Coalition supporters praise David Laws as he resigns from the government after apologising for using expenses to pay rent to a man with whom he was in a relationship.
BP engineers said that their latest attempt to stop the oil leak had been unsuccessful, and, after consultation with government officials, they had decided to move on to another strategy.
Even adequate financial compensation might not mute the loss that many fishermen say centers on the nature of what they did as much as on the money they made doing it.
AP - Yet another mix of risky undersea robot maneuvers, containment devices and longshot odds is being prepared to fight the uncontrolled gusher feeding the worst oil spill in U.S. history.
AP - At nearly every step since the Deepwater Horizon exploded more than a month ago, causing the worst oil spill in U.S. history, rig operator BP PLC has downplayed the severity of the catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico.
AP - Avoiding conflict between the Koreas over the sinking of a warship is an urgent task, China's premier said Sunday as Beijing appeared more engaged in the crisis despite withholding support for possible U.N. action against North Korea.
Three attempts to pump mud and 16 tries to stuff solid material into a breached Gulf of Mexico oil well failed to stop the flow, top BP executives said Saturday.
The Cabinet minister responsible for slashing Britain's crippling deficit has admitted using taxpayers' money to rent rooms from his male partner, as the expenses scandal came back to haunt the new coalition government.
Dennis Hopper, the one-time Hollywood enfant terrible who portrayed such indelible characters as "Easy Rider's" biker Billy, "Blue Velvet's" huffing villain Frank Booth and "Hoosiers' " forlorn Shooter Flatch, died of prostate cancer Saturday morning at his home in Venice, California, his wife said. He was 74.
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