Iraq widows and orphans threaten to sue over 'illegal war'
Independent - 22 minutes ago By Kim Sengupta. Bitter recriminations over Iraq continue to dog Tony Blair as relatives of British soldiers killed in the conflict take the first steps towards legal action against him. A letter from 10 bereaved

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

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

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

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

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

Fed maintains its steady course with US rates rising to 3%
Scotsman - 29 minutes ago IN A widely expected move, the US Federal Reserve increased interest rates by a quarter percentage point last night. The move pushed the federal funds rate up to 3 per cent. It was the eighth rise in US rates

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.

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

Iran vows to pursue nuke technology
CNN International - 4 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