BP to admit partial blame for Deepwater oil spill
Report likely to show BP workers misread crucial pressure readings hours before explosion , but will accuse rig owners Transocean over integrity of blowout preventerBP is expected to admit today that it was partly to blame for the Deepwater Horizon disaster, but will also claim that other companies must accept some respon....(more) (full story...)

Pakistan police families targeted in suicide car bomb attack
Eighteen killed and 94 wounded as militants attack residential compound of officers' complex in PeshawarA car bomb ripped through a police compound in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing 18 people, including 14 women and children and four officers, the latest in a string of attacks proving that Islamist militants remain a pote....(more) (full story...)

Mexico refinery blast kills one
One worker is killed and 10 more are injured in an explosion at one of Mexico's largest oil refineries. (full story...)

Obama: Rebuild America by slashing oil tax breaks
by Randy Rieland. President Obama told a Labor Day crowd about a new stimulus plan that would seem to be a sure winner: Let’s create jobs by rebuilding America’s highways and infrastructure and, while we’re at it, get serious about high-speed trains. What’s not to love? Well ... More bank for your buck: Expect Republic....(more) (full story...)

Blast rips through Mexico oil refinery
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - An explosion ripped through a major refinery in northern Mexico on Tuesday, state oil firm Pemex said, but officials were unable to confirm reports that several people were killed. (full story...)

Mexico refinery blast kills several people -media
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - An explosion at a refinery operated by Mexico's state oil monopoly Pemex in northern Mexico killed several people Tuesday, Milenio TV reported. (full story...)

AFTER THE SPILL / A flood of investigations
The well is capped, but much work remains to determine what caused the explosion and spill, and how to prevent future spills. USA TODAY's Donna ... (full story...)

3 dead in blast at police complex in NW Pakistan
AP - A large explosion ripped through a police compound in a northwestern Pakistani city Tuesday evening, killing at least three people and wounding 25, a local official said. (full story...)

Blast kills two near Pakistan police headquarters
AFP - An explosion struck near police headquarters in Pakistan's northwestern city of Kohat on Tuesday, killing two people and wounding 11 other, police said. (full story...)

Blast rocks police installation in NW Pakistan
AP - A government official says a large explosion has ripped through a police compound in a northwestern Pakistani city. (full story...)