Globe and Mail | Pakistan flooding death toll reaches 800 CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The death toll from flooding in Pakistan has risen to at least 800, the information minister of a northern province said Saturday. The death toll only affects Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, previously known as the North West ... Pakistan floods: Death toll reaches 800 Pakistan Death Toll From Flash Floods in Northwest Rises to 539, Edhi Says UN voices Pakistan flood fears |
Reuters | Arizona immigration law 2010: As SB1070 takes effect, Mexicans say 'Adios ... Christian Science Monitor Arizona immigration law targeting immigrants has already encouraged Mexicans to begin returning home, even as a US judge halted key portions of SB1070 from taking effect. The Mexico government is boosting legal services in Arizona, and shelters in ... Immigration demonstrations kick off in Arizona Arizona Employers Still Face Immigration Crackdown |
CBC.ca | WikiLeaks Organization Sparks Controversy Voice of America Photo: AP WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks during a press conference in London, 26 Jul 2010. Assange said he believes there is evidence of war crimes in the thousands of pages of leaked US military documents. WikiLeaks is a website that posts ... Links between ISI and militant outfits unacceptable: Mullen Top US senator: Don't 'overhype' Afghan war leak US braces for blowback over Afghan war disclosures |
Washington Post | Taliban Claims US Sailor Captured in Afghanistan Voice of America Photo: AP The top US military officer says US forces in Afghanistan are making "a tremendous effort" to find two sailors who disappeared south of the Afghan capital on Friday. US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen spoke at a news ... Search Widens for Captured US Sailors in Afghanistan Taliban: One US service member is dead, other is alive in Afghanistan Taliban Claim Captured US Sailor Is Dead |
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Moneycontrol.com | Obama signs financial overhaul law Los Angeles Times The legislation creates a bureau with the power to make rules for credit cards, mortgages and other products. Backers say the law is powerful protection for consumers; foes see a 'permanent bailout' and a 'boondoggle.' By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles ... Obama: financial regulation law brings certainty Obama: New bill will prevent 'breakdown in our financial system' Obama signs financial overhaul bill |
The Guardian | BP Considers New Plan to Permanently Seal Well New York Times As scientists on Monday » |
Sydney Morning Herald | BP, government disagree over keeping well capped MarketWatch LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- The Obama administration and BP PLC (NYSE:BP) (LONDON:UK:BP.) disagree on whether the containment cap stopping oil from flowing into the Gulf of Mexico should be kept in place, according to reports Sunday. ... BP, federal officials confer on closed gulf oil well cap BP well integrity test may be extended Official: Seep found near BP's blown out oil well |
Globe and Mail | Critical test to continue Saturday in fight to contain oil spill CNN By the CNN Wire Staff New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- BP will continue crucial testing Saturday to determine whether a new containment cap will keep stopping oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. On Friday, the containment cap left some, ... BP Well Tests Show No Signs of Damage After Stopping Oil Flow Gulf well continues to hold Capped BP Gulf well under scrutiny, Obama cautious |
Globe and Mail | BP says test shuts off oil leak from Gulf well Reuters HOUSTON, July 15 (Reuters) - BP Plc (BP.L) (BP.N) said on Thursday it stopped the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico from its deep-sea well for the first time since it ruptured in April, prompting hope that the leak can be plugged for ... BP Shares Rise as Oil Leak Is Halted |
New York Times (blog) | Selig remembers his friend Steinbrenner MLB.com ANAHEIM -- Commissioner Bud Selig sounded quite a bit wistful on Tuesday only hours after the death of his friend George Steinbrenner, the renowned principal owner of the New York Yankees. Selig made his eighth annual ... Steinbrenner heirs could save millions from one-year gap in estate tax Steinbrenner and the City: A Whirlwind George Steinbrenner: 'He's more than just an owner to me, he's a friend,' says ... |
Sydney Morning Herald (blog) | Score One for Style as Spain Wins First World Cup New York Times Andrés Iniesta after the winning goal. His shirt carried a tribute to Dani Jarque, a defender who played with some of the Spanish players on youth national teams. Jarque died last August at age 26. By JERÉ LONGMAN JOHANNESBURG â€" Regulation had spilled ... BBC pundits on World Cup final Spain beats Netherlands 1-0 for World Cup Spain wins World Cup |
msnbc.com | Bauman: With Lee, Rangers control destiny MLB.com The Texas Rangers were already front-runners in the American League West, but they were taking nothing for granted. They just made the one acquisition that should secure a place for them in the 2010 postseason. The Rangers obtained lefty ace Cliff Lee ... Rangers Get Lee From Mariners For Smoak Mariners trade ace Cliff Lee to Texas Rangers Rangers land Lee in trade with Mariners |
San Francisco Chronicle (blog) | California transit cop found guilty of manslaughter Reuters LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A white transit police officer was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter on Thursday in the videotaped shooting death of an unarmed black man that triggered a night of rioting in Oakland, California. ... Mehserle convicted of involuntary manslaughter Former BART officer convicted of involuntary manslaughter Attorney says family upset with verdict |
CBC.ca | Arrest made in LA serial killing of 10 people USA Today LOS ANGELES (AP) â€" A former police mechanic suspected of killing 10 people and stumping detectives for more than two decades was fin » |
New York Times (blog) | Lindsay Lohan sentenced to 90 days in jail Entertainment Weekly An LA judge found Lindsay Lohan in violation of her probation today, sentencing the actress to 90 days in jail. The ruling was made during a probation hearing revolving around a missed court date in May. (Lohan claimed she had lost her ... Lindsay Lohan sentenced to 90 days in jail for violating probation, skipping ... Sobbing Lindsay Lohan Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail Judge sends Lohan to jail for probation violation |
Globe and Mail | Israel Publishes List of Goods Banned From Gaza Voice of America Photo: AP Israel has published a list of goods it will not let into the Gaza Strip under a policy to ease its blockade of the impoverished Palestinian territory. The list includes weapons and materials that can be used to make them. ... Israel releases revised list of items banned from Gaza Symbiotic gestures / Obama went, now it's Bibi's go Israel eases Gaza closure, but restrictions remain |
Kansas City Star | VP Biden visits Iraq amid political impasse The Associated Press BAGHDAD â€" Vice President Joe Biden landed Saturday in Baghdad to coax Iraqi leaders into ending their government impasse as vying political factions remain deadlocked over which political bloc should pick its new leaders, including prime minister. ... Biden in Iraq to Visit US Troops, Meet With Iraqi Leaders US on Track to End Combat Mission in Iraq Biden Offers Diplomacy Amid Impasse in Iraq |
msnbc.com | Michael Steele under fire over Afghanistan remarks Los Angeles Times The Republican National Committee chairman is caught on video saying the conflict is a 'war of Obama's choosing' and implying that the US effort is doomed. Conservatives c » |
Sydney Morning Herald | Spy Talk: Marines use Anna Chapman photos as a warning Washington Post US Marines preparing for shore leave in the Seychelles islands were having a standard security briefing this week when they were shown photos of a figure who's been in the news lately: Russian spy suspect Anna Chapman. ... MI5 investigates KGB father of Russian 'spy' Russian experts scoff at » |
