The Hindu | 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 ... Gulf Coast Fishing, Tourism Industries Imperiled by Oil Spill Leaking Oil Well Lacked Safeguard |
The Guardian | World Leaders React to Polish President's Death Voice of America Photo: AP World leaders are reacting with sadness to the death of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, whose plane crashed in Russia early Saturday. US President Barack Obama c » |
National Post | US and Russia Sign Nuclear Arms Pact New York Times President Obama and President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia signing the treaty in Prague on Thursday. By PETER BAKER PRAGUE รข€" With flourish and fanfare, President Obama and President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia signed a nuclear arms control treaty on ... New US-Russia Nuclear Pact A 'Reset' For Old Rivals Obama, Medvedev sign treaty to reduce nuclear weapons Obama, Medvedev Sign Arms Reduction Treaty: 'An Important Milestone for ... |
The Hindu | Mine accidents in the United States CNN (CNN) -- An explosion at the Massey Energy Co. mine in Montcoal, West Virginia, killed at least 25 miners. The cause of the explosion had not been determined as rescuers worked Tuesday to bore ventilation holes into the Upper Big Branch Mine. ... Massey Energy has litany of critics, violations Mining a necessary way of life, West Virginians say In coalfields, work, death in mines is way of life |
