02.09.2010

Engineers remove cap that stopped oil gusher; no more oil expected to leak, but crews stand by

NEW ORLEANS - Engineers have removed a temporary cap that stopped oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from BP's blown-out well in mid-July.

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02.09.2010

Security Council to hold summit on improving its mission to maintain global peace and security

Turkey is inviting leaders of the 14 other Security Council nations to a summit meeting to strengthen the council's primary mission — maintaining international peace and security in a world of new and complex threats.

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02.09.2010

Venezuelan vice-president: government did not violate hunger striker's rights

CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela never violated the rights of a farmer who died after lengthy hunger strikes, the country's vice-president said Thursday.

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02.09.2010

Calderon urges Mexicans to support his drug war, says rising violence is price worth paying

MEXICO CITY - President Felipe Calderon tried to rally frustrated Mexicans behind his increasingly bloody drug war Thursday, saying he knows violence has surged under his watch, but arguing that it is the price of confronting powerful and brutal cartels.

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02.09.2010

NY police investigating report of suspicious vehicle parked in midtown Manhattan

NEW YORK, N.Y. - New York City police are inspecting a Mercedes parked in midtown Manhattan and have blocked off the area around the car.

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02.09.2010

Suriname's new president back in power after weeklong illness; confirms had dengue

PARAMARIBO, Suriname - Suriname's new president, former dictator Desi Bouterse, reassumed power Thursday after being sidelined for a week by an illness that he now confirms was a bout of dengue fever.

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