NPR | Economy slows sharply in second quarter Los Angeles Times The nation's measure of economic growth shows a modest 2.4% gain in spring, compared to a 3.7% rise earlier in the year, more evidence the fragile recovery is losing steam, a Commerce Department report says. By Don Lee, Los Angeles Times A new ... Four things to learn from new GDP data US economic growth 'welcome sign' but more needed: Obama Obama hails news US economy growing, wants more |
Sydney Morning Herald | India mourns air crash victims The Hindu India on Thursday mourned the loss of lives in the plane crash near Islamabad. External Affairs Minister SM Krishna in a message to his counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi conveyed deep condolences on behalf of the people and the government of India to ... Key factors for Pakistan crash probe No Survivors in Pakistan Plane Crash, Investigation Underway Pakistan's worst ever air crash kills 152 |
The Guardian | BP boss Hayward to get immediate £600000 pension BBC News BP chief executive Tony Hayward is receive an immediate £600000-a-year pension when he leaves the firm in October, the BBC has learned. Mr Hayward is to leave after sustained criticism of his handling of the Gulf of Mexico oil leak. ... BP CEO Hayward may be reassigned to Russia: report Tony Hayward's expected departure from BP applauded in US Hayward to Get Spot at TNK-BP |
ABC Online | Festivalgoers killed in stampede at Love Parade in Germany The Guardian At least 15 people died at the Love Parade music festival in Germany today when they were crushed inside a tunnel during a stampede caused by panic. Nine women and six men were among the dead, according to police. A further 10 people had to be ... 15 killed in mass panic at Germany's Love Parade 15 killed in stampede at German music festival 10 Killed in German Techno Parade Panic |
Moneycontrol.com | BP Gets US Approval to Keep Gulf Oil Well Capped Bloomberg BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill National Incident Commander Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad » |
Reuters India | Senate passes bill to extend unemployment benefits Los Angeles Times The GOP filibuster is broken as two Republicans join Democrats in voting for the measure, which the House is expected to approve. By Lisa Mascaro, Tribune Washington Bureau Democrats on Tuesday broke Republican-led opposition to a bill that would ... Carbon-control bill faces steep hill in Senate Obama: Jobless benefits extension 'critical' to millions US Senate clears hurdle to extend jobless help |
New York Times (blog) | America's secret army: how the 'war on terror' created a new industry The Guardian In the cloak and dagger world of intelligence, the assumption fed by countless spy novels and TV dramas is that top-secret security clearance is restricted to an elite few known only by codes such as M and C. Not so in today's America. ... Report: Size of US Intelligence Hurts Effectiveness Secret world outlined by Post includes local firms A Look at The Washington Post's 'Top Secret America' |
