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James Milner insists England still have room for improvement but have become more united in the face of adversity ahead of Sunday's World Cup meeting with Germany.

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The Aston Villa midfielder set up the winning goal for Jermain Defoe after being recalled to the side for the make-or-break clash with Slovenia in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday. Milner said "I think the last few days have brought everyone closer together. "When things aren't going well, that's when you have to pull together and when it's make-or-break time.

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Indians have reacted with fury to President Barack Obama's tough stance against BP , accusing the US of double standards over industrial accidents after the failure to convict Americans involved in the Bhopal disaster of 1984 or to obtain what many view as adequate compensation for victims.

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The Pioneer and Hindustan newspapers ran headlines last week repeating the charge that the US reaction to the Gulf Coast disaster, which has killed 11 people, and to Bhopal , where at least 15,000 died as a result of exposure to toxic gases leaking from a US-owned pesticide plant, was evidence of double standards. One reason for the anger lies in the timing of the Obama's address to the American nation on the oil spill , which came a week after the first verdicts in a criminal trial related to the Bhopal disaster.

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WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) - China's looser grip on its currency won't alter sluggish U.S. or European growth prospects unless Beijing is prepared to assume the mantle of the world's consumer of last resort.

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In the short run, a stronger yuan would help neutralize a small but worrisome deflation threat in advanced economies, and boost prospects for U.S. exporters hurt by a weak euro.

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If Saturday's surprise announcement of greater yuan flexibility is to pay long-term dividends, however, China will need to back it up with structural shifts that encourage its consumers to spend more and save less.

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Full Story: Analysis: Yuan move alone won't alter US or European growth - Reuters

As council prepares for the June 28 vote on the controversial redevelopment of Lansdowne Park, students at Glebe Montessori School say councillors have yet to consider the best design proposal of all.

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Why science matters   'I'm going to tell you a story, a Canadian story." That is how Dr. Calvin Stiller, winner of the prestigious Gairdner Wightman Award for leadership in medical science, began a speech the other week. With days to go before Canada hosts the leaders of the world's richest countries, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is calling on the G20 nations to show the same kind of "solidarity" in nurturing the global...

Full Story: India. U.S. pressed to send Bhopal boss for trial - Ottawa Citizen

The Group of Ministers on Bhopal gas disaster is understood to have decided today to recommend enhanced compensation to the victims' families and decided to make fresh efforts for the extradition of ex-Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson.

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India is to push the United States to extradite the former boss of US chemical group Union Carbide in relation to the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster, a minister said. India is to push the United States to extradite the former boss of US chemical group Union Carbide in relation to the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster, a minister said. "India will make vigorous efforts to get Anderson repatriated," Minister for Urban Development Jaipal Reddy said, referring to former Union Carbide chief executive Warren Anderson, who lives in a New York suburb.

Full Story: India to push US for Bhopal boss's extradition: minister - Hindustan Times

Rising anger in the US got President Barack Obama to come out with a tough statement against British Petroleum (BP) for the oil spill. In a televised speech, Obama said that the British oil giant would me made liable for all damages.

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Rising anger in the US got President Barack Obama to come out with a tough statement against British Petroleum (BP) for the oil spill. In a televised speech, Obama said that the British oil giant would me made liable for all damages. "Make no mistake. We will fight this spill with everything we've got for as long it takes. We will make BP pay for the damage their company has caused and we will do whatever is necessary to help the Gulf coast and its people recover from this tragedy," Obama said on Wednesday.

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However, the US President's statement stands in sharp contrast with his country's stand so far on Bhopal gas tragedy and the liability of Dow Chemicals in what is undoubtedly the biggest industrial disaster.

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Full Story: US nails BP for oil spill, ignores Bhopal - IBNLive.com

A former Deputy Chief of Mission of the US embassy in New Delhi in 1984 has told NDTV that Warren Anderson's release from house arrest in Bhopal and his flight to Delhi was arranged by the Ministry of External Affairs.

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A crucial point of the controversy over the Bhopal gas tragedy verdict has been the exit route offered to Anderson, who was the American CEO of Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) in 1984 when a gas leak from the company's plant choked Bhopal. Anderson's departure from Bhopal was not a stealthy one. He flew out on December 7, hours after landing in Bhopal, on the official plane of the then Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Arjun Singh.  He then stopped in Delhi before leaving the country. But the verdict delivered last week, which offered a nano-punishment to seven Carbide executives, all of them Indian, has led to a new public anger pivoted on why Anderson has never faced trial.

