Obama Heads To Gulf Coast A Second Time As Oil Spill's Impact Grows -- Washington Post
As President Obama prepared to visit Louisiana Friday to assess a growing environmental disaster on the Gulf Coast, the chief executive of BP pointed to progress in combating a five-week-old oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico but said it would take another two days to know whether the latest effort has been successful.
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MIDDLE EAST
Flotilla set for final leg of Gaza blockade-busting bid.
Death and betrayal stalk police in Iraq.
Obama, Abbas to meet at White House on June 9.
UN Secretary General Ban: Iran must make nuclear intentions clear.
Syria accused of arming Hezbollah from secret bases.
ASIA
Suspected sabotage derails train in India; 71 dead.
At least 47 killed in Lahore attacks.
North Korea scraps South Korea military safeguard pact.
Thais up Red Shirt watch; no warrant on ex-PM yet.
US, Japan to keep US military air base on Okinawa.
AFRICA
Sudan president Omar al-Bashir sworn in amid outcry.
US warns of World Cup terrorism in South Africa.
Rhino poaching in South Africa rising, expert says.
Health group: Donor cuts hurting Africa AIDS fight.
EUROPE
Europe facing strikes over austerity packages.
Russia submits U.S. nuclear arms deal to parliament.
Czechs go to polls in parliamentary vote.
AMERICAS
Mud helps, but BP needs 2 days to see if it works.
Kingston manhunt for Dudus Coke continues as death toll hits 74.
Panama harbours ambitions beyond its canal.
In Mexico, fear of tap water fuels bottled-water boom.
Volcanic ash shuts down Guatemala City airport.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Pakistani Taleban leader may have been killed by Afghan forces. Relief in Swat Valley over reported death of Taliban Maulana Fazlullah.
Yemen Al Qaeda video announces a new leader.
Russia bombing: Jihadis or sign of other trouble in north Caucasus?
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Bankruptcy talk spreads among Calif. muni officials.
Gulf oil spill's economic impact will be long term.
In graphics: Eurozone in crisis.
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