The America's Intelligence Wire articles from May 2005

The America's Intelligence Wire archives from May 2005

Minuteman Project Draws to Close in Ariz.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Online) Byline: ARTHUR H. ROTSTEIN Volunteers recruited over the Internet to monitor illegal immigrant activity along a stretch of Arizona's border ended their monthlong campaign Saturday as they began _ peering through...

Vatican to Evaluate American Seminaries.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Online) Byline: RACHEL ZOLL A Vatican evaluation of American seminaries planned three years ago in response to the clergy sex abuse crisis is expected to move forward under new Pope Benedict XVI and will likely tackle the...

WORLD SPORTS at 0000 GMT.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: RACHEL ZOLL SOCCER: PREMIER LEAGUE: Chelsea beats Bolton to win first league title in 50 years LONDON _ Frank Lampard leads Chelsea to its first English league title in 50 years on Saturday as...

China welcomes Taiwan's opposition leader in search for pro-unification allies.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: STEPHANIE HOO Nearly six decades after civil war split China, a politician from the losing side returned to his birthplace to huge cheering crowds that welcomed back an old foe with shouts of "Come home...

Hewitt appeals fine for Masters Series withdrawal.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: STEPHANIE HOO Lleyton Hewitt is appealing a $48,000 (A37,000) fine for withdrawing from last month's Nasdaq-100 Open, saying he should be excused because of a foot injury. ATP chief executive "Mark...

Insurgents unleash second day of deadly bombings in defiance of Iraq's new government.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JAMIE TARABAY Insurgents unleashed another day of deadly bombings in Iraq's capital and beyond, staging a series of carefully coordinated and increasingly sophisticated assaults that killed at least 65...

Helicopter crash kills pilot on wildfire patrol in Mexico.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JAMIE TARABAY Efforts to control dwindling wildfires in western Mexico claimed a life on Saturday as a helicopter crashed outside Guadalajara, killing the pilot, authorities reported. No other people...

Missing American bride found, fabricated kidnap story, police say.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ANNA MACIAS AGUAYO Distressed, out of cash and in disguise, a missing bride-to-be turned up and told authorities Saturday she'd been abducted, then copped to the truth _ she fled the pressure of her...

Inmates Use Intermediaries to Go Online.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Online) Byline: JOE MANDAK Keith Maydak's jail cells are roomier than most. Must be all that cyberspace. State and federal prisons don't let inmates use Internet computers behind bars _ and the Allegheny County Jail doesn't...

Bride Resurfaces, Admits Faking Abduction.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Online) Byline: ANNA MACIAS AGUAYO Distressed, out of cash and in disguise, a missing Georgia bride-to-be turned up on a seedy stretch of Route 66 and told authorities Saturday she'd been abducted, then copped to the truth _...

Prammanasudh leads Franklin American Mortgage.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: COLIN FLY Stacy Prammanasudh shot a 7-under 65 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead over defending champ Lorena Ochoa into the final round of the Franklin American Mortgage Championship. ...

Border watch volunteers wrap up monthlong stakeout on Arizona border.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ARTHUR H. ROTSTEIN Volunteers recruited to monitor illegal immigrants crossing a stretch of Arizona's border ended a monthlong vigil as organizers said they plan to expand the mission to the other states...

Communist Vietnam celebrates 30th anniversary of war's end with parade, show of capitalism.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: TINI TRAN Communist Vietnam marked the 30th anniversary of the war's end with a colorful parade of floats _ some emblazoned with American business logos _ down the same boulevard where North Vietnamese...

Brazilian president exults that country did not have to renew IMF agreement.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ANNA MACIAS AGUAYO President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Saturday praised the country for staging an economic recovery strong enough so it did not have to renew its credit agreement with the International...

King's lifting of state of emergency does little to ease tensions in Nepal.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Nepalese soldiers shot and wounded five activists on a college campus and authorities banned protests in parts of the capital, as King Gyanendra's decision to lift a three-month-old...

Syria signals change in policy toward Iraq, as neighbors vow to boost border security.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: SARAH EL DEEB Syria announced plans to restore diplomatic relations with Iraq more than two decades after ties were severed, boosting regional hopes for securing borders and signaling a willingness to...

Diplomats: U.S. warning allies about possible North Korean underground nuclear test.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: GEORGE JAHN The United States is warning allies that North Korea may be ready to carry out an underground nuclear test as early as June, diplomats said. The diplomats told The Associated Press that...

