The Hindu | Israeli Raid Complicates US Ties and Push for Peace New York Times WASHINGTON â€" Israel's deadly commando raid on Monday on a flotilla trying to break a blockade of Gaza complicated President Obama's efforts to move ahead on Middle East peace negotiations and introduced a new strain ... UN Security Council Holds Emergency Session on Israeli Raid UN members decry Gaza boat deaths Israeli raid met with protests |
Reuters | Government Scientists Are Consulting But Unable to FOXNews AP May 29: This image made from video released by British Petroleum (BP PLC) shows the gushing oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. In what is measuring up to be the biggest environmental disaster in US history, the government is nearly helpless to stop the ... BP Shifts Gears in Gulf Oil Fight |
Times Online | An uneasy ride with Dennis Hopper Los Angeles Times A writer's tortured 10-year relationship with the actor never produced the biography origin » |
Telegraph.co.uk | 'We'll see this through,' Obama says of spill cleanup USA Today By Evan Vucci, AP By Rick Jervis, USA TODAY GRAND ISLE, La. â€" After touring an oil-tainted beach here and meeting with local leaders, President Obama on Friday promised Gulf Coast residents he will not abandon the fight against the ongoing oil crisis. ... Gulf oil spill: BP says 'top kill' taking longer than planned US pressure leads Transocean to revise liability bid Obama promises support to oil-stricken region over the long haul |
The Hindu | '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. By Jim Tankersley, Los Angeles Times Engineers have at least temporarily stopped the flow of oil ... Gulf oil spill now nation's worst Gulf oil spill could be 'Obama's Katrina,' says top Republican McCarthy So far, so good for 'top kill' procedure, Coast Guard admiral says |
Globe and Mail | US Pledges to Stand With Seoul 'Always' New York Times SEOUL â€" With political and military tension increasing daily on the Korean peninsula, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said on Wednesday that Washington would stand beside Seoul as it seeks redress at the ... Clinton: World must act on SKorean ship sinking Hillary Clinton voices strong support for S. Korea over ship sinking Scenarios - North Korea again at centre of regional tension |
The Guardian | Patience runs thin as BP preps untested maneuver CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Venice, Louisiana -- Oil company BP is expected to brief reporters Tuesday morning about its next attempt to contain the gushing oil in the Gulf of Mexico -- a maneuver c » |
Reuters | Of love 'Lost' Los Angeles Times A riveting series' finale fails to top the six seasons that preceded it. But then, it was always about the journey. Jorge Garcia, left rear, Josh Holloway and Michael Emerson in the last episode of the ABC drama "Lost," which aired Sunday night. ... 'Lost' finale answers questions, but disappoints "Lost" Leaves Fans With Still More Questions 'Lost' addresses years of questions in finale |
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 ... Obama Picks Democrat Graham, Republican Reilly to Probe Spill Tempers run high in Louisiana as black goo hits beach Talk About a Mess |
CBC.ca | Indian plane crashes, killing 158 Washington Post The Boeing 727 from Dubai was carrying 160 passengers and six crew members when it crashed outside the city of Mangalore, amid heavy weather in a hilly region. By Rama Lakshmi NEW DELHI -- An Air India Express plane overshot a table-top runway in ... Feature: Indian plane crash site brings pictures of horror and sadness Table top runways create an optical illusion, says pilot Air India crash: No distress signal from pilot before crash, say sources |
Boston Globe | Toyota Buying Tesla Stake for Electric Car Tie-Up BusinessWeek May 21 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp., the world's largest automaker, is buying a $50 million stake in the Californian electric-car maker Tesla Motors Inc. as automakers compete to offer low-polluting models in the US Tesla will also ... Toyota and Tesla Partnering to Make Electric Cars |
Times Online | US 'strongly condemns' N.Korea over ship's sinking AFP WASHINGTON â€" The United States said it "strongly condemns" an attack on a South Korean warship after investigators concluded a torpedo fired from a North Korean submarine was to blame. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said a report issued in Seoul on ... Asia Shares Mostly F » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Thai army gains partial control of protest camp Reuters BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai troops gained partial control of a protest camp in central Bangkok on Wednesday, using armored vehicles to break through barricades in an operation that killed at least four people, the Thai News Agency said. ... Protesters killed as Thai troops move into encampment Thai protesters killed in gunbattle Five dead in Thai army crackdown |
