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Category: 2010

May 20, 2010

South Korea claims North Korea attacked navy vessel in March sinking After protests, Thailand’s political future uncertain Groups demand BP responsibility for oil disaster; Interior Department restructures oversight Mexico’s President addresses congress on immigration...

May 19, 2010

Thai standoff ends in bloodshed as uneasy curfew follows Mexican President Calderon meets with Obama as violence continues House committee questions BP’s history on oil spills and safety Challengers make gains in key Senate...

May 18, 2010

Attack at busy Kabul street kills 18, wounds at least 50 Labor unions, students join for nationwide strike in Puerto Rico Miners converge at Massey Energy shareholder meeting to demand accountability Congress focuses on...

May 17, 2010

Thai forces clash with protesters as violence renews in Bangkok Progressive candidates challenge key Democratic seats in Senate primaries Giant plumes of oil discovered underwater in Gulf of Mexico as BP partially stops flow...

May 14, 2010

Karzai ends US visit as Senate moves war funding plan forward Spanish judge who pursued international crimes is suspended from bench Immigrant workers in Mississippi face uncertain future after Gulf of Mexico oil disaster...

May 13, 2010

Thai forces deploy to site of anti-government rally after talks break down Alternative truth commission launched in Honduras to look into abuses of military coup Senators protest oil drilling provisions in climate change bill...

May 12, 2010

Oil executives face Congress over explosion as White House aims to strengthen laws Senators release climate change legislation Nurses rally in DC for patient safety Aquino expected to win presidency in Philippines Water crisis...

May 11, 2010

BP oil spill approaches Louisiana towns BP executives face lawmakers about oil spill Financial reform bill takes on Federal Reserve Grassroots campaigns urge baseball league to boycott Arizona Experimental chemical weapons possibly used in...

May 10, 2010

BP oil spill in Gulf of Mexico threatens coastal fishing industry Obama nominates Kagan to Supreme Court US meets with Burmese opposition leader ahead of elections Afghans begin dialogue on decades of violence as...

May 7, 2010

Concerns raised over use of chemical dispersants in BP Gulf Coast oil clean up Ohio police arrest activists resisting foreclosure in Toledo neighborhood After compromise, financial reform moves closer to Senate passage UN conference...