Opinions Divided over Wilbanks
WXIA-TV - 32 minutes ago Gwinnett County's district attorney is leaving open the possibility that Jennifer Wilbanks could face criminal charges. Danny Porter, Gwinnett County district attorney, says he has questions for Wilbanks and

Battling On Benefits
TIME - 3 hours ago George Bush is trying to call the bluff of Democrats, who have been so unified in their opposition to his plan to revamp Social Security. After months of ducking specifics about the hard benefits cuts that

Morgan Stanley Board Backs Embattled Chief
Washington Post - 32 minutes ago NEW YORK -- Morgan Stanley's board gave a vote of confidence for embattled Chief Executive Philip Purcell on Sunday, saying any "suggestions for management changes or a corporate reorganization beyond the proposed spinoff of its Discover Card business

Australian national taken hostage in Iraq - videotape
Forbes - 1 hour ago LONDON (AFX) - An Australian national has been taken hostage in Iraq, according to a videotape broadcast by Britain's Sky News television on Sunday. The tape shows an ashen-faced man in his 60s who identifies

North Korean missile fired towards Japan
Guardian Unlimited - 53 minutes ago International efforts to persuade North Korea to abandon its suspected nuclear weapons programme were in danger of unravelling yesterday amid reports that it has launched a short-range conventional missile into the Sea of Japan.

Egypt Detains More Than 200 in Attacks on Tourist Industry
New York Times - 1 hour ago By MONA EL-NAGGAR. CAIRO, May 1 - Egyptian authorities swept through villages on the outskirts of Cairo on Sunday, detaining more than 200 people after attacks on Saturday that left seven people wounded and three attackers dead.

Buffett may pay out from $44bn cash pile
Telegraph.co.uk - 1 hour ago By David Litterick in Omaha, Nebraska (Filed: 02/05/2005). Warren Buffett is considering paying shareholders in Berkshire Hathaway a dividend for the first time in decades after admitting "at the moment we have more money than brains".

Five held over Hassan murder
Telegraph.co.uk - 1 hour ago By Oliver Poole. Five suspected members of the terrorist group that murdered Margaret Hassan, the British aid worker kidnapped in Iraq last year, were captured yesterday. American and Iraqi troops raided a

First Lady's Comedy Skill Well-Kept Secret
Washington Post - 4 hours ago By DEB RIECHMANN. WASHINGTON -- Laura Bush's knack for comedy may have been the best-kept secret in Washington. It turns out that the former librarian, the sweet smiling political wife, can let loose one-liners with the timing of a standup comic.

Pyongyang tests missile on eve of UN nuclear talks
Independent - 36 minutes ago By Rupert Cornwell in Washington. Talks on curbing nuclear proliferation which open today in New York seem doomed to failure, threatened by deadlock over two proposals and overshadowed by new threats from Iran