Morgan Stanley fails to silence rebel campaign over Purcell
Independent - 1 hour ago By Katherine Griffiths in New York. Former executives at Morgan Stanley have refused to call off their campaign to oust the investment banking giant's chief executive Philip Purcell, despite concessions from the board.

Georgia City May Want Bride to Pay
New York Times - 1 hour ago DULUTH, Ga., May 2 - The runaway bride-to-be who led this Atlanta suburb on an expensive game of hide-and-seek last week may face charges after all, the authorities said, and the city was investigating whether to bill her for the search.

Hostage crisis: Aus seeks UN help
NDTV.com - 1 hour ago Australia's Foreign Minister asked the UN Secretary General for help on Monday in securing the release of an Australian citizen being held hostage in Iraq. Alexander Downer's meeting with Kofi Annan came as

Rice: US Can Deter North Korean Nuclear Ambitions
Voice of America - 5 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

Annan calls for nuclear disarmament
Xinhua - 40 minutes ago BEIJING, May 3 --UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has challenged world leaders to breathe life into a key nuclear disarmament treaty. Annan opened a month-long conference on the 1968 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty in New York on Monday.

Verizon looks like MCI winner
News-Leader.com - 53 minutes ago By Jon Van. Chicago — After more than two months of offers and counteroffers, Verizon Communications Inc. appears to have secured a deal to buy MCI Inc. as Qwest Communications International Inc. dropped out of the competition.

Natan Sharansky's Letter of Resignation From the Israeli Cabinet
ChronWatch - 20 minutes ago I am writing to inform you of my decision to resign as Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Jerusalem. As you know, I have opposed the disengagement plan from the beginning on the grounds that I believe any concessions

Stand up. Tongue update. Time travelers.
Houston Chronicle - 7 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 admits her guilt in Abu Ghraig prison abuse case
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - 21 minutes ago By TR Reid, The Washington Post. FORT HOOD, Texas -- Army Pfc. Lynndie R. England formally pleaded guilty yesterday to mistreating inmates at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison. Army Pfc. Lynndie England arrives for

Italy challenges US on shooting
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - 22 minutes ago By Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times. ROME -- Italy yesterday sharply challenged a US Army report that had exonerated American soldiers in the shooting death of an Italian intelligence officer near Baghdad.