Globe and Mail | White House: No new drilling efforts until probe of explosion is done Washington Post An oil platform explosion in the Gulf of Mexico has left 11 workers missing and presumed dead, and oil is leaking into the water at a faster rate than earlier thought: up to 5000 barrels a day. By Michael D. Shear and Steven Mufson The White House ... BP Seen Oversold As Gulf Oil Spill Threatens Shore |
CBC.ca | US military joins Gulf of Mexico oil spill effort BBC News The US military has joined efforts to stop an oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico as fears rise about its scale. Five times as much oil as previously thought could be leaking from the well beneath where a rig exploded and sank last week, US officials said ... BP Oil Well Leaking Five Times Faster Than Estimated Oil spill burned in Gulf of Mexico, in hope of saving coast Gulf Coast braces for an oily mess |
The Hindu | Greek crisis fears deepen CNNMoney NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The yield on Greek bonds soared to record levels again, a day after Standard & Poor's slashed its debt rating on the country to junk and amid reports that ... Starting point key question on Greek deficit goal WORLD FOREX: Euro Bounces Back Against Dollar, Yen |
Reuters | Outcry Continues Over Controversial Ariz. Immigration Law ABC News Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is feeling the heat of the national spotlight as thousands protest across the state and some have c » |
CBS News | GOP, Democrats at an impasse before key vote on financial overhaul Washington Post Senators will face a crucial test vote Monday that could clear the way for debate on far-reaching legislation to overhaul the nation's financial regulatory system -- or end in a partisan standoff -- as W » |
Globe and Mail | 10 dead in Miss. after tornado, storms hit South The Associated Press YAZOO CITY, Miss. â€" Rescuers spread out Sunday to scour neighborhoods of splintered homes and twisted debris in Mississippi, a day after a devastating tornado sliced through the state and killed 10 people, including three children. ... Mississippi tornado leaves path of death, destruction Tornado Kills 10 in Southern US Mississippi tornado kills 10 |
BBC News | Ariz. Law: "Open Season" on Non-Anglos? CBS News Demonstrators hold a US flag at a protest at the state Capitol in Phoenix on Thursday, April 22, 2010 against Arizona's controversial new illegal immigration bill. (AP/Tom Tingle, Arizona Republic) Controversial new law requires police to demand proof ... Arizona illegals law sparks fury, Obama criticism Nation+World headlines: Immigration law signed Obama Assails Arizona Immigration Law |
CBC.ca | TEXT-Greek PM statement on activating EU/IMF aid Reuters ATHENS, April 23 (Reuters) - Greece said on Friday it was tapping an EU/IMF aid mechanism aimed at rescuing the euro zone member from a debt crisis. "Yesterday, we learned of the real deficit figures. It reminded us of » |
Boston Globe | Obama keeps up pressure for financial overhaul The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" President Barack Obama has chosen the place where the economic meltdown began to argue that it can never happen again and pleading for legislation imposing stronger oversight on the financial industry. Without it, he says, ... Obama: US must learn lessons of financial crisis Obama to Castigate W » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Battle to clear backlog as Europe reopens for flights CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff London, England (CNN) -- Airports across Europe began reopening Wednesday, six days after ash from an Icelandic volcano forced the shutdown of airspace and stranded thousands of passengers around the world. ... European Airspace Starts to Reopen 75 pct of Europe flights to run Wed - Eurocontrol Icelandic volcano ash emission less powerful |
The Guardian | Few flights resume in Europe, ash cloud disrupts Reuters AMSTERDAM, April 20 (Reuters) - European airports made tentative steps toward resuming flights on Tuesday after five days cut off from global air traffic by a huge ash cloud, but much airspace stayed closed after reports of a new ... As Europe Reopens Skies, a New Cloud Looms Some European Airports Reopen, » |
Washington Post | Toyota expected to pay $16.4 mln US fine -source Reuters WASHINGTON, April 18 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) has agreed to pay a record $16.4 million fine to US safety regulators in response to the government's claim that it knowingly delayed a massive accelerator pedal rec » |
Reuters | Poland Holds Funeral for Late President, First Lady Voice of America Photo: AP Poland's southern city of Krakow is holding a state funeral Sunday for late President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria, who were among 96 people killed in a plane crash in Russia April 10. Thousands of mourners stood in silence as a funeral ... Poland to bury president, Medvedev flying to Krakow Poles gather for president's burial Remains of Polish president, wife arrive in Krakow |
