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Engineers search for solutions:
Obama blasts oil companies
WASHINGTON, May 15, AFP - Engineers frantically
searched Saturday for ways to plug an underwater oil gush in the
Gulf of Mexico after US President Barack Obama lashed out at oil
companies for trying to divert blame for the slick.
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Australian girl sailor crosses round-the-world
SYDNEY, May 15, AFP - Australian schoolgirl
sailor Jessica Watson sailed into history Saturday, becoming the
youngest person to circumnavigate the globe solo, non-stop and
without help.
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5.1 magnitude quake hits southern Iran
TEHRAN, May 15, AFP - A 5.1 magnitude earthquake
struck the area between Iran’s southern provinces of Bushehr and
Fars late on Friday but no casualties were reported, the official
IRNA news agency said.The quake struck at 23:19 pm (18:49 GMT
Friday) near the town of Dalaki in Bushehr province bordering Fars
province.
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