Kenner (Louisiana): Government investigators looking into the causes of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion are colliding with a frequent obstacle: witnesses canceling their scheduled testimonies.

Beijing: The environmental damage caused by massive oil spill at China

Oil spillBP can keep its oil well in the Gulf of Mexico shut for another 24 hours after agreeing to monitor a leak through the seafloor and take other precautions, National Incident Commander Thad Allen said.

Mumbai: A Panamanian cargo ship M V Khalijia 3 carrying a cargo of steel coils was grounded off Mumbai

New Delhi: India may hold the answer to President Barack Obama

New Orleans, July 16: BP said on Friday that the early test results were heartening and there were no signs of fresh oil leaks, as the cap sealing its stricken undersea well in the Gulf of Mexico held tight overnight and into the morning.

Narayan Lakshman

Getting back its wings:An oiled pelican being cleaned at the Oiled Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Gulfport, Mississippi on Monday.

Washington: BP has announced that a critical test on the ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico will proceed as planned after a hydraulic leak that had delayed the tests was fixed on Thursday.

Reema Narendran

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: If you think the BP

BP Plc delayed testing a new cap placed over its leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well to give scientists more time to study the procedure used to measure pressure levels.