Telegraph.co.uk | 480 activists held in Israeli jails Jerusalem Post By JPOST.COM STAFF Some 480 passengers from the Gaza-bound flotilla which was raided by Israeli forces were detained on Monday evening and Tuesday morning. During the course of their investigations, authorities will decide which activists will be ... UN urges Israel convoy raid probe A day after fatal raid, information scant on Gaza flotilla Gaza aid flotilla: Israel releases activists |
The Guardian | US Gulf Coast warned oil may leak until August Reuters VENICE, La., May 31 (Reuters) - US government and BP (BP.L) officials are warning that the blown-out oil well causing an environmental disaster on the Gulf Coast may not be stopped until August as the company begins ... Officials: Oil leak may last months BP's new plan risks worsening oil spill BP Shifts Gears in Gulf Oil Fight |
The Guardian | Gulf residents eye slow fix for historic oil spill Reuters VENICE, La., May 30 (Reuters) - BP Plc's (BP.L) "top kill" oil well plug failed on Saturday, practic » |
The Hindu | 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 ... The Latest on the Oil Spill President Obama promises to stick by Gulf Coast residents during recovery from ... Oil spill cam becomes Internet sensation |
Telegraph.co.uk | Obama says alt-energy key in wake of oil spill San Francisco Chronicle (05-26) 12:53 PDT FREMONT -- President Obama, speaking at a Fremont solar energy plant today, said he was "not prepared to cede America's leadership" in green technology or the global economy and c » |
Bakersfield Now | Obama Authorizes Deployment of More National Guard Troops Along Border ABC News President Obama has authorized the c » |
CBC.ca | Pentagon and UN Chief Put New Pressure on N. Korea New York Times President Lee Myung-Bak of South Korea, center, walked to a news conference with defense minister Kim Tae-Young, left, in Seoul on Monday. By CHOE SANG-HUN and THOM SHANKER SEOUL, South Korea â€" Pressure on North Korea over the sinking of a South Korean ... The Free World Strikes Back at Pyongyang |
Washington Post | GOP wins House seat in Obama's home district The Associated Press HONOLULU â€" Republicans cited Rep.-elect Charles Djou's victory for a seat long out of their reach as evidence of steadily increasing election-year strength, but Democrats said Sunday the winner's 40-percent vote share portends a short stay in Congress ... Hawaii Elects Antigay Congressman Djou heading to DC Republican Djou Captures US House Seat From Hawaii |
The Guardian (blog) | Google's Logo Celebrates 30 Years of Pac-Man PC Magazine We can now add Pac-Man to the ever-growing list of anniversaries we didn't know were coming. Released exactly 30 years ago, the Namco-developed arcade game is being honored by Google with a very special Google Doodle logo. ... Google unveils its best doodle yet: Playable Pac-Man! Google?s Pac-Man Works on iPhone, iPad: Subtle Jab at Jobs? Google celebrates Pac-Man's 30th birthday |
The Guardian | Lance Armstrong to Floyd Landis: 'I have nothing to hide' ESPN VISALIA, Calif. -- Lance Armstrong dismissed claims by Floyd Landis that Armstrong had been involved in doping during his cycling career. "I have nothing to hide," Armstrong said at a hastily c » |
BBC News | Voters' anger at Washington may overpower any fixes Washington Post The Washington Post's Dan Balz and Chris Cillizza give their analysis of the primary elections that sent incumbents packing and has rattled the establishment. Use this interactive election map to see candidates running in senate, ... Democrats See Hope for F » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Federal Agency Chief Admits Lapses in Gulf Oil Spill New York Times Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, facing Congress for the first time since the Deepwater Horizon oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico last month, said Tuesday that weaknesses at his agency's Minerals Management Service ... Oil Drillers' 'Ire' Raised by Tougher Oversight Lawmakers give Salazar grilling over oil drilling Tar b » |
ABC News | Justices Bar Life Terms for Youths Who Haven't Killed New York Times WASHINGTON â€" The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that juveniles who commit crimes in which no one is killed may not be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The latest on President Obama, his administration and ... Supreme Court limits life sentences without parole for young criminals Life 'cruel and unusual' punishment for teens, court rules Supreme Court: 'Sexu » |
Globe and Mail | BP succeeds in second attempt at inserting tube in damaged oil pipe Washington Post BP succeeded on Sunday in its second attempt at inserting a new tube into its damaged oil pipe that has been gushing oil from the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico for three and a half weeks. The four-inch wide pipe was inserted into the ... BP Succeeds in Inserting a Tube to Funnel Oil From Leaking Well Gap in Rules on Oil Spills From Wells Fin » |
