Reuters | Massive dome lowered at site of huge U.S. oil spill Reuters ROBERT, Louisiana (Reuters) - BP Plc engineers using undersea robots maneuvered a massive metal chamber to fit over a gushing ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday in their best chance yet to contain a leak that threatens an environmental ... Dome to Capture Oil Is Lowered to Near Sea Floor Gulf coast holds its breath as dome is lowered on well Box to contain oil leak touches down on Gulf floor |
Sydney Morning Herald | Election 2010: Conservatives heading for big gains BBC News Early general election results suggest the Conservatives are on course to be the largest party in a hung parliament. The Tories are hopeful of gaining enough seats to govern, although they may f » |
Reuters | Times Square Bomb Suspect Met With No. 3 Pakistani Taliban Leader FOXNews A man who was identified by neighbors in Connecticut as Faisal Shahzad, is shown. (AP/Orkut.com) The Pakistani-American man suspected in Saturday's attempted car bombing in New York's Times Square has told authorities he was upset over US drone attacks ... US analyzes glitches in Times Square car bomb manhunt CBS News Exclusive: New Image of Faisal Shahzad in Times Square Mystery surrounds suburban dad, accused terrorist |
Kansas City Star | Police Charged Men's Lacrosse Player George Huguely After Finding Love's Body ABC News A University of Virginia varsity lacrosse player was jailed today on murder charges, hours after the body of his on-and-off girlfriend and fellow lacrosse player was found in an ... For UVa lacrosse victim, a dream cut short Virginia Lacrosse Player Charged in Girlfriend Death Cockeysville woman, 22, found dead at Virginia |
Reuters | Obama Says Oil Spill May Be 'Unprecedented' Disaster BusinessWeek (Adds Obama tours coastline by helicopter in third paragraph. See EXT4 for more on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.) By Kate Andersen Brower May 2 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama c » |
Globe and Mail | Tax on Oil May Help Pay for Cleanup New York Times Gerald Herbert/AP The spill began after an explosion last month on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. When well-insured companies have a spill, the government can try to recover the money spent from a reserve fund. By MATTHEW L. WALD WASHINGTON รข€" The ... Oil spill trims US offshore natural gas supply New commander heads fight against oil leaks Obama to visit Gulf Coast as oil spill threatens Louisiana |