Full Story: Bhopal gas tragedy: Centre arranged Anderson's release, says Ex-US diplomat - NDTV.com

Chemicals, the new owners of Union Carbide Corp, during his visit to the US next week. "If I go there at all, I would be addressing the (US-India) CEOs meeting and also have some bilateral meetings with Treasury officials. I do not know of any other meeting. I do not know from where these things come," he told reporters here when asked about reports about his plans to meet with Dow Chemicals CEO Andrew Liveris in US.

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The Finance Minister is scheduled to leave for the United States by week end and is slated to attend the US-India CEO Forum meeting on June 22. In 2001, Dow Chemicals took Union Carbide Corporation, whose Indian arm was behind one of the world's worst industrial disasters that claimed over 15,000 lives in Bhopal in 1984.

Full Story: Pranab won't meet Dow representatives in US - NDTV.com

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Full Story: US dispatches envoy to Kyrgyzstan - BBC News

WASHINGTON: An Indian-American lad of 12 symbolically attempts to serve summons to Warren Anderson, the so-called Butcher of Bhopal, in New York. An American student who has already spent five years of her school life campaigning for justice for the victims of Bhopal, joins a protest demonstration before the Indian Embassy in Washington DC. Activists from University of Maryland, some of whom weren't even born when the world's worst industrial disaster took place, shout themselves hoarse for thousands of suffering victims half a world away.

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While the Bhopal issue is being debated vigorously in India following a widely-criticized court verdict, activists in America have found new voice because of a combination of developments: a growing chorus in the US for greater corporate accountability; the British Petroleum oil spill that has brought environment cause to the front burner; and a belief that, somehow, President Obama and his administration may be inclined to revisit the great tragedy that befell the people of Bhopal. On a steamy Monday in the US capital, a motley group of activists demonstrated around a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in front of the Indian Embassy. Drawing comparison to the huge liabilities being slapped on BP in the US, they demanded the Indian government pursue the prospect of forcing Dow Chemicals, which bought Union Carbide subsequent to the December 1984 disaster, to accept liability. They also sought ''appropriate sentencing'' for the Indian accused, and the extradition of Warren Anderson, who was the Union Carbide CEO when the disaster took place.

Full Story: In US, Bhopal activists find new voice - Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Indian government had assured "safe passage" to then Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson after he expressed a desire to visit Bhopal to demonstrate concern over the 1984 deadly gas tragedy, the former deputy chief of mission of the US embassy has said.

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Now a visiting professor of economics at Emory University in the US, Gordon Streeb was the deputy chief of mission at the US embassy in New Delhi when poisonous methyl-isocyanate gas leaked from the Union Carbide pesticide plant on Dec 2-3 night, killing nearly 3,000 people instantly and many thousands over the years. Streeb recalled that Union Carbide contacted the embassy indicating that its chairman, Anderson, wanted to fly to India to see for himself what had happened and to show "concern for the victims" at the "highest level of the company".

Full Story: India had assured Anderson safe passage: Former US diplomat - Economic Times

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The World Cup tournament is here and after 70 years of its inception. It is now time for Africa to host the world. South Africa’s hosting of this international soccer fiesta did not come to them on a silver platter. Thanks to personalities like Nelson Mandela, Sepp Blatter and a few others who believe in the African. The hosting of the World Cup in Africa was met with stiff opposition from some nations. The reason for their opposition was their perception about Africa. For quite some time now, South Africa has been in the news for the wrong reasons. Most pessimists thought it was not a safe place to host such a big event in the face of the high crime rate coupled with xenophobic tendencies, the high prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS and lack of security.

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The support and prayers of the rest of the African continent and some few friends in the other continent saw South Africa through and the rest is history now. Days before the opening ceremony, some skeptics were still not comfortable with this soccer fiesta taking place in Africa. The musical show and grand opening ceremony which was witnessed by some African leaders and a host of other dignitaries left a lasting impression on the world. It also put the critics to sleep and made Africa’s case of hosting the world a dream-come-true. Our brothers and sisters from South Africa have shown the rest of the world what they are made of. The performances at the opening ceremony were excellent and the entire programme was a grand success.The only blot on the entire program was the death of a great-grand-daughter of the Madiba man Nelson Mandela. The unfortunate death of the 13-year-old girl made it impossible for one of the best leaders that Africa has had after Dr. Kwame Nkrumah to witness what he and others manage to make happen. May the soul of that little girl rest in peace. I am sure just as his great-grandpa sacrificed his life for the end of apartheid in South Africa, so did she lose her life to make the dream of South Africa and Africa as a whole come true. It's very unfortunate a life was lost in the quest to make it happen in Africa. I hope the rest of the world learns a lesson from this tragedy and ensures that even in our quest to celebrate our success in any endeavour we do not over-do it or engage in certain acts that make us to endure pain and sad memories for the rest of our lives.

