Washington Post | Pakistani-Based High-Ranking al-Qaida Leader Killed Voice of America A US intelligence official says the third-ranking leader in the al-Qaida terrorist network, Sheikh Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, has been killed by a US missile attack in Pakistan. The anonymous official told US news outlets intelligence officials have "strong ... Strike Said to Kill a Top Al Qaeda Leader Senior al-Qaeda leader 'killed' Qaeda says top leader Yazid dead: monitors |
Telegraph.co.uk | BP's new plan risks worsening oil spill Los Angeles Times A maneuver that includes severing a leaking pipe from the well may increase the flow as much as 20%. Officials also say there is no immediate remedy to plug the well until August. Amy Bohlke, right, expresses her frustration over BP's cleanup efforts ... BP, Obama beset by growing Gulf spill frustration Top kill's failure means Gulf oil spill will only get worse The ideas pour in |
CBS News | BP considers other fixes; well still spewing oil BusinessWeek A BP executive says the company has yet to stop the oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico and is considering other ways to plug the leak. BP began a risky operation known as a "top kill" on Wednesday. The procedure involves pumping heavy ... The Gulf's silent environmental crisis In oil spill saga, mysteries of the deep persist Top Kill Fails |
Telegraph.co.uk | Oil spill cam becomes Internet sensation The Associated Press ROBERT, La. â€" The hypnotic video of mud, gas and oil billowing from the seafloor has become an Internet sensation as Americans watch to see whether BP's effort to plug the gusher in the Gulf of Mexico succeeds. BP warned Friday that it could be Sunday ... Obama Fin » |
Globe and Mail | BP Attempts 'Top Kill' Method to Seal Oil Well in Gulf New York Times HOUSTON â€" BP went ahead on Wednesday afternoon with its most ambitious â€" and potenti » |
National Geographic | US Justice Official Seeks Higher Spill-Liability Cap W » |
Globe and Mail | South Koreans divided over Cheonan response BBC News Outside observers often remark about how little the rising tensions between the two Koreas seem to trouble the citizens of Seoul. They live within striking distance of the artillery pieces that North Korea keeps trained on this city - weapons that ... US 'unequivoc » |
Reuters | US environment chief to visit Gulf, spill spreads Reuters VENICE, La., May 23 (Reuters) - The top US environmental official was to visit the Gulf Coast on Sunday as energy giant BP Plc (BP.L) scrambled to contain a widening oil spill. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson ... EPA chief to return to Gulf Coast to monitor spill Talk About a Mess BP Chief Warns New Attempt Isn't Guaranteed to Stop Gulf Oil Spill |
The Guardian | Scores Feared Dead in Southern India Plane Crash New York Times Firefighters tried to put out the fire on the smoldering Air India plane that crashed in Mangalore, India, on Saturday. By LYDIA POLGREEN NEW DELHI â€" An Air India flight from Dubai carrying 166 people crashed into a heavily wooded v » |
Times Online | Landis, Admitting Doping, Accuses Top US Cyclists New York Times VISALIA, Calif. â€" After four years of maintaining his innocence about doping charges that ruined his reputation and caused him to be stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title, the American cyclist Floyd Landis has ... Is Floyd Landis telling the truth about Lance Armstrong? Cyclist Floyd Landis admits doping; accuses Lance Armstrong Floyd Landis admits to doping throughout his career |
Washington Post | Analysis: Open season on political incumbents CNN Sen. Arlen Specter, with his wife, Joan, at his side, concedes defeat Tuesday night in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Sen. Arlen Specter's loss brings number of incumbents to f » |
BBC News | Voters to decide fate of Arlen Specter, Blanche Lincoln USA Today Welcome to primary day. Voters are heading to the polls in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Arkansas and Oregon for what is expected to be the most telling gauge yet of voter sentiment in advance of the November election. In Pennsylvania, incumbent Sen. ... Will Blanche Lincoln, Arlen Specter survive Tuesday's primaries? Undecided Voters Poised to Play Big Role in The Fix: Incumbent Armageddon? -- What to watch for |
