CBC.ca | Israeli Raid Complicates US Ties and Push for Peace New York Times Hundreds of protesters gathered in Istanbul on Monday to condemn Israel's naval raid. The operation was bound to deepen Israel's isolation around the world. By HELENE COOPER and ETHAN BRONNER WASHINGTON â€" Israel's deadly commando raid on Monday on a ... Rift between crucial Middle East » |
Monday, May 31, 2010
Israeli Raid Complicates US Ties and Push for Peace - New York Times
Sunday, May 30, 2010
BP, Obama beset by growing Gulf spill frustration - Reuters
Telegraph.co.uk | BP, Obama beset by growing Gulf spill frustration Reuters VENICE, La., May 30 (Reuters) - US lawmakers and local residents clamored on Sunday for BP and the Obama administration to do more to save the Gulf Coast from an out-of-control oil spill that has become the biggest ... Stopping the Oil Leak: BP Faces Credibility Crisis Gulf Coast beachgoers unfazed by oil spill BP Shifts Gears in Gulf Oil Fight |
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BP's Spill Takes Heavy Toll On Small Drillers In US Gulf - Wall Street Journal
Washington Post | BP's Spill Takes Heavy Toll On Sm » |
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
BP tells feds key areas probed as Gulf spill cause - The Associated Press
National Post | BP tells feds key areas probed as Gulf spill cause The Associated Press COVINGTON, La. â€" Oil giant BP is focused on two key areas around the blown wellhead as it probes the cause of the unchecked Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the company said as it started to brief federal authorities on its internal investigation. ... BP exploring new option to siphon off spill oil Heroes needed: How to help the victims of the Gulf Coast oil spill BP Begins Tests for 'Top Kill' to Plug Gulf Oil Well |
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Monday, May 24, 2010
US Faces Hurdles in Summit Talks With China - New York Times
Washington Post | US Faces Hurdles in Summit Talks With China New York Times BEIJING â€" China and the United States opened three days of high-level meetings here on Monday meant to broaden and deepen the ties between the world's largest developed and developing economies. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton ... Hu Pledges to Reform Yuan |
Sunday, May 23, 2010
EPA Administrator Goes to Louisiana as BP Battles Oil Spill - BusinessWeek
National Geographic | EPA Administrator Goes to Louisiana as BP Battles Oil Spill BusinessWeek May 23 (Bloomberg) -- The head of the US Environmental Protection Agency will visit Louisiana today as the government continues to monitor BP Plc's use of chemicals to try to stem the impact of oil leaking from a Gulf of Mexico well. ... Obama sends top chiefs to monitor spill response US environment chief to visit Gulf, spill spreads EPA chief to return to Gulf Coast to monitor spill |
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Saturday, May 22, 2010
Scores Feared Dead in Plane Crash in Southern India - New York Times
Times Online | Scores Feared Dead in Plane Crash in Southern India 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 » |
Friday, May 21, 2010
Global stocks tumble and bunds firm on euro zone fears - Reuters
Globe and Mail | Global stocks tumble and bunds firm on euro zone fears Reuters An employee counts Euro notes at the Bank of Taiwan head office in Taipei May 10, 2010. LONDON (Reuters) - European stocks fell again on Friday despite German approval of a euro zone rescue package, as markets remained unconvinced the aid would resolve ... BEFORE THE BELL:US Stock Futures Down As Economic Worries Persist |
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
Landis, Admitting Doping, Accuses Top US Cyclists - New York Times
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 ... Floyd Landis admits doping, accuses Lance Armstrong Report: Landis admits doping and fingers Armstrong Landis admits drug use, claims Armstrong used |
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Analysts' View: Thai protest leaders surrender - Reuters
The Hindu | Analysts' View: Thai protest leaders surrender Reuters BANGKOK (Reuters) - Four Thai anti-government protest leaders surrendered to police on Wednesday after troops stormed their encampment in Bangkok, but violence was reported in other parts of the capital and in at least two northeastern provinces. ... How did Thailand come to this? Bangkok burns after army crackdown Thai protests: military crackdown only widens divide |
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Taliban suicide car bomber strikes a NATO convoy in Kabul, Afghanistan - Washington Post
Washington Post | Taliban suicide car bomber strikes a NATO convoy in Kabul, Afghanistan Washington Post Taliban suicide car bomber strikes a NATO convoy, killing six of its service members. Twelve Afghan civilians also died. Afghan police and US military cordon off an area after a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday May 18, 2010. ... Afghanistan Taliban suicide attack kills 18 in Kabul Suicide attack in Kabul kills 12, wounds 47: Interior Ministry Afghan Car Bomb Kills 18, Including Six NATO Troops |
