Monday, June 28, 2010

US Arrests 11 on Charges of Being Agents for Russia - New York Times


AFP


US Arrests 11 on Charges of Being Agents for Russia

New York Times


Criminal complaints filed in federal court on Monday read like a thriller: secret Russian agents assigned to live as married couples in the United States, even having children to further their cover. Spies swapping identical bags as ...


Feds arrest 10 accused of being Russian agents

CNN


U.S. says Russian spy ring caught, 10 arrested

Reuters


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Saturday, June 26, 2010

Live chat: Ghana leads USA 1-0 - USA Today


Reuters


Live chat: Ghana leads USA 1-0

USA Today


Update: Ghana takes 1-0 lead on goal by Kevin-Prince Boateng. USA's Ricardo Clark gave up the b »


livejournal.com

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Firms in gulf drilling are working to limit liability in spill - Washington Post


Sydney Morning Herald


Firms in gulf drilling are working to limit liability in spill

Washington Post


BP, the government and an army of volunteers are fighting to contain and clean the millions of g »


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Monday, June 21, 2010

BP: 23290 barrels of leaking oil captured Sunday - Reuters


Washington Post


BP: 23290 barrels of leaking oil captured Sunday

Reuters


Flames come off the side of the Discoverer Enterprise Drill Ship in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast line June 13, 2010. HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc said on Monday that its oil-capture systems at the massive Gulf of Mexico leak collected or ...


Oil spill stirs study, debate over health impacts

The Associated Press


Gulf claims to be paid 'quickly'

BBC News


BP collects 23290 barrels from spill on Sunday

MarketWatch


San Francisco Chronicle -AFP -W »

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Thursday, June 17, 2010

BP Chief: From Oil 'Ninja' to Congressional Hot Seat - ABC News


CNN


BP Chief: From Oil 'Ninja' to Congressional Hot Seat

ABC News


BP CEO Tony Hayward, the energy company executive who has become the face of the mammoth Gulf of Mexico oil spill, is expected to face a tough grilling by Congress today. President Barack Obama reassures people of Gulf claims will be ...


BP Chief Hayward Set to Testify Before Congress

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Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Stopping the oil - BBC News


Reuters


Stopping the oil

BBC News


On 20 April 2010, eleven workers died in an explosion on the BP-contracted Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico. As well as the human tragedy, the oil spilling into the sea poses a risk to wildlife and local industries. ...


BP Fund Has Pros, Cons for Gulf Oil Spill Victims

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Saturday, June 12, 2010

Obama, UK's Cameron wager beer over World Cup game - Reuters


ABC Online


Obama, UK's Cameron wager beer over World Cup game

Reuters


US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) (left) meets with Conservative leader David Cameron in London, July 26, 2008. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron may agree on weighty ...


Obama tells Britain no hard feelings over spill

The Associated Press


Obama, UK's Cameron Talk BP, World Cup, Beer

CBS News


Obama tells Cameron: BP criticisms 'not anti-British'

Times Online


Chicago Sun-Times -BusinessWeek -AFP


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Thursday, June 10, 2010

US Lowers Expectations for Quick Success in Taliban Stronghold - Voice of America


Reuters (press release)


US Lowers Expectations for Quick Success in Taliban Stronghold

Voice of America


The top US commander in Afghanistan says efforts to secure southern Kandahar province from the Taliban will take longer than first planned. US General Stanley McChrystal said Thursday in Brussels the military operation will move ahead more slowly to ...


Suicide attack kills 40 at Afghan wedding party

The Associated Press


Afghan Suicide Bombing Kills 40

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Monday, June 7, 2010

Israeli Navy Kills 4 Palestinians In Diving Gear - Voice of America


Reuters


Israeli Navy Kills 4 Palestinians In Diving Gear

Voice of America


Photo: AP The Israeli military has killed four Palestinian militants in diving gear off the coast of Gaza. Hamas says four bodies have been found, with one or two other men still missing. The Israeli military said navy forces prevented an attack by ...


Arab League chief to make first visit to Gaza Strip

Ha'aretz


Analysis: Turkey also stands to lose

Jerusalem Post


Israel Kills Diving 'Squad' Off Gaza

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Friday, June 4, 2010

BP aims to stop 90 pct of oil spill flow with cap - Reuters


The Guardian


BP aims to stop 90 pct of oil spill flow with cap

Reuters


WASHINGTON June 4 (Reuters) - BP Plc (BP.L) (BP.N) aims for the containment cap placed over the gushing well pipe in the Gulf of Mexico to stop at least 90 percent of the flow of oil spilling into the ocean, a senior official with the British energy ...


Congressional Republicans seize on oil spill crisis to attack Obama

Washington Post


'79 Gulf Oil Spill Leaves Sobering Lessons for BP

ABC News


BP: cap gets some Gulf oil, crude still spews

The Associated Press


USA Today -CBS News -MiamiHerald.com


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Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Israel Holds Hundreds Seized During Raid on Flotilla - New York Times


CBC.ca


Israel Holds Hundreds Seized During Raid on Flotilla

New York Times


JERUSALEM รข€" A day after Israeli commandoes raided an aid flotilla seeking to breach the blockade of Gaza, Israel held hundreds of activists seized aboard the convoy on Tuesday as news reports said activists may be ...


Gaza border: 2 terrorists killed

Jerusalem Post


Flotilla takes media centre-stage

Aljazeera.net


Gaza aid flotilla attack: UN c »