Globe and Mail | UN Security Council meets on Israeli raid CNN By the CNN Wire Staff New York (CNN) -- Israel faced condemnation and questions Monday at an emergency UN Security Council meeting c » |
Monday, May 31, 2010
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Sunday, May 30, 2010
BP's new plan risks worsening oil spill - Los Angeles Times
Telegraph.co.uk | BP's new plan risks worsening oil spill Los Angeles Times A maneuver that includes severing a leaking pipe from the well may increase the flow as much as 20%. Officials also say there is no immediate remedy to plug the well until August. Amy Bohlke, right, expresses her frustration over BP's cleanup efforts ... BP, Obama beset by growing Gulf spill frustration BP Shifts Gears in Gulf Oil Fight |
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Saturday, May 29, 2010
BP's top kill effort fails to plug Gulf oil leak - The Associated Press
The Guardian | BP's top kill effort fails to plug Gulf oil leak The Associated Press ROBERT, La. â€" The most ambitious bid yet to stop the worst oil spill in US history ended in failure Saturday after BP was unable to overwhelm the gusher of crude with heavy fluids and junk. President Obama c » |
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Friday, May 28, 2010
Oil spill cam becomes Internet sensation - The Associated Press
Globe and Mail | Oil spill cam becomes Internet sensation The Associated Press ROBERT, La. â€" The hypnotic video of mud, gas and oil billowing from the seafloor has become an Internet sensation as Americans watch to see whether BP's effort to plug the gusher in the Gulf of Mexico succeeds. BP warned Friday that it could be Sunday ... Obama Fin » |
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010
BP Begins Attempt to Seal Oil Leak With New Procedure - New York Times
Reuters | BP Begins Attempt to Seal Oil Leak With New Procedure New York Times HOUSTON â€" BP went ahead on Wednesday afternoon with its most ambitious â€" and potenti » |
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Online maps, apps help track oil spill - CNN
The Hindu | Online maps, apps help track oil spill CNN A program by a Google Maps engineer lets users compare the size of the Gulf oil spill to well-known places like Washington. (CNN) -- With maps, apps and databases, the online community is working to help show the world the scope, ... US Justice Official Seeks Higher Spill-Liability Cap |
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Monday, May 24, 2010
South Koreans divided over Cheonan response - BBC News
Globe and Mail | South Koreans divided over Cheonan response BBC News Outside observers often remark about how little the rising tensions between the two Koreas seem to trouble the citizens of Seoul. They live within striking distance of the artillery pieces that North Korea keeps trained on this city - weapons that ... Japan mulling more sanctions on DPRK over S Korean warship sinking S. Korean President Halts Trade with North US, Seoul Ratchet Up Pressure on North Korea |
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Sunday, May 23, 2010
US environment chief to visit Gulf, spill spreads - Reuters
Reuters | 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 ... EPA chief to return to Gulf Coast to monitor spill Tempers run high in Louisiana as black goo hits beach BP Chief Warns New Attempt Isn't Guaranteed to Stop Gulf Oil Spill |
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Saturday, May 22, 2010
Scores Feared Dead in Southern India Plane Crash - New York Times
Telegraph.co.uk | Scores Feared Dead in Southern India Plane Crash 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 » |
Friday, May 21, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Landis, Admitting Doping, Accuses Top US Cyclists - New York Times
Telegraph.co.uk | Landis, Admitting Doping, Accuses Top US Cyclists New York Times VISALIA, Calif. â€" After four years of maintaining his innocence about doping charges that ruined his reputation and caused him to be stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title, the American cyclist Floyd Landis has ... Is Floyd Landis telling the truth about Lance Armstrong? Floyd Landis admits to doping throughout his career Landis admits drug use, claims Armstrong used |
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Analysis: Open season on political incumbents - CNN
New York Times (blog) | 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 » |
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Voters to decide fate of Arlen Specter, Blanche Lincoln - USA Today
New York Times (blog) | 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. ... Will Blanche Lincoln, Arlen Specter survive Tuesday's primaries? The Fix: Incumbent Armageddon? -- What to watch for Arlen Specter, Joe Sestak Locked in Tight Primary Race in Pennsylvania |
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Monday, May 17, 2010
Iran Offers to Ship Uranium, Complicating Sanctions Talks - New York Times
