The Hindu | BP's Response to Oil Spill Lacking, Government Officials Say Bloomberg May 1 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc should be doing more to protect coastal areas in the Gulf of Mexico from an oil slick formed after a drilling rig explosion, state and federal officials said. ... For BP, oil spill is a public relations catastrophe Shadow of Hurricane Katrina Hangs Over Obama After Spill Oil-Spill Fight Bogs Down |
Washington Post | Airlines Approach Final Deal to Merge W » |
Globe and Mail | Coast Guard's new oil-leak estimate higher USA Today By Patrick Semansky, AP By Rick Jervis, USA TODAY NEW ORLEANS â€" The Coast Guard revised the amount of oil spewing from a damaged wellhead at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico to 5000 barrels â€" or 210000 g » |
The Hindu | Goldman Sachs Emerges From Senate Showdown Ahead $549 Million BusinessWeek April 28 (Bloomberg) -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. executives endured more than 10 hours of congressional grilling in one of the most public, and most hostile, political lashings in the firm's 141-year history. ... Senators Seek, Fail to Get an 'I'm Sorry' |
Globe and Mail | Tales of tornado survival amid Mississippi community's woe USA Today By Sean Gardner, Getty Images YAZOO CITY, Miss. â€" Sandra Grayson was sitting on her front porch when she saw the tornado rumble across a hill. She grabbed her two miniature schnauzers, Bubba and Julie Belle, and hid in the bathroom. ... Saviors as Tornado Hit: A Table, a W » |
Globe and Mail | Tornado kills 10 in Mississippi: officials Reuters BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - A tornado nearly a mile wide ripped through central Mississippi on Saturday, killing 10 people, including three children, and injuring dozens of others, state authorities said. The tornado struck at least 13 counties, ... Mississippi tornado leaves nine dead amid destruction Tornadoes tear through Southeast, killing 10 Mississippi Tornado - Yazoo City Mississippi Tornado Kills 10 |
MiamiHerald.com | Arizona's immigration law may spur a showdown Los Angeles Times Gov. Jan Brewer signs a bill that opponents say encourages racial profiling. President Obama c » |
BBC News (blog) | Obama Meets With Senators in Effort to Speed Court Choice New York Times WASHINGTON â€" President Obama has accelerated his search for a new Supreme Court justice, talking with several candidates and reaching out to lawmakers as he tries to select a replacement for the retiring Justice John Paul Stevens within ... 2nd Chicago judge in the mix for Supreme Court nominee Obama Makes Diversity Top Priority in Choosing Next Supreme Court Nominee Obama broadens search for Supreme Court nominee |
New York Times (blog) | Flights resume in Europe but travel chaos not over The Associated Press LONDON â€" Europe's busiest airport reopened Tuesday as air traffic across the continent lurched back to life. But the gridlock created by Iceland's volcanic ash plume was far from over: Officials said it would be weeks before » |
Globe and Mail | Eruption clouds air travel optimism Aljazeera.net Iceland's volcano has begun spewing lava and heavy ash again, threatening aviation officials' attempts to reopen the skies over Europe for air travel. After appearing to calm down in the previous 24 hours, raising hopes that the nightmare for ... Michio Kaku: What Next From Iceland's Volcano? |
The Hindu | Volcanic ash spreads more travel misery across Europe BBC News Millions of stranded travellers face further air chaos as the volcanic ash from Iceland that has closed most of Europe's airspace continues to spread. An estimated three-quarters of flights were cancelled on Saturday. About 20 countries closed their ... Tourists trapped at NY airport waiting for word on Icelandic ash Volcanic ash grounds Britain for days to come A glance at flight disruptions due to volcanic ash |
ABC News | Bank: Merrill Committed Same Fraud As SEC Claims Goldman Did W » |
Sydney Morning Herald | Obama Vows Renewed Space Program New York Times KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. â€" Pointing to Mars and asteroids as destinations, President Obama on Thursday forcefully countered criticisms that he was trying to end the nation's human spaceflight program. President Obama toured a ... Obama insists new plan will spur deep space exploration Old vs. new space policies Colo. officials happy that space capsule is spared |
CBC.ca | Tea Party Achievements Hard to Pin Point Los Angeles Times Washington â€" In the year since thousands of passionate, frustrated conservatives r » |
Globe and Mail | Lexus Stops Selling SUV That Was C » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Obama, Chinese leader discuss possible Iran sanctions CNN Washington (CNN) -- President Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao held a private meeting Monday before the start of a nuclear security summit, with the focus on Iran -- and its opposition to the nuclear nonproliferation agreement. ... China agrees to pursue new sanctions against Iran China signals readiness to back new UN sanctions on Iran Iran, Israel and the Bomb |
Times Online | Tiger Woods: 'I enter events to win. I didn't' Atlanta Journal Constitution AUGUSTA -- Tiger Woods strode to the No. 1 tee at Augusta National in his Sunday red. But his golf game couldn't match his championship look in the 74th Masters. It's never a good sign when you begin your day here walking up the No. ... Woods returns to golf by finishing 4th at Masters Mickelson wins third Masters title Candid Cam: Mickelson' third Masters win is prelude to US Open triumph |
Washington Post | Biography of Poland's Lech Kaczynski CNN International London, England (CNN) -- Lech Kaczynski was born in Warsaw in June, 1949, one of twin boys who would later lead the Polish nation as president and prime minister. Kaczynski was elected president in 2005 after securing more than 54 per cent of the first ... Lech Kaczynski, Polish President, Dies at 61 Air traffic control told Polish president's plane not to land - paper Putin to head investigation into Polish president's death |
ABC News | Filling John Paul Stevens Supreme Court vacancy big test for Obama Christian Science Monitor Replacing retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens depends largely on who President Obama nominates. But given Obama's political standing these days, confirmation by the Senate is unlikely to be quick and easy. President Obama has many choices ... Justice John Paul Stevens: The Man Behind The Robes Justice Stevens: A Shaper, Defender of Legal Milestones |
Sydney Morning Herald | Malcolm McLaren, Seminal Punk Figure, Dies at 64 New York Times Malcolm McLaren, an impresario, recording artist and fashion designer who, as manager of the Sex Pistols, played a decisive role in creating the British punk movement, died on Thursday in Switzerland. He was 64. ... Former Sex Pistols manager McLaren dead at 64 Sex Pistols' former manager McLaren has died at 64 Malcolm McLaren: His most memorable videos |
Globe and Mail | Emergency in Kyrgyzstan as Police Fire on Protesters New York Times Ivan Sekretarev/AP The police used bullets, tear gas and stun grenades against a crowd of thousands massing in front of the presidential office in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. By CLIFFORD J. LEVY MOSCOW â€" The authorities in Kyrgyzstan declared a ... FACTBOX: Unrest in Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan opposition forms own new government Kyrgyzstan protests: What it means for US role in Afghanistan war? |
Telegraph.co.uk | 25 miners killed in West Virginia explosion Los Angeles Times Four are missing in the nation's worst mine disaster since 1984. The facility had been repeatedly cited for dangerous conditions. Billy Pettry, from left, Caden Gray, 5, and Brandon Gray gather at the Marsh Fork Worship Center in Eunice, W.Va. ... US mine explosion leaves 25 dead 25 dead in W.Va. mine blast, worst since 1984 Toll rises in US mine blast |