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By Timothy A. Clary, AFP/Getty Images "We seem to respond" when it comes to facing adversity says United States goalkeeper Tim Howard, right, of his team after the U.S. tied England 1-1 in World Cup play Saturday.

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Schedule and results: All 64 games and their TV times. Photo gallery: Relive the best moments from the tournament.

Full Story: 'Resilient' US soccer team again finds a way to rally - USA Today

South Africa hosts 32 nations in the World Cup, which began June 11.

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AP     Soccer’s celebrity fans “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart is one star who is glued to World Cup games. It wasn't an easy process for South Africa to host the World Cup. See why.

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The United States on Saturday increased pressure on energy giant BP Plc, giving it 48 hours to boost capacity to contain the gushing oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, as government scientists said the spill could be twice as bad as previously estimated.

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United States’ government scientists Thursday said anywhere from 20,000 to 40,000 barrels of oil per day could have been leaking out of the ruptured wellhead since the Deepwater Horizon rig sank to the bottom of the ocean on April 22.

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The government previously offered a range of 12,000 to 25,000 barrels per day, already making it the worst oil spill in the country’s history.

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Full Story: US gives BP 48 hours to boost oil containment capacity - The Hindu

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SYDNEY (Reuters) - Teenage U.S. sailor Abby Sunderland was rescued safely from her stricken yacht Wild Eyes in the remote southern Indian Ocean on Saturday. A boat launched from the French fishing vessel Ile de la Reunion reached Sunderland at about 7:45 p.m. eastern Australian time (5:45 a.m. EDT/0945 GMT), the Australian Maritime Safety Authority said. Australian authorities provided air support, it said.

Full Story: Stricken teenage U.S. sailor rescued - Reuters

LOS ANGELES — A US teen rescued in the Indian Ocean Saturday after a failed attempt to sail solo around the world has rejected criticism that she was too young to undertake the trip.

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After spending two nights adrift in rough Indian Ocean seas, Abby Sunderland was plucked from her badly damaged boat by Australian rescuers on Saturday morning. Aboard a rescue ship, the 16-year-old updated her blog, reassuring friends she was doing okay and hitting back at those who say the trip was too dangerous an undertaking for someone so young.

Full Story: US teen defends round-the-world yacht bid after rescue - AFP

The US on Friday said that it expects all UN members to aggressively implement the Security Council resolution for slapping fresh sanctions on Iran and pressed for a united international response that will make Tehran "pay a price".

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US believes these sanctions will have an impact on Iran over time, as the resolution is tailored to changing the country's behaviour, State Department spokesman PJ Crowley said.

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The UNSC has approved a resolution for imposing a fresh round of sanctions on Iran over its controversial nuclear programme.

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Full Story: US says all UN members should implement sanctions on Iran - Hindustan Times

Amid questions over how the then Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson fled India, the Government today said the Group of Ministers set up on the Bhopal gas tragedy issue will look into all aspects related to the incident and facts would be presented before the nation.

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Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh has said that American pressure could have been a factor that dictated the handling of the Bhopal Gas tragedy and its aftermath. Singh was a minister in the Arjun Singh Government in Madhya Pradesh when the Bhopal gas leak happened in 1984. NDTV that he did not know all the details as he was not in Bhopal at the time of gas leak.

Full Story: US pressure determined Bhopal tragedy handling: Digvijay - Hindustan Times

And why did Sorabjee climb down after reading the opinion of US law firm Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson and Hand Chartered and give a subsequent opinion on August 6, 2001, arguing about the futility of India seeking Anderson's extradition.

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It was a little surprising since it was Sorabjee who had assiduously argued for enhancement of the settlement agreed upon in 1989. The Supreme Court, after a review, increased it to $470 million. Sorabjee had also persuaded the apex court not to erase the criminal liability of the accused because of the settlement for compensation. Speaking to TOI from London, Sorabjee said he was not against the government pursuing extradition. "I had given the opinion on the basis of facts and evidence in the case and had never told the government not to pursue the case," Sorabjee said and agreed that his efforts to maximise the compensation settlement and the US authorities' track record deterred him from giving an opinion to the government to go full throttle to seek Anderson's extradition.

Full Story: Was US law firm behind Sorabjee changing tack? - Times of India

Former District Collector of Bhopal Moti Singh on Wednesday said he and the State police were asked to release Warren Anderson, the chairman of Union Carbide Worldwide, after the Bhopal Gas Tragedy by the then Madhya Pradesh Chief Secretary Brahm Swaroop.

