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)
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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)
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One worker is killed and 10 more are injured in an
explosion at one of Mexico's largest oil refineries.
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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)
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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.
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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.
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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 ...
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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.
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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.
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AP - A government official says a large
explosion has ripped through a police compound in a northwestern Pakistani city.
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