Telecom Report Qwest goes back to drawing board
MarketWatch - 4 hours ago Having lost a high-stakes bidding war for MCI Inc., the Denver-based phone company must find other ways to grow its business, shrink costs and whittle down a heavy debtload, analysts say. If Qwest can achieve

US Central Bank Raises Interest Rates as Expected
Voice of America - 32 minutes ago By Barry Wood. The Federal Reserve, the US central bank, Tuesday raised short-term interest rates for the eighth time since June, to three percent. The move is intended to combat the inflationary pressure triggered by higher oil prices.

Iran vows to pursue nuke technology
CNN International - 4 hours ago UNITED NATIONS (CNN) -- Iran's foreign minister said Tuesday that the country will press forward with its pursuit of "peaceful" nuclear technology, calling it an "unalienable right.". "It is unacceptable that

Runaway Bride Planned Getaway
KPIX-TV 5 - 2 hours ago DULUTH, Ga. (AP) Runaway bride Jennifer Wilbanks was hardly acting impulsively when she vanished days before her lavish wedding. Authorities said Wilbanks purchased a bus ticket out of town a week in advance

Rows as Iraqi cabinet is sworn in
Telegraph.co.uk - 50 minutes ago By Oliver Poole. Iraq's new government was finally sworn in yesterday, but seven key posts remained vacant as wrangling continued over portfolios primarily earmarked for Sunni Arabs. The swearing-in should

Report: Philippines Most Dangerous Place to be a Journalist
Voice of America - 3 hours ago By Heda Bayron. The Philippines is the most deadly place for journalists to work according to a new report issued on global Press Freedom Day. The group, Reporters Without Borders says 52 journalists have been

Boys saved after six days at sea
Daily Times - 2 hours ago Two teenagers who drifted at sea for six days in a small sailing boat without food or water told Monday how they prayed to be rescued from the shark-infested waters of the Atlantic. Josh Long, 17, and Troy

China warns Taiwan on 'separatist' actions
International Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago BEIJING Chinese officials said Tuesday that Taiwan's governing party must scrap its party platform and stop its "separatist activities" before Beijing would talk with President Chen Shui-bian, dashing hopes that the recent thaw in relations would lead to

What comes next in Social Security saga
Christian Science Monitor - 6 hours ago By Peter Grier | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor. WASHINGTON – By providing some details about how he would solve Social Security's long-term financing problem, President Bush has accomplished