Qwest Abandons MCI Bidding War
Smartmoney.com (subscription) - 23 minutes ago By Roger Cheng. NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Qwest Communications Inc. (Q) threw in the towel in its bid for MCI Inc. (MCIP), laying to rest more than two months of fighting with Verizon Communications (VZ) over the

Italy rules out intentional US killing of agent
Reuters - 50 minutes ago ROME (Reuters) - Italy said on Monday the fatal shooting of an Italian agent in Iraq was not intentional but was caused by inexperienced and nervous US soldiers manning a poorly organized checkpoint. In its

Howard won't negotiate over hostage
Japan Today - 29 minutes ago SYDNEY — Prime Minister John Howard said Monday that Australia will not give in to demands from insurgents in Iraq who have kidnapped an Australian. Engineer Douglas Wood, 63, had been working on reconstruction

Stand up. Tongue update. Time travelers.
Houston Chronicle - 28 minutes 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

Breathe life into N-pact: Annan
Calcutta Telegraph - 28 minutes ago United Nations, May 2 (Reuters): UN secretary-general Kofi Annan challenged world leaders today to breathe life into a key nuclear disarmament treaty, with new countries acquiring dangerous weapons and nuclear powers slow to disarm.

Status of Those Charged at Abu Ghraib
Washington Post - 5 hours ago By The Associated Press. -- Pfc. Lynndie England's guilty plea, if approved by the judge, would bring to eight the number of Army reservists convicted of abusing detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison. Spc. Sabrina

Purcell Must Mend Morgan Stanley's Wounds
Washington Post - 24 minutes ago By MICHAEL J. MARTINEZ. NEW YORK -- Investors hoping for big changes at Morgan Stanley made their disappointment known Monday, sending the Wall Street firm's shares sharply lower two days after embattled Chairman

Israel begins coordination with Palestinians over Gaza pullout
Xinhua - 1 hour ago JERUSALEM, May 2 (Xinhuanet) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Monday that his government had begun coordination with the Palestinians in a bid to make the unilateral disengagement plan to withdraw settlers from the Gaza Strip a success.

President Set For Mid-Tuesday Appearance At Nissan Plant In Canton
WLOX - 39 minutes ago President Bush is set to appear Tuesday at the Nissan manufacturing plant in Canton, making Mississippi the 24th state on his tour to promote his ideas for Social Security changes. The president will "talk

Charges not ruled out for runaway bride
CNN - 1 hour ago ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Jennifer Wilbanks, the betrothed suburban Atlanta woman whose pre-wedding flight spawned a national search, could face misdemeanor or felony charges, a prosecutor said Monday. Gwinnett