ABC News | In Gulf oil spill, how helpful â€" or damaging â€" are dispersants? Christian Science Monitor The one BP is using to break up the Gulf oil spill has been approved by the EPA. But it's an older mixture that contains toxic ingredients, and it's not among the top tier of recommended dispersants. Members of the Louisiana National Guard build a ... What are oil dispersants? How they're fighting the oil spill Salazar: Latest effort to stop oil leak hits snag |
Before It's News | Obama Rebukes Companies on 'Spectacle' of Spill Blame BusinessWeek (Updates with Obama comments, details on leak, testimony starting in third paragraph. For more on spill, {EXT4 }.) By Nicholas Johnston and Kate Andersen Brower May 14 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama singled out executives from BP Plc, ... BP Trying to Insert Tube Into Leaking Gulf Oil Pipe Obama slams finger-pointing as oil spill continues Obama lashes out oil industry over BP spill |
BBCSerbian.com | Cash couriers target of Northeast raids, source says CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Raids by federal agents in Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey on Thursday are focused on a system of "cash couriers" who bring money into the United States from overseas, a source close to the investigation said. ... Authorities search Boston area home, gas station in NYC bomb case Times Square Case Prompts FBI Raids in Northeast |
BP Tells Congress Gulf Well Failed Tests Before Blast BusinessWeek (Updates with results from well tests in 10th paragraph. See {EXT4 } for more on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.) By Jim Efstathiou Jr. May 12 (Bloomberg) -- A Gulf of Mexico oil well failed a pressure test hours before a drilling rig exploded last month ... Deepwater Horizon Well Failed Key Test |
Sydney Morning Herald | Oil executives face Congress on spill, shift blame Reuters WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) - Lawmakers began grilling top executives of companies involved with the Gulf of Mexico's massive oil spill on Tuesday, warning they would not let them blame each other for the unfolding ... BP's murky deep-water future BP to Try Again to Control Oil Leak as Hearings Start SE beaches look to woo tourists in oil spill limbo |
The Hindu | Obama chooses Kagan for high court, stresses her 'restraint' Los Angeles Times Obama c » |
The Guardian | Pakistani Taliban Behind Times Sq. Plot, Holder Says New York Times More firmly and publicly than before, senior officials of the Obama administration on Sunday blamed the failed attempt to blow up a bomb in Times Square on the Pakistani Taliban, an accusation that should increase pressure on the ... Pakistani Taliban Behind Times Square Bomb Plot Obama adviser: Times Square bombing suspect linked to Taliban US Drones Kill at Least 10 in Pakistan |
CBS News | Sixty injured as Staten Island Ferry boat hits terminal CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Emergency personnel attend to people injured in Saturday's Staten Island Ferry crash in New York. New York (CNN) -- A ferry boat crashed into the Staten Island Ferry terminal Saturday morning, leaving at least 60 people injured, ... Staten Island ferry crash injures dozens aboard NY Staten Island Ferry hits dock, minor injuries Staten Island Ferry Crashes Into Dock |
Telegraph.co.uk | Tories keep control of councils BBC News Local election results are emerging in Hampshire where Conservatives retained control of councils in Fareham, Havant and Southampton. The Liberal Democrats still control Eastleigh where there are 39 Lib Dem councillors, four Tory and one Labour. ... Lessons From the U.K. Election British Parties Seek Partners After Inconclusive Election General election 2010: Cameron sets out terms for Liberal Democrat coalition |
Telegraph.co.uk | Official: NYC suspect did dry run before car bomb Houston Chronicle By COLLEEN LONG AP Writer © 2010 The Associated Press NEW YORK â€" A day before driving an SUV with a rigged homemade bomb into Times Square, a Pakistani-American made a test drive into the heart of the city, dropped off a getaway car blocks from his ... Pakistan Taliban: Faisal Shahzad Not One of Us Faisal Shahzad 'carried out dry run' before Times Square attack Which Pakistani group inspired Times Square suspect? |
Telegraph.co.uk | Suspect Is Said to Admit to Role in Plot New York Times Jessica Hill/AP By MARK MAZZETTI, SABRINA TAVERNISE and JACK HEALY A Pakistani-American man arrested in the failed Times Square car bombing has admitted his role in the attempted attack and said he received explosives training in Pakistan, ... FBI Team 'Lost' Suspected Times Square Bomber During Pakistan Army: Taliban Responsibility in Failed NY Attack Unlikely US revamps airline "no-fly" after failed NY bomb |