Something old, something new: Natural History Museum dino exhibit goes high-tech.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: DEEPTI HAJELA The machine turns on, and the 6-foot-long (1.8-meter-long) cast of a dinosaur skeleton comes to life. Its feet lift and lower as its tail sways, a predator on the move, mesmerizing to watch....

Dutch pour onto the streets to celebrate Queen Beatrix 25th anniversary.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: TOBY STERLING Millions took to the streets of Dutch cities in a national party to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Queen Beatrix's coronation as ruler. The queen visited organized festivities in The...

Pope moving into papal apartments, to deliver first Sunday blessing from studio window.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: NICOLE WINFIELD Pope Benedict XVI plans to give his first Sunday noontime blessing from the papal apartment overlooking St. Peter's Square, the Vatican said, greeting the faithful from the same third-floor...

U.S. contracting firm accused of bilking millions and running wild in Iraq.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: DEBORAH HASTINGS His career in Baghdad was brief. And it ended badly. On a blistering July afternoon, three MP5 submachine guns were pointed at Robert Isakson. The men carrying the weapons wanted his...

Polls suggest Blair retaining lead despite furor over Iraq.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JILL LAWLESS Prime Minister Tony Blair is maintaining his lead ahead of next week's national election, despite a week of controversy over the unpopular war in Iraq, the latest opinion polls suggest. ...

Fanatics take theme park experience to new levels.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MIKE SCHNEIDER George Reiger has turned his tattooed body into a human animation cell for hundreds of Disney characters. Betsy and Dale Nelson left their law enforcement jobs in Fort Lauderdale to...

Wariner loses to Williamson again in 400.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: CHUCK SCHOFFNER Darold Williamson outran relay teammate Jeremy Warniner in the stretch to win the featured 400-meter invitational race Saturday in crowd-pleasing duel of Olympic gold medalists at the Drake...

William J. Bell, award-winning American TV soap opera writer-creator, dead at 78.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ALEX VEIGA William Joseph Bell, an Emmy award-winning daytime TV soap writer, producer and co-creator of "The Young and the Restless" and "The Bold and the Beautiful," has died. He was 78. Bell died...

Three civilians, four militants killed in airstrike in Afghanistan; protests rattle city.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: STEPHEN GRAHAM Warplanes attacked a rebel camp in a Taliban-haunted province of central Afghanistan, killing three civilians _ including a child _ as well as four suspected militants, the U.S. military...

Key Witness Testifies at Marine's Hearing.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Online) Byline: WILLIAM L. HOLMES A key prosecution witness in the case of a Marine accused of murdering two Iraqi detainees acknowledged Saturday that the defendant had stripped him of a unit leadership role days before the...

Chairman of West African bloc calls for national unity government in volatile Togo.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: EBOW GODWIN The visiting chairman of a powerful West African regional bloc appealed for calm in Togo, urging the volatile nation's leaders to form a national unity government to resolve a violent...

Counselors: Stress Got to Runaway Bride.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Online) Byline: HARRY R. WEBER On the surface, Jennifer Wilbanks was a happy bride-to-be who showed no sign to friends or family that she wanted to call off her extravagant wedding. But underneath, as she would later tell...

Jamaica upsets Team USA in 1,600-meter relay.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: DAN GELSTON Jamaica capitalized when Tyree Washington fell, enabling the Caribbean islanders to beat the U.S. team and win the 1,600-meter relay Saturday at the Penn Relays. Washington clipped the...

Maldives pro-democracy activist returns from exile to form opposition political party.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: KRISHAN FRANCIS A pro-democracy activist has returned from exile to the Maldives, planning to form the island nation's first official opposition party, a spokesman said. Mohamed Nasheed, chairman of...

Key witness testifies Marine accused of murdering Iraqis stripped him of leadership role in Iraq.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: WILLIAM L. HOLMES A key prosecution witness in the case of a Marine accused of murdering two Iraqi detainees acknowledged that the defendant had stripped him of a unit leadership role days before the...

Levi leads FedEx Kinko's Classic.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: WILLIAM L. HOLMES Wayne Levi holed out from 182 yards for eagle on the par-4 17th and closed with a birdie for a 5-under 67 and a share of the second-round lead Saturday with Jim Thorpe in the FedEx...

