Reuters | Officials Optimistic That Cement Will Kill BP Well New York Times HOUSTON â" BP's volatile oil well in the Gulf of Mexico may fin » |
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Reuters | Officials Optimistic That Cement Will Kill BP Well New York Times HOUSTON â" BP's volatile oil well in the Gulf of Mexico may fin » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Arizona immigration protesters hit the streets Los Angeles Times More than a dozen are arrested as demonstrators march in Phoenix, some engaging in acts of civil disobedience. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio plans 'sweep' of immigrant neighborhoods. SB 1070 protesters raise their fists after unfurling an enormous ... Arizona appeals ruling on state's immigration law SB 1070 stripped of its harshest parts and Mexican immigrants breathe a sigh ... Arizona Boycott Continues Despite Judge's Ruling |
msnbc.com | Barack Obama enlists Afghan war leaks in support of policy switch The Guardian Barack Obama today claimed the disclosures about the mishandling of the Afghanistan war contained in leaked US military documents justified his decision to embark on a new strategy. Obama, speaking from the Rose Garden after a meeting with ... Obama: Leaked Afghan War Documents Reveal Nothing New US basic » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Pakistan Aids Insurgency in Afghanistan, Reports Assert New York Times Share your thoughts about the classified documents on the At War blog, which is following the reaction to the War Logs report. Americans fighting the war in Afghanistan have long harbored strong suspicions that Pakistan's military spy service has ... Afghanistan Taliban says 1 American captured, 1 killed Inside the Fog of War: Reports From the Ground in Afghanistan Afghanistan war logs: Iran's covert operations in Afghanistan |
Globe and Mail | EU Bank Stress Tests Fail to Reassure Investors Wary of Capital Criteria Bloomberg July 23 (Bloomberg) -- Constance Hunter, managing director and chief economist at Aladdin Capital Management LLP, and Marcus Mabry, an editor at the New York Times, talk about European Union-wide ... European Banks Seen Raising Capital Even If They Passed Tests |
Kansas City Star | Senate Gives Final Approval to Jobless Benefits New York Times WASHINGTON â" The Senate gave final approval Wednesday evening to legislation providing added unemployment benefits through November to millions of Americans who have been out of work for six months or more, ending a politic » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Clinton unveils aid package to Pakistan, then flies to Afghanistan CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced a major aid package for Pakistan on Monday -- pledging hundreds of millions of dollars for projects to address the country's water and power shortage and ... Clinton to Afghan women: You will not be forgotten In Islamabad, Clinton Unveils $500 Million Aid Package to Pakistan Pakistan leaders praise aid promises, but public is wary |
The Hindu | Engineers detect seepage near BP oil well Reuters HOUSTON, July 18 (Reuters) - Engineers monitoring BP Plc's (BP.L)(BP.N) damaged well in the Gulf of Mexico detected seepage on the ocean floor that could mean problems with the cap that has stopped oil from gushing into the water, ... US Demands More Test Data From BP After Seep Found Focus shifts to Gulf oil cleanup US Tells BP to Prepare for Reopening Oil Well After Seep Found |
Reuters | BP may prolong testing new cap MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- After more than 40 hours of testing pressure on the new cap on its blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico, BP said Saturday that it may continue testing beyond the 48-hour period first ... Gulf Coast town keeps hopeful watch on BP well cap For BP, Rising Pressure in Oil Well Seen as a Positive Sign BP: 'No Evidence' of Problems With New Cap |
Reuters | Leak Hampers BP as It Moves to Shut Off Well and Halt Spill New York Times Dave Martin/AP By HENRY FOUNTAIN ABOARD THE RESOLUTE, 50 miles off Louisiana â" BP stopped collecting oil from its runaway well on Wednesday afternoon, beginning a critical test that could halt the rush of oil into the Gulf of Mexico for the first time ... BP runs crucial test on Gulf oil leak House approves its own Gulf oil spill panel BP Fixing New Cap Leak as It Prepares to Start Gulf Well Test |
