Globe and Mail | Ship clash leaves Israel in diplomatic hot water Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel could pay a heavy price -- including damage to peace efforts with the Palestinians -- over the killing of 10 international activists on a Turkish ship trying to break a blockade of Gaza. Foreign anger at the boarding of the ... Security Council Debates Criticism of Israeli Raid Rift between crucial Middle East » |
The Hindu | BP, Obama beset by growing Gulf spill frustration Reuters VENICE, La., May 30 (Reuters) - US lawmakers and local residents clamored on Sunday for BP and the Obama administration to do more to save the Gulf Coast from an out-of-control oil spill that has become the biggest ... 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 » |
Globe and Mail | Obama Open to Ideas on How to Plug Oil Leak, Defends Administration Response FOXNews President Obama said the federal government is open to ideas from anyone and anywhere on how to plug the oil leak on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico, but rejected the notion that Washington has been sitting on the "sidelines" and pledged to fix the ... BP spill eclipses Exxon Valdez, says government Obama to Extend Deepwater Drilling Moratorium BP Oil Spill C » |
Reuters | 'Top kill' a pivotal moment for BP in capping oil leak CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Venice, Louisiana (CNN) -- As early as dawn Wednesday, BP will undertake what some say is a pivotal moment for the London-based oil giant to contain the gushing oil in the Gulf of Mexico -- a maneuver c » |
Washington Post | 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 » |
The Hindu | BP admits Deepwater rescue is capturing less oil The Guardian BP today admitted that is capturing less oil from a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico than previously estimated, raising fresh questions over the success of its rescue operation. The oil giant told the City this morning that the mile-long siphon tube ... Mixed messages as frustration mounts over Gulf oil spill Obama focused on oil spill, Mideast US Raises Pressure on BP to Stop Oil Leak, Clean Up Spill |
Reuters | In Shanghai, Clinton Highlights US-China Trade Relations Voice of America Photo: AP US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng, right, speak during their meeting at China Pavilion at World Expo site Saturday, May 22, 2010 in Shanghai, China. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) On the eve of ... US Says Geithner to Discuss Europe, Economy in China Talks Clinton urges China for greater access for US businesses US representatives arrive in Beijing for talks |
CBC.ca | At least 158 feared dead in India plane crash CNN Rescue personnel, volunteers and onlookers are seen near the wreckage of the Air India crash in Mangalore on Saturday. (CNN) -- At least 158 people are feared dead after a passenger jet overshot a runway, crashed into a v » |
CBC.ca | North Korea condemned by world powers over torpedo attack Telegraph.co.uk An official investigation has concluded that a North Korean torpedo was responsible for the sinking of the Cheonan, a South Korean warship, prompting condemnation of the Pyongyang regime by America, Britain and the United Nations. ... North Korea slams report that it torpedoed South Korean ship Sunken South Korean warship overshadows Clinton Asia tour South Korea Says North Sank Warship |
Times Online | Thai protest leaders surrender after deadly clashes Reuters BANGKOK (Reuters) - Four senior Thai anti-government protest leaders surrendered to police on Wednesday after troops stormed their encampment, sparking clashes that killed at least four people, as violence rocked other areas of the city. ... Thailand protests: Red shirts surrender as army storms Bangkok camp Protest Leaders Surrender in Thailand Thai army halts Bangkok offensive |
The Guardian | Court rejects life sentences for some youths San Jose Mercury News 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. Five justices, in an opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy, ... Justice W » |
The Hindu | Worry that Gulf oil spreading into major current The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS â€" Engineers fin » |
ABC News | 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 ... Sarah Palin joins Arizona Governor Jan Brewer to defend immigration law Sarah Palin joins Gov. Brewer to launch Web site Palin backs Brewer in defending Arizona's immigration law |
CBC.ca | Gagne ends what he started Boston Herald Philadelphia Flyers left winger Simon Gagne finished the historic comeback that he heroic » |
BBC News | Congressman to launch inquiry on how much oil is gushing into Gulf CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Rep. Edward Markey, holding a jar of oil taken from the Gulf of Mexico, wants to know how much oil is leaking. (CNN) -- A US congressman said he will launch a formal inquiry Friday into how much oil is gushing into the Gulf of ... Oil Spill's 'Slow-Moving Hurricane' Leaves Gulf Coast Waiting Pressure mounts on BP as Obama eyes 'next steps' High reward, high risk for oil `wildcats' |
Sydney Morning Herald | The Paradox of Deep Water: Lots of Oil, Lots of Danger BusinessWeek The ability to extract oil in hard-to-reach places has zoomed ahead. Disaster preparation has not By Stanley Reed and Joe Carroll On May 7, in a darkened room c » |
Globe and Mail | Big oil to get more grilling as oil gushes in Gulf Reuters WASHINGTON/PORT FOURCHON, La., May 12 (Reuters) - Top oil executives face a second day of grilling by US lawmakers on Wednesday over a deadly well rupture that unleashed a huge oil slick and the specter of ... Senators at hearing focus on well pressure Oil spill in Gulf of Mexico endangers wildlife; jobs are at risk, too Support for oil drilling decreases |
ABC News | Kagan fits Obama's vision for the Supreme Court Houston Chronicle Vice President Joe Biden and President Barack Obama applaud Elena Kagan as she is introduced in the East Room of the White House as the president's nominee to replace Justice John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court. ... Kagan brings new twist to court debate Elena Kagan nomination for Supreme Court riles both sides of political aisle Into battle over Kagan |
Globe and Mail | EU Details $957 Billion Rescue Package New York Times BRUSSELS â€" European leaders, pressured by sliding markets and doubts over their ability to act decisively, agreed on Monday to provide a huge rescue package of nearly $1 trillion in a sweeping effort to combat the ... EU Crafts $962 Billion Show of Force to Halt Euro Crisis Euro rises, stocks r » |
Washington Post | Pakistanis Questioned in Bomb Probe W » |
Times Online | SEC Said to Probe Causes, Exploitation of Stock-Market Turmoil BusinessWeek May 7 (Bloomberg) -- US regulators plan to examine whether securities professionals triggered yesterday's stock- market plunge or exploited the turmoil to profit illeg » |
