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

Options for freeing Douglas Wood
ABC Online - 34 minutes ago The Federal Government says it will not change its policy on Iraq in order to secure the release of Australian hostage Douglas Wood. So what options are open to the Government and its emergency response team

Buffett Says Chastened Insurers Are Making Changes
New York Times - 2 hours ago By TIMOTHY L. O'BRIEN. OMAHA, May 1 - Warren E. Buffett, the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said here Sunday that insurers had been "sensitized" by disclosures of unseemly practices and financial manipulation

A Tonic for Bush's Ailing Second Term
BusinessWeek - 1 hour 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.

Violence surges on in Iraq
Xinhua - 2 hours ago BEIJING, May 2 --Insurgents have launched a third straight day of attacks in Iraq, killing at least ten Iraqis and wounding more than 20. A car bomb blast detonated near a US military convoy in western Baghdad

Laura Bush: First lady of comedy
USA Today - 1 hour 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.

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.

Morgan Stanley okays support for Purcell
Reuters - 38 minutes ago By Chris Sanders and Arindam Nag. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley's board on Sunday affirmed its support for Chief Executive Philip Purcell while making it easier to have him removed, but opponents demanding his ouster said they were not satisfied.

Iran Plans Defense of Nuclear Program
Washington Post - 2 hours 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

Police arrest 200 over Cairo attacks
Financial Times - 2 hours ago By Heba Saleh. Police in Egypt have arrested and brought in for questioning about 200 people from the slum areas north of Cairo that are home to the families of suspected Islamic militants implicated in two attacks against tourists at the weekend.