Reuters | Gen. Petraeus goes on defense over war in Afghanistan at Senate hearing New York Daily News Gen. David Petraeus speaks during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill Tuesday. Members of the anti-war CodePink group protest during the hearing. Do you think the war in Afghanistan is ... Petraeus Asserts Commitment to Afghan Effort Petraeus: Afghan withdrawals a 'process,' not an exit Petraeus: Cooperation from » |
Reuters India | Oil spill efforts ramp up as storm eyed anxiously Reuters The Q4000 multi-purpose oil field intervention vessel (L) and the drillship the Discoverer Explorer (C) burn off material from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead near the disaster site June 24, 2010. GRANDE ISLE Louisiana (Reuters) - The first named storm ... Crews in oil-soaked Gulf keep wary eye on Tropical Storm Alex Tropical Storm Alex makes landf » |
Telegraph.co.uk (blog) | Gates says he agrees with Obama decision on McChrystal CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, and Gen. Stanley McChrystal confer in Kabul, Afghanistan, in March. NEW: Defense chief says he backs president's decision on Gen. Stanley McChrystal Robert Gates: Tapping Gen. ... Top defense officials say they 'fully support' Obama on removing McChrystal With Petraeus in Wings, Republicans Renew Criticism of Afghan Exit Strategy Petraeus a tough chief, say US troops in Afghanistan |
CBC.ca | Times Square Bomb Plotter Pleads Guilty in Terror Case New York Times The defendant in the failed Times Square bombing pleaded guilty on Monday, an abrupt and expedited end to a terrorism case that extended to Pakistan and an Islamic militant group there. ... Times Square car bomb suspect pleads guilty in NYC Shahzad to Plead Guilty in Times Square Bomb Attempt Times Square Bombing Suspect Pleads Guilty |
Reuters UK | For U.S., yuan talk is good, action is better Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's unexpected pledge on Saturday to » |
The Guardian | BP's Tony Hayward: Gulf oil spill 'never should have happened' Washington Post Obama c » |
The Hindu | Oval Office speech: Obama's 'take charge' moment in Gulf oil spill Christian Science Monitor In the Gulf oil spill crisis, President Obama has shied away from theatrical moments that symbolize he's in charge. Tuesday's Oval Office speech is his attempt to take charge on his own terms. President Obama chats with workers attending a training ... BP says it will collect more oil sooner White House Focuses on Oil Spill Claims Process Obama to address nation on oil spill |
Washington Post | Armed ethnic clashes rage in Kyrgyzstan CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Armed groups are fighting each other for control of the main hospital in Jalal-Abad, Kyrgyzstan, Russia Today reported, as ethnic clashes continue in the strategic » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Desperate search for 16-year-old lone US sailor Abby Sunderland The Guardian Rescuers launched a desperate search tonight for a 16-year-old Californian girl attempting to sail round the world single-handed, after she set off distress beacons in stormy conditions in a remote part of the Indian Ocean. ... California teen sailing solo is missing in Indian Ocean California teen girl in trouble on solo world sail Rescue under way for missing US sailor, 16: family |
Reuters | Obama pledges spill 'compensation for » |
Los Angeles Times | UCLA students mourn John Wooden's death Los Angeles Times Hundreds gather on campus to honor the legendary coach. 'He was bigger than just our school,' one student says. 'He was college basketb » |
The Guardian (blog) | Gaza flotilla attack: Israeli ambassador compares raid to Second World War Telegraph.co.uk Israel's ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, has compared the Gaza flotilla attack with America's fight against Nazi Germany in the Second World War. By Alastair Jamieson In an interview with Fox News, he described the operation, ... Gazans cross border after Egypt lifts blockade First Gaza flotilla Brit returns Israel Begins Expelling Activists After Raid on Flotilla |
