runaway Bride Could Face Legal Charges
ABC News - 2 hours ago Police officers escort a blanket covered Jennifer Wilbanks through the Albuquerque Sunport, Saturday, April 30, 2005, as she is taken to her flight and back to Atlanta. Wilbanks turned up in Albuquerque late

Suicide Bomber Attacks Funeral, Kills 25 Iraqis
Washington Post - 46 minutes ago By Caryle Murphy. BAGHDAD, May 1 -- A suicide car bomber drove into a gathering of mourners at a funeral for a slain political leader in a northern Iraqi town Sunday, killing 25 and wounding at least 30, according