Globe and Mail | Russia says US spy arrests are Cold War throwback Telegraph.co.uk Russia accused the US of attempting to revive Cold War tensions yesterday following the arrest of 11 suspected members of a "deep-cover" spy network. By Toby Harnden in Washington and Andrew Osborn in Moscow Moscow reacted angrily after ten people were ... Former agent: Only bad spies get caught Russian Beauty Had Beastly Intentions, U.S. Prosecutors Charge Moscow says suspects in » |
Sydney Morning Herald | Source: Germany-England refs get extra Yahoo! Sports BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa â€" Soccer governing body FIFA acted immediately to provide officials Jorge Larrionda and Mauricio Espinosa with armed protection following the highest-profile mistake of this ... World Cup Digest Germany beats England 4-1 in World Cup World Cup 2010: Fabio Capello to discuss future with FA |
Reuters | Analysis: Financial reform to give Obama limited lift at G20 Reuters Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Richard Shelby (R-AL) (L), Chairman Christopher Dodd (D-CT) (2nd R) and Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) (R) wait for the end of a recess from a committee conference on W » |
Sydney Morning Herald | The Obama-McChrystal meeting began at 9:51 am, according to the White House ... USA Today Obama said yesterday that McChrystal and his team exercised "poor judgment" in criticizing Obama and other civilian leaders, but he wanted to meet with the general face-to-face before making any decisions about his tenure. McChrystal has apologized for ... Three military commanders before General McChrystal who got the ax Obama, McChrystal meet at White House following belittling critique Would Firing McChrystal Be Obama's 'Golden Opportunity' to Look Decisive? |
Globe and Mail | Suicide blasts kill 26 at Iraqi state-sector bank Reuters BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Suicide car bombers attacked the Trade Bank of Iraq Sunday, killing at least 26 people, an Interior Ministry source said. The blasts wounded 53 people at one of the public sector's most active financial institutions, which is at the ... Baghdad suicide bombers kill 26 26 killed in Baghdad twin bombings Deadly blasts target Iraq bank |
Kansas City Star | Republican Backpedals From Apology to BP New York Times WASHINGTON â€" Representative Joe L. Barton had to be truly sorry by the time he apologized for his apology on Thursday. At the House Energy and Commerce hearing on the gulf spill, Representative Joe L. Barton, seated right, ... Gillman: Republicans have another mess to clean up |
Globe and Mail | In Oval Office Speech, Obama Presses BP on Compensation New York Times WASHINGTON â€" President Obama told the nation Tuesday night that he would instruct BP officials “set aside whatever resources are required to compensate the workers and business owners†harmed by the Gulf oil spill, ... Obama vows to fight spill "with everything we've got" Oil spill could be Gulf's biggest ever, new flow estimate suggests Oil-spill flow rate estimate surges to 35000 to 60000 barrels a day |
Globe and Mail | The path to Kyrgyzstan's deadly ethnic chaos The Associated Press BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan â€" Kyrgyzstan, an impoverished former Soviet republic hosting US and Russian military bases, is engulfed by the worst ethnic conflict the country has seen in two decades. The violence, which follows just weeks after a public revolt ... Medvedev c » |
CBC.ca | Abby Sunderland Told Rescuers Boat Was Drifting After Being Damaged in a Storm ... ABC News Abby Sunderland, 16, told search and rescuers around 11 pm PST Thursday that she was unharmed and had righted her boat, but had lost sailing capacity. Her family, sick with worry while ... US teenage sailor Abby Sunderland found in Indian Ocean Teenage round-the-world sailor Abby Sunderland found alive Rescue Plane Locates Teenage Girl Sailing Solo |
CBC.ca | Whitman, Fiorina get GOP nod in California races MiamiHerald.com Less than 18 months ago, Meg Whitman began her race for the governor's office as a political blank slate. The 52-year-old had never held elected office before and wasn't connected to any cause. In fact, she had rarely voted in her adult ... Whitman, Fiorina cruise to victories Whitman easily defeats Poizner GOP picks two women to head California ticket |
Reuters | Cap Captures Some Oil as Alabama Gets More Help FOXNews | AP ON BARATARIA BAY, La.-- A containment cap over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill offers some hope amid oil-coated wildlife, idle fishermen and fouled beaches. The Coast Guard says a quarter to a half of the gushing oil is being captured but engineers ... BP chief hopeful cap will capture most of Gulf oil BP cap captures '10000 barrels' a day in US Gulf Gulf Containment Cap Closely Watched in 2nd Day |
Reuters | Ban: Gaza Blockade 'Must be Lifted' Voice of America UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he considering » |
