MSN Site Hacking Went Undetected for Days (AP)
June 03, 2005 06:06
AP - Password-stealing software planted by hackers was active on Microsoft's popular MSN Web site in South Korea for days before the world's largest software company learned about the break-in and removed the computer code.

Wal-Mart Meeting Touts Company Successes (AP)
June 03, 2005 01:22
AP - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. used the stage of its annual shareholders meeting Friday to try to convince two divergent groups — the company's social critics and Wall Street — that the world's largest retailer is on the right path.

U.S. Confirms Gitmo Soldier Kicked Quran (AP)
June 03, 2005 10:57
AP - U.S. military officials say no guard at the Guantanamo Bay prison for terror suspects flushed a detainee's Quran down the toilet, but they disclosed that a Muslim holy book was splashed with urine. In other newly disclosed incidents, a detainee's Quran was deliberately kicked and another's was stepped on.

Israeli troops admit 'eye for eye' killing spree (Reuters)
June 03, 2005 08:32
Reuters - Israeli commandos killed eight Palestinian policemen in "eye for an eye" shootings three years ago that were ordered to avenge comrades slain in an ambush on an army checkpoint in the West Bank, a newspaper said on Friday.

14 Nations Fail to Stop Human Trafficking (AP)
June 03, 2005 10:40
AP - The United States accused 14 nations Friday of failing to do enough to stop the modern-day slave trade in prostitutes, child sex workers and forced laborers. The countries include Saudi Arabia, Washington's closest Arab ally in the war on terrorism.

Missing Teen's Mom Calls on U.S. to Help (AP)
June 03, 2005 01:29
AP - The mother of a missing Alabama teenager tearfully called for more help from U.S. authorities Friday in the search for her daughter, who disappeared on the last day of a high school graduation trip to this Caribbean island.

Srebrenica Massacre Images Haunt Serbs (AP)
June 03, 2005 07:51
AP - The Serb paramilitaries prodded the six skinny young Bosnian Muslims — their hands tied behind their backs — through the tall green grass, and then shot them one by one. The bodies slumped to the ground.

AP: Intelligence Sees Terrorists in Iran (AP)
June 03, 2005 11:00
AP - Mounting evidence gathered over several years has U.S. and foreign intelligence agencies increasingly convinced that leading terror suspects have been living in Iran.

Nepalese Climbers Wed Atop Mount Everest (AP)
June 03, 2005 06:34
AP - Two Nepalese climbers were on top of the world this week — not only because they reached the top of Mount Everest but because they got married there in what was believed to be the first wedding on the summit.

Laptops Now More Popular Than Desktops (AP)
June 03, 2005 06:06
AP - In a sure sign that the era of mobile computing has arrived, notebooks have for the first time outsold desktops in the United States in a calendar month, the research firm Current Analysis says.

Zsa Zsa Gabor's Family Fighting Over Will (AP)
June 03, 2005 06:34
AP - A multimillion-dollar family feud over who controls the ailing socialite Zsa Zsa Gabor's will has spilled into the courtroom.

Jurors Judge Ailing Jackson (E! Online)
June 03, 2005 03:33
E! Online - The last time a Santa Maria, California, jury deliberated on Michael Jackson, the pop star was hit with a $5.3 million judgment.

Rod Stewart Files for Divorce From Hunter (AP)
June 03, 2005 06:42
AP - Singer Rod Stewart has filed for divorce from actress Rachel Hunter, citing irreconcilable differences.

Environment atlas reveals planet wide devastation (Reuters)
June 03, 2005 05:07
Reuters - The devastating impact of mankind on the planet is dramatically illustrated in pictures published on Saturday showing explosive urban sprawl, major deforestation and the sucking dry of inland seas over less than three decades.

Police 'free' S&M sex slave from car trunk (Reuters)
June 03, 2005 04:34
Reuters - German police, alerted to a potential kidnapping, "freed" a man from a car trunk only to discover the would-be victim was actually a willing sex slave, authorities said Thursday.

'Shadow Ads' Cause Newspaper Editors Grief (AP)
June 03, 2005 07:13
AP - They've turned up on movie listings, stock tables and sports agate in newspapers — shadowy images of corporate logos, movie characters or other images that advertisers see as a clever new way to reach readers.

Renee Who? Jack White Weds (E! Online)
June 02, 2005 06:04
E! Online - Wednesday was a nice day for a Jack White wedding.

'Hey! Isn't that Dad up on that billboard?' (Reuters)
June 03, 2005 04:35
Reuters - People who solicit prostitutes in Oakland, California, could find their faces plastered on billboards under a new shaming program that one civil rights group calls bad public policy.

'Hogan's Heroes' Actor Leon Askin Dies (AP)
June 03, 2005 05:33
AP - Leon Askin, the actor who played Gen. Albert Burkhalter in the 1960s television comedy "Hogan's Heroes," has died, Austrian officials said Friday.

U.S. details Guantanamo 'mishandling' of Koran (Reuters)
June 03, 2005 06:51
Reuters - The U.S. military for the first time on Friday detailed how jailers at Guantanamo mishandled the Koran, including a case in which a guard's urine splashed through a vent onto the Islamic holy book and others in which it was kicked, stepped on and soaked in water.