Reuters | BP Capturing 1000 Barrels a Day From Gulf Oil Leak BusinessWeek (Adds comment from Suttles in second paragraph. For more on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, see {EXT4 }.) By Jim Polson and Jordan Burke May 17 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc said it is capturing 1000 barrels of oil a day from a mile-long pipeline connected to ... Deep sea oil plumes, dispersants endanger reefs The Gulf Spill: Who Should Investigate? BP official: action to fully stop oil later in week |
Telegraph.co.uk | Thai protesters seek talks as fighting rages Reuters BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai protesters said on Sunday they were ready for UN-supervised talks with the government if the army stops shooting after three days of clashes that have killed 25 people and turned Bangkok into a battleground. ... Thailand street battles escalate as Red Shirt leader warns of civil war Thai Military Cancels Plan to Impose Bangkok Curfew Red Shirts ready to negotiate with Thai government |
Telegraph.co.uk | Thai Army Cites 'Live Fire Zone' as Clashes Continue New York Times BANGKOK â€" The Thai military declared a neighborhood of Bangkok a “live-fire zone†on Saturday and said it was c » |
BBC News | Where's the oil? Model suggests much may be gone The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS â€" For a spill now nearly half the size of Exxon Valdez, the oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster is pretty hard to pin down. Satellite images show most of an estimated 4.6 million g » |
The Guardian | As Gulf oil spill spreads, a rush to stop the gush MiamiHerald.com A new attempt to contain the oil spill in the Gulf could be tried as early as Thursday and represents one of the last immediate solutions to halting the massive leak. BY DANIEL CHANG AND JENNIFER LEBOVICH BP engineers will put to the test as early as ... BP Says Costs On US Gulf Oil Spill Rise To $450 Mln |
Reuters | Factbox: Chronology of Gulf of Mexico oil spill Reuters (Reuters) - A drilling rig explosion on April 20 left 11 workers missing and presumed dead, and the rig's subsequent collapse unleashed a major oil spill that threatens the ecosystems and economy of the US Gulf of Mexico. Also threatened is the heart ... Oil execs face more questions about Gulf spill Oil spill in Gulf of Mexico endangers wildlife; jobs are at risk, too Will the Gulf Oil Spill Block Alaska Drilling Plans? |
Globe and Mail | Abortion could be sleeper issue in Supreme Court confirmation process Washington Post In the hours after President Obama introduced Elena Kagan as his choice for the Supreme Court, there was little talk about her position on abortion, an issue that has faded from the political forefront during the past year's ... Elena Kagan started Harvard environmental law program Kagan has presumption of court confirmation Kagan's Legal Record Portrays a Cautious Liberal |
Globe and Mail | What Obama sees in Kagan Washington Post Why is President Obama choosing his solicitor general, Elena Kagan, as his second nominee to the US Supreme Court? By » |
Globe and Mail | Gulf spill reminds America: The era of easy oil' is over MiamiHerald.com WASHINGTON -- To meet the world's boundless thirst for oil, drillers are searching in the sand and mud of remote western Canada, the tough shale rock of North Dakota and more than a mile under the seas off the southern US coast, ... BP Oil-Collection Chamber Clogs, Removed From Leaking Gulf Well Oil containment dome hits a snag BP Suffers Setback on Containment |
Globe and Mail | Election 2010: First hung parliament in UK for decades BBC News The Conservatives have won the most MPs in the UK general election but f » |
Reuters | Mumbai gunman sentenced to death CNN International (CNN) -- The only surviving gunman in the 2008 Mumbai attacks was sentenced to death on Thursday. Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, a Pakistani, was convicted Monday of murder, conspiracy, and waging war on India. More than 160 people were killed in Mumbai during ... Pakistani sentenced to death for Mumbai attacks Mumbai Attacks Gunman Receives Death Sentence Mumbai gunman sentenced to death |