Renowned American neurosurgeon Joseph Bogen dies at 78.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: WILLIAM L. HOLMES Dr. Joseph Bogen, a neurosurgeon whose efforts to control epileptic seizures helped pave the way for research on the unique identities of the right and left sides of the brain, died...

First man to fly untethered in space inducted into Astronaut Hall of Fame.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: WILLIAM L. HOLMES The first man to fly freely and untethered in space, famously photographed alone in the cosmic blackness above a blue Earth, was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. ...

Lastest wave of Australian troops begin mission in Iraq.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: WILLIAM L. HOLMES Australia's latest deployment of 450 troops to protect Japanese military engineers in southern Iraq began their 12-month mission on Sunday, the defense minister said in a statement. ...

Washington earns first playoff victory in 17 years.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: WILLIAM L. HOLMES Gilbert Arenas had 32 points, seven rebounds and seven assists to help the Washington Wizards beat the Chicago Bulls 117-99 on Saturday for the franchise's first National Basketball...

Taiwanese wins MLB debut, Yankees end skid.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: WILLIAM L. HOLMES Chien-Ming Wang thrived in his Major League Baseball debut, and Tony Womack hit a game-winning single in the ninth inning to help the New York Yankees snap a three-game losing streak with...

Latest wave of Australian troops begin mission in Iraq.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: WILLIAM L. HOLMES Australia's latest deployment of 450 troops to protect Japanese military engineers in southern Iraq began their 12-month mission on Sunday, the defense minister said in a statement. ...

China calls for "rational" patriotism in bid to prevent new anti-Japanese violence.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JOE McDONALD China has launched a new effort to prevent anti-Japanese violence before a sensitive anniversary, warning against protests and calling on the public to express patriotism sensibly. ...

Blair Leads Opposition in U.K. Campaign.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Online) Byline: ED JOHNSON He's loathed by sections of his own party, has been heckled by voters and accused of lying over the Iraq war. Yet Prime Minister Tony Blair heads into the final days of Britain's election campaign...

Japanese prime minister tells Pakistan of nuclear concerns, resumes loans.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MATTHEW PENNINGTON Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi applauded Pakistan's efforts in the war against terrorism, but expressed concern to the Islamic nation's leader over nuclear proliferation,...

Poland Said Tried to Stop John Paul Trip.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Online) Byline: MATTHEW PENNINGTON Poland's government did everything possible to block a 1979 trip by Pope John Paul II to his native land that rallied opponents of communist rule, a Polish official said in comments published...

Argentine Soccer Results.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MATTHEW PENNINGTON Results from the 11th round of the Argentine first-division soccer league (home teams listed first): Friday's Game Racing Club 3, Newell's Old Boys 3 Huracan 0,...

Two veiled women shoot Cairo tour bus, wounding two people, after bomber wounds seven in new attacks on foreigners.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: LEE KEATH Two veiled women shot at a tour bus, and a man _ the brother of one shooter and the fiance of the second _ blew himself up as he leapt off a bridge during a police chase. All three attackers died...

Soldier Killed During Training Exercise.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Online) Byline: LEE KEATH An Army soldier was fatally shot during a live-fire training exercise in preparation for deployment to Afghanistan, officials said. The soldier, whose name wasn't immediately released, was shot...

WORLD at 0200 GMT.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ANNA MACIAS AGUAYO HIGHLIGHTS: Update _ EGYPT EXPLOSION: Two veiled women shoot Cairo tour bus, wounding two people, after bomber wounds seven in new attacks on foreigners. Update _ NEPAL: King...

AP News Pronunciation Guide.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ANNA MACIAS AGUAYO A Abakan -- ah-bah-KAHN' Feroz Abbasi -- feh-ROOZ' ah-BAH'-see Abayas -- ah-BY'-ahz Abul Abbas -- AH'-bool ah-BAHS' Mahmoud Abbas -- mahk-MOOD' ah-BAHS' ...

Missing bride found in New Mexico, fabricated kidnap story, police say.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ANNA MACIAS AGUAYO Distressed, out of cash and in disguise, a missing Georgia bride-to-be turned up on a seedy stretch of Route 66 and told authorities she'd been abducted, then copped to the truth _ she...

AP News Pronunciation Guide.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ANNA MACIAS AGUAYO K Ahmed Tejan Kabbah -- AH'-mehd TEH'-jahn KAH'-bah Kabul -- kah-BOOL' Farouk Kaddoumi -- fah-ROOK' kah-DOO'-mee Akhmad Kadyrov -- kuh-DEE'-ruhv Kalai-Zal --...

