CBC.ca | Oil From Spill Is Reported to Have Reached the Coast New York Times In this photo released by Greenpeace, a boat on Thursday deployed oil booms along Port East in the Gulf of Mexico. By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON NEW ORLEANS â€"Coast Guard officials were investigating reports early Friday morning that oil from a massive spill in ... Gulf Coast Braces for Effects of Oil Slick |
Telegraph.co.uk | Oil spill burned in Gulf of Mexico, in hope of saving coast Washington Post The Coast Guard and BP set fire to a portion of the crude oil floating in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday in a bid to limit the impact of a widening slick, which federal officials said could touch shore in parts of the Louisiana delta ... Leaking Oil Well Lacked Safeguard |
National Post | Greek crisis fears deepen CNNMoney NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The yield on Greek bonds soared to record levels again, a day after Standard & Poor's slashed its debt rating on the country to junk and amid reports that ... FOREX-Euro struggles vs dlr after Greece ratings cut German Ministry: Greece Problem Not Comparable To Portugal, Spain |
Reuters | 'Out of thin air' MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The securities at the crux of the Securities and Exchange Commission's case against Goldman Sachs Group Inc. inflated the credit bubble, leaving even more losses when it popped, ... Goldman Sachs boss Blankfein to defend bank's record Suit: Goldman Didn't Disclose SEC Probe |
CNN International | Decision near for financial reform in Senate Reuters House Minority leader John Boehner (R-OH) and Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) comment on their meeting with President Obama and the bipartisan Congressional leadership about financial reform, at the White House, April 14, 2010. ... Sen. Richard Shelby: Limiting Derivatives 'Might Be Good Idea' Top Senate Democrats near derivatives deal: sources Dems say go, GOP says not yet to finance reform debate |
The Guardian | Mississippi tornado leaves path of death, destruction CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff Yazoo City, Mississippi (CNN) -- As dawn broke Sunday and rescue crews prepared to reach hard-hit areas, officials fear the death toll will rise from a tornado that tore through Mississippi a day earlier. ... Mississippi tornado kills 10 Mississippi tornado kills 10 Tornado kills at least 10 people in Mississippi |
Telegraph.co.uk | Ariz. law 'an insult to American justice' Chicago Sun-Times Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's signing of America's toughest immigration enforcement law Friday has thrust the dormant issue of immigration reform back into the national spotlight, energizing groups on both sides. Chicago Democrat Luis Gutierrez, ... Nation+World headlines: Immigration law signed Arizona signs tough immigration bill Obama Assails Arizona Immigration Law |
Washington Post | Greek prime minister announces activation of EU/IMF aid package Washington Post LONDON -- Pushed to the brink of bankruptcy, Greece on Friday offici » |
BBC News | Obama to ask CEOs to abandon 'furious efforts' to block financial overhaul Washington Post President Obama's speech in Manhattan on Thursday marks the culmination of a strategic, month-long acceleration of his personal involvement in financial regulation, according to White House and Treasury Department officials. ... Obama Sets Demands for Financial Reforms Obama: Financial reform key to avoiding crisis Obama pushes case for bank reform |
Reuters | Both national party committees spend big chunks on fancy meals, hotels, travel Washington Post Both the national Democratic and Republican party committees spend about two-thirds of the money they take in on the care and comfort of committee staffs and on efforts to raise more funds, with lavish spending on limousines, ... GOP Senators St » |
National Post | 'Adversarial Shot' at Goldman Sachs Raises Stakes for SEC Unit BusinessWeek April 20 (Bloomberg) -- Robert Khuzami, shortly after becoming the Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement chief last year, told Congress the agency must be willing to fight big cases to show ... British, German regulators to probe Goldman's sale of mortgage securities SEC may have hard time finding other suits like Goldman Fixing W » |
Sky News | Royal Navy ships to return Britons stranded by volcano BBC News Three Royal Navy ships will be drafted to help return Britons stranded abroad as UK airspace remains restricted. The move was announced after the UK's emergency committee Cobra met to discuss options in addressing travel chaos caused by a volcanic ash ... Iceland volcano: Naval ships sent to rescue stranded Britons UK to send warships to get stranded Britons Gordon Brown under pressure to get Britain flying |
