Australia send team to Iraq seeking release of hostage
ProFindPages.com - 27 minutes ago Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer said a special team has been sent to Iraq in the hope of gaining the release of the hostage Douglas Wood. The team will consist of diplomats, federal police

US – Iran rift threatens New York nuclear meet
Aljazeera.com - 36 minutes ago With delegates from some 190 countries convening to salvage the 1970 non-proliferation treaty (NPT), the chances of halting the global spread of nuclear weapons appear slim. The rift between nuclear and non

Retirement dream sadly may be real
San Francisco Chronicle - 2 hours ago When people ask me about my retirement plans, I always give a stock wise-guy answer: I tell 'em I plan to buy a double-wide trailer, move it to Las Cruces, NM, and regard any varmints strolling about the premises as a potential fricasseed lunch.

Prosecutor to decide if he can and should charge runaway bride
News 14 Carolina - 22 minutes ago (DULUTH, Ga.) - A Georgia prosecutor says he hopes to decide Monday whether he can legally charge Jennifer Wilbanks for her very public case of cold feet. The bride-to-be vanished last Tuesday, then claimed to have been abducted.

Six Die in Baghdad Bombings
Voice of America - 1 hour ago By VOA News. Iraqi police say insurgents carried out at least three car bomb attacks in Baghdad Monday, killing at least six people and injuring 12 others. Police say one of the attacks narrowly missed a top

Verizon boosts MCI bid to $8.5 billion
BusinessWeek - 47 minutes ago MAY. 2 8:33 AM ET Trumping Qwest again in the bidding for MCI Inc., Verizon said Monday it has raised its offer to at least $8.5 billion in cash and stock, and MCI's board is recommending approval of the new proposal to its shareholders.

First lady stars at laughs-a-plenty DC dinner
Chicago Sun-Times - 3 hours ago WASHINGTON -- Without a doubt, Laura Bush stole the show Saturday night at the 91st annual White House Correspondents Association dinner, surprising the crowd of 2,000 journalists, politicians and celebrities with a cleverly written, fairly racy standup

KMT leader calls for cross-Straits peace negotiations
Xinhua - 39 minutes ago ¡¡SHANGHAI, May 2 (Xinhuanet) -- Visiting Chinese Kuomintang Party (KMT) Chairman Lien Chan said here Monday that he hoped the Taiwan authorities would actively prepare for negotiations with the mainland to end the state of hostility across the Taiwan