Mixed fortunes for China automakers, as makers of small cars profit in sluggish market.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ELAINE KURTENBACH The future of China's auto industry is unfolding on the packed elevated highways of this nation's commercial capital, as smaller cars from newcomers are nudging aside larger old...

Prosecutors Give Arguments in Marine Case.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Online) Byline: WILLIAM L. HOLMES A Marine accused of murdering two Iraqi detainees intended to make an example of them by shooting them 60 times and hanging a sign over their bodies, prosecutors said Saturday during closing...

Felicity Huffman among winners at Tribeca Film Festival.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: WILLIAM L. HOLMES "Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman won the best actress award at the Tribeca Film Festival Saturday for "Transamerica," in which she plays a preoperative transsexual woman on a...

Bush heading guest list at event honoring journalists.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ELIZABETH WOLFE First lady Laura Bush stole the show with a surprise comedy routine that ripped President George W. Bush and brought an audience that included much of official Washington and a dash of...

Wis. Man Said to Plan Suicide or Arrest.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Online) Byline: ELIZABETH WOLFE A man who told police he hid his mother's body in his freezer for years said his money was running out and that he planned to kill himself or get arrested, according to court documents. ...

Study finds that extreme obesity carries ever-rising health risks.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: LAURAN NEERGAARD When the fat get even fatter, their risk of death jumps, too, especially if they have an apple-shaped waistline. So concludes a study of 90,000 women in the United States, the first...

Estudiantes beats Almagro, overtakes River atop Argentine table.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ANNA MACIAS AGUAYO Mariano Pavone scored two goals and Estudiantes beat Almagro 3-2 to overtake the Argentine league lead and supplant River Plate, which was held to a 1-1 draw against Lanus. Pavone...

Masters runner-up DiMarco leads rain-delayed Zurich Classic.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MARY FOSTER Chris DiMarco found himself in the same position he was in entering the final day of the Masters, sitting atop the leaderboard halfway through the suspended third round of the Zurich Classic....

Panama's Mosquera dethrones Nanthachai of Thailand.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: BARRY WILNER Panama's Vicente Mosquera won the World Boxing Association super featherweight title Saturday night with a flurry of rights that handed Yodsanan Nanthachai his first loss in nearly 11 years....

Hearing for Marine accused of murdering two Iraqis closes after five days.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: WILLIAM L. HOLMES A Marine accused of murdering two Iraqi detainees intended to make an example of them by shooting them 60 times and hanging a sign over their bodies, prosecutors said during closing...

Taiwan president calls on China to negotiate with his government.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: WILLIAM L. HOLMES Taiwan's president Sunday called on rival China to negotiate with his government, two days after the island's opposition chief met Beijing's leaders and agreed to seek closer ties. ...

Taiwan opposition leader visits grandmother's mainland grave during landmark China trip.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: STEPHANIE HOO Thousands turned up to catch a glimpse of Taiwan's opposition leader and his family on Sunday as they paid their respects to his grandmother's mainland grave for the first time in 60 years....

Nepal's political parties vow to continue protests to resist king's absolute rule.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Nepal's major political parties vowed Sunday to continue widespread protests to resist the king's absolute rule and to demand the return of democracy in the Himalayan nation, despite...

Taiwan opposition leader visits grandmother's mainland grave during landmark China trip.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: STEPHANIE HOO Thousands turned up to catch a glimpse of Taiwan's opposition leader and his family on Sunday as they paid their respects to his grandmother's mainland grave for the first time in 60 years....

Nepal's political parties vow to continue protests to resist king's absolute rule.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Nepal's major political parties vowed Sunday to continue widespread protests to resist the king's absolute rule and to demand the return of democracy in the Himalayan nation, despite...

Police deploy 5,000 security personnel for May Day rallies in Sri Lankan capital.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Commandos and 4,000 police deployed across Sri Lanka's capital Sunday to protect Labor Day rallies, which were marred 12 years ago by the assassination of a president. In 1993, a...

Holy Land a challenge as pope reaches out to others while supporting beleaguered flock.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: STEVEN GUTKIN Palestinian Christians have a particularly large cross to bear _ cut off from land, restricted in movement, exposed to violence and often unable to visit the sacred sites where Jesus once...

