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Another rig explodes off La. coast; oil spreading
Associated Press  |  Another oil rig exploded and caught fire Thursday off the Louisiana coast, spreading a mile-long oil sheen in the Gulf of Mexico ... | 3 hours ago
Mexico president defends drug policy, admits violence worse
AFP  |  MEXICO CITY (AFP) — Mexican President Felipe Calderon admitted drug violence was worsening in Mexico but said the cartels had been weakened by the toppling of several major drug ... | 6 hours ago
Sudan's north-south faultline worries about war
Associated Press  |  Four months before Southern Sudan is scheduled to hold an independence referendum, tensions are already rising in this oil-rich ... | 6 hours ago
Disasters show 'screaming' need for action - climate chief
AFP  |  GENEVA (AFP) — UN climate chief Christiana Figueres on Thursday warned that a string of weather calamities showed the deepening urgency to forge a breakthrough deal on global ... | 10 hours ago
HP outlasts Dell in bidding war for 3PAR
AFP  |  NEW YORK (AFP) — US computer giant Hewlett-Packard emerged the winner on Thursday in a bidding war with Dell for 3PAR after raising its offer for the data storage company to 33 ... | 8 hours ago