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Many to blame for Gulf of Mexico oil spill: BP
Failures by several parties led to the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, British energy group BP concluded in the results of an internal inquiry published today, accepting some of the blame. More
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Sleepless nights
It has been four days since an earthquake shook Christchurch, but the aftershocks have not abated and locals are now on edge.
Bomb scare
US police have searched a Thai Airways plane at LA International Airport following a warning of a bomb on board.
Massacre trial
The trial begins for those accused of carrying out the Philippines' worst massacre last year, in which 57 people were murdered.
Shoe factory massacre
Eighteen people died when gunmen broke into a Honduras factory and sprayed workers there with automatic weapons fire.
'Outright bigotry'
US religious leaders condemned an "anti-Muslim frenzy", including plans by a Florida church to burn a Koran on September 11.
Parole denied
John Lennon's killer has been denied parole for the sixth time since he was locked up for murdering the Beatles superstar in 1980.
Tour of duty
A team of Australian and US firefighters running across America is on schedule to arrive in New York on the anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
London tube strike
Millions of commuters across London struggled to get to work as a 24-hour strike by workers on the underground rail system crippled much of the network.
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