Jakarta Post | Gulf coast oil slick headed for Grand Isle, Louisiana Washington Post Cleanup and containment efforts continue at the Gulf of Mexico site of the oil spill following the Deepwater Horizon explosion. By Joel Achenbach GRAND ISLE, LA. -- It has become an epic contest between water and oil along the Gulf Coast. ... Cleaning oil-soaked wetlands may be impossible Oil Spill Creates Heartbreak in Louisiana JP officials commandeer BP's hired boats in Grand Isle |
Sydney Morning Herald | Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg had a private meeting with David Cameron on Tuesday BBC News Former Welsh Lib Dem MP Lembit Opik has warned any "fudge" over electoral reform could see his party reject a coalition with the Conservatives. Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg is expected to ask his MPs to endorse a coalition. It comes as David Cameron ... Cameron Invited by Queen to Be New British Prime Minister RPT-NEWSMAKER-UK's Brown steps down as Prime Minister British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Resigns |
The Hindu | World leaders pay tribute to Polish leader CNN International Polish President Lech Kaczynski with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, April 2009. (CNN) -- World leaders, agencies and officials mourned the death of Polish president Lech Kaczynski who was killed in a plane crash ... Russia to hold day of mourning after Polish president's death Crash focusses attention on Tupolev-154 Polish president dies in plane crash |
CBC.ca | Dozens killed in Kyrgyzstan unrest Los Angeles Times Opposition leaders say they have seized power after protesters storm government buildings and police fire on demonstrators. By Alex Rodriguez The sm » |
CBS News | Detained Americans say they had good intentions in Haiti CNN International Ten Americans were detained as they tried to take Haitian children to an orphanage in the Dominican Republic. Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Ten Americans charged with trafficking in Haiti defended their plan to bus 33 children into the Dominican ... Haiti detains 10 Americans Haiti Detains Americans Taking Kids Across Border Haiti arrests US nationals suspected of child smuggling |
CBC.ca | Obama's first State of the Union speech tonight San Francisco Chronicle (01-26) 04:00 PST Washington - -- Facing voters left, right and middle who don't like the direction he has taken the nation, President Obama is expected to focus on job creation and deficit reduction in a State of the Union address tonight that ... Mass. in mind for State of Union Obama's proposed budget spending freeze sparks concern, guesswork Obama's State of the Union address will focus on economy |
