Reuters | GOP, Democrats at an impasse before key vote on financial overhaul Washington Post Senators will face a crucial test vote Monday that could clear the way for debate on far-reaching legislation to overhaul the nation's financial regulatory system -- or end in a partisan standoff -- as W » |
CBC.ca | Mississippi tornado leaves path of death, destruction CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff Yazoo City, Mississippi (CNN) -- As dawn broke Sunday and rescue crews prepared to reach hard-hit areas, officials fear the death toll will rise from a tornado that tore through Mississippi a day earlier. ... 10 dead in Miss. after tornado, storms hit South Tornado Kills 10 in Southern US Officials fear tornado death toll may rise |
Telegraph.co.uk | Obama presses for immigration reform Los Angeles Times President Barack Obama, urging Congress today to press forward on "comprehensive immigration reform,'' warned that the absence of federal action will only encourage "misguided efforts'' such as those in Arizona. With support from some Republicans as ... Ariz. Law: "Open Season" on Non-Anglos? Nation+World headlines: Immigration law signed Obama Assails Arizona Immigration Law |
CBC.ca | Deepwater Horizon oil rig sinks, sparking pollution fears The Guardian AP Eleven US workers who are missing after a fire on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig off Louisiana are feared dead. Photograph: Reuters A deepwater oil platform that burned for more than a day after an explosion has sunk in the Gulf of Mexico as hopes ... Coast Guard: No oil leaking from sunken rig Oil slick spreads from sunken rig Sunken Drilling Rig in Gulf Raises Questions for Future Oil and Gas ... |
The Hindu | European Air Traffic Close to Normal Voice of America Photo: AP Europe's air traffic control agency says almost » |
The Hindu | Few flights resume in Europe, ash cloud disrupts Reuters AMSTERDAM, April 20 (Reuters) - European airports made tentative steps toward resuming flights on Tuesday after five days cut off from global air traffic by a huge ash cloud, but much airspace stayed closed after reports of a new ... As Europe Reopens Skies, a New Cloud Looms What Next From Iceland's Volcano? |
