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Gulf storm puts BP spill efforts on hold
HOUSTON/LONDON (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Bonnie threatened efforts on Friday to plug BP's Gulf of Mexico oil leak for good, with vessels and rigs involved in the operation set to move out of the system's path. Full Article
North Korea threatens "physical response" to U.S. moves
HANOI (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Asia on Friday to enforce tough sanctions against North Korea, which hit back by threatening a "physical response" to Washington's plans for joint military drills with South Korea. Full Article
Climate bill in doubt as Democrats delay action
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats said on Thursday they will wait until September at the earliest to take up broad climate-change legislation, a potentially fatal blow to the White House push to curb greenhouse gases. Full Article