![]() Moneycontrol.com | US Probes Fire in Gulf of Mexico That Sparked BP Spill Disaster Deja Vu Bloomberg US officials are investigating the cause of a fire yesterday on a Mariner Energy Inc. oil and natural-gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico that initially drew parallels with the BP Plc spill ... Mariner rescue brings fearful flashbacks of BP blast Shallow-water platform fire raises wider questions on oil safety Rigs Drill for Oil; Platforms Pump It |
![]() Reuters | Hurricane Earl Bears Down on Carolina Coast New York Times Beachgoers looked on as the waves broke on the Avalon Pier in North Carolina as Hurricane Earl headed for the East Coast. More Photos ยป By ANAHAD O'CONNOR and JACK HEALY Hurricane Earl pounded North Carolina late Thursday night with powerful but ... East Coast braces for weaker but still dangerous Earl Earl takes swipe at North Carolina, heads up coast Latest developments on Hurricane Earl |
![]() The Hindu | MESS Report / Abbas fears Hamas could still play spoiler to peace talks Ha'aretz Senior Hamas official Mahmoud Zahar has said the group wants to liberate the West Bank just as it liberated the Gaza Strip. By Amos Harel and Avi Issacharoff A few seconds after the speeches by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime ... Mid-East talks: Abbas and Netanyahu clear first hurdle Int'l community applauds Palestine-Israel talks, but armed groups resent Talk of Mideast peace emerges from Obama-brokered meeting |
![]() CBS News | Suspicious package evacuates two concourses at MIA MiamiHerald.com A suspicious package forced the evacuation of two concourses at Miami International Airport Thursday night, slowing traffic around the area and prompting many people at the airport to leave the area on foot. ... Official: 4 Miami airport concourses evacuated Police bomb squad checks suspicous item report at Miami airport; 4 concourses ... Airport evacuated after suspicious item found |
![]() ABC News | Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio sued by feds San Francisco Chronicle The US Department of Justice on Thursday announced it had sued Joe Arpaio, the controversial sheriff of Maricopa County in Arizona, for failing to turn over documents in an investigation of whether his aggressive operations against illegal immigrants ... Justice sues Ariz. sheriff for documents US sues Arizona sheriff over bias probe Justice Dept. Sues Sheriff Over Bias Investigation |

