MCI Accepts Verizon's Bid, Qwest Withdraws
Converge Network Digest - 33 minutes ago MCI's Board of Directors accepted a new acquisition bid from Verizon provides at least $26.00 per MCI share comprised of $5.60 in cash which would be paid upon approval of the transaction by MCI's shareholders, plus the greater of 0.5743 Verizon shares

US-Italian tensions escalate over killing of Italian agent in Iraq
Zee News - 32 minutes ago Nettuno, May 03: Italy and the United States sought to play down a row on Monday (May 2) over the shooting of an Italian agent in Iraq, while representatives of the two countries attended a WWII memorial ceremony.

Stand up. Tongue update. Time travelers.
Houston Chronicle - 5 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

Sharansky to lobby against pullout
Jerusalem Post - 33 minutes ago Natan Sharansky, who resigned as Diaspora affairs minister on Monday, will lobby against the disengagement plan next month when he travels to Washington for a series of speaking engagements, public appearances and meetings with senior American officials

Purcell Must Mend Morgan Stanley's Wounds
ABC News - 5 hours ago The Morgan Stanley building in New York's Times Square is seen, Thursday, April 14, 2005 in New York. Morgan Stanley Chief Executive Phil Purcell survived a challenge to his position over the weekend after

England Pleads Guilty to Abusing Prisoners
ABC News - 5 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.

UN nuclear arms meeting begins
Xinhua - 33 minutes ago BEIJING, May 3 --A one-month conference on reviewing the Non-Proliferation Treaty has kicked off at the headquarters of United Nations in New York. Delegates from 187 countries will discuss issues including

Rice: US Can Deter North Korean Nuclear Ambitions
Voice of America - 4 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

Prosecutor to decide if he will charge missing bride
KRQE - 12 hours ago DULUTH, Ga. -- A Georgia prosecutor says he hopes to decide today whether he can legally charge Jennifer Wilbanks for her very public case of cold feet. The bride-to-be vanished last Tuesday, then claimed to have been abducted.

US and UN join Australian efforts to free hostage
ABC Online - 1 hour ago TONY EASTLEY: The Australian Government, the armed forces, the US Government, the UN, Iraqi clerics and non-government organisations are all now involved in trying to secure the release of Australian hostage, Douglas Wood.