New York Times | More Dutch test flights to assess volcanic ash Reuters AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands said more test flights would take place on Sunday to assess whether there was any danger in its airspace from volcanic ash after an earlier test flight was conducted safely. Dutch airline KLM said it carried out a ... Few Signs of Relief as Air Travel Crisis Enters a Fourth Day Live: Volcano cloud over Europe Volcano chaos could continue for months |
The Guardian | Southampton Airport cancels flights for a second day BBC News Southampton Airport has cancelled » |
Reuters | Chinese rescuers step up search for quake survivors BBC News Emergency teams have been pouring into western China's Qinghai province, a day after a deadly earthquake devastated the mountainous region. Thousands of homeless people have spent the night in freezing temperatures. Officials say 617 people died and ... China prepares to airlift hundreds from quake zone A frantic search for quake survivors in remote China Chinese earthquake: thousands remain trapped as rescue operation is ramped up |
Globe and Mail | China resists US currency pressure Aljazeera.net China has resisted pressure from the US to raise the value of the Chinese yuan. China's official Xinhua news agency said Hu Jintao, the Chinese president, had indicated that the authorities were prepared to change their policy in their own time. ... Iran complains to UN over Obama 'nuclear blackmail' CNN readers debate China-US currency flap Iran complains to U.N. over U.S. nuclear "threat" |
Telegraph.co.uk | Ukraine to give up nuke material; boost for summit The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" President Barack Obama optimistic » |
The Hindu | Iran on Obama-Hu agenda as nuclear summit looms Reuters President Barack Obama addresses reporters during his meeting with South African President Jacob Zuma at Blair House in Washington DC April 11, 2010. Zuma is in town for this week's nuclear security summit. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama ... Al Qaeda would use nuclear weapon, Obama warns Agenda of Nuclear Talks Leaves Out a New Threat Obama seeks front against nuclear terror |
Reuters | Poland Feels Shock at the Size of Its Loss New York Times Mourners gathered in front of St. John's Cathedral in Warsaw to remember the victims of the plane crash that killed Poland's president, among others, on Saturday. By NICHOLAS KULISH and MICHAL PIOTROWSKI WARSAW â€" On a chilly April night, thousands of ... In quotes: Reaction to plane crash Polish President Lech Kaczynski, 60; came to power with twin For Poland, plane crash in Russia rips open old wounds |
Washington Post | John Paul Stevens' Chicago ties Chicago Tribune In the 1940s, US Supreme Court Justice Wiley Blount Rutledge asked the professors at Northwestern University Law School if they had a student who might be a good candidate to work for him as a clerk. ... The Stevens Court Hatch salutes Stevens, awaits Obama's choice John Paul Stevens' unexpectedly liberal legacy |
Telegraph.co.uk | Dangerous gases delay third mine rescue try Los Angeles Times Concentrations were f » |
Globe and Mail | Factbox: Unrest in Kyrgyzstan Reuters A car is set fire on the street during clashes between riot police and anti-government protesters near the presidential administration in Bishkek, April 7, 2010. (Reuters) - Kyrgyz riot police fired tear gas and flash grenades to disperse protesters in ... The day Kyrgyzstan's anger boiled over Unrest in Kyrgyzstan Prompts US to Limit Flights at Base Medvedev c » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Obama unveils a nuclear policy focused mainly on deterrence Washington Post A year after his groundbreaking pledge to move toward a "world without nuclear weapons," President Obama on Tuesday unveiled a policy that constrains the weapons' role but appears more cautious than what many ... Obama c » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Woods makes Augusta comeback alongside Couples Washington Post AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Tiger Woods made his Augusta comeback on Monday with some golf fans seemingly willing to forgive but not forget as the world number one began his preparations for the US Masters under a media microscope. ... Tiger Woods acknowledges fans at Monday practice round Tiger Woods applauded by golf fans during Masters practice round Woods Begins Busy Day at Augusta With a Quiet Practice Round |
