Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty a Success, But Faces Key
Voice of America - 27 minutes ago By Andre de Nesnera. Treaty, or NPT, the legal cornerstone of non-proliferation efforts. Three countries: India, Pakistan and Israel, have not signed the treaty and a fourth, North Korea, has withdrawn from it.

Suspect in Kansas Serial Killings Pleads Not Guilty
New York Times - 5 hours ago Dennis L. Rader, charged by prosecutors with 10 murders as the "BTK" serial killer, pleaded not guilty today, speaking only in response to questions during a brief court appearance in Wichita. He is charged with 10 counts of first degree murder.

Italian Press Accuse Berlusconi of Changing Calipari Report
Zaman Online - 5 hours ago By Cihan News Agency. The Italian press has claimed that Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has altered a report investigating the death of Italian secret service agent Nicola Calipari, who was killed by US soldiers

Runaway bride's story perplexes authorities
CNN - 13 hours ago DULUTH, Georgia (CNN) -- Authorities say runaway bride Jennifer Wilbanks cried when she met with them and recounted how she cut her hair to disguise her appearance and caught a bus heading West to escape her wedding.

Fed says made ommission in FOMC statement
FXstreet.com - 33 minutes ago WASHINGTON (AFX) -- The Federal Reserve said that it made an ommission in the Federal Open Market Committee statement released Tuesday afternoon. The Fed said it left out a sentence saying that inflation expectations

First democratically elected Iraq government takes office
USA Today - 5 hours ago BAGHDAD (AP) — Shiite Arab leader Ibrahim al-Jaafari was sworn in as prime minister on Tuesday as Iraq's first democratically elected government took office. One by one, al-Jaafari and members of his Cabinet

China Courts Taiwanese With Pandas
ABC News - 2 hours ago Taiwan's Nationalist Party Chairman Lien Chan waves to supporters after arriving from China via Hong Kong, Tuesday, May 3, 2005, in Taoyuan's Chiang kai-shek International Airport 40 kilometers (24 miles) south west of Taipei, Taiwan.

Bush Says Retirement Plan Will Prevent Poverty
Los Angeles Times (subscription) - 32 minutes ago By Warren Vieth, Times Staff Writer. CANTON, Miss. — President Bush traveled to one of the country's poorest regions today to assure Americans that the Social Security restructuring plan he has in mind would

Qwest swings to first-quarter profit, revenue edges down
WAVY-TV - 1 hour ago DENVER Shares of Qwest Communications are steady to four cents higher today on news the Denver-based telecom earned 57 (m) million dollars during the first three months of 2005. The quarterly results compare

Togo court confirms Gnassingbe
NEWS.com.au - 1 hour ago TOGO'S constitutional court today confirmed Faure Gnassingbe as the winner of an April 24 presidential election which the opposition says was rigged. The court said Mr Gnassingbe, due to be sworn in tomorrow, won 60.15 per cent of the vote.