Judge orders Mexico drug lord 'La Barbie' held for 40 days - 9/4/2010 08:46

MEXICO CITY (AFP) - A Mexican federal judge has ordered 40 days of initial detention for Edgar Valdez, a notorious accused drug lord who police arrested this week, the attorney general said Saturday. >>>

BP spill costs hit 8 bln dlrs as crews unearth clues - 9/4/2010 08:27

WASHINGTON (AFP) - British oil giant BP has spent eight billion dollars to battle the Gulf of Mexico disaster, the company has revealed as its crews retrieved key evidence from the seabed. >>>

BP replaces failed blowout preventer on Gulf well  - 9/4/2010 06:51

HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc successfully replaced a failed blowout preventer from atop its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well late on Friday, the top U.S. official overseeing the spill response said. >>>

BP spill well 'no longer a threat' - 9/5/2010 12:20

The ruptured well which pumped almost five million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico has been secured and no longer constitutes a threat, it has been confirmed. >>>

Busted BP well no longer 'threat' to Gulf: US official - 9/4/2010 09:01

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Macondo well, which spilled an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, has been secured and no longer constitutes "a threat," a senior US official said Saturday. >>>

U.S. says BP Gulf well "secured," awaiting final kill  - 9/4/2010 09:15

HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc's ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well is secure with no threat of spewing crude again, the top U.S. official overseeing the spill response said >>>

Miliband accuses coalition of 'greenwash' over North Sea oil - 9/5/2010 01:27

David Cameron's claim to lead the "greenest government ever" was thrown into the heart of the Labour leadership contest last night, amid concern about plans for a deep-sea drilling operation in the North Sea. >>>

BP raises suspect safety valve - 9/4/2010 11:11

The safety device that should have helped prevent the Gulf of Mexico oil spill was being raised to the surface late last night. >>>

Medvedev picks Khudainatov to head Rosneft - 9/4/2010 09:56

MOSCOW (AFP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday selected Eduard Khudainatov, currently first vice president of Rosneft, as the new president and chief executive of the state-owned oil group. >>>

Gay Labour voters back Ed Miliband - 9/5/2010 06:35

Ed Miliband will win the support of most gay voters in this month's Labour leadership election, according to a new poll. >>>