USOC to double direct assistance to athletes.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: STEVEN GUTKIN The U.S. Olympic Committee board of directors decided on Saturday to double the money it gives to directly athletes, effective July 1 and lasting through the end of the year. "The...

Roadside bomb kills three Afghan anti-drug police.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: STEVEN GUTKIN A remote-controlled bomb tore through a jeep carrying Afghan anti-drug police in eastern Afghanistan, killing the drivers and two of the passengers and injuring two more, an official said...

Taiwanese wins MLB debut, Yankees end skid.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: STEPHANIE HOO Chien-Ming Wang thrived in his Major League Baseball debut, and Tony Womack hit a game-winning single in the ninth inning to help the New York Yankees snap a three-game losing streak with a...

Suspected Islamic militants shoot dead tribesman in Pakistani border region.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: PAZIR GUL Two suspected Islamic militants attacked a tribesman in a border region of northwestern Pakistan, killing him before fleeing, officials said Sunday. Bismillah Khan died instantly in the...

Reports: Police say Japanese train wheels airborne before deadly crash.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: PAZIR GUL Police investigating Japan's deadliest railway crash in decades believe the commuter train's lead car was going so fast it had tipped to one side before derailing and smashing into an apartment...

Myanmar junta accuses neocolonialists of using 'workers' rights' to sow disunity.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: PAZIR GUL Myanmar's top leader said in a May Day message that "neocolonialists" were trying to tarnish the military-ruled country's image and cause disunity under the pretext of defending labor rights,...

Brewers edge Reds 6-5 despite Griffey's 502nd homer.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: PAZIR GUL Ken Griffey Jr. hit his first home run this season, No. 502 of his career, but the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 Saturday on Damian Miller's game-winning single in the ninth...

Roadside bomb kills three Afghan anti-drug police, official says.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: PAZIR GUL A bomb tore through a jeep carrying Afghan anti-drug police in eastern Afghanistan, killing three officers and injuring two more, an official said Sunday, in the first deadly attack on the...

Toney outpoints Ruiz for WBA title.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: BARRY WILNER James Toney did almost as he promised, outpointing but not knocking out John Ruiz to win the WBA heavyweight title Saturday _ and driving Ruiz into retirement. Toney, 36, a former...

Olympic silver medalist wins third leg of women's ITU series.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: BARRY WILNER Olympic silver medalist Loretta Harrop led from start to finish to beat fellow Australian Emma Snowsill in the Mooloolaba Triathlon on Sunday. Harrop's time of 2 hours, eight minutes and...

Insurgents unleash third day of deadly attacks in defiance of Iraq's new government.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: BARRY WILNER Insurgents armed with machines guns and rocket-propelled grenades began a third straight day of militant attacks in Iraq on Sunday by ambushing a police checkpoint in Baghdad, killing five...

Fire burn Crew 2-0.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: BARRY WILNER Justin Mapp and Chris Rolfe both score Saturday as the Chicago Fire downed the Columbus Crew 2-0. Mapp scored in the 14th minute, firing a low shot between Crew defender Robin Fraser's...

Cazares wins WBO light flyweight crown.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: BARRY WILNER Mexico's Hugo Cazares won the WBO light flyweight title Saturday night, outpointing Puerto Rico's Nelson Dieppa in a 10-round decision. The fight was stopped in the 10th round because of...

Insurgents unleash third day of deadly attacks in defiance of Iraq's new government.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: BUSHRA JUHI Insurgents armed with machines guns and rocket-propelled grenades began a third straight day of militant attacks in Iraq on Sunday by ambushing a police checkpoint in Baghdad, killing five...

Terry rallies Mavericks over Rockets 97-93 to even the series.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: BUSHRA JUHI With Dirk Nowitzki in another slump and Houston's Tracy McGrady scoring virtually at will, unheralded Dallas point guard Jason Terry rescued the Mavericks from the bleakest of deficits and even...

Some 450,000 children to be given vitamin A in tsunami-hit Sri Lanka to fight blindness, measles.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: BUSHRA JUHI The U.N. children's agency UNICEF said Sunday it has teamed up with Sri Lanka's government to give vitamin A to 450,000 children living in coastal areas hit by the December tsunami. ...

Davis Cup: Canada takes lead 2-0 against Venezuela.
May 1, 2005... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MATTHEW PENNINGTON Canada claimed a 2-0 advantage over Venezuela in Davis Cup tennis play after the first two singles matches ended in easy victories. The second match ended early Sunday with Frederic...