BP to try well kill Tuesday

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:33:07 -0400

BILOXI, Mississippi (Reuters) - BP said on Friday it could seal its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well by next week as the House of Representatives voted to toughen regulation of offshore energy drilling.

House approves oil spill reform bill

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:16:05 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Friday approved the toughest reforms ever to offshore energy drilling practices, as Democrats narrowly pushed through an election-year response to BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

U.S. worried more secret documents may be released

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:06:51 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials are worried about what other secret documents the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks may possess and have tried to contact the group without success to avoid their release, the State Department said on Friday.

Obama hopes Rep. Rangel can leave "with dignity"

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:59:02 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called ethics charges against Representative Charles Rangel "very troubling" on Friday and said he hoped the lawmaker could end his career "with dignity."

Grand jury eyes monitor shutdown at Massey mine: report

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:06:37 -0400

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A federal grand jury looking into an explosion that killed 29 workers at a Massey Energy Co coal mine in West Virginia heard testimony this week about possible illegal tampering with a mine safety monitor, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.

Pakistan spy chief scraps UK trip on "terror" remarks

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:23:48 -0400

ISLAMABAD/LONDON (Reuters) - Pakistan's spy chief has canceled a trip to Britain, a spokesman said on Saturday, but Islamabad played down a row over remarks by British Prime Minister David Cameron suggesting Pakistan was not doing enough to fight terrorism.

Nebraska's Nelson first Democratic senator to oppose Kagan

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:19:33 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson has announced he will oppose the nomination of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court, making him the first Democrat to declare against her.

Israeli air strike kills Hamas commander in Gaza

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:29:22 -0400

GAZA (Reuters) - An Israeli air strike has killed a Hamas military commander and rocket-maker in the Gaza Strip, the Islamist group that rules the Palestinian territory said on Saturday.

Enbridge says no restart date for ruptured line

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:35:32 -0400

DETROIT/CALGARY (Reuters) - Enbridge Inc's chief executive said on Friday he was unable to say when the company would be able to restart the Michigan pipeline that ruptured earlier this week, spilling more than 800,000 gallons of oil.

Wildfires spread in western Russia, kill 28

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:27:16 -0400

VORONEZH, Russia (Reuters) - Raging wildfires spread across parts of western Russia on Saturday, engulfing 30 percent more land in just 24 hours, and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin described the situation as very difficult.