Italian report queries US claims
Journal of Turkish Weekly - 19 minutes ago Italy has published a report into the shooting of a secret agent by US troops at a roadblock in Iraq, which conflicts with the US version of events. The report blames the troops' stress and inexperience, and

Sharansky quits in protest at pullout
Guardian Unlimited - 31 minutes ago Natan Sharansky, the Israeli minister who spent a decade in Soviet prison camps, has resigned from Ariel Sharon's government in protest at the plan to evacuate settlements in Gaza and the northern West Bank.

Kofi Annan opens UN conference on non-proliferation treaty
WXXA - 57 minutes ago UNITED NATIONS (AP) - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan says countries without nuclear weapons shouldn't try to get them and the US and Russia must cut their arsenals. Annan opened a UN conference to review

Hostage 'realised dangers' of post-war Iraq
ABC Online - 54 minutes ago A journalist who met Australian man Douglas Wood, who has been taken hostage in Iraq, says Mr Wood was a well-liked man who, like many others, was taking advantage of the business opportunities in post-war Iraq.

Morgan board backs Purcell
Guardian Unlimited - 31 minutes ago The board of Morgan Stanley has again given its backing to embattled chairman and chief executive Philip Purcell, but detailed a series of governance changes aimed at easing criticism of the Wall Street firm.

Qwest Withdraws Bid After MCI Accepts Verizon Offer
New York Times - 27 minutes ago A fierce takeover battle ended yesterday when Qwest Communications said it would no longer pursue buying MCI Inc., leaving the once-bankrupt long distance carrier to be acquired by Verizon Communications.

Rice: US Can Deter North Korean Nuclear Ambitions
Voice of America - 2 hours ago By Meredith Buel. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in a tough statement aimed at North Korea, says the United States has significant deterrent capability to thwart Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions. Secretary

Groom Still Wants to Marry Runaway Bride
ABC News - 29 minutes ago Jilted Groom Says He Still Wants to Marry His Runaway Bride: 'Haven't We All Made Mistakes '. In this undated image taken from television and provided by FOX News Channel, John Mason is shown during an interview on FOX News.

Stand up. Tongue update. Time travelers.
Houston Chronicle - 3 hours ago By KYRIE O'CONNOR. 1. I was, I confess, slightly disconcerted by Laura Bush's stand-up act at the White House Correspondents Dinner Saturday night. Now, I'm thrilled she'd have the gumption to take on that

England Pleads Guilty to Abusing Prisoners
ABC News - 3 hours ago Army Pfc. Lynndie R. England looks down as she arrives to testify in her court martial at Fort Hood, Texas, Monday, May 2, 2005. (AP Photo/LM Otero). By TA BADGER Associated Press Writer. FORT HOOD, Texas May 2, 2005 — Pfc.