Sydney Morning Herald | Up to 16 killed as Israeli forces storm aid convoy ABC Online The flotilla was organised by pro-Palestinian groups and a Turkish human rights organisation. (AFP: Free Gaza Movement) Up to 16 people have been killed when Israeli naval commandos boarded aid ships bound for the Gaza Strip, meeting resistance from ... Gaza flotilla: 2 dead, dozens injured in navy boarding At least 16 dead as Israeli troops storm Gaza aid flotilla Israeli forces storm Gaza aid ship |
The Guardian | Latest oil spill developments CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Sen. Mary Landrieu, a Democrat from Louisiana, said Saturday night that BP should immediately invest $1 billion to protect marshes, wetlands and estuaries. An independent contractor supplying workers to clean up an oil spill on ... Gulf residents eye slow fix for historic oil spill BP's 'top kill' fails to stop Gulf oil leak |
The Guardian | Gulf oil spill hits Day 40 with no end in sight Reuters NEW ORLEANS/VENICE, La., May 29 (Reuters) - The worst oil spill in US history hits its 40th day on Saturday with Gulf residents clinging to one tenuous hope: that BP's complicated "top kill" operation will plug the gushing ... Oil spill cam becomes Internet sensation Frustration, Fury Greet Obama in Gulf |
Telegraph.co.uk | 'Top kill' stops gulf oil leak for now, official says Los Angeles Times Officials are cautionary but say drilling fluid has blocked oil and gas temporarily. Engineers plan to begin pumping in cement and then will seal the well. A image taken from a BP live video feed shows activity during the "top kill" procedure, ... Defending Spill Response, Obama Expresses Frustration Obama: Federal Government 'in Charge' of Oil Spill Response 'Top kill' appears to be going well |
Reuters | Seoul shares post 15-wk closing low; N.Korea weighs Reuters SEOUL, May 25 (Reuters) - Seoul shares fell 2.8 percent to post their lowest close in 15 weeks on Tuesday, as worsening tensions with North Korea and renewed euro zone fears prompted a profit-locking spree by foreign investors. ... Seoul resumes broadcasts to North The Free World Strikes Back at Pyongyang |
National Geographic | Economy fears, Gulf spill fuel volatility Reuters A trader works in the oil options pit on the floor of the New York Mercantile Exchange in New York City, May 20, 2010. O NEW YORK (Reuters) - Energy markets are rarely calm, but even the most jaded oil observers would have to view the recent turmoil as ... BP Plans Plug Attempt as Gulf Oil Leak Costs Rise BP Siphons Less Oil From Gulf |
CBC.ca | US says must rely on BP to stop oil;Iran offers help Reuters VENICE, La., May 23 (Reuters) - The US government is forced to rely on BP (BP.L) and the private oil sector to try to plug the gushing Gulf of Mexico well because only they have the technical know-how to stop the spill at those depths, ... EPA Chief Goes to Louisiana as BP Battles Oil Spill Official: BP 'devastated' by Gulf oil spill Bob Graham vows to give BP, big oil a fair hearing |
CBS News | Obama to West Point Graduates: Al Qaeda Threat Not Going Away Soon FOXNews President Obama said Saturday that the nation faces "a tough fight in Afghanistan" and that the threat from Al Qaeda "will not go away soon." President Obama buttons his jacket after arriving on Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Tuesday, ... President Obama pledges a new 'international order' at West Point graduation Obama at West Point Graduating cadets hear from Obama on protecting US |
Telegraph.co.uk | Lawmakers in Germany Back Rescue for European Debt New York Times Germany's two houses of Parliament approved a package of measures on Friday » |
Times Online | Is Floyd Landis telling the truth about Lance Armstrong? USA Today Floyd Landis has admitted he used a wide array of performance-enhancing drugs during a cycling career that included a nullified victory at the 2006 Tour de France. But Landis also has leveled an accusation at Lance Armstrong, his former US Postal Team ... Landis, Admitting Doping, Accuses Top US Cyclists Fly's rumorama: Floyd Landis, Lance Armstrong, Milton Bradley, George Brett ... Report: Landis Admits Doping and Fingers Armstrong |
Globe and Mail | Analysis: Open season on political incumbents CNN Sen. Arlen Specter, with his wife, Joan, at his side, concedes defeat Tuesday night in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Sen. Arlen Specter's loss brings number of incumbents to f » |
Reuters | Voters to decide fate of Arlen Specter, Blanche Lincoln USA Today Welcome to primary day. Voters are heading to the polls in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Arkansas and Oregon for what is expected to be the most telling gauge yet of voter sentiment in advance of the November election. In Pennsylvania, incumbent Sen. ... Primaries put incumbents on line White House distances Obama from Pa.'s Specter Pennsylvania, Arkansas, and Kentucky Primaries Test Establishment |
