S. Korea Downplays N. Korea Missile Test
ABC News - 1 hour ago A South Korean police officer looks at North Korea's Scud-B missile, center green, and other South Korea's missiles at Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, in this March 10, 2003 file photo. The

Iran Plans Defense of Nuclear Program
Washington Post - 1 hour ago By Dafna Linzer. Iran is planning to mount a staunch defense of its nuclear energy program at an international conference beginning today and will insist on rights to the same technology afforded to all members

Australian PM: No talks with kidnappers
Washington Times - 22 minutes ago CANBERRA, Australia, May. 1 (UPI) -- Australia's prime minister said Monday there will be no negotiations with the kidnappers of a businessman in Iraq. A man identifying himself as Douglas Wood was shown begging for his life on a video.

A Tonic for Bush's Ailing Second Term
BusinessWeek - 59 minutes ago One hundred and one days into his second term, President George W. Bush is near the low point of his four-and-a-half-year Presidency. His party is struggling mightily, too. Despite an aggressive marketing campaign, public support for the President's No.

Cos. negotiate $5B deal for Neiman Marcus
BusinessWeek - 25 minutes ago MAY. 1 11:57 PM ET Texas Pacific Group and Warburg Pincus are negotiating to purchase the Neiman Marcus Group Inc., which includes a chain of 37 luxury department stores, for about $5 billion, according to published reports.

Laura Bush: First lady of comedy
USA Today - 34 minutes ago President Bush: Thank you and good evening. I always look forward to these dinners, where I'm supposed to be funny — intentionally. I'm really looking forward to hearing Cedric the Entertainer. I kind of think of myself that way.

New threat to Egypt's peace
Newsday - 28 minutes ago BY MOHAMAD BAZZI. BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Two attacks against tourists in Cairo on Saturday prompted fears of a renewed wave of violence by Islamic militants similar to a bloody campaign in the 1990s, which nearly

Charges not ruled out for US runaway bride
China Daily - 1 hour ago A suburban Atlanta prosecutor said Sunday he would be less likely to bring charges against runaway bride Jennifer Wilbanks if authorities determine she left spontaneously rather than planning her disappearance.

Purcell Hangs On
Forbes - 2 hours ago NEW YORK - Philip Purcell held on as Morgan Stanley's chief executive over the weekend, when the firm's board of directors reaffirmed its commitment to him and elected to keep the company intact. But the embattled

25 die in Iraq funeral bombing
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 21 minutes ago By The Associated Press. BAGHDAD -- Mourners gathered under a large funeral tent Sunday to remember a Kurdish politician gunned down by insurgents, only to become the next victims of a torrent of violence sweeping