Vladimir PUTIN I have tried during my decade in power to rebuild the Russian spy services...
Barack OBAMA Disaster isn't Gulf oil spill, it's the cleanup...
BP claims it has reached ‘significant milestone’ in efforts to permanently seal Deepwater Horizon well Barack Obama today declared the US’s largest and most politically embarrassing oil spill near an end as BP said it had reached a “significant milestone” in its efforts to permanently seal the Deepwater Horizon well. “The long battle is finally [...]
Judges in the Hague rejected a last-minute protest from former Liberian ruler Charles Taylor, clearing the way for the model to testify Thursday about a diamond he allegedly gave her. Prosecutors are trying to show Taylor received diamonds from Sierra Leone rebels in exchange for weapons during Sierra Leone’s civil war. » E-Mail This » [...]
Bill Gates’s and Warren Buffett’s campaign draws in top names including George Lucas and Michael Bloomberg • In pictures: the billionaires hoping to give something back The world of philanthropy got a huge financial boost today as more than 30 American billionaires pledged to give away at least half of their fortunes to charitable causes, [...]
A conservative website said a handmade grenade exploded Wednesday near President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s convoy in an apparent assassination attempt, but Tehran state TV denied the report. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
• Scottish family insist they complied with all the regulations• Pair of bulls bred from clone believed to have sired 96 calves The farmers at the centre of a major row over the illegal sale of meat from cloned cows are “totally” flabbergasted by the controversy, the family told the Guardian today. Dulsie Innes, the [...]
Defense Department spokesman Col. David Lapan told reporters that freelance writer Michael Hastings was rebuffed when he asked to accompany, or “embed,” with American forces next month. Hastings’ article in Rolling Stone magazine ended the military career of Gen. Stanley McChrystal. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
The spike in violence in Mexico has been a boon to the security sector, including the armored car industry. Fears of gun attacks and kidnappings has some spending thousands of dollars to make vehicle windows bulletproof and harden auto bodies with Kevlar. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Deepwater Horizon well now being monitored after BP says static kill procedure was successful BP claimed today that it has successfully plugged the ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well, for now at least, using a “static kill” technique. The procedure, which involves pumping heavy mud into the top of the capped well, began last night. [...]
