BP chief executive Tony Hayward pulled out of a London conference which he was due to speak at Tuesday, with the firm saying he would instead be concentrating on the Gulf of Mexico cleanup operation.
Die hoof van BP, Tony Hayward, gaan nie ‘n konferensie in Londen bywoon nie, want (sê sy maatskappy) hy fokus op die skoonmaakoperasie in die Golf van Mexico.
A man opened fire on his stepdaughter's family inside a California restaurant Saturday, killing her husband and 6-year-old son, critically wounding her and another child, and then fatally shooting himself, police said.
‘n Man van Kalifornië het twee mense en homself doodgeskiet en nog twee gewond in ‘n restaurant.
Israel's cabinet on Monday backed the creation of an internal committee to probe its deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, in a move swiftly dismissed by both Turkey and the Palestinians.
Israel se regering ondersteun ‘n internasionale komitee vir ‘n ondersoek na ‘n aanval op ‘n groep skepe oppad na Gaza, maar Turkeie sê Israel kan nie onpartydig wees nie.
US lawmakers pilloried the boss of the British oil company that caused the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico channelling American anger over the country's worst environmental disaster.
Wetgewers in die VSA het die hoof van BP aangevat oor die olielek in die Golf van Meksiko, wat reeds die grootste ecologiese ramp in die land se geskiedenis is.
The United States expects an Israeli investigation of the deadly raid on a Gaza aid flotilla to be carried out "promptly," the White House said after Israel announced the probe.
Die VSA verwag dat ‘n ondersoek na ‘n aanval op skepe oppad na Gaza deur Israel binnekort afgehandel sal word.
Seventeen Argentina fans considered a threat to World Cup stability would be deported following their detention by police on Wednesday morning.
Sewentien Argentynse ondersteuners gaan uit die land gesit word na hulle vanoggend deur die polisie aangehou is.
The United States was looking to South Africa to play a leadership role both in Africa and internationally, US Vice President Joe Biden said.
Die adjunkpresident van die VSA, Joe Biden, sê Suid-Afrika het nodig om leiding te neem, in Afrika, maar ook in die internasionale arena.
Israeli soldiers shot dead an armed man this morning who had infiltrated into Israeli territory from the Sinai peninsula, Israel Army Radio reported.
Israel sê hulle het ‘n gewapende man in die land doodgeskiet na hy Israel van die Sinai Skiereiland binnegekom het.
North Korea said on Saturday it would launch "an all-out military strike" on loudspeakers installed by the South to destroy Seoul's ability to conduct psychological warfare against Pyongyang.
Noord-Korea sê hulle gaan die luidsprekers wat die Suide gebruik om propaganda te versprei, vernietig.
The death toll from an overloaded boat that sank in the Ganges in northern India rose to 55 on Tuesday, with more bodies plucked from the fast-flowing river by police divers.
Ten minste 55 mense is dood na ‘n boot op die Gangesrivier in noord Indië gesink het.
Around 2.8 million doses of unwanted swine-flu vaccine worth $28.2 million are to be thrown away in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong gaan sowat 2.8 miljoen inentings teen H1N1 (varkgriep) weggooi.