Globe and Mail | Tehran nuclear declaration hailed as 'epic victory for Iran' Press TV US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has claimed that mediation efforts by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva would fail. Other US » |
The Hindu | Rogue Thailand general who backed protests dies BBC News Renegade Thai general Khattiya Sawasdipol, who was shot on Thursday as he backed protesters in Bangkok, has died, hospital officials have said. The announcement came amid fresh fighting between the protesters and soldiers after Thai officials rejected ... Thai opposition leader dies Rogue Thai general dies as Redshirts given new deadline Rogue "red shirt" military adviser dies - hospital |
Washington Post | Palin to Obama: 'Do your job, secure our border' CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin joined the national battle over Arizona's controversial new immigration law Saturday, appearing with Gov. Jan Brewer in Phoenix to denounce the Obama administration's ... Task force, tourism groups try to cast Arizona in a better light Gov. Brewer: Obama 'Comic-in-Chief'? Palin defends immigration crackdown |
Brisbane Times | California's painful budget revision San Francisco Chronicle Economic experts insist that the recession is ending, but that news hasn't made it to Sacramento. Facing a $19.1 billion budget gap for the 2010-11 fiscal year, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced a new round of brutal spending cuts on Friday. ... Schwarzenegger's budget deals blows to the poor California Shortf » |
ABC Online | Pakistan arrests man with militant ties who says he aided Times Square bomb ... Washington Post The Pakistani government has arrested a suspect with connections to a Pakistani militant group who said he acted as an accomplice to the man accused of trying to bomb Times Square, US officials said. The suspect, whose arrest has not ... Times Square probe: three arrested in raids Pakistani men held over links to Times Square bomb suspect, says FBI Obama meets, praises Times Square bomb responders |
Telegraph.co.uk | The Price and Who Pays: Updates From the Gulf New York Times An explosion and fire on a drilling rig on April 20 left 11 workers missing and presumed dead. The rig sank two days later about 50 miles off the Louisiana coast. Since then, attempts to shut off the flow of ... Gulf of Mexico oil spill spawns tide of lawsuits Gulf Oil Spill Is Spoiling Tourism |
ABC News | Nomination of Kagan Leaves Some Longing on the Left New York Times President Obama, with Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., presented Solicitor General Elena Kagan as his nominee to be the nation's 112th Supreme Court justice on Monday. By PETER BAKER WASHINGTON â€" The selection of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to be ... Elena Kagan nomination for Supreme Court riles both sides of political aisle What the Kagan pick says about Obama Nomination is no surprise to those who know Kagan |
CBC.ca | EU Crafts $962 Billion Show of Force to Halt Euro Crisis BusinessWeek May 10 (Bloomberg) -- European policy makers unveiled an unprecedented loan package worth almost $1 trillion and a program of bond purchases as they spearheaded a global drive to stop a sovereign-debt crisis that ... Euro rises, stocks jump on EU crisis plan EU Details $957 Billion Rescue Package Investing Around Europe's Sovereign Debt Crisis |
The Guardian | Oil containment dome hits a snag Los Angeles Times Oil keeps gushing after BP says gas hydrates clogged the device and it had to be moved. By Bettina Box » |
The Guardian | Containment Effort Inches Closer to Oil Target New York Times The 98-ton, four-story container that BP hopes will take care of the main oil leak was lowered into the water at the Deepwater Horizon site on Friday. By SUSAN SAULNY and JOHN M. BRODER ROBERT, La. â€" A giant steel container meant to capture oil leaking ... Officials enlist robots to help contain oil gushing in Gulf of Mexico `Dome' placed over oil well Box to contain oil leak touches down on Gulf floor |
Times Online | US stock plunge raises alarm on algo trading Reuters NEW YORK, May 6 (Reuters) - A spine-chilling slide of nearly 1000 points in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, its biggest intraday points drop ever, led to heightened c » |
