Sunday, May 01, 2005


Iraqi Police: Abducted CARE Official's Belongings Found
AINA - 2 hours ago BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraqi and US forces found belongings of kidnapped CARE worker Margaret Hassan and arrested three people in connection with the case, officials said Sunday. A handbag, ID and clothing

Runaway Bride Could Face Legal Charges
ABC News - 1 hour ago Police officers escort a blanket covered Jennifer Wilbanks through the Albuquerque Sunport, Saturday, April 30, 2005, as she is taken to her flight and back to Atlanta. Wilbanks turned up in Albuquerque late

At Annual Meeting, Buffett Steers Clear of AIG Details
Washington Post - 31 minutes ago By Ben White. OMAHA, April 30 -- Berkshire Hathaway Inc. chief executive Warren E. Buffett, the world's second-wealthiest man, sat down before 20,000 of his shareholders here Saturday for the company's annual

What 'minuteman' vigil accomplished
Christian Science Monitor - 3 hours ago A volunteer network's effort to close part of border slowed illegal immigration - in one small area. By Daniel B. Wood | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor. SIERRA VISTA, ARIZ. – Retired pilot

Pope Blesses Throngs in John Paul's Stead
ABC News - 2 hours ago Pope Benedict XVI greets the faithful, as his personal secretary Georg Gaenswein adjusts the microphone, during his first appearance of his papacy at the window of his apartment overlooking St. Peter's Square

Bush takes on still more political risk
Christian Science Monitor - 3 hours ago By Linda Feldmann | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor. WASHINGTON – George W. Bush is a well-known risk-taker - and well-known for not giving up when he has a bee in his bonnet. As with Iraq, so

England will plead guilty to 7 of 9 Iraqi abuse charges
DCEAlumni.com - 1 hour ago Lynndie England, the US soldier pic¬tured holding a naked Iraqi detainee on a leash in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, will plead guilty next week to most charges against her, her lawyer has said. The 22-year

Italy Report on Killing Goes Public Monday
ABC News - 2 hours ago Spectators attending the funeral of Nicola Calipari, the Italian intelligence officer killed by US troops while defending the ex-hostage Giuliana Sgrena, hold copies of Il Manifesto, the pro-Communist daily for which Sgrena works, at the exit of

Wall Street Turns Its Focus on Fed Meeting
ABC News - 2 hours ago By MICHAEL J. MARTINEZ. NEW YORK May 1, 2005 — When the Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee meets this week, Wall Street will be anxiously waiting for what's become a key word in the central bank's monetary policy: measured.

'Attacks won't harm tourism'
News24 - 2 hours ago Dubai - The head of Egypt's main hotel group sought on Sunday to play down the impact of attacks by Islamist militants on his country's vital tourism industry, saying they were "isolated incidents" perpetrated by "isolated people.".