The Hindu | Obama: I would have fired BP chief by now msnbc.com President Barack Obama would have fired BP's CEO Tony Hayward over controversial comments downplaying the Gulf oil spill รข€" if the executive had been working for him. During an interview with Matt Lauer on NBC's TODAY to be broadcast Tuesday, ... Bill would make oil companies pay Obama lambastes BP boss Hayward Obama to Reopen Oil Drilling |
Telegraph.co.uk | Israeli soldiers board Gaza-bound aid ship ABC Online Israeli forces have seized an Irish-owned ship bound for Gaza, boarding the Rachel Corrie close to the Gaza shore. "The ship has been boarded and there was full compliance from the crew and passengers on board," a spokeswoman for the Israeli Defence ... Israeli Forces Threaten to Board Gaza Aid Ship Gaza-bound boat will be boarded if necessary, warns Israel Israel threatens to board Gaza-bound aid ship |
Telegraph.co.uk | Pressure Grows on Israel Following Flotilla Raid Voice of America Photo: AP Pressure is growing on Israel after its commandos raided a flotilla of aid ships that were trying to break a blockade on Gaza and killed at least nine activists. Israel has begun sending home some of the nearly 700 pro-Palestinian activists ... Flotilla takes media centre-stage 'Next time we'll use more force' Man charged over Gaza aid ship protest outside BBC |
Reuters | Drilling limits raise fears for jobs, prices Houston Chronicle President Barack Obama takes questions Thursday at a news conference in the East Room of the White House after announcing a new federal ban on drilling in the deep-water Gulf of Mexico as well as in waters off Alaska. ... Obama Vows Tougher Stance on Oil Industry |
Globe and Mail | Five questions for Obama on the oil spill Washington Post As his administration comes under increasing criticism for its handling of the spreading environmental catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico, President Obama will hold a White House news conference Thursday, his first since February, ... AP Exclusive: Workers Describe Failures on Oil Rig Obama says alt-energy key in wake of oil spill Obama seeks control of 'heartbreaking' crisis |
CBC.ca | 'Top kill' a pivotal moment for BP in capping oil leak CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Venice, Louisiana (CNN) -- As early as dawn Wednesday, BP will undertake what some say is a pivotal moment for the London-based oil giant to contain the gushing oil in the Gulf of Mexico -- a maneuver c » |
Globe and Mail | Survivors, rescue workers detail Air India crash CNN By the CNN Wire Staff A rescue worker could hear the screams of a passenger on Air India Flight IX-812, but the plane was consumed with flames. Fire was leaping in every part of the Boeing jet that crashed early Saturday in southern India. ... Crash Raises Issue of Oversight in India Indian plane crash kills 158; 8 survive India air crash kills 158 people |