Reuters | Obama pushes bank reform, lashes out at Republicans Reuters US President Barack Obama hosts a meeting of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board (PERAB) in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington April 16, 2010. With Obama are (LR) Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke, Vice President Joe Biden ... Obama: Rules needed to avoid new financial crisis Obama Vows to Move on Regulation Obama, Republicans square off on financial-regulation bill |
Globe and Mail | Volcano leaves travel plans in ashes ABC Online A passenger cries as she queues at the departures area in Madrid airport. (Reuters : Andrea Comas ) Qantas estimates flights to Europe and the UK will not be operating again until Sunday as a volcanic ash cloud blasting out of an ... North Sea oil workers left in Iceland volcano limbo Volcanic ash causes travel chaos for second day Flight disruptions in Europe get even worse |
Seattle Post Intelligencer | Tea Party Backers Conservative, Angry at Washington, Poll Shows BusinessWeek April 15 (Bloomberg) -- Americans who describe themselves as Tea Party supporters are largely Republican, conservative and angry at the government, a New York Times/CBS News poll shows. Just 7 percent of Tea Party supporters ... Local Tea Partiers defy labels Tea Party R » |
Times Online | 7.1 quake in China kills 400 Los Angeles Times The quake strikes a remote area of Qinghai province in western China that is mostly populated by Tibetans. About 8000 are injured. In this image from a mobile phone, rescuers work at a destroyed building after an earthquake hit China. ... Deadly Earthquake Strikes China Hundreds Dead in Earthquake in Northwest China Quake kills 400; destroys homes on Tibet plateau |
Telegraph.co.uk | President's nuclear summit gets down to business The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" President Barack Obama's nuclear summit gets down to formal meetings Tuesday. He'll deliver remarks at the gathering's opening plenary session at the Washington Convention Center in the morning and return for meetings in the afternoon. ... Nuclear Security Summit: Obama Invokes Mushroom Clouds Nuclear Summit Enters Final Day Cyclist killed in Washington during nuclear summit |
CBC.ca | Obama hosts two-day summit on nuclear security CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- President Obama hosts leaders from 46 countries for a two-day nuclear security summit starting Monday that will focus on how to better safeguard weapons materials, both old and new, to keep them out of the hands of ... Iran on Obama-Hu agenda as nuclear summit looms President opens nuclear summit Obama's Nuclear Summit: Leaders Meet for Security Talks |
TIME | Poland awaits return of president's body Washington Post AP WARSAW, Poland -- Poland was enveloped in mourning Sunday, with many attending church services to mark the loss of President Lech Kaczynski and many of the country's elite in a plane crash in Russia. At the Field Cathedral of ... Service being held for Polish aircrash victims Muscovites encircle Polish embassy with flowers and candles Poland Mourns President, Elite Killed In Crash |
CBC.ca | John Paul Stevens' unexpectedly liberal legacy Los Angeles Times The retiring Supreme Court justice started out as a conservative in 1975, but as he saw it, the court shifted right as he held to the center. By David G. Savage The Supreme Court career of John Paul Stevens could not have been easily predicted in 1975 ... Pending midterm elections add political for friction to court nomination Summer battle ahead for Stevens' court replacement Stevens Sets Up Court Fight |
Reuters | West Virginia coal mine rescue weighs desperation with caution Christian Science Monitor The rescue team in the West Virginia coal mine disaster was c » |
Reuters | Massey Energy is a key player in region USA Today The economy in southern West Virginia has long been dependent on coal and Massey Energy, the nation's sixth-largest coal company and owner of 56 mines, including Upper Big Branch. Boone County has 102 mines that employ 4656 people, and neighboring ... Mine Owner Faces Scrutiny as Rescue Effort Continues West Virginia Mine Rescue: Clinging to Waning Hope for Survivors Mine Rescue Efforts to Continue as Hopes Fade |
Globe and Mail | W. Va. Mine Explosion: 25 Dead, Crews Hoping to Reach Trapped Miners ABC News Rescue workers Tuesday began to drill deep into the West Virginia mine where a massive explosion killed at least 25, though it could take more than 12 hours to ventilate the area where four miners are believed to be ... Massey Coal Mine Explosion Kills 25; Four Missing (Update2) Obama to address W. Va. explosion, rescue efforts W.Va. Calculates Survival in a New Climate |
The Guardian | Mexicali earthquake: Damage could have been much worse Christian Science Monitor Sunday night's 7.2 Mexicali earthquake was the most powerful to hit the area in decades, but damage was limited compared to the recent tragedies in Haiti and Chile. People walk through downtown Calexico, Calif. after an earthquake struck the area ... 2 Dead in 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake LA refineries say no impact from earthquake Mexico Earthquake Could Trigger More Powerful Shaking |
