Globe and Mail | 10 dead as Israeli forces storm Gaza aid convoy CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- International condemnation poured in Monday after Israeli soldiers stormed a flotilla of ships carrying aid intended for Palestinians in Gaza, leaving at least 10 people dead in the resulting violence. ... Ten Dead After Israel Intercepts Convoy |
Telegraph.co.uk | Latest effort to stop oil leak fails Detroit Free Press COVINGTON, La. -- With the failure of its latest attempt to plug the biggest oil spill in US history, BP was preparing Saturday evening to try still another method -- c » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Local crews begin Gulf Coast cleanup CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Venice, Louisiana (CNN) -- Local teams in Louisiana will start a cleanup Saturday aimed at protecting coastal marshes while BP continues its efforts to stop oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. Plaquemines Parish President ... In Oil Spill Saga, Mysteries of the Deep Persist Frustration, Fury Greet Obama in Gulf |
The Hindu | Gulf fights for tourists in wake of spill CNN By A. Pawlowski, CNN This file photo shows the view from the Edgewater Resort in Panama City Beach, Florida. The state's beaches are oil-free. One resort's slogan: "The only oil on our beach is suntan oil!" (CNN) -- The water is clear, ... BP spill clouds future of US drilling BP: 48 hours before clear if mud stops oil leak Obama To Inspect Gulf Efforts To Cap Oil Gusher |
FOXNews (blog) | BP nears decision on 'top kill' procedure CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Venice, Louisiana (CNN) -- BP's top official said the oil company will make a decision later Wednesday on whether to proceed with a "top kill" procedure designed to contain oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. ... BP poised for 'top kill' to try to plug spill; final decision to come Wednesday "Whole series of failures" led to oil spill -BP CEO Obama to hold news conference on Thursday |
Reuters | White House: Undoubtedly Worst Oil Spill in US History ABC News The oil leak that has spewed millions of g » |
The Hindu | US environment chief to visit Gulf, spill spreads Reuters VENICE, La., May 23 (Reuters) - The top US environmental official was to visit the Gulf Coast on Sunday as energy giant BP Plc (BP.L) scrambled to contain a widening oil spill. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson ... Obama Picks Democrat Graham, Republican Reilly to Probe Spill EPA chief to return to Gulf Coast to monitor spill Talk About a Mess |
Globe and Mail | Scores Feared Dead in Plane Crash in Southern India New York Times Firefighters tried to put out the fire on the smoldering Air India plane that crashed in Mangalore, India, on Saturday. By LYDIA POLGREEN NEW DELHI â€" An Air India flight from Dubai carrying 166 people crashed into a heavily wooded v » |
Globe and Mail | Agony still raw for Korean sailors' families CNN International A South Korean woman weeps, holding a portrait of her son killed aboard the Cheonan, during a funeral ceremony in Daejeon on April 29, 2010. Seoul, Korea (CNN) -- Lee In-ok will never forget Friday, March 26. ... How South Korean ship was sunk Is Korea going to war? Torpedo accusation raises Korean security stakes |
Washington Post | Senate race in Pa. will be about jobs, economy The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA â€" Joe Sestak had barely won the Democratic nod to run for US Senate before he pledged to begin the next campaign within a matter of hours. Sestak, a second-term congressman from suburban Philadelphia and a former Navy admiral, ... Pennsylvania Primary Ends Arlen Specter's 30-Year Reign: 'Hard to Imagine ... US primaries deal blows to both parties Specter Loses Senate Race, Paul Driven by Tea Party |
The Guardian | Taliban suicide car bomber strikes a NATO convoy in Kabul, Afghanistan Washington Post Taliban suicide car bomber strikes a NATO convoy, killing six of its service members. Twelve Afghan civilians also died. Afghan police and US military cordon off an area after a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday May 18, 2010. ... Taliban suicide bomb hits NATO convoy, kills 18 12 dead after Afghan suicide attack Suicide attack in Kabul kills 12, wounds 47: Interior Ministry |
