Shiites vow to fill key posts with Iraq Sunnis
International Herald Tribune - 26 minutes ago BAGHDAD A string of deadly car bombs killed 15 people in neighborhoods across Baghdad on Monday, while Iraq's new Shiite-majority government insisted that it would fill key cabinet positions from the fractious Sunni minority by Tuesday.

US reminds N.Korea of its Pacific military might
Reuters - 39 minutes ago WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice reminded North Korea on Monday the United States has extensive military might in the Pacific after a suspected North Korean missile test over the weekend.

Italy Cites 'Stress' in Agent's Shooting
ABC News - 1 hour ago Italian government undersecretary Gianni Letta speaks on his mobile phone as he leaves Palazzo Chigi premier's office, in Rome, Monday May 2, 2005. The Italian investigation into the death of Italian agent

NPT review conference opens in New York
Xinhua - 29 minutes ago UNITED NATIONS, May 2 (Xinhuanet) -- The 2005 Review Conference of the Parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) met on Monday at the UN headquarters in New York. At the conference, which will

Howard won't negotiate over hostage
Japan Today - 55 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

GOP lawmakers cautious over indexing plan
MarketWatch - 2 hours ago WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - President Bush's official 60-day push to build support for private Social Security accounts ended over the weekend, but the campaign for the White House's controversial effort to overhaul the popular entitlement program goes on.

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

England Pleads Guilty to Abusing Prisoners
ABC News - 38 minutes ago Army Pfc. Lynndie R. England looks down as she arrives to testify in her court martial at Fort Hood, Texas, Monday, May 2, 2005. (AP Photo/LM Otero). By TA BADGER Associated Press Writer. FORT HOOD, Texas May 2, 2005 — Pfc.

Qwest ends takeover bid as MCI backs Verizon offer
International Herald Tribune - 27 minutes ago Qwest Communications said Monday that it was dropping its effort to purchase MCI after MCI recommended a sweetened $8.5 billion takeover bid from Verizon Communications. Verizon's revised offer is worth at

Purcell Must Mend Morgan Stanley's Wounds
ABC News - 43 minutes ago The Morgan Stanley building in New York's Times Square is seen, Thursday, April 14, 2005 in New York. Morgan Stanley Chief Executive Phil Purcell survived a challenge to his position over the weekend after