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.

Hostage crisis: Aus seeks UN help
NDTV.com - 1 hour ago Australia's Foreign Minister asked the UN Secretary General for help on Monday in securing the release of an Australian citizen being held hostage in Iraq. Alexander Downer's meeting with Kofi Annan came as

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.

Fla. Sets Harsher Penalties for Molesters
ABC News - 9 hours ago Mark Lunsford, father of murder victim Jessica Lunsford, right, prepares to hug Gov. Jeb Bush, left, following Bush's signing into law the Jessica Lunsford Act, Monday, May 2, 2005, in Tallahassee, Fla. The

Israeli cabinet member quits to protest pullback plan
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - 52 minutes 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

Italy: Sgrena Shooting Not Deliberate
Outside the Beltway - 42 minutes ago The Italian government has conducted its own investigation into the shooting incident that left journalist Giuliana Sgrena wounded and her bodyguard dead. Their stunning conclusion: it was not an assassination attempt by the Americans.

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.

Warheads and tales: Nuke summit takes off
Economic Times - 32 minutes ago UNITED NATIONS: Foreign ministers from around the world try on Monday to breathe life into a 35-year old nuclear disarmament treaty whose credibility, according to UN secretary-general Kofi Annan, is seriously challenged.

Morgan Stanley fails to silence rebel campaign over Purcell
Independent - 1 hour 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.