New York Daily News | Keeping House in order? Dem investigator recommends reprimand for defiant Charlie New York Daily News A Democratic investigator recommended a reprimand for Rep. Charlie Rangel's ethics violations, but a September trial for the Congressman has not been ruled out. Washington - Rep. Charlie Rangel should be ... Obama: Rangel case troubling; some Dems say resign Second senior Democrat to face ethics trial: source Maxine Waters faces ethics charges |
Globe and Mail | Arizona's Altered Immigration Law Takes Effect, State Heads Back to Court FOXNews Arizona's court-altered illegal immigration law went into effect just after midnight Wednesday, hours after a federal judge blocked its most controversial provisions -- including on-the-spot police checks of suspected illegal immigrants. ... Ariz. immigration law has echoes across U.S. Arizona Girds For Long Legal Fight Over Immigration Judge zaps 'Zona |
Globe and Mail | Pentagon hunts Wikileaks source BBC News The Pentagon is hunting for the person who leaked more than 90000 classified US military documents. The records log 144 incidents involving Afghan civilian casualties, reports the Guardian newspaper, which had early access to the files. ... Hit list draws fire in wake of leaked US documents Huge leak of secret files sows new Afghan war doubts Wikileaks Afghanistan: Iran accused of supporting Taliban attacks |
CBC.ca | German Love Parade crush horror described by Britons BBC News Britons have spoken of their horror after witnessing a stampede at a free dance music festival in Germany which claimed 19 lives. Witnesses have criticised the decision to have just one entrance through a tunnel to the Love Parade and said they warned ... Toll at German Music Festival Rises Germany's Love Parade turns into tragedy, 19 killed 19 dead in stampede at Germany music festival |
Globe and Mail | UN Command confronts NKorea over ship sinking The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea รข€" The US-led military command monitoring the cease-fire on the Korean peninsula confronted North Korea on Friday about the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship, c » |
National Geographic | BP to Try 'Anything, Everything' to Stop Gushing Gulf Oil Well BusinessWeek May 3 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc, owner of the Gulf of Mexico Macondo well that has been spewing oil 5000 feet below the water's surface since April 20, outlined a battery of techniques it will use to attempt to stem the leak. ... Oil spill crisis a setback for BP and its chief executive U.S. pressures BP over oil spill as Obama visits Gulf Obama pledges resources to clean up spill |
The Hindu | NY police confirm car bomb caused Times Sq. evacuation Reuters NEW YORK, May 1 (Reuters) - The New York Police Department said on Saturday the incident that caused Times Square to be evacuated was what appeared to be a car bomb, which was being dismantled by officers on the scene. "This appears to be a car bomb ... Suspected car bomb found on New York's Times Square Suspicious vehcle leads to closure of Times Square Cops find suspected car bomb in Times Square |