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Singh said Anderson was released under the given orders on December 7, 1984.On December 7, 1984, Warren Anderson, Keshub Mahindra and Vijay Gokhale came by a service flight from Mumbai to Bhopal. This information was given to us by former Chief Minister Arjun Singh when he called us to his house. We left for the airport immediately and took them into our custody," said Singh.

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Singh said Anderson was released under the given orders on December 7, 1984.On December 7, 1984, Warren Anderson, Keshub Mahindra and Vijay Gokhale came by a service flight from Mumbai to Bhopal. This information was given to us by former Chief Minister Arjun Singh when he called us to his house. We left for the airport immediately and took them into our custody," said Singh. "We brought them to the Union Carbide guesthouse and told them that they were arrested. They were then put into three different rooms. The police then completed the arrest procedure. Later at around 2 in the afternoon Chief Secretary, Brahm Swaroop called me and the police and said that we have to release Warren Anderson," he added.

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Full Story: Chief Secretary told us to release Warren Anderson, says former Bhopal DC - Sify

The subtle message coming from the US on the Bhopal gas tragedy is “case closed”. The muffled Indian response, driven by local outrage over the weak two-year prison terms awarded to Union Carbide executives by a Bhopal court on Monday, is that the case is still open.

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But there was no whiff of “procurement” from the US side, which remained politely non-committal about the extradition of Anderson, arguably India’s most-wanted man. When journalists asked state department spokesman PJ Crowley if the US would fight against the 90-year-old’s extradition, all they received was stony silence. What is not confidential (and a shame) is that in 1992, Anderson was declared a fugitive by the Bhopal court for failing to appear for hearings. In July, 2009, an arrest warrant was issued for him after an appeal by a victims’ group. It took the Indian government 19 years to move a formal request for his extradition.

Full Story: US non-committal on Union Carbide CEO extradition - Daily News & Analysis

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Gulf oil spill has no deaths but see the language used AND Bhopal has 25,000 deaths and 100,000 affected and see the hope of the US president but Indians should not complain..their own elected officials have sold their blood. Reply | Forward "US hopes Bhopal gas verdict won't affect ties with India" since voters keep electing Congress, US has nothing to worry about.

Full Story: US hopes Bhopal gas verdict won't affect ties with India - Indian Express

The US today hoped the Bhopal gas tragedy case will not "inhibit" its expanding ties with India and that the court verdict will bring "closure" to the families of the victims and rejected opening of new inquiries.

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The Obama Administration also hoped the Bhopal court verdict in the world's worst industrial disaster will not affect the Indian civil nuclear liability bill.

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The nuclear bill, which is facing opposition in India, is currently before Parliament.

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Full Story: US hopes Bhopal gas case will not affect Indian nuclear liability bill - Daily News & Analysis

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama sought to reassure Americans on Monday that the Gulf Coast would "bounce back" from the worst oil spill in the nation's history, but not without time, effort and reimbursement from BP.

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The president and top federal officials were briefed on the government's battle against the spill by Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, who is overseeing the government's efforts in dealing with the tragedy. Allen earlier Monday told reporters that a cap on the damaged oil well is now keeping up to 462,000 gallons of oil a day from leaking into the Gulf. That's up from about 441,000 gallons on Saturday and about 250,000 on Friday.

Full Story: Obama says US will bounce back from oil crisis - The Associated Press

June 6 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc said it is capturing more of the oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico from its damaged well as U.S. officials said they expect the battle against pollution from the disaster to continue for months.

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BP said it captured 10,500 barrels of oil from its leaking well yesterday, up from 6,077 barrels in the previous 24-hour ending at midnight June 4. The well was estimated by government scientists to be gushing 12,000 to 19,000 barrels a day. The spill is the worst oil spill in U.S. history. A “cap” over the well is capturing “probably the vast majority” of the leaking oil, Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward told the Broadcasting Corp. today in an interview in London. BP is preparing a second system to capture even more oil that will be implemented by the end of the week, he said. BP plans to swap out those temporary systems with one that is more hurricane-proof by the end of the month.

Full Story: BP Increases Oil-Capture Rate; US Braces for Siege - BusinessWeek

WASHINGTON: India and the United States concluded their strategic dialogue here on Thursday evening by issuing a joint statement that indicated a significant increase in the breadth of collaborative initiatives between them.

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna led the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue, at which they committed themselves to sustaining and deepening their cooperation in counter-terrorism, disarmament and non-proliferation, trade and investment, science and technology, infrastructure investment, environmental sustainability, climate change mitigation, energy security, education, agriculture, food security, healthcare and empowerment of women.

