Iraqi Govt sworn in
Stuff.co.nz - 19 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.

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

Taiwan President Invites China's Leaders to Visit
Voice of America - 4 hours ago By Heda Bayron. The president of Taiwan has invited China's leaders to visit the island, as Beijing offered economic concessions and a pair of giant pandas as goodwill gestures to its rival. Beijing responded

Togo court confirms Gnassingbe
NEWS.com.au - 49 minutes ago TOGO'S constitutional court today confirmed Faure Gnassingbe as the winner of an April 24 presidential election which the opposition says was rigged. The court said Mr Gnassingbe, due to be sworn in tomorrow, won 60.15 per cent of the vote.

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

Iran to press ahead with nuclear fuel plans: official
CBC News - 25 minutes ago UNITED NATIONS - Iran will continue working with all legal areas of nuclear technology, including uranium enrichment, a top government official told the United Nations on Tuesday. Iranian Foreign Minister

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.

Treasury prices fall after Fed decision
Investor's Business Daily (subscription) - 1 hour ago By Leslie Wines. NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - Long-term Treasurys prices fell, sending yields slightly higher Tuesday afternoon after the Federal Reserve put in place a widely expected rate increase and issued

Berlusconi under pressure on Iraq
CNN International - 1 hour 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.

Pentagon says Iraq war erodes military's abilities
Reuters AlertNet - 59 minutes ago By Will Dunham. WASHINGTON, May 3 (Reuters) - Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have constrained the military's ability to tackle other potential conflicts, making any future war more likely to be longer and bloodier, according to America's top general.