Bay Area experts at odds over visit by Taiwanese official to China
San Jose Mercury News - 20 minutes ago By Jessie Mangaliman. The historic and controversial eight-day visit by a Taiwanese political party leader to China ended Tuesday with the promise of two pandas, China's signature gift of friendship, and minor

Florida's tough stand against child molesters
Christian Science Monitor - 14 hours ago By Richard Luscombe | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor. MIAMI – When convicted sex offender John Couey fled to Georgia in February after allegedly kidnapping, raping, and killing nine-year-old

Iran Determined to Pursue Nuclear Technology
Voice of America - 20 minutes ago By Melinda Smith. Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi told a United Nations conference Tuesday that his country is determined to pursue nuclear technology, which would include resuming the production of enriched uranium.

Hostage family appeals to captors
NEWS.com.au - 36 minutes ago By Sandra O'Malley. THE brothers of Australian hostage Douglas Wood have appealed to his captors, saying he could die if he did not receive medication for a heart condition. Standing side by side, the two men

Bomber Kills 50 at Iraqi Police Center
Guardian Unlimited - 43 minutes ago By YAHYA BARZANJI. IRBIL, Iraq (AP) - An Iraqi carrying hidden explosives set them off outside a police recruitment center Wednesday where people were applying for jobs, police said. The US military said at

'Take it slow' with runaway bride, father urges his son
Chicago Sun-Times - 2 hours ago DULUTH, Ga. -- The man whose bride-to-be skipped town days before her wedding and claimed she was abducted says he still wants to marry her, but his father said Tuesday he's cautioning his son to go slowly.

US rates raised for eighth time in a row
Scotsman - 22 minutes ago THE US Federal Reserve has nudged interest rates up for an eighth straight time and repeated a pledge to use "measured" increases to quell a rise in inflation. The Federal Open Market Committee voted to lift

Suicide bomber kills 8 in Iraq; toll could climb
Seattle Times - 2 hours ago BAGHDAD, Iraq — An Iraqi carrying hidden explosives entered a police recruitment center and set them off today, killing at least eight people and wounding 15, police said, though officials said the death toll could climb much higher.

Benchmark oil prices stay below $50
BusinessWeek - 1 hour ago MAY. 4 6:23 AM ET Benchmark oil prices stayed below $50 per barrel Wednesday, reflecting expectations that a US petroleum stocks report later in the day would show increases in crude and gasoline supplies.

US commander: Military unable to win new wars
Xinhua - 5 hours ago BEIJING, May 4 --A leaked classified report shows the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told congress that the US military may not be able to win any new wars as quickly as planned. A senior defence official