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She added: “This is an affair of the heart, not just of the head,” noting that the relationship “between our peoples is rooted in common values, shared aspirations,” even if there were different historical experiences and cultural perspectives. That was why the relationship stood the test of time despite the vicissitudes that come between any two great countries.

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Full Story: Hillary: U.S.-India relationship “an affair of the heart” - The Hindu

Washington DC, June 3: India and United States will continue building strong bilateral ties with first off its strategic dialogue initiative after the visit of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last year to India. June 3 will mark inaugural strategic dialogue between the two countries that will discuss the future direction of the US-India relationship and US and Indian strategic interests in Asia.

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In June 2-3 strategic dialogue External affairs minister SM Krishnan and US secretary of state Hillary Clinton will discuss an entire gamut of bilateral, regional and global issues. “It will give direction to the programmes currently under implementation and take initiatives to further the Indian and US developmental, security and economic interests,” said Vishnu Prakash the spokesperson of external affairs ministry. The issues which mainly will be discussed in the dialogue includes issues related to high technology trade, science & technology, civil nuclear cooperation, agriculture, human resource development, security and other strategic issues.

Full Story: India- US strategic dialogue starts today - Oneindia

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BP chief executive Tony Hayward will today aim to reassure investors over the company's financial position, as he faces political pressure in the US to suspend the dividend.

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Mr Hayward will publicly address City analysts and investors on Friday afternoon as the political storm engulfing the company in the US escalates. Two leading Democratic Senators, Ron Wyden of Oregon and Charles Schumer of New York, said this week it would be 'unfathomable' if BP paid a dividend until the company's cleanup and liability costs are clear.

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Full Story: Gulf of Mexico oil spill: BP chief faces investors as US political storm deepens - Telegraph.co.uk

India and the US have agreed to intensify their anti-terror cooperation, deepen defence and security cooperation and expand trade and investment as they set out to shape a global partnership to meet the challenges of the 21st century.

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India and the US have agreed to intensify their anti-terror cooperation, deepen defence and security cooperation and expand trade and investment as they set out to shape a global partnership to meet the challenges of the 21st century. 'India is an indispensable responsible partner and a trusted friend,' US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday as the two countries concluded their first ever strategic dialogue encompassing counter-terrorism, defence, education, energy, agriculture and climate change. India and the US have agreed to intensify their anti-terror cooperation, deepen defence and security cooperation and expand trade and investment as they set out to shape a global partnership to meet the challenges of the 21st century. 'India is an indispensable responsible partner and a trusted friend,' US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday as the two countries concluded their first ever strategic dialogue encompassing counter-terrorism, defence, education, energy, agriculture and climate change. 'We believe that a rising India is good for the US and good for the world,' she said.

Full Story: India, US to intensify anti-terror cooperation - Sify

WASHINGTON: Setting the tone for the first Indo-US Strategic Dialogue, top officials of the two countries have held a series of brainstorming sessions here during which they discussed bilateral ties and issues like counter- terrorism, education, agriculture, trade and climate change.

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The meetings came on the eve of the Cabinet-level Strategic Dialogue, which would be co-chaired by External Affairs Minister S M Krishna and his US counterpart Hillary Clinton at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the State Department. The decision to start the Strategic Dialogue between the two countries at the ministerial-level was taken during last year's India visit of Clinton.

Full Story: India, US officials discuss agriculture, trade, climate change - Economic Times

WASHINGTON — Amid the uproar over Israel's deadly raid on the flotilla bringing aid to the Gaza strip, it's important to note what is not happening.

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The White House does not expect the violent incident to sink already-minimal relations between Israel and the Arab world. Arab support would be essential to the long-sought Israeli-Palestinian peace accord.

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Nor is the United States, unlike most of the world, chastising Israel for forcibly halting an aid flotilla bound for Gaza.

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Full Story: Analysis: Israeli raid may not change US policies - The Associated Press

BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories — Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said on Wednesday he will ask US President Barack Obama to take "bold decisions" on Middle East peace during an upcoming visit.

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BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories — Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said on Wednesday he will ask US President Barack Obama to take "bold decisions" on Middle East peace during an upcoming visit. "My message to Obama during our meeting in Washington next week will be that we need bold decisions to change the face of the region," Abbas said at the opening of a Palestinian investment conference in the West Bank. Abbas was to meet with US envoy George Mitchell later in the day for the latest round of indirect "proximity" talks with Israel launched on May 9.

Full Story: Abbas demand 'bold US decisions' on Middle East - AFP