Saturday, 3rd March, 2012 BP reaches $7.8n deal over Deepwater Horizon oil spill
BP says it has reached a $7.8bn (£4.9bn) deal with the largest group of
plaintiffs suing the company over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig
spill.
Saturday, 3rd March, 2012 International smuggling rings busted, says US officials
The US authorities say they have smashed several major international
smuggling rings stretching from the US to China, Taiwan and the
Philippines.
Saturday, 3rd March, 2012 28 dead as 'enormous outbreak' of tornadoes tears through U.S.
A devastating storm system moved across the United States on Friday,
spawning a slew of tornadoes that contributed to at least 28 fatalities
in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio.
Friday, 2nd March, 2012 Christchurch's quake-hit cathedral to come down
The remains of what was Christchurch Cathedral, whose shattered spire became a symbol of the New Zealand city's quake devastation, is to be dismantled after Anglican church officials said the earthquake had damaged the structure of the iconic church beyond repair.
Friday, 2nd March, 2012 The Artist triumphs at the Oscars
Silent movie The Artist has triumphed at the Oscars, winning five awards
including best picture, best director and best actor for Jean Dujardin.
Friday, 2nd March, 2012 Maryland gay marriage bill signed into law
The governor of the US state of Maryland has signed legislation
legalising gay marriage, making it the eighth US state to adopt the
measure.
Friday, 2nd March, 2012 Severe storms possible Friday in Ohio Valley, portions of South
After a day of recovery for battered regions of the Midwest and South, a
line of storms stretching from Illinois to Louisiana will bring the
threat of tornadoes and severe weather Friday, forecasters said.
Friday, 2nd March, 2012 Tsunami videos made Japan's disaster a global event
A blue car rushes by in the raging brown water. Moments later a whole
family house is carried down the center of the flooded street before an
even more frightening sight: a young man trapped in the rising water
clinging to a telephone wire.
Friday, 2nd March, 2012 Pakistani politicians elect senators
Closely watched elections to the Pakistan Senate are being held, with
the beleaguered government expecting to make significant gains.
Friday, 2nd March, 2012 Red Cross due to enter Baba Amr area of Homs
The Red Cross is due to enter the Baba Amr district of the Syrian city
of Homs on Friday to deliver food and medical supplies after a
month-long siege.
Friday, 2nd March, 2012 Foreign NGO workers reach Cyprus after leaving Egypt
Seventeen foreign democracy activists, including Americans, at the
centre of a row between Egypt and the US, have left Cairo after a travel
ban was lifted.
Thursday, 1st March, 2012 Emergency ban extended on chemicals used in drugs that mimic pot
The Drug Enforcement Administration is extending for another six months its emergency ban on five chemicals used to make synthetic drugs such as Spice, the DEA announced on Wednesday.
Thursday, 1st March, 2012 Egypt lifts travel ban on Americans, judge says
Egyptian authorities have lifted the travel ban on 16 Americans accused of fraud and stirring up unrest after a series of raids that strained ties with a leading ally, an appeals court judge said Wednesday.
Thursday, 1st March, 2012 Fresh diplomatic efforts target Syria
Fresh diplomatic efforts to resolve the nearly year-old crisis in Syria got under way Wednesday as the situation inside Syria reached a new level of concern.
