IRA dissidents’ car bomb in N.Ireland city of Londonderry damages businesses, injures nobody

IRA dissident car bomb hits Londonderry businesses

Japan joins U.S, Britain with warning to travelers to Europe; tourists keep calm but alert

Japan warns about Europe terror; tourists are calm

BP says oil spill costs rise to $11.2 billion; Gulf of Mexico assets pledged as collateral

BP says oil spill costs rise to $11.2 billion

Suspected terror plot on Europe prompted drone strikes in Pakistan, officials say

Terror plot in Europe prompted drone strikes

British raise terror risk posed by IRA dissidents, say attack in England a strong possibility

UK says IRA dissident attack in England likely

Britain raises terror threat from Irish militants, says attack is a strong possibility

UK raises terror alert due to Irish dissidents

Commonwealth Games official: Games’ chief rushing to Delhi for emergency visit amid problems

Commonwealth Games chief rushing to New Delhi

Bridge collapse, construction woes, disease fears put New Delhi’s Commonwealth Games at risk

Commonwealth Games at risk with under 2 weeks left

Pakistan’s largest city Karachi gripped by fear, mourning after politician killed in London

Fears of violence in Pakistan after London slaying

UK spy chief warns of changing threat from al-Qaida, new fear over dissident Irish Republicans

UK spy chief warns of dissident Republican threat

BP’s outgoing CEO Tony Hayward tells UK lawmakers Gulf spill shouldn’t end deepwater drilling

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BP’s outgoing CEO Hayward defends safety record before UK lawmakers looking into Gulf spill

The White House

Battle of Britain pilots remember as 70th anniversary marked with statue of wartime commander

70 years on, Battle of Britain pilots remember

BP’s outgoing CEO Tony Hayward to testify to UK lawmakers on Gulf of Mexico oil spill

The Dalai Lama

George Michael sentenced to 8 weeks in jail for driving under influence of drugs

George Michael gets 8 weeks jail for drug driving

BP shares gain after internal report on Gulf blowout assigns blame to Transocean, Halliburton

Analysts: BP report supports case, buoys investors

BP likely to back away from frontiers of oil industry as it rebuilds shattered reputation

BP’s life on frontiers of energy industry at risk

Singer George Michael pleads guilty to drug offenses in UK, could face jail sentence

George Michael pleads guilty to drug offenses

Aid finally flowing to flood-hit Pakistan as agencies struggle to explain slow public response

After slow start, aid finally flowing to Pakistan

Angelina Jolie urges people to donate to help victims of Pakistan floods

Angelina Jolie urges aid for flood-hit Pakistan

Bermuda man was apparently trying to rescue his dogs when he died in fire

Bermuda man apparently died trying to save pets

British police say singer George Michael charged with drug, driving offenses

George Michael charged with drug, driving offenses

Benazir Bhutto’s son raises money for Pakistan flood; his father addresses UK political rally

Pakistan president heckled at UK political rally

Benazir Bhutto’s son opening donation point for Pakistan flood victims in London

Pakistan president to address political rally

AP Interview: Pakistan’s president says door open to negotiations with the Pakistani Taliban

AP Interview: Zardari open to Taliban talks

Security concerns hang over preparations for 2012 London Olympic Games

Security concerns for London 2012 Olympics

Pakistani leader pledges cooperation after British PM accuses country of exporting terrorism

Asif Ali Zardari

Plane accident or just a drill? Zimbabwe officials fool public and media with airport exercise

Zimbabwe fools media with plane accident report

Pakistan’s president says international community is losing the war in Afghanistan

Asif Ali Zardari
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Long delayed inquest begins into death of UK scientist killed during secret bomb experiments

Inquest begins in secret UK bomb experiment death

Pakistan’s President Zardari visits UK amid diplomatic row, worst floods in country’s history

Asif Ali Zardari

Long delayed inquest to begin into death of UK scientist killed during secret bomb experiments

Inquest begins in secret UK bomb experiment death

Opponents call for US-style moratorium on deepwater wells after Gulf of Mexico disaster

US President Barack Obama

2 men arrested after homemade parcel bomb sent to British spy headquarters

2 arrested after explosives sent to British spy HQ

Pakistan intelligence chief cancels visit to Britain after PM Cameron’s terrorism remarks

Asif Ali Zardari  

Selling the rings: Olympic dash for cash leads to a few eyebrow-raising sponsorship deals

Olympic committees striking some unusual deals

BP to replace CEO Hayward with Robert Dudley, posts record $17 billion quarterly loss

US President Barack Obama welcomes Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak
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New BP chief’s priority is plugging blown well for good, cleaning and restoring Gulf of Mexico

President Barack Obama

BP CEO Hayward to be replaced in October by Robert Dudley as company makes record loss

President Barack Obama

Dudley’s path followed unusual turns from Mississippi childhood to become CEO of BP

Dudley’s path followed unusual turns to CEO of BP

US officials warned Scotland over release of Lockerbie bomber; feared celebrations in Libya

US officials warned Scotland over al-Megrahi

Pentagon scrambles to assess damage done by massive leak of classified battlefield reports

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Storms threaten to shut down BP’s work to permanently plug leaky Gulf of Mexico well

Storms threaten to shut down BP’s Gulf well work

Ahead of US visit, UK’s Cameron says decision to release Lockerbie bomber was wrong

UK’s Cameron: releasing Lockerbie bomber was wrong

Senators look for smoking gun linking BP oil deal, release of Lockerbie bomber

Senators look for smoking gun in BP-Lockerbie link

British court fines 5 companies $14.6 million for massive 2005 explosion at UK oil depot

UK court fines 5 firms for massive 2005 explosion

UK authorities end long legal saga last sentenced in plan to blow up trans-Atlantic airliners

Legal saga ends over plot that changed air travel

UK court sentences 3 men convicted in airline bomb plot to at least 20 years in prison

3 Britons sentenced in airline bomb plot

LONDON — The three final conspirators in a plot to bomb trans-Atlantic airliners and kill thousands of people were sentenced to at least 20 years each in prison on Monday, bringing a long-running legal saga to an end.

BP says cost of dealing with Gulf of Mexico oil spill reaches $3.5 billion

BP says oil spill costs climb to $3.5 billion

Officials: Al-Qaida plotted bombings in Europe, US; Norway arrests linked to England, NY

Officials: Al-Qaida plotted bombings in Europe, US