BP Well Remains Sealed As Pressure Tests Continue -- Washington Post
BP's blown-out gulf well remained sealed Friday morning, spewing not a drop of oil. But pressures in the well were still measuring at an ambiguous level that will require scientists and engineers to make a tough judgment call on whether to reopen the well.
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MIDDLE EAST
Suicide bombers kill 27 in Iran.
Iran scientist was longtime informant: report.
Iraqi ex-officials, once on most wanted list, languish in prison.
29 killed in hotel fire in Iraq.
ASIA
Clinton to seek signs of progress in Afghanistan.
Pakistan and India foreign ministers in diplomatic spat.
Protesters clash with forces in Indian Kashmir. Curfew reimposed in Indian Kashmir.
South Korea seeks a new way to handle North Korea.
Australia economy key focus of election campaign.
AFRICA
Uganda: Kenyan held over Kampala bombings.
50th anniversary Of independence under way in number of African countries.
Gambia sentences 8 to death for coup attempt.
Court orders release of former Congo warlord Lubanga.
EUROPE
Russia swelters amid drownings and drought.
U.K.: Releasing Lockerbie Bomber was a mistake.
Questioning continues in widening French scandal.
Northern Ireland riots raise worries about 'bad old days'.
Germany's Merkel urges China to open up markets.
AMERICAS
Colombia's Santos vows to restore relationships in Latin America.
Colombia accuses Venezuela of tolerating rebels.
UN concerned about extrajudicial killings in Ecuador.
US ruling could spark wave of CentAm asylum claims.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Sentence is sharply increased for lawyer convicted of aiding terror.
Norway al-Qaida case highlights terror strategy.
People suspected of al Qaeda, Taliban links can appeal UN blacklisting.
US closes Guantanamo beach where Marines drowned.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Buffett warns Obama U.S. economy only halfway back.
Fed gets more power, responsibility.
Fed's volte face sends the dollar tumbling.
Goldman paying $550M to settle civil fraud charges.
China reduces US Treasury debt holdings in May.
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