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 |
