Globe and Mail | At least 10 die as Israel halts aid flotilla Los Angeles Times Naval ships come under fire when they move in on vessels carrying humanitarian supplies to the Gaza Strip, Israel's military says. Protest organizers say they were unarmed. Pro-Palestinian activists from Turkey hold a news conference on board the ... Israeli troops attack ship carrying aid to Gaza killing 16 Israeli Arab leaders c » |
Telegraph.co.uk | 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 ... As oil spill damages Gulf, will US change energy use? Gulf residents eye slow fix for historic oil spill 'Top Kill' Fails to Stop Leak |
Globe and Mail | Americans wait to learn if top kill will stop oil The Associated Press ROBERT, La. â€" Two days after BP began a risky effort to stop a gushing oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, company officials said the operation was going as planned but offered few details, leaving the nation in suspense about whether its worst oil spill ... President hits the beach, vows to solve oil spill crisis Gulf oil spill hits Day 40 with no end in sight Career environmentalists anguish over gulf oil disaster |
The Guardian | Obama: Federal Government 'in Charge' of Oil Spill Response 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 ... Obama Defends Handling of Oil Spill 'Top kill' appears to be going well Obama Pushes for More Regulation, Extends Oil Drilling Moratorium |
Reuters | Pentagon and UN Chief Put New Pressure on North 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 ... South Korea, World Look to China to Warn North Over Ship Sinking The Free World Strikes Back at Pyongyang |
Times Online | Air India crash in Mangalore: Data box found NDTV.com The pilots of the Air India plane IX 812 which crashed in Mangalore on Saturday may have tried to take off again, after overshooting the landing zone by around 2000 feet, sources have told NDTV. This comes after the investigators recovered the plane's ... Cockpit voice recorder found at India crash site Voice Recorder Found After Fatal Air India Accident Hunt for clues in deadly Indian air crash |
Globe and Mail | Crash Raises Issue of India's Aviation Oversight New York Times MUMBAI, India â€" An Air India flight carrying 166 people that crashed moments after landing in southern India on Saturday, killing almost everyone on board, has raised questions about India's oversight of a rapidly ... About 159 Dead In Air India Plane Crash India air crash kills 158 people India jet crash leaves more than 150 dead in Mangalore |
Los Angeles Times | California employers keep adding jobs Los Angeles Times In a sign that the state's struggling labor market may be strengthening, 14200 positions were added by employers in April, the second straight month of expansion. With more people looking for work, the state unemployment rate remained steady at 12.6%. ... District, Virginia, Maryland see unemployment levels drop Employment Increased in 38 US States in April D.C.-area unemployment dips in April |
Telegraph.co.uk | Works by Picasso and Matisse Stolen From Paris Museum New York Times PARIS â€" A lone hooded man who squirmed through a broken window and evaded security alarms stole five paintings by Picasso, Matisse and other artists overnight Wednesday from the Paris Museum of Modern Art, in a brash theft valued at ... Five paintings worth nearly $613 million stolen by lone thief in Paris Are Art Thieves Getting Bolder? Factbox - High profile art thefts |
Times Online | The Fix: How (and why) Arlen Specter lost Washington Post 1. Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter's defeat at the hands of upstart Rep. Joe Sestak made him the second Senate incumbent to lose an intraparty battle in the 2010 elections -- the largest number since four incumbents fell in 1980. ... Analysis: Open season on political incumbents Angry Boomers and Other Election Clues Is the Tea Party movement the new political force in the United States? |
BBC News | Weather yet another primary obstacle for Pennsylvania's Specter CNN Primary-day rain doesn't help get-out-the-vote effort for Sen. Arlen Specter Washington (CNN) -- The rain is f » |
ABC News | Supreme Court limits life sentences without parole for young criminals Los Angeles Times In a 6-3 decision, the court strikes down laws in Florida, California and 35 other states that » |
The Hindu | Gap in Rules on Oil Spills From Wells New York Times The catastrophic Deepwater Horizon oil spill began off the coast of Louisiana â€" hundreds of miles from Mexico and far from any other country. A blog about energy, the environment and the bottom line. But many oil spills, ... Another setback for oil spill containment as tube gets pulled out Huge oil plumes found under Gulf as BP struggles Another try with tube to stop Gulf oil |
Reuters | U.S., UK issue warnings on Bangkok Reuters BANGKOK (Reuters) - The US Embassy will soon issue a new alert urging its citizens against any travel to Thailand's capital, the embassy spokesman said on Saturday. "Before we were advising against » |
New York Daily News | FBI search near Boston in Times Square bomb probe Reuters A surveillance photo captured in Times Square shows a Nissan Pathfinder sports utility vehicle (R) containing a bomb in this New York Police Department image released to Reuters on May 2, 2010. NEW YORK (Reuters) - US authorities were searching two ... Authorities search Watertown location in Times Square bomb case FBI agents search Watertown home in Times Square probe Search warrants executed in Times Square probe |
Globe and Mail | Supreme Court confirmations, as Elena Kagan saw them Christian Science Monitor Elena Kagan once urged aggressive questioning of and candid responses from Supreme Court nominees, but has lately backed off those views. Senate Democrats hail her 'diversity of experience.' Republicans question her qualifications. President Obama (c. ... How Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court could affect baseb » |
CBC.ca | Elena Kagan known as a political pragmatist, but lacks judicial record CNN Washington (CNN) -- President Obama has selected Solicitor General Elena Kagan as the Supreme Court nominee to replace the retiring John Paul Stevens, a legal source close to the process said Sunday night. • Campaign finance reform (Citizens United v. ... Obama to nominate Kagan for US Supreme Court Kagan and the Bible: 'Justice, justice sh » |
Times Online | U.S. says Pakistani Taliban behind bomb attempt Reuters Attorney General Eric Holder attends the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) national leadership conference in Washington May 4, 2010. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US Attorney General Eric Holder said on Sunday that the Pakistani Taliban was behind the attempted ... Pakistani Taliban Behind Times Square Bomb Plot, Officials Say 'Pakistan Taliban' behind Times Square bomb plot Holder: Pakistani Taliban behind Times Square plot |
Globe and Mail | Deepwater Horizon blast triggered by methane bubble, report shows The Guardian The deadly blast on board the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico was triggered by a bubble of methane gas, an investigation by BP has revealed. A report into last month's blast said the gas escaped from the oil well and shot up the drill ... Obama oil response: aggressive as crisis unfolded Do We Re » |
Globe and Mail | Stock plunge raises alarm on algo trading Reuters A flag flies on outside of the New York Stock Exchange building in New York May 6, 2010. During Thursday's sell-off, the Dow Jones industrial average had its worst one-day, intraday point drop in the history of the index, according to Dow Jones Indexes ... Stocks set for higher open US Stock Futures Gain on Bigger-Than-Forecast Jobs Growth European Stocks Slow Declines |
The Hindu | Oil spill: US communities watch, uncertain BBC News Along the southern shore of Dauphin Island, troops from the Alabama National Guard splash in the warm sh » |
Globe and Mail | Probe in failed Times Square attack focusing on Pakistani Taliban 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. ... NY bomb suspect probed for links abroad Times Square suspect was bound for Pakistan Pakistan doubts Taliban Times Square claim |
Reuters | Times Square bomb suspect arrested in New York BBC News A man suspected of attempting to detonate a car bomb in New York City has been arrested. Faisal Shahzad, a US citizen of Pakistani origin, is accused of driving the explosives-laden car into Times Square on Saturday evening. ... Times Square bomb suspect arrested 'at last second' New York bomb puts Pakistan in spotlight Times Square Suspect Was Headed for Pakistan |
