The Hindu | Naoto Kan becomes new Japanese prime minister Washington Post TOKYO -- Hours before he became Japan's latest prime minister, Naoto Kan received a memo from his predecessor, Yukio Hatoyama, that offered some advice that Hatoyama himself couldn't follow. "Please take care of Japan-US, Japan-China ... Naoto Kan Is Elected Prime Minister in Japan Japan's Kamei to stay as banking minister -media Naoto Kan: profile |
National Post | Gaza crisis shows fault lines among UK Jews BBC News Up to 500 demonstrators from Britain's Jewish community have held a r » |
CBC.ca | Oil giant prepares more backup spill plans Houston Chronicle While robotic roustabouts sawed on a leaking pipe a mile deep in the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday in BP's latest attempt to control a catastrophic oil spill, engineers were developing plans for what to try ... After Disaster, Oil Service Bargains for Long-Term Investors BP embarks on latest bid to capture gushing oil New efforts to end massive gulf oil spill |
The Guardian | Obama to meet spill probe leaders as oil heads north Reuters PFC DeJoshua Sloan with the Louisiana National Guard carries out a long hose to siphon gulf water to inflate a Tiger Dam, to protect the Grand Isle from encroaching oil coming in with the high tide in Grand Isle, Louisiana May 31, 2010. ... BP Tries Again to Divert Oil Leak With Dome Robots prepare spill scene for effort to cap well BP announces enhancements to oil cleanup plan |
The Guardian | BP's new plan risks worsening oil spill Los Angeles Times A maneuver that includes severing a leaking pipe from the well may increase the flow as much as 20%. Officials also say there is no immediate remedy to plug the well until August. Amy Bohlke, right, expresses her frustration over BP's cleanup efforts ... US Gulf Coast warned oil may leak until August Officials: Oil leak may last months Top kill's failure means Gulf oil spill will only get worse |
The Guardian | Gulf residents eye slow fix for historic oil spill Reuters VENICE, La., May 30 (Reuters) - BP Plc's (BP.L) "top kill" oil well plug failed on Saturday, practic » |
Globe and Mail | Gulf oil spill hits Day 40 with no end in sight Reuters NEW ORLEANS/VENICE, La., May 29 (Reuters) - The worst oil spill in US history hits its 40th day on Saturday with Gulf residents clinging to one tenuous hope: that BP's complicated "top kill" operation will plug the gushing ... Oil spill cam becomes Internet sensation Obama Fin » |
