Egyptian police detain 200 after Cairo attacks
Forbes - 14 hours ago CAIRO (AFX) - More than 200 people have been arrested or brought in for questioning by Egyptian security services following attacks in Cairo tourist areas that left three Islamic militants dead, police said.

Australia: No Negotiation With Terrorists
FOX News - 1 hour ago SYDNEY, Australia — Australia's (search) leader said Monday he won't bow to kidnappers' demands for the country to withdraw troops from Iraq (search) despite a videotape showing an Australian man appealing at gunpoint for US-led forces to leave the

AIG delays annual report again
MarketWatch - 4 hours ago OMAHA (MarketWatch) -- American International Group delayed its annual report for a second time late Sunday and said that accounting errors and other problems will wipe $2.7 billion, or 3.3%, off its net worth.

Social Security 'nerd' earns Bush's attention
USA Today - 1 hour ago By John Waggoner, USA TODAY. Robert Pozen isn't the kind of guy you'd normally expect to get a nod from President Bush at a national press conference. Pozen, 58, is chairman, since last year, of MFS Investment

Pakistan to sign NPT only after recognition as nuclear-state
Xinhua - 2 hours ago ISLAMABAD, May 2 (Xinhuanet) -- In response to a renewed Japanese demand for signing the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), Pakistan said on Sunday it would join the global NPT only after its recognition as a nuclear state, the local news paper The Nation

First Lady Steals the Show
Los Angeles Times (subscription) - 42 minutes ago Laura Bush pokes fun at her husband and draws big laughs at a White House dinner. By Leslie Hoffecker, Times Staff Writer. WASHINGTON — It isn't often that the president of the United States gets upstaged.

Buyout firms acquiring stores for $5 billion
Houston Chronicle - 1 hour ago Neiman Marcus, the luxury retail chain, has agreed to be sold for about $5 billion to a group of financiers with a history in the retail industry, executives close to the negotiations said Sunday. Neiman, known