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Gulf spill a familiar story in oil-soaked Nigeria
The brown spots run like a trail of blood down the deserted coastline near this fishing village. Just underneath a handful of sand lies spilled oil.
Mexico nabs gang leader in US consulate killings
A top drug gang enforcer says he ordered the killing of a US consulate worker because she helped provide visas to a rival gang.
Gulf oil spill - help is being ignored
BP and the Obama administration face mounting complaints that they are ignoring foreign offers of help and making little use of volunteers
Drug baron ballads prove fatal for Mexican musicians
Mexican musicians who perform songs about drug barons have become the targets of rival drug gangs.
Soccer: NZ sure to rise in rankings
There are set to be big winners and losers in the rankings after the Fifa World Cup if early upsets continue.
<i>Matthew Lynn</i>: BP should tell hypocritical Americans to take a hike
BP is done and dusted in the US, for a generation at least.
Soccer: Mexico face difficult choice for South Africa clash
JOHANNESBURG - Mexico's main doubt going into Friday's World Cup opener against host South Africa is the identity of its striker. Will it be veteran Guillermo Franco or youthful Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez?
Oil giant warns against legal backlash on deepwater drilling
Oil giant ExxonMobil says new rules to curb drilling should be held off until the lessons from the Gulf of Mexico disaster are fully understood.
<i>Survivor</i> maker charged with wife's murder
The producer of two of America's top reality television programmes is facing extradition to Mexico after prosecutors filed charges accusing him of murdering his wife.
Spill bigger than Exxon Valdez
BP says it has made progress in quelling the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico but the US says the leak rate may have been five times greater than feared.
Keeping Mum: Are you late?
Last year, 76 per cent of British adults surveyed said they thought it was appropriate to run advertisements offering help for those dealing with unplanned pregnancies.
Oil spill nearing Atlantic currents
Computer models show the black ooze in the Gulf of Mexico may have already entered a major current flowing towards Florida and the Atlantic Ocean.
Obama shames oil bosses over blame game
Obama has pledged to end the "cosy relationship" between the oil industry and federal regulators.
BP, partners all try to shift blame
Top executives from BP and two other firms involved in the rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico came under fire at a US Senate hearing.