Sydney Morning Herald | Israeli troops attack ship carrying aid to Gaza Telegraph.co.uk Israeli commandoes have stormed a flotilla of ships carrying activists and aid supplies to the blockaded Palestinian enclave of Gaza, killing as many as 16 of those on board. Fighting broke out between the activists and the masked Israeli troops, ... Israeli Forces Intercept Gaza-Bound Aid Ships, 10 Killed More Than Four Dead After Israeli Soldiers Board Gaza Aid Convoy |
Reuters | Latest oil spill developments CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Sen. Mary Landrieu, a Democrat from Louisiana, said Saturday night that BP should immediately invest $1 billion to protect marshes, wetlands and estuaries. An independent contractor supplying workers to clean up an oil spill on ... Gulf residents eye slow fix for historic oil spill 'Top Kill' Fails to Stop Leak |
Telegraph.co.uk | President hits the beach, vows to solve oil spill crisis Philadelphia Inquirer KENNER, La. - As BP continued a hydraulic arm-wrestle with its renegade well, President Obama toured Louisiana's soiled beaches Friday and vowed to take personal responsibility for solving the oil spill crisis. ... BP's oil spill is an ecological disaster Gulf oil spill hits Day 40 with no end in sight Oil spill cam becomes Internet sensation |
Globe and Mail | Obama Defends Response to Gulf Oil Spill, Pledges to 'Shut This Down' FOXNews President Obama speaks at a press conference in the East Room of the White House May 27. (AP Photo) President Obama assured the public that he is seizing the reins of the oil spill response in the Gulf of Mexico, saying Thursday that Washington is ... 'Top kill' stops gulf oil leak for now, official says Obama Defends Handling of Oil Spill Did BP intention » |
Obama to Send 1200 Guard Troops to Mexico Border New York Times LOS ANGELES â€" President Obama will send up to 1200 National Guard troops to the Southwest border and increase spending on law enforcement, yielding to demands from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers there that border ... Obama to send more troops to Southwest border region Obama Authorizes Deployment of More National Guard Troops Along Border Obama Set to Deploy 1200 National Guard to Border |
Telegraph.co.uk | Lindsay Lohan: Drug Testing, Monitoring Bracelet Ordered ABC News Lindsay Lohan avoided jail today but was ordered to abstain from alcohol, wear an alcohol-monitoring bracelet on her ankle and submit to weekly random drug tests as conditions for remaining free on bond. Lindsay Lohan must submit to ... Lindsay Lohan Ordered To Wear Alcohol-Monitoring Bracelet By Judge Lindsay Lohan's SCRAM bracelet: Tamper-free device that knows exactly how much ... Lindsay Lohan: I Don't Deserve Prison or Rehab |
CBC.ca | BP says study due Saturday on size of Gulf spill MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- As the oil major posted a live video of the well pipe gushing oil at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, BP said Friday that estimates claiming the flow of oil is running as high as ten times the ... BP oil spill reaches delicate wetlands of Louisiana Terrible Kevin Costner Film Waterworld the Answer to Oil Spill? BP swamped by criticism; spilled oil keeps coming |
The Guardian | Head of Agency That Stripped Landis of Title Is Vindicated New York Times PARIS â€" Floyd Landis's admission that he systematic » |
New York Times (blog) | 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 » |
Globe and Mail | 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 ... Top US official pledges to reform ties to Big Oil US says offshore drilling key despite oil spill Oil Drillers' 'Ire' Raised by Tougher Oversight |
ABC News | Life 'cruel and unusual' punishment for teens, court rules CNN Terrance Graham was sentenced to life without parole for robberies committed when he was 16 and 17. Washington (CNN) -- Sentencing juvenile criminals to life in prison without parole is "cruel and unusual" ... Supreme Court Rules Sex Offenders Can Be Imprisoned After Sentences Expire Supreme Court ruling could affect healthcare reform Supreme Court Rules 'Sexu » |
The Guardian | Tube Catches 'Some' Oil From Leak New York Times NEW ORLEANS, La. â€" An experimental attempt to stop an oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico experienced some limited success over the weekend, BP announced Sunday afternoon. Where have you seen the impact of the spill? ... BP succeeds in second attempt at inserting tube in damaged oil pipe BP Inserts Tube to Funnel Oil From Leaking Well BP says efforts to connect mile-long pipe to cap oil is a success |