Telegraph.co.uk | Pressure mounts for BP Houston Chronicle Dave Martin AP Vessels monitor a oil burn Tuesday near the Deepwater Horizon disaster on the Gulf of Mexico. Other ships were moved away in preparation for testing of a new cap on the spewing well. BP inched closer toward an endgame ... Day 84: The Latest on the Oil Spill BP Delays Test of Leaking Gulf Well Until US Gives Go Ahead Key BP Oil Well Test Delayed - US Official |
The Guardian | BP to test oil spill cap; US pushes drilling curbs Reuters NEW ORLEANS/HOUSTON, July 13 (Reuters) - BP Plc prepared on Tuesday to try sealing off its runaway well with a new cap that it says could for the first time in 12 weeks fin » |
CBC.ca | Death toll in Uganda bomb attacks at 60 CNN International Volunteers carry an injured person from one of the bombing sites Sunday night in Kampala, Uganda. (CNN) -- The death toll from a pair of bombings that struck a restaurant and a rugby ground in Uganda's capital is around 60, ... 50 dead in bombings in Uganda Twin bombings strike crowds in Uganda watching World Cup final; 64 killed ... Uganda blasts 'deplorable, cowardly,' says Obama |
Globe and Mail | BP Makes Progress Changing Oil Capture System in Gulf of Mexico BusinessWeek July 10 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc is making progress on removing a device capturing oil from its leaking Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico, as it makes way for a more efficient collection system. BP expects to have a new seal on ... Dispute on Oil Spill Panel Flares Before First Meeting |
Reuters | Dispute on Oil Spill Panel Flares Before First Meeting W » |
Sydney Morning Herald | Miami in Pinstripes: the New Evil Empire New York Times In the moment LeBron James uttered the words âSouth Beachâ on Thursday night in front of a national television audience, the country witnessed the birth of an Evil Empire â" the Yankees of professional basketb » |
CBC.ca | Russian Inmate Torn by Possible Deal, Backers Say New York Times MOSCOW â" Until this week, Igor V. Sutyagin was being held in a prison camp not far from the Arctic Circle, near the site of what were some of Stalin's most infamous gulags. His supporters say the location was apt, ... NY lawyer: Russian spy case could be resolved soon US-Russia spy swap expected A Russian bargaining chip in spy swap negotiations |
The Guardian | Arizona Law Causes Split for Governors Sharing Border New York Times PHOENIX â" For nearly 30 years, the governors of the states that line both sides of the United States-Mexico border have gathered to celebrate border bonhomie. They issue proclamations and pledges to work together, air grievances ... Arizona immigration law sponsor blasts feds over 'political' lawsuit US files suit over Arizona immigration law Backers of Arizona Law Hope Suit Creates Precedent |
The Hindu | Determining oil spill's environmental damage is difficult Washington Post As BP works to control the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, local wildlife struggle for survival. By David A. Fahrenthold It is perhaps the most important question of the BP oil spill -- but scientists don't appear close to answering it despite a ... Large-scale skimmer continues testing in Gulf BP tests Taiwanese oil-skimming ship Some oil spill events from Sunday, July 4, 2010 |
Telegraph.co.uk | For now, government and BP working together to assess oil spill damage Washington Post BP, the government and an army of volunteers are fighting to contain and clean the millions of g » |
Globe and Mail | FBI spent nearly decade pursuing spy suspects in bid to gain counterintelligence Washington Post » |
Reuters | Oil invades more wetlands as surf pounds Gulf coast Reuters HOUSTON, July 1 (Reuters) - Tropical storm Alex slowed oil spill clean-up and containment work in the Gulf of Mexico and drove more petroleum into fragile Gulf wetlands and beaches on Thursday, with any permanent fix to BP Plc's ... BP incident may be top peacetime oil spill BP spill hits a somber record as Gulf's biggest Hurricane Alex pounds northern Mexico; at least 2 killed |