LONDON - Shares in BP PLC moved higher on Wednesday ahead of the release of the company's internal report on the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and after a credit ratings agency upgrade. The stock had opened the London session lower, but was trading up 1.1 percent at 411.45 pence ($6.35)...
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Islamabad, September 08: A second US drone attack in a Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border on Wednesday has killed four militants, officials say. The missile attack targeted the militants'...
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LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. special operations forces are expanding their training of the Yemeni military as the Obama administration broadens its program to counter terrorism in countries reluctant to harbor a visible American military presence. That balancing...
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Bangkok - A bomb threat was made on a Thai Airways International (Thai) flight to Los Angeles but the plane landed safely, airline officials said Wednesday. Flight TG 794 arrived at...
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan election officials said Wednesday that scores of additional polling stations will have to remain closed during the Sept. 18 parliamentary vote because of the deteriorating security situation in the country. The state electoral commission said 81 of the 458 polling...
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Kim Clijsters needed all her fighting qualities to keep her US Open defence alive and cap an extraordinary day of struggles at the last grand slam of the season. Now unbeaten at Flushing Meadows in 19 matches dating back over five years, the Belgian regained her composure when she needed it most to...
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VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico (AP) -- Tens of thousands of people have abandoned their homes across southern Mexico to escape flooding from weeks of torrential rains, and forecasts are predicting even more rainfall. The situation worsened for some areas Tuesday when authorities began releasing 2,000 cubic...
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