Globe and Mail | Iran Offers to Ship Uranium, Complicating Sanctions Talks New York Times CAIRO â€" Iran announced an agreement on Monday to ship some of its nuclear fuel to Turkey in a deal that could offer a short-term solution to its ongoing nuclear standoff with the West, or prove to be a tactic aimed at derailing ... Factbox: Current sanctions on Iran France to push for more Iran sanctions Iran agrees nuclear swap with Turkey |
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Thai protesters seek talks as fighting rages - Reuters
Times Online | Thai protesters seek talks as fighting rages Reuters BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai protesters said on Sunday they were ready for UN-supervised talks with the government if the army stops shooting after three days of clashes that have killed 25 people and turned Bangkok into a battleground. ... Thailand street battles escalate as Red Shirt leader warns of civil war Red Shirts ready to negotiate with Thai government Curfews imposed as Thai violence spreads |
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Saturday, May 15, 2010
Thai Army Cites 'Live Fire Zone' as Clashes Continue - New York Times
Reuters | Thai Army Cites 'Live Fire Zone' as Clashes Continue New York Times BANGKOK - The Thai military declared a neighborhood of Bangkok a “live-fire zone†on Saturday as fighting spread to several areas in the city and the death toll in a three-day offensive against anti-government ... Bangkok clashes rage on; death toll hits 17 Thailand warns of 'live firing zone' near Bangkok camp Thai death toll rises as redshirts clash with troops |
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Friday, May 14, 2010
Troops Clash With Thai Protesters as Tension Grows - New York Times
The Hindu | 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 |
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Thursday, May 13, 2010
Transocean Petitions to Limit Liability - Wall Street Journal
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Factbox: Chronology of Gulf of Mexico oil spill - Reuters
Telegraph.co.uk | 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 ... BP's Dispersant Strategy on Spill Veers Into Uncharted Science Oil execs face more questions about Gulf spill Oil spill in Gulf of Mexico endangers wildlife; jobs are at risk, too |
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Abortion could be sleeper issue in Supreme Court confirmation process - Washington Post
The Guardian | Abortion could be sleeper issue in Supreme Court confirmation process Washington Post In the hours after President Obama introduced Elena Kagan as his choice for the Supreme Court, there was little talk about her position on abortion, an issue that has faded from the political forefront during the past year's ... Kagan has presumption of court confirmation Kagan's Legal Record Portrays a Cautious Liberal 'Don't ask, don't tell' a flash point on Kagan |
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Monday, May 10, 2010
No end in sight to spill as BP costs mount - Reuters
Globe and Mail | No end in sight to spill as BP costs mount Reuters ROBERT, La., May 10 (Reuters) - BP Plc (BP.L) said on Monday it had incurred $350 million in costs so far from the huge oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as fears mounted of a prolonged and growing environmental and economic disaster. ... Flying over US oil spill clean-up zone Gulf Winds Turn on BP as Oil Containment Plan Snarls Next step to stop oil: Throw garbage at it |
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Sunday, May 9, 2010
Gulf spill reminds America: The era of easy oil' is over - MiamiHerald.com
The Guardian | 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 BP Suffers Setback on Containment |
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Saturday, May 8, 2010
Pieces still missing in NYC car bomb plot puzzle - The Associated Press
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 |
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Friday, May 7, 2010
Markets on edge after Dow plunge - CNNMoney
Times Online | Markets on edge after Dow plunge CNNMoney LONDON (CNNMoney.com) -- Stock markets around the world retreated Friday as investors expressed nervousness after an unprecedented selloff on W » |
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Thursday, May 6, 2010
US asks Pakistan for help in NY bomb probe-report - Reuters
Telegraph.co.uk | US asks Pakistan for help in NY bomb probe-report Reuters NEW YORK, May 6 (Reuters) - The United States has asked Pakistan for help investigating a failed plot to bomb New York's Times Square, The Washington Post reported on Thursday, as investigators kept questioning a Pakistani-American ... US terror arrest leaves Pakistani villagers stunned Beyond Times Square: The Growing Threat from Pakistan New York bomb suspect 'did dry run' |
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