Fire at apartment buildings kills up to 108, injures over 100 in Bangladeshi capital more images Investors to quiz BP chief about Gulf spill, liabilities, dividends and if he should keep job
BP chief to face investors, questions about job Live video footage shows cap being placed over Gulf gusher in effort to capture oil
BP putting cap over spewing Gulf oil well ON THE BOTTOM OF THE GULF OF MEXICO — BP is placing a cap over the Gulf of Mexico gusher in the latest attempt to try to control the blown-out well. Fire at apartment buildings kills up to 104, injures over 100 in Bangladeshi capitalmore images Coast Guard warned day after rig blast that blown-out Gulf well could leak 336,000 gal. a day
Coast Guard warned large leak possible from well Oil spill commission co-chairman says panel would have subpoena power to probe Gulf disaster
Graham: Spill panel would have subpoena power 87 killed in Dhaka fireDHAKA - At least 87 people were killed and over 100 injured in a devastating fire here in the Bangladesh capital Thursday night, officials said. 47 Croatian school kids injured in accidentBELGRADE - At least 47 elementary school children were critically injured when their bus skidded off the highway near Karlovac in Croatia, media reports said. Time to put a lid on it: BP works to cap Gulf oil gusher in latest try to capture crude
BP trying to put a lid on the Gulf oil gusher Avoid oily-covered beaches, but a few tarballs no hazard; comes off with soap or baby oil
Wash off tarballs, but brief encounters not risky Globs of oil wash into Mobile Bay, onto beach at Civil War’s Fort Morgan
Oil washes into Mobile Bay, on Fort Morgan in Ala. Oil frenzy spurs record-setting bids to explore for oil in Neb. Panhandle; schools to benefit
Oil frenzy spills into Neb.; schools get the money Gulf oil spill forces choice between environment and economy; not enough booms to go around
While Obama plans another Gulf visit, govt sends BP a $69 million bill for oil spill cleanup
Obama ‘furious’ on oil spill, says BP hasn’t responded rapidly enough
Florida governor says oil sheen spotted within 4 miles of the Pensacola coast
Fla. governor says oil within 4 miles of coast Anonymous donor offers to pay notorious Northwest teen burglar $50,000 to turn himself in
Donor offers $50K if ‘Barefoot Bandit’ surrenders Exploration of W.Va. coal mine where 29 men were killed in blast to resume on Monday
Exploration of mine where 29 died to resume Monday Cuba urges water conservation amid drought that leaves its reservoirs at 40 pct capacity
Drought leaves Cuban reservoirs at 40 pct capacity Tarball encounters at beach no health hazard
Tarball encounters at beach no health hazard 72 killed in Dhaka fireDHAKA - At least 72 people were killed in a devastating fire here in the Bangladesh capital Thursday night, officials said. BSP leader\’s son involved in road accidentNEW DELHI - The son of a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) nominee in the last Lok Sabha elections in Delhi, rammed his Mercedes into a car in the wee hours Thursday killing a 26-year-old woman, a police official said. Doctor: Family members burned in Alaska plane crash are stable, face long recovery
Doctor: Alaska crash victims critical but stable Fire at apartment building kills up to 77, injures dozens in Bangladeshi capital
Bangladesh fire kills up to 77, injures dozens Models show Gulf oil reaching North Carolina, heading toward Europe
Computer models show Gulf oil reaching East Coast Government to bill BP $69 million for oil spill cleanup costs thus far
Gov’t to bill BP $69M for oil spill cleanup so far Fire at apartment building kills up to 50, injures dozens in Bangladeshi capital
Bangladesh fire kills up to 50, injures dozens BP CEO: company should know in next 12 to 24 hours whether new effort to contain oil works
APNewsBreak: Feds halt new drilling in Gulf amid criticism for lifting shallow-water ban
Elephant causes traffic snarl in KolkataKOLKATA - An elephant leisurely meandering through the crowded streets of south Kolkata brought traffic to a grinding halt. Maoists stop road work, torch machines in Madhya PradeshBHOPAL - Maoists set on fire a vehicle and two machines engaged in road construction in Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh, police said Thursday. Four drug traffickers hanged in IranTEHRAN - Four convicted drug traffickers were hanged Thursday in central Iran, Fars news agency reported. Conn. panel advises tighter licensing, training rules after deadly power plant explosion
Conn. urges tighter power plant rules after blast 750 live cartridges found in Jharkhand pondRANCHI - At least 750 live INSAS rifle cartridges were found in a polythene bag from a pond in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district Thursday, police said. Hyderabad to open police station against cyber crimesHYDERABAD - A police station to exclusively deal with cyber crimes will be opened in this technology hub, Hyderabad Police Commissioner A.K. Khan said Thursday. Dolphin hunt film ‘The Cove’ canceled in Tokyo after warnings of nationalist protests
Dolphin hunt film canceled in Tokyo after protests Lawyers ordered to give free legal aid for assaulting judgeNEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Thursday asked nine lawyers allegedly involved in the manhandling of a judge in Rohini District Courts to provide free legal aid to the poor for two years and quashed all the proceedings against them. One held for murder of Congress corporatorTHANE - An alleged contract killer was arrested for the murder of a Congress corporator in Bhayander township of Thane district, police said Thursday. Child dies after falling into borewell (Second Lead)BATALA - A three-year-old girl who fell into a 200-feet deep, two-feet wide borewell near here in Punjab died Thursday, after rescuers took more than 20 hours to reach her. The government announced Rs.one lakh relief for her family. BP cuts pipe with giant shears, plans to lower cap over Gulf oil gusher
Some oil spill events from Thursday, June 3, 2010
Police name journalists in drug mafia nexusPANAJI - Officials investigating the police-politician and drug-mafia nexus in Goa have told the Bombay High Court that several journalists were key players in the nexus and collected ‘hafta’ (extortion money) to block adverse stories against an Israeli drug dealer. 23 killed, dozens injured in Somalia fightingMOGADISHU - At least 23 people have been killed and 61 injured in fighting between Islamist insurgents and African Union-backed government forces in the Somali capital Mogadishu, officials said Thursday. White House: Obama to return to Gulf Coast Friday to assess efforts to stop oil spill
White House: Obama to return to Gulf Coast Friday Mentally unsound man murderedNEW DELHI - Two men have been arrested here for allegedly murdering a 23-year-old mentally unstable man who abused the father of one of them, police said Thursday. Angry 12-year-old kills younger brotherLUCKNOW - A 12-year-old boy in Uttar Pradesh killed his 10-year-old brother in a fit of rage and dumped the body in a nearby farm, police said Thursday. Child dies after falling into borewellBATALA - A three-year-old girl who fell into a 200-feet deep, two-feet wide borewell near here in Punjab died Thursday, after rescuers took more than 20 hours to reach her. Massey Energy says crews may resume exploring W.Va. coal mine where blast killed 29 on Friday
Massey says crews may return to W.Va. mine Friday Child dies after falling in borewell in PunjabBATALA - A three-year-old girl who fell d into a 200 feet deep, two feet wide borewell near Batala town in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district Wednesday, died Thursday despite an over 20-hour joint rescue operation by the Indian Army and the local authorities. Cash, jewellery robbed from Noida house at gunpointNOIDA - Unidentified armed men barged into a house in Noida and fled after robbing Rs.200,000 in cash and jewellery at gunpoint, police said Thursday. |
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