Ahmadine-who? Iranian leader not as scary as Times Square car bomb scare

Despite all the accusations that Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made against the US, his visit did not attract much attention in the US media. Instead, it was Faisal Shahzad and the story of a car bombing, which was averted in the centre of New York – dominated news bulletins.

US and UK clash heads over oil spill and soccer

British Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama are due to discuss the Gulf Of Mexico oil spill. It’s already being labelled as America’s worst environmental disaster. But now it could also damage relations between Washington and London. The UK leader is under increasing pressure to stand up to Obama over his slamming [...]

BP oil spill cap in action: New underwater video of Gulf leak

New BP live video feed shows more oil leaking at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BP CEO Tony Hayward said the containment cap placed on the ruptured deep-sea well in the Gulf had collected about 10000 barrels of oil over the last 24 hours, and that BP [...]

Re: Times Square Bomb Scare: ‘Very Deadly’ Blast Averted

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Oilpocalypse: Divers’ underwater video of BP oil spill disaster

BP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles continues to insist no massive underwater oil plumes in ‘large concentrations’ have been detected from the spill in the Gulf of Mexico. But deep underwater – the oil is so thick that it blocks out almost all of the light below. As seen on AP video images filmed by [...]

Prime Suspect: Faisal Shahzad to face court on Times Square car bomb charges

The man suspected of an attempted bombing in New York has been arrested. The Pakistani-born US citizen was detained at JFK airport while attempting to board a flight to Dubai. Federal authorities say Faisal Shahzad, who is accused of driving a bomb-laden SUV into Times Square and parking it on a street, is to appear [...]

Aerial, ground view of Giant Sinkhole crater after Agatha floods Guatemala City

Huge sinkhole swallowed an entire intersection in Guatemala City over the weekend, gulping down a clothing factory but causing no deaths or injuries. Authorities say they are still investigating what caused the big hole. The giant 200ft-deep crater appeared after Guatemala was hit by tropical storm Agatha, bringing torrential rains and causing deadly mudslides.

Keiser Report on Toxic Twins: Oil Spill & Cash Crisis

This week Max Keiser and co-host Stacy Herbert compare the BP offshore toxic oil spill crisis to the toxic derivatives spill polluting global financial system. In the second half of the show, Max interviews Heidi Moore of Slate’s TheBigMoney.com about movie futures, financial innovation and financial reform.

Oil Spill LIVE feed: BP awaits ‘Top Kill’ results

The oil company BP says it should become clear within hours whether its efforts to seal the leak in the Gulf of Mexico have been successful. Engineers are carring out so-called ‘top kill’ operation which is set to block a breached oil well with mud, which will eventually be topped with cement. The chances of [...]

‘Top Kill’ LIVE feed: BP says oil spill stopped

The US coastguard claims engineers have managed to use mud to stop the flow of oil from the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico. This is the first step in BP’s plan to seal the breach for good with cement. Live webcams still showed material jetting out from the well head – but BP [...]