The Hindu | Deep sea oil plumes, dispersants endanger reefs The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS â€" The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has already spewed plumes over ecologic » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Thai Military Cancels Plan to Impose Bangkok Curfew Voice of America Thailand's military has canceled plans to impose a curfew in parts of Bangkok, where troops remain locked in a tense confrontation with anti-government protesters. Army officials told reporters Sunday that the government no longer saw a need to enforce ... Curfews imposed as Thai violence spreads Thailand cancels curfew despite Bangkok clashes Thai protesters may leave due to curfew: anti-government leader |
Reuters | Bloody Clashes Claim Three More Lives as Thai Troops, Protesters Face Off Voice of America Photo: AP Thai troops and anti-government protesters clashed for a third day Saturday, with three more killed in tense street battles in the heart of Bangkok. Explosions and sporadic gunfire could be heard in several parts of the city throughout the ... Fresh clashes, more casualties in Bangkok Bangkok clashes rage on; death toll hits 17 Thailand warns of 'live firing zone' near Bangkok camp |
Globe and Mail | Troops Clash With Thai Protesters as Tension Grows New York Times BANGKOK â€" Troops fired tear gas and bullets on Friday at anti-government protesters who responded with stones, slingshots and homemade rockets, turning central Bangkok into a battlefield as the military moved to seal ... Deadly clashes erupt in Bangkok Foreign journalist shot during Bangkok clashes Thai Army says it did not shoot protest leader |
The Guardian | BP Says Costs On US Gulf Oil Spill Rise To $450 Mln W » |
Reuters | Factbox: Chronology of Gulf of Mexico oil spill Reuters (Reuters) - A drilling rig explosion on April 20 left 11 workers missing and presumed dead, and the rig's subsequent collapse unleashed a major oil spill that threatens the ecosystems and economy of the US Gulf of Mexico. Also threatened is the heart ... Oil execs face more questions about Gulf spill Oil spill in Gulf of Mexico endangers wildlife; jobs are at risk, too Will the Gulf Oil Spill Block Alaska Drilling Plans? |
Globe and Mail | Kagan has presumption of court confirmation The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan embarks on her quest for Senate confirmation with a strong presumption of success, drawing praise from majority Democrats and nary the threat of an » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Elena Kagan's Goldman Sachs "Connection" CBS News Paul Campos may be right to worry that Elena Kagan's track record doesn't suggest much about her judicial philosophy. And Senate inquisitors may unearth issues that some find will troubling during Kagan's upcoming Supreme Court confirmation hearings. ... Kagan had rapid ascent to high court nomination Obama to nominate Kagan for Supreme Court -sources Kagan is no stranger to confirmation travails |
Reuters | Gulf spill reminds America: The era of easy oil' is over MiamiHerald.com WASHINGTON -- To meet the world's boundless thirst for oil, drillers are searching in the sand and mud of remote western Canada, the tough shale rock of North Dakota and more than a mile under the seas off the southern US coast, ... BP Oil-Collection Chamber Clogs, Removed From Leaking Gulf Well New Setback in Attempt to Contain Gulf Oil Spill Despite Gulf Disaster, Don't Sell BP â€"Yet |
The Guardian | Pieces still missing in NYC car bomb plot puzzle The Associated Press NEW YORK â€" The Pakistani-American who police say admitted to igniting a failed car bomb in busy Times Square has made no court appearance since his arrest early this week and, though he is cooperating, authorities remain unsure he was acting alone. ... Pakistanis Questioned in Bomb Probe |
Globe and Mail | Wild day on W » |
Globe and Mail | 'No-fly list' flaws seen in suspect's boarding of plane USA Today WASHINGTON â€" Suspected terrorist Faisal Shahzad's boarding of a flight in New York on Monday exposes a security hole that the government has yet to close after spending seven years and half a billion dollars to fix the ... US asks Pakistan for help in NY bomb probe-report Attack on Times Square rehearsed, official says Beyond Times Square: The Growing Threat from Pakistan |
