Iraq Cabinet Takes Office
Voice of America - 2 hours ago By Neil MacDonald. Iraq Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari has been sworn in with 29 members of his cabinet, but the country's political impasse continues with key portfolios unfilled. Mr. Jaafari was nominated

Bush presses Social Security plan
MarketWatch - 2 hours ago WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- President Bush traveled to a Mississippi auto plant Tuesday to press his proposal to alter the way future Social Security retirement benefits would be calculated, while the White House signaled flexibility over the details of

Telecom Report Qwest goes back to drawing board
MarketWatch - 4 hours ago Having lost a high-stakes bidding war for MCI Inc., the Denver-based phone company must find other ways to grow its business, shrink costs and whittle down a heavy debtload, analysts say. If Qwest can achieve

Berlusconi under pressure on Iraq
CNN International - 6 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.

Boys saved after six days at sea
Daily Times - 2 hours ago Two teenagers who drifted at sea for six days in a small sailing boat without food or water told Monday how they prayed to be rescued from the shark-infested waters of the Atlantic. Josh Long, 17, and Troy

Iran vows to pursue nuke technology
CNN International - 3 hours ago UNITED NATIONS (CNN) -- Iran's foreign minister said Tuesday that the country will press forward with its pursuit of "peaceful" nuclear technology, calling it an "unalienable right.". "It is unacceptable that

Report: Philippines Most Dangerous Place to be a Journalist
Voice of America - 4 hours ago By Heda Bayron. The Philippines is the most deadly place for journalists to work according to a new report issued on global Press Freedom Day. The group, Reporters Without Borders says 52 journalists have been

Jilted Groom: I Still Want Her
CBS News - 10 hours ago (CBS/AP) The man whose jittery bride-to-be skipped town days before her lavish wedding and claimed she had been abducted says that his fiancée wants the "whole world to know she's very, very sorry.". John

China warns Taiwan on 'separatist' actions
International Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago BEIJING Chinese officials said Tuesday that Taiwan's governing party must scrap its party platform and stop its "separatist activities" before Beijing would talk with President Chen Shui-bian, dashing hopes that the recent thaw in relations would lead to

US Central Bank Raises Interest Rates as Expected
Voice of America - 28 minutes ago By Barry Wood. The Federal Reserve, the US central bank, Tuesday raised short-term interest rates for the eighth time since June, to three percent. The move is intended to combat the inflationary pressure triggered by higher oil prices.