Reuters | Oversight on Offshore Drilling May Change, but US Dependence on Oil Won't New York Times LONDON รข€" When the congressional hearings are forgotten and the catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico has dropped from the headlines, the most surprising thing about the spill of millions of g » |
The Hindu | Monstrous underwater oil plumes found in US Gulf Coast BBC News Scientists have found vast underwater plumes of oil, one 10 miles (16km) long and a mile wide, in the Gulf of Mexico, following last month's rig disaster. A Georgia University expert warned oxygen levels had f » |
The Guardian | Thai Army Cites 'Live Fire Zone' as Clashes Continue New York Times BANGKOK รข€" The Thai military declared a neighborhood of Bangkok a รข€œlive-fire zoneรข€ on Saturday and said it was c » |
Globe and Mail | Deadly clashes as police besiege Bangkok protesters BBC News Thai security forces have fired live rounds after moving to seal a heavily defended demonstrators' camp in Bangkok amid clashes that left two people dead. Embassies were closed as protesters set fire to a police bus and shot fireworks at troops, ... Thai troops close in on red shirts Bangkok battle: Troops fire on rioting protesters Violence Continues to Roil Bangkok |
Reuters | BP releases subsea video as costs reach $450 mln MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- BP's cost estimate for the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico gushed to $450 million on Wednesday, after the oil company released its first subsea video of the accident showing oil and natural gas ... BP Says Costs On US Gulf Oil Spill Rise To $450 Mln |
CNN International | 'Child' survives as 100 feared dead in Libya plane crash CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff One person -- believed to be a child -- survived a passenger plane crash in Libya that was feared to have killed more than 100 people, an official said Wednesday. Libya's state news agency said 96 bodies had been recovered after ... Libyan plane crash kills 96, Dutch boy survives Airbus Jetliner Crashes in Libya Killing at Least 96 Backgrounder: Key facts about Airbus A330 |
Globe and Mail | Abortion could be sleeper issue in Supreme Court confirmation process Washington Post The Washington Post's Robert Barnes discusses Solicitor General Elena Kagan's non-judicial background and looks ahead to the confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill. By Michael D. Shear In the hours after President Obama introduced Elena Kagan as his ... Elena Kagan started Harvard environmental law program Biden: Kagan will have strong bipartisan support Left vs. Right: Both Sides Set for Kagan Confirmation Battle |
Reuters | What Obama sees in Kagan Washington Post President Obama will nominate Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court on Monday in a move that positions the court to have three female justices for the first time in history. By Michael D. Shear She's also a female, which adds to the ... Schieffer Sees Bitter, Vicious Fight Over Kagan Elena Kagan known as a political pragmatist, but lacks judicial record Obama's day: More history for the Supreme Court |
Reuters | Western Troops March on Russia's Red Square Voice of America Photo: AP Russia marked the 65th anniversary of victory in World War Two Sunday with its largest parade since the collapse of the Soviet Union. For the first time, troops from four NATO states - Britain, France, Poland, and the United States ... Russia offers olive branch as NATO joins parade Western troops march on Red Square for Victory Day Russia's Victory Day parade highlights |
Globe and Mail | UK Lib Dems consider Conservative government offer Reuters LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - Britain's Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg sought backing from senior party members on Saturday for a possible deal with the Conservatives after an election in which no party won an outright majority. ... Lib Dems lose control of Derby City Council UK Liberal Democrats mull pact with Conservatives Clegg outlines key priorities in power-sharing talks |
Globe and Mail | Stocks brace for more turmoil CNNMoney By CNNMoney.com staffMay 7, 2010: 7:07 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- US stocks were headed for a strong start Friday, but there was plenty of uncertainty a day after one of the most violent swings in W » |
ABC News | Which Pakistani group inspired Times Square suspect? Reuters ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Evidence of ties between the failed New York bomber and Pakistan's Taliban may only lead investigators to a murky militant network that is difficult to crack and offers no clues on possible future attacks. ... Day before bombing, Shahzad made dry run in Manhattan, source says 'No-fly list' flaws seen in suspect's boarding of plane Attack on Times Square rehearsed, official says |
Telegraph.co.uk | Times Square suspect was bound for Pakistan msnbc.com DUBAI - An American citizen accused of trying to detonate a bomb in New York's Times Square was heading for Pakistan when he was pulled off a Dubai-bound flight c » |