Monday, May 17, 2010
Iran Offers to Ship Uranium, Complicating Sanctions Talks - New York Times
The Hindu | Iran Offers to Ship Uranium, Complicating Sanctions Talks New York Times CAIRO â€" Iran announced an agreement on Monday to ship some of its nuclear fuel to Turkey in a deal that could offer a short-term solution to its ongoing nuclear standoff with the West, or prove to be a tactic aimed at derailing ... Iran agrees nuclear swap with Turkey EU seeks to downplay Iran nuclear deal European powers skeptical over Iran-Turkey-Brazil nuke deal |
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Sunday, May 16, 2010
Thai protesters seek talks as fighting rages - Reuters
Reuters | 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 protesters say they will enter into UN-mediated talks if troops withdrawn Curfews imposed as Thai violence spreads |
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Saturday, May 15, 2010
'Live fire zone' declared amid Bangkok bloodshed - CNN International
Times Online | 'Live fire zone' declared amid Bangkok bloodshed CNN International Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- At least one person has been killed and 20 wounded as Thai security forces declared a "live fire zone" in downtown Bangkok on Saturday following days of deadly clashes with anti-government protesters. ... Thai Army Cites 'Live Fire Zone' as Clashes Continue Bloody Clashes Claim Three More Lives as Thai Troops, Protesters Face Off Bangkok clashes rage on; death toll hits 17 |
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Friday, May 14, 2010
Deadly clashes erupt in Bangkok - BBC News
Globe and Mail | Deadly clashes erupt in Bangkok BBC News Thai security forces have fired live rounds after moving to seal a heavily defended demonstrators' camp in Bangkok amid clashes that left two people dead. Embassies were closed as protesters set fire to a police bus and shot fireworks at troops, ... Thai Army says it did not shoot protest leader Violence Continues to Roil Bangkok |
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Transocean Petitions to Limit Liability - Wall Street Journal
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Factbox: Chronology of Gulf of Mexico oil spill - Reuters
Globe and Mail | 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 ... BP's Dispersant Strategy on Spill Veers Into Uncharted Science Oil execs face more questions about Gulf spill Oil spill in Gulf of Mexico endangers wildlife; jobs are at risk, too |
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Elena Kagan started Harvard environmental law program - USA Today
Globe and Mail | Elena Kagan started Harvard environmental law program USA Today Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan led the creation of an environmental law program and clinic while dean of Harvard Law School from 2003 to 2009. "The fact that she was interested in building an environmental law program when none existed, I think, ... Abortion could be sleeper issue in Supreme Court confirmation process Kagan has presumption of court confirmation Kagan's Legal Record Portrays a Cautious Liberal |
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Monday, May 10, 2010
Obama to nominate Kagan for Supreme Court -sources - Reuters
Washington Post | Obama to nominate Kagan for Supreme Court -sources Reuters WASHINGTON, May 10 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama was poised on Monday to nominate Solicitor General Elena Kagan for the US Supreme Court, choosing a moderate who may not spur a damaging political fight in a ... Kagan had rapid ascent to high court nomination Elena Kagan's Goldman Sachs "Connection" Kagan is no stranger to confirmation travails |
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Gulf spill reminds America: The era of easy oil' is over - MiamiHerald.com
Reuters | 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 New Setback in Attempt to Contain Gulf Oil Spill Obama oil response: aggressive as crisis unfolded |
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Saturday, May 8, 2010
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Election 2010: First hung parliament in UK for decades - BBC News
Telegraph.co.uk | 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 » |
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Official: NY car bomb suspect did a dry run - The Associated Press
Globe and Mail | Official: NY car bomb suspect did a dry run The Associated Press NEW YORK â€" Days before the failed car bomb in Times Square, a Pakistani-American scouted the bustling district in the same vehicle and then, on a second trip, left a getaway car blocks from his chosen target, a law enforcement official has told The ... US asks Pakistan for help in NY bomb probe-report Which Pakistani group inspired Times Square suspect? Beyond Times Square: The Growing Threat from Pakistan |
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