Faure Gnassingbe formally declared president of Togo
Xinhua - 2 hours ago LOME, May 3 (Xinhuanet) -- Faure Gnassingbe, the son of Togo's late president Gnassingbe Eyadema, was Tuesday formally declared winner of the presidential polls by the constitutional court. The court "proclaims

Father Tells Jilted Groom to Go Slowly
ABC News - 6 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

Iran, N Korea under fire on nukes
Australian - 4 hours ago US-LED demands for Iran and North Korea to cease their nuclear weapons programs dominated the opening day of the conference on disarmament attended by 183 nations at UN headquarters in New York. US Assistant

Iraqi Govt sworn in
Stuff.co.nz - 44 minutes ago BAGHDAD: Iraq has sworn in a new government but five ministries and two deputy prime minister posts were left unfilled, highlighting the intense difficulties faced in forming a leadership uniting Shi'ites, Sunnis and Kurds.

US rate futures jump as Fed adds missing sentence
Reuters - 31 minutes ago CHICAGO, May 3 (Reuters) - US short-term rate futures turned higher in late trading on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve found it had dropped a key sentence on inflation from its statement after today's meeting.

Qwest Has 1st-Qtr Profit of $57 Mln on Asset Sale (Update4)
Bloomberg - 2 hours 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.

China Offers Pandas but Rejects Talks
The Moscow Times - 34 minutes ago BEIJING -- China on Tuesday snubbed Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian, saying it would not hold talks until his party drops a clause in its platform calling for the island's formal independence. The move

Means-testing of Social Security: Double-Edged Sword
Global Politician - 48 minutes ago Following President Bush's proposal to means test Social Security, our moderate local newspaper announced "Bush to seek adjusted benefits" while the more liberal paper fretted about "Cuts in Social Security".

Not-Guilty Plea Entered for BTK Suspect
ABC News - 3 hours 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.

Berlusconi under pressure on Iraq
CNN International - 2 hours ago ROME, Italy -- Pressure is mounting on the Italian government from its own supporters to reconsider the country's military presence in Iraq after conflicting reports on the killing of an Italian agent by US soldiers.