Friday, September 03 2010

World News

World News

Gulf oil disaster costs BP £5.2bn (08:48)

Oil giant BP has said that the cost of tackling the Gulf of Mexico disaster had risen to 8 billion US dollars (£5.2 billion) so far.

Tax probe Hogan cleared to leave Oz (08:48)

Actor Paul Hogan, star of the Crocodile Dundee movie trilogy, has been cleared to return home to the US after he was barred last month from leaving Australia because of a disputed tax bill, his lawyer has said.

Bag of snakes bursts at airport (07