Italians reject US account of agent's death
Guardian Unlimited - 51 minutes ago Italy is expected today to contradict key findings of a US report that clears American soldiers of any wrongdoing in the death of an Italian secret service agent in Iraq, as prime minister Silvio Berlusconi said the controversy would be debated in

Runaway Bride Registries
WJXX - 1 hour ago DULUTH, Ga. (AP) -- His bride ran away, but jilted groom John Mason still wants to marry his runaway bride, Jennifer Wilbanks. Wilbanks went for a jog almost a week ago from the suburban Atlanta home the couple shared and never came back.

Morgan Stanley board backs chief
International Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago NEW YORK The board of Morgan Stanley, responding to a campaign to remove its chief executive, Philip Purcell, has announced a series of changes in corporate governance and reaffirmed its support for Purcell.

Stand up. Tongue update. Time travelers.
Houston Chronicle - 2 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

Iraq's new chapter Two US F-18s reportedly collide over Iraq
MSNBC - 57 minutes ago WASHINGTON - Navy officials said Friday that two F-18 fighter jets apparently were involved in an "air-to-air collision" over southern Iraq. There was no immediate word on the fate of the crew members. The

UPDATE 6-Verizon wins MCI with $8.5 billion offer
Reuters - 58 minutes ago By Justin Hyde. WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ.N: Quote, Profile, Research) won its 10-week battle for MCI Inc. (MCIP.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday, as Qwest Communications International Inc.

Vice president touts Social Security plan to supporters
Access North Georgia - 2 hours ago At a ticket-only town hall meeting, Vice President Dick Cheney rallied the party faithful Monday to support President Bush's plan for Social Security reform. After emerging to cheers and applause from the

England Pleads Guilty to Abusing Prisoners
ABC News - 2 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.

Hostage reliant on persuasion
NEWS.com.au - 31 minutes ago THE Federal Government had no new information on the kidnapping of an Australian man held hostage by insurgents in Iraq, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said today. Mr Downer was speaking from New York after

Nonproliferation plus disarmament
The Japan Times - 30 minutes ago An international conference to review the Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) opens at the United Nations Monday. The 1970 treaty is riddled with inefficacy, as illustrated by North Korea's nuclear-weapons program