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Category: newscast

May 25, 2010

BP’s use of chemical dispersants in Gulf criticized by environmentalists, EPA Advocates say federal housing overhaul could lead to privatization Court blocks habeas corpus for detainees held by US in Afghanistan Argentina’s indigenous continue...

May 24, 2010

Mapping project draws on local Gulf residents to monitor oil disaster Senate takes up $33 billion supplemental war spending bill Cuts to indigenous programs in Canada threaten health services Despite assistance, health care in...

May 21, 2010

In Puerto Rico police arrest students in protest confrontation Gulf Coast oil disaster threatens marine life and coastal wetlands Calls for disarmament grows at nuclear treaty summit Senate passes financial reform package Housing assistance...

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...