Sydney Morning Herald | Bangkok Street Fighting Continues, Death Toll Mounts Voice of America Street fighting continues in the Thai capital, Bangkok, as anti-government protesters try to push back soldiers who have surrounded their camp. At least 22 people were killed in the last two days and at least 170 wounded. ... Thai protests - analysis by Dr Gareth Price and Rosheen Kabraji US warns on Thailand travel, evacuating staff Thai PM defends crackdown as bodies lie on streets |
BBC 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 shares the 'anger and frustration' over unplugged oil spill Lawmaker questions BP over oil spill estimates |
New York Daily News | FBI raids in Times Square probe: What were they looking for? Christian Science Monitor The FBI raids in Brookline and Watertown, Mass., and on Long Island, NY were likely following-up on information gained from the interrogation of Faisal Shahzad, a suspect in the Times Square probe. FBI investigators move between a van and a home in ... 3 arrested as part of Times Square bomb investigation Times Square Case Prompts FBI Raids in Northeast |
CNN International | Child may be lone survivor in Libya plane crash CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A Dutch child is believed to be the only survivor of a passenger plane crash in Libya Wednesday that may have killed more than 100 people, the Dutch Foreign Ministry said. The plane was carrying 93 passengers and 11 crew ... Libya plane crash - 'at least one Briton on board' Boy, 8, survives as 103 killed in Libya plane crash At least one Briton in Libyan plane crash |
Washington Post | Mojave cross at center of court fight reported stolen CNN The Mojave Memorial Cross was ordered covered until the Supreme Court resolved a constitutional issue. Washington (CNN) -- A war memorial shaped like a cross that has been at the center of a Supreme Court fight has been torn down by ... Thieves Steal Mojave Desert Memorial Cross in Thieves take controversial Mojave Desert cross Controversial Mojave cross stolen in California |
Kansas City Star | Euro Pares Gains as Investors Question $1 Trillion Aid Package BusinessWeek May 10 (Bloomberg) -- The euro pared its advance against the dollar on concern that an aid package of almost $1 trillion wouldn't end Europe's fiscal debt crisis. The common currency rose earlier after the package was ... Emerging-Market Assets Soar In Wake Of Euro Rescue Package |
The Hindu | Pakistani Taliban behind Times Square bombing attempt, White House says Los Angeles Times US citizen Faisal Shahzad had been working on behalf of the militant group, which is closely tied to Al Qaeda, says Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. By Kathleen Hennesey, Tribune Washington Bureau The US citizen who attempted to set off a car bomb in New ... Pakistani Taliban Behind Times Sq. Plot, Holder Says Obama adviser: Times Square bombing suspect linked to Taliban US-Pakistan ties tested as evidence shows Taliban connection to Times Square ... |
CBS News | 37 Injured in Staten Island Ferry Crash New York Times Dozens of people were hurt when a Staten Island Ferry crashed into a dock at the St. George terminal on Staten Island about 9:30 am Saturday, the authorities said. The ferry was the Andrew J. Barberi, the same one involved in a 2003 ... Sixty injured as Staten Island Ferry boat hits terminal Mechanical Failure Causes SI Ferry Crash, 37 Injured Mechanical failure might be cause of Staten Island ferry crashing into dock |
Globe and Mail | BP Oil-Containment Box Hovers Above Seafloor in Gulf BusinessWeek (Adds comment from spokesman in third paragraph. For more on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, see {EXT4 }.) By Jessica Resnick-Ault May 7 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc lowered nearly to the seafloor a 40-foot-t » |
The Hindu | NY bomb attempt reignites security camera debate Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - The thwarted Times Square car bombing has fueled the debate over security cameras and expensive surveillance for major cities, possibly providing a business opportunity to the security industry. The bomb scare and quick capture of ... Link emerges between Times Square bomb attempt and Pakistani militant group Suspect Waives Right to Speedy Arraignment Lawmakers, Officials Question How Faisal Shahzad Managed to Board a Plane |
BBC News | Bomb at Times Square Washington Post A suspect has been arrested in the failed bombing attempt in Times Square. The attempt led to the evacuation of hundreds of tourists as authorities investigated a smoking SUV that had been packed with propane tanks, clocks, wires and fireworks. ... Faisal Shahzad, Times Square bomb suspect, arrested on board plane for Dubai Military Commission May Be Out for » |
