CBC.ca | Imports slow second-quarter growth Reuters Crews load and unload consumer products at the Port of New Orleans along the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana in this June 23, 2010 file photo. By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Economic growth slowed in the second quarter as ... Rick Davis Goes Inside the GDP Report GDP slows in second quarter to 2.4% rate Obama team deals with lower-than-hoped-for growth numbers |
Moneycontrol.com | Key factors for Pakistan crash probe BBC News As Pakistan authorities launch an investigation into the crash of the Airblue Airbus A321 near Islamabad, Jim Ferguson, an aviation expert based in Aberdeen, Scotland, discusses some of the possible scenarios. "Until the plane's 'black box' flight ... No Survivors in Pakistan Plane Crash, Investigation Underway Pakistan's worst ever air crash kills 152 Airplane crash in Pakistan kills 152 people aboard |
Globe and Mail | BP chief Tony Hayward is to step down in October BBC News BP chief executive Tony Hayward is to leave his job in October after sustained criticism of his handling of the Gulf of Mexico oil leak, the BBC has learned. He will be nominated for a position on the firms' Russian joint venture with TNK, ... Tony Hayward's expected departure from BP applauded in US Gibbs Says BP Must Pay for Spill Regardless of Company Leader Hayward to Get Spot at TNK-BP |
Globe and Mail | 15 dead in Love Parade stampede Telegraph.co.uk Fifteen people have been killed in Germany during the country's annual “Love Paradeâ€, held this year in the former industrial Ruhr city of Duisburg. Ten people were killed and about 40 suffered injuries in the incident, which police said took place ... At least 15 dead in German techno parade stampede 10 Killed in German Techno Parade Panic Festivalgoers killed at Love Parade in Germany |
CNN (blog) | 'Glenn Beck': Sherrod Has White House Scrambling; They Need to C » |
CNN International | Official Ousted From Ag Department Took USDA to Court, Won FOXNews The Agriculture Department has a lengthy history with the official forced to resign Monday over a controversial YouTube clip -- it turns out she and a group she helped found with her husband won millions last year in a discrimination suit settlement ... Video: USDA official resigns over charges of racism USDA worker pressured to resign over race comments USDA's Shirley Sherrod: I Helped White Farmer |
New York Times (blog) | America's secret army: how the 'war on terror' created a new industry The Guardian In the cloak and dagger world of intelligence, the assumption fed by countless spy novels and TV dramas is that top-secret security clearance is restricted to an elite few known only by codes such as M and C. Not so in today's America. ... Report: Size of US Intelligence Hurts Effectiveness Secret world outlined by Post includes local firms A Look at The Washington Post's 'Top Secret America' |
DAWN.com | Dozens Killed in Iraq Suicide Attacks New York Times BAGHDAD â€" In the latest high-profile attack against former insurgents who switched sides to fight alongside American forces here, more than 40 were killed Sunday morning after a man detonated himself outside an Iraqi Army base as ... Suicide bomber targets Iraq militia Iraq security forces attacked by suicide bomber At least 40 killed in Baghdad suicide blast |
Globe and Mail | Gulf spill: Doubts over key BP oil well test BBC News Doubt remains over whether to proceed with a key test to see if the Gulf of Mexico oil spill can be stopped. An "integrity" test of the well would show if shutting » |
CBS News | 6 dead in New Mexico business shooting, police say CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- New Mexico authorities said a former employee shot and killed five people at a business Monday in Albuquerque before turning the gun on himself. Police said officers responded to a 911 c » |
ESPN | Watching LeBron James' party was surreal ESPN MIAMI -- This was audacious behavior even for Miami, a city that basks in excess when it comes to partying. The stage, the runway, the huge neon sign that said "HEAT" in red letters. The smoke machines. The colored lights. ... Free agent moves signal shift of NBA power to Eastern Conference LeBron's mural coming down in Cleveland LeBron means big bucks flow to Miami |
Globe and Mail | Arrests in Norway 'al-Qaeda' plot BBC News Three people have been arrested in connection with a plot to bomb targets in Norway. Two of the plotters were arrested in Norway and one in Germany, the head of the Norwegian security police, Janne Kristiansen, said. The men are believed to have ties ... Three linked to Al-Qaeda held: Norway police Three terror suspects arrested in Norway, Germany Norway arrests 'al-Qaeda plot' men |
Reuters | Oil spill drains BP of funding options Financial Times The company is trapping about 25000 barrels of oil a day from the well, suggesting that, on the basis of the US government's best guess of the total size of the leak, about 10000 barrels a day are still escaping, ... Tests on Gulf oil "superskimmer" inconclusive: TMT BP Oil Spill Loan Rises to $9 Billion |
Los Angeles Times | Biden to nudge sluggish efforts to form a government in visit to Iraq Los Angeles Times As the US prepares to exit Iraq, the vice president arrives in Baghdad for talks with election front-runners Nouri Maliki and Iyad » |
Los Angeles Times | Obama Urges Congress to Fix 'Broken' Immigration System New York Times WASHINGTON â€" President Obama pressed Congress on Thursday to pass comprehensive immigration legislation to fix a “fundament » |
