The Canadian Press - NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard is saying that a mile-long oil sheen is spreading from the site off an offshore petroleum platform that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana.
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders began their first round of direct peace negotiations in more than a year on Thursday, pledging to meet again in two weeks as part of a U.S.-brokered quest for peace.
The Canadian Press - WASHINGTON - Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed Thursday to produce a framework for a permanent peace deal and to hold a second round of direct talks this month, a modest achievement reached amid deep skepticism about success at their first such session in two years.
The Canadian Press - REYKJAVIK, Iceland - Iceland's government is beginning to consider a bid by a private company to base fighter jets at an ex-U.S. air base for hired war game exercises.
The Canadian Press - BEIJING, China - Census takers counting China's more than 1.3 billion people already face a daunting task, and it's getting harder for the latest once-a-decade update.
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