Kofi Annan opens UN conference on non-proliferation treaty
WXXA - 1 hour 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

The First Lady's speech at the White House Correspondents' Dinner
Slate - 2 hours ago By Dana Stevens. The only thing duller than watching the White House Correspondents Association Dinner on C-Span is actually attending it – take it from someone who's done both in one weekend. This year's

Morgan board backs Purcell
Guardian Unlimited - 38 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.

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.

Italian report queries US claims
Journal of Turkish Weekly - 26 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 Israel cabinet in Gaza row
Telegraph.co.uk - 1 hour ago By Tim Butcher in Jerusalem. Natan Sharansky, the former Soviet dissident, resigned from the Israeli government yesterday in protest at the plan to hand Gaza back to the Palestinians. Mr Sharansky became the

Jilted groom says he still wants to marry his runaway bride
KLTV - 56 minutes ago DULUTH, Ga. The Georgia-to-New Mexico route of a runaway bride apparently included Texas. The jilted groom -- John Mason -- today said he still wants to marry fiancee Jennifer Wilbanks. Mason says Wilbanks

Qwest Withdraws Bid After MCI Accepts Verizon Offer
New York Times - 34 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.

Hostage 'realised dangers' of post-war Iraq
ABC Online - 1 hour 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.

Rice to N. Korea: US Can Defend Itself
ABC News - 5 hours ago Sec. of State Rice Talks Tough on North Korea, Assuring It That US Can Defend Itself, Allies. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, with French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier, left, speaks to reporters during