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Telegraph.co.ukOffshore Oil Rig in the Gulf of Mexico ExplodesNew York TimesNEW ORLEANS — An offshore oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday morning, injuring one worker, the United States Coast Guard said. The rig was located just west of where another rig leased by BP blew up ...One person injured as oil platform explodes in Gulf off LouisianaUSA TodayBlast on gulf oil rig injures 1
The HinduIn Pakistan, Taliban Hints It Will Attack Relief WorkersNew York TimesPeople displaced by flooding lined up for food at a tented camp on Thursday in Sukkur, Pakistan. By SALMAN MASOOD ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Pakistani Taliban called the presence of foreign relief workers in this flood-ravaged country “unacceptable” on ...Officials in flood-ravaged Pakistan urge 500000 new evacuationsCN
CBC.caUS Rejected Hen Vaccine Despite Success in BritainNew York TimesFaced with a crisis more than a decade ago in which thousands of people were sickened from salmonella in infected eggs, farmers in Britain began vaccinating their hens against the bacteria. That simple but decisive step virtually ...Egg crisis piques interest in food-safety billUSA TodayState: Tainted egg recall now involves Mi
Globe and MailSweden Rescinds Warrant for WikiLeaks FounderNew York TimesLONDON — Julian Assange, founder of the whistle-blower Web site WikiLeaks who has been embroiled in a fight with the Pentagon over the recent release of classified documents, briefly became the focus of new attention ...Rape claim against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange withdrawnTelegraph.co.ukProfile: Julian AssangeBBC New
Ha'aretzUS Assures Israel That Iran Threat Is Not ImminentNew York TimesA satellite image taken last September shows construction in a mountain near Qum, Iran, and a major military base. By MARK MAZZETTI and DAVID E. SANGER WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, citing evidence of continued troubles inside Iran's nuclear ...Has Obama Assuaged Israel's Fear About Iranian Nukes?The Atlantic
Telegraph.co.ukPresident Obama reluctantly addresses Ground Zero mosque issueNew York Daily NewsPresident Barack Obama endorses a WTC-area mosque during an iftar dinner, the meal that breaks the dawn-to-dusk fast for Muslims during the holy month of Ramadan, at the White House Friday. Should President Obama have weighed in on ...Obama Backs Group's Right to Build Mosque in New YorkBusinessWee
CBC.caFor Pilot in Stevens Crash, Flying Ran in the FamilyNew York TimesWhatever problem the plane carrying former Senator Ted Stevens encountered before it crashed on Monday night, it was not pilot inexperience. The pilot, Theron A. Smith, known as Terry, was a second-generation bush aviator and a ...Former Sen. Ted Stevens confirmed dead in Alaska plane crashLos Angeles TimesTed Stevens: 1923-2
Washington PostFormer Senator Ted Stevens Is in Plane CrashNew York TimesFormer United States Senator Ted Stevens was one of eight people aboard a plane that crashed in southern Alaska on Monday night, a former member of Mr. Stevens's Congressional staff said on Tuesday. Five people were believed to have been ...Ted Stevens: An iconic lawmakerCNNRescuers arrive to help Alaska plane crash vict
ReutersUS Finds Most Oil From Spill Poses Little Additional RiskNew York TimesNearly 36000 tons of oily debris had been collected from shorelines through Sunday. Above, near the shore in Port Fourchon, La. By JUSTIN GILLIS WASHINGTON — The government is expected to announce on Wednesday that three-quarters of the oil from the ...BP Begins Effort to Kill Gulf Well That Caused Record Oil SpillBloom
The HinduSearch Widens for Captured US Sailors in AfghanistanNew York TimesKABUL, Afghanistan — As a huge manhunt by Afghan and American forces widened throughout a dangerous region of eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, a Taliban spokesman said that one of two American sailors ambushed ...Taliban Claim Captured US Sailor Is DeadWall Street JournalTaliban: One US service member is dead, other is alive
New York Times (blog)Rangel Had Talks to Settle Ethics Cases and Avoid TrialNew York TimesRepresentative Charles B. Rangel and the House ethics committee have been exploring a settlement to the numerous accusations against him, which would allow the 20-term congressman to avoid an ugly public trial and ...Democrats worry Rangel's ethics trial will hurt party in midterm electionsWashington Pos
Telegraph.co.ukOil Rig Alarm Was Not Fully Turned On, Worker SaysNew York TimesKENNER, La. — The emergency alarm on the Deepwater Horizon was not fully activated on the day the oil rig caught fire and exploded, triggering the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a rig worker on Friday told a government panel ...Technician: Deepwater Horizon warning system disabledWashington PostElectrician on BP-