Telegraph.co.uk | Hurricane Alex Disrupts Spill Response Efforts New York Times Oil cleanup workers were evacuated from the beach in Port Fourchon, La., on Tuesday because of high winds and lightning. By HENRY FOUNTAIN The first major storm of the season in the Gulf of Mexico continued to disrupt oil spill cleanup and containment ... Alex sends oil onto Gulf roads, beaches Hurricane Alex pushes more oil onto Gulf coast beaches BP didn't consider hurricanes in its response plan |
CBC.ca | Robert Byrd, longtime Democratic senator, dies at 92 Los Angeles Times Robert Carlyle Byrd, the West Virginia Democrat who was often c » |
Sydney Morning Herald | Gen. Stanley McChrystal's Fate Remains Uncertain After Obama Meeting ABC News The Embattled General Was Seen Walking into His Ft. McNair House After White House Meeting By MARTHA RADDATZ, JAKE TAPPER and HUMA KHAN The White House is reviewing a list of possible replacements for Gen. Stanley McChrystal, who admitted to top Obama ... What's the fuss, Afghans ask about McChrystal controversy McChrystal Reportedly Offered Resignation LIVE: Gen McChrystal controversy |
Reuters | Car Bombs Strike Second Major Iraq Bank New York Times BAGHDAD â€" A pair of car bombs detonated simultaneously outside Iraq's Bank of Trade on Sunday morning, killing 26 people and wounding 52 others in the second attack on a major government financial institution in ... Twin suicide car bombings in central Baghdad kill 26 Twin car bombs kill 27 near bank in Baghdad Suicide blasts kill 26 at Iraqi state-sector bank |
ABC News | Obama Urges Europe Not to Drop Stimulus Measures Yet New York Times WASHINGTON â€" President Obama signaled on Friday that countries in Europe should not withdraw their extraordinary spending programs too quickly. In a public letter to other leaders of the Group of 20 nations in advance of a summit in ... Vexed by BP oil spill, Obama aims to show better news on jobs Obama dashing to Ohio to keep economy out front Obama warns G20 leaders on cuts |
CBC.ca | Obama, BP set for Gulf oil showdown CNN Washington (CNN) -- President Obama will have his showdown with BP top executives Wednesday and said he will tell the company it must pick up the tab for the massive oil disaster in the Gulf. Obama vowed Tuesday to unleash whatever resources may be ... Obama speech on BP oil spill a c » |
The Hindu | Obama to begin testing week with Gulf visit msnbc.com WASHINGTON - Barack Obama's leadership of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill faces key tests this week as the president gives his first national address on the disaster and meets top BP executives for the first time. Obama will press the energy giant's ... Obama to discuss oil-leak containment strategy in address Oil spill 'will shape how US thinks about environment' BP Speeds up Containment Plan for Gulf Oil Spill |
The Age | At least 16 dead in Arkansas flood Reuters The flooded premises of the Arrowhead Cabin & Canoe Rental is seen in Caddo Gap, Arkansas in this frame grab taken from video footage captured June 11, 2010. D » |
Globe and Mail | 44: Looking ahead: Whitman vs. Brown Washington Post Former eBay chief Meg Whitman on Tuesday won a swift and decisive victory in the Republican primary for California governor, pitting her against former governor Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown in what is likely to be a bitter fight to ... Meg Whitman, Carly Fiorina, millionaire businesswomen win Calif. GOP primaries ... Whitman easily defeats Poizner Whitman, Fiorina get GOP nod in California races |
Globe and Mail | BP: 'Majority' of leaking oil is being captured msnbc.com ON BARATARIA BAY, La. - A containment cap fitted onto a leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico is capturing 10000 barrels of oil per day, BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward said Sunday. Hayward, the subject of speculation that he may be forced out of his ... BP chief won't quit over Gulf of Mexico spill REFILE-UPDATE1-BP chief hopes cap will capture most of Gulf oil Cap Captures Some Oil as Alabama Gets More Help |
Telegraph.co.uk | The day the world became Gaza Aljazeera.net Since Israel's invasion and massacre of over 1400 people in Gaza 18 months ago, dubbed Operation Cast Lead, global civil society movements have stepped up their campaigns for justice and solidarity with Palestinians. ... Gaza flotilla attack: British activists arrive in Turkey Mitchell: Flotilla affair must not derail talks Ban: Gaza Blockade 'Must be Lifted' |
