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Frustration mounts on US Gulf Coast over drilling halt In communities across the US Gulf Coast, frustration is growing that people are unable to get back to work drilling for oil following the BP spill disaster, says the BBC's Andy Gallacher in the town o... (photo: AP / Gerald Herbert) BBC News Disaster Oil Spill Photos US Wikipedia: Deepwater Horizon oil spill |
Senate hearing on Lockerbie bomber postponed | FREDERIC J. FROMMER | Associated Press Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — A senator said Tuesday that he was postponing this week's hearing on the release of the man convicted of bombing Pan Am Flight 103 ... (photo: AP) The Guardian Lockerbie Photos Terrorism US Wikipedia: Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi |
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Q+A - What threat does Iran's nuclear work pose? | REUTERS - Turkey said on Wednesday that Iran had promised to stop refining uranium to 20 percent purity if world powers agree to a proposed nuclear fuel swap. | Iran es... (photo: AP / Hasan Sarbakhshian) The Star Iran Nuclear Photos Weapons Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran |
Megrahi witnesses delay panel | A US Senate panel has put off a hearing on the Lockerbie bomber's release because key British and Scottish witnesses "stonewalled" and refused to appear.... (photo: AP / MBC) The Australian Libya Lockerbie Photos US Wikipedia: Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi |
Containment Efforts Persist After Michigan Oil Leak | BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Response crews were working Wednesday morning to contain an oil spill in southern Michigan that flowed into the Kalamazoo River, a major wat... (photo: AP / Eric Gay) The New York Times Environment Michigan Oil Spill Photos Wikipedia: Lake Michigan |
Sit Down With Iran | On the day that E.U. foreign ministers approved new sanctions against Iran that go well beyond the measures approved by the United Nations, the news came that Iran is p... (photo: AP / Andre Penner) The New York Times Iran Nuclear Photos Sanctions Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran |
Scientists uncover mysterious workings of cholera bacteria | Researchers have found that an enzyme in the bacteria that causes cholera uses a previously unknown mechanism in providing the bacteria with energy. Because the enzyme ... (photo: Creative Commons / Zeimusu) PhysOrg Cholera Disease Photos Science Wikipedia: Cholera |
Oil companies hike prices anew | MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATE) Local oil companies, led by the major oil players, have raised prices of diesel, kerosene and regular gasoline by 50 centavos a liter, be... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) Inquirer Energy Philippines Photos Prices Wikipedia: Petron Corporation |
ENI announces energy venture with Egypt | MILAN - Italian energy group ENI said on Wednesday it had signed an agreement with Egypt on the production and transportation of oil and gas which would raise Egypt's p... (photo: AP / Luca Bruno) Middle East Online Egypt Energy Italy Photos Wikipedia: Eni |