Georgia City May Want Bride to Pay
New York Times - 2 hours ago DULUTH, Ga., May 2 - The runaway bride-to-be who led this Atlanta suburb on an expensive game of hide-and-seek last week may face charges after all, the authorities said, and the city was investigating whether to bill her for the search.

Israeli cabinet member quits to protest pullback plan
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - 1 hour ago By Laura King, Los Angeles Times. JERUSALEM -- Natan Sharansky, the onetime symbol of oppressed Soviet Jewry, quit his Cabinet post yesterday to protest Israel's planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip this summer.

England admits her guilt in Abu Ghraig prison abuse case
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - 1 hour ago By TR Reid, The Washington Post. FORT HOOD, Texas -- Army Pfc. Lynndie R. England formally pleaded guilty yesterday to mistreating inmates at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison. Army Pfc. Lynndie England arrives for

'Inexperience' of troops blamed in agent's death
Washington Times - 56 minutes ago By John Phillips. ROME -- Italy yesterday blamed "stress and inexperience" among US troops for the shooting death of its top intelligence agent in Baghdad but accepted that he was killed accidentally. In a

Rejected Jokes From Laura Bush's Monologue
Dissident Voice - 1 hour ago by Arthur Creosote. The Associated Depressed has learned that an anonymous White House staffer tried to sneak the following jokes into Laura Bush's now famous monologue at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night.

Morgan Stanley fails to silence rebel campaign over Purcell
Independent - 2 hours ago By Katherine Griffiths in New York. Former executives at Morgan Stanley have refused to call off their campaign to oust the investment banking giant's chief executive Philip Purcell, despite concessions from the board.

China announces new CBMs to ease ties with Taiwan
Sify - 19 minutes ago Beijing: China announced major confidence building measures to ease ties with arch-rival, Taiwan, including easing travel restrictions, allowing more farm produce imports and gifted a pair of giant pandas.

UPDATE 6-Verizon wins MCI with $8.5 billion offer
Reuters - 6 hours ago By Justin Hyde. WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ.N: Quote, Profile, Research) won its 10-week battle for MCI Inc. (MCIP.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday, as Qwest Communications International Inc.

Annan warns of nuclear threat
Age (subscription) - 32 minutes ago The voice was soft, calm and familiar. But the scenario UN Secretary General Kofi Annan sketched out was chilling. A nuclear bomb goes off in a great city. Chaos ensues. A frightened world asks: "Was this an act of terrorism

Florida paedophile law is signed
BBC News - 41 minutes ago Governor Jeb Bush of Florida has signed a new law by which those convicted of child sex abuse will face the harshest punishment anywhere in the US. The law is part of a crackdown in response to two recent