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latest news & developmentsGeorgia executes convict in high-profile US case
The US state of Georgia executed convicted murderer Troy Davis on Wednesday in a case that drew international attention.
A year on, Gulf still grapples with BP oil spill
When an oil rig exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico last April, authorities reported that no crude was leaking into the sea. They were wrong.
Tests start on ‘super skimmer’ for Gulf oil spill
A supertanker adapted to scoop up oil from the BP spill began tests amid a report that some expect the energy giant to replace its top executives.
Pressure piles on BP as Gulf spill widens
US President Barack Obama was dispatching two Cabinet secretaries to the fouled Gulf Coast on Monday to keep pressure on energy giant BP.
Obama blames Gulf oil spill on ‘breakdown’ at BP
US President Barack Obama on Saturday blamed the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill on "a breakdown of responsibility" at energy giant BP.
BP swamped by criticism as spilled oil keeps coming
Anger, skepticism and accusations of lying washed over energy giant BP on Friday as it desperately pursued efforts to contain a month-old leak.
Local fishermen unhappy at BP Gulf spill jobs offers
For fishermen whose livelihoods are threatened by the oil leak, the offer of jobs by energy giant BP to help clean up the spill
Haitians clamour for food as two more rescued alive
Rescuers pulled two barely alive survivors from the rubble of Port-au-Prince on Friday as hungry and homeless Haitians clamoured for food.