Fire boat crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon late Wednesday. U.S. Coast GuardOil Rig Sinks After Massive Explosion; 11 Workers Still Missing -- New York Daily News
An oil rig that exploded off the Louisiana coast has sunk, leaving little hope that 11 missing workers would be found alive.
Coast Guard officials said they were still searching for survivors Thursday even though the rig sank just after 10 a.m. local time.
About 100 workers were able to escape the inferno by boarding a supply boat after the rig exploded Tuesday night. They were reunited with their families after they came ashore in Port Fourchon, La.
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MIDDLE EAST
Netanyahu: Iran provoking Israel-Syria conflict.
US envoy launches new Mideast peace mission.
Decrying U.S., Iran begins war games. Iran begins war games in Gulf, Strait of Hormuz.
Rockets fired at Israel fall in Jordan: Source.
Palestinian official denies report that President Mahmoud Abbas is ailing.
Israel to US: No building halt in east Jerusalem.
ASIA
26 militants, two soldiers killed in NW Pakistan.
S.Korean warship 'hit by N.Korean torpedo'.
Bangkok grenade blasts kill 3, deputy PM says. Thai army warns protesters 'time running out'.
On the run, Pakistan militants find new haven.
Kyrgyzstan's new leaders set October election date.
AFRICA
Cracks appear in Nigeria's ruling party ahead of vote.
Iran's President Ahmadinejad visits Zimbabwe.
US Admiral: Commercial ships need armed guards to fight pirates.
Sudan delays landmark election result.
Presidential candidate is arrested in Rwanda.
EUROPE
Political paralysis in Belgium as government falls.
UK leaders gear up for second TV debate.
Greek debt crisis gets worse as EU revises figures. Greek deficit revised to 13.6%; Moody’s cuts rating.
After the Ash: What Europe can learn from the crisis. European air traffic close to normal. Flights take off but ash limits Norway, Sweden.
Lib Dems surge in decisive British election seats: poll.
Sarkozy to submit bill banning Islamic face veils.
Bosnian ex-official who may face extradition criticizes U.S. silence.
Ukraine to extend Russia naval base lease, pay less for natural gas. Ukraine's ex-president slams naval base deal with Russia.
AMERICAS
A violent Sandinista power play in Nicaragua.
Press group: Honduras must probe reporter slayings.
Monterrey hotel attacked in Mexico kidnappings.
DEA nabs 4 Mexican drug cartel leaders.
Paraguay President cancels trip after attack.
Helicopters collide at Colombia base, killing 6.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
As Gitmo detainees’ legal victories mount, Obama administration resists orders to release.
Egypt: Leading Islamists, including Saudi, charged.
Iraq claims key gains in dismantling Al Qaeda in Iraq.
Joint campaign to fight al-Qaeda in Sahara.
Top Al-Qaeda expert leaves FBI.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
IMF: world economy picking up, especially emerging nations.
Obama suggests value-added tax may be an option.
Obama to ask CEOs to abandon 'furious efforts' to block financial overhaul.
Goldman's White House connections raise eyebrows.
How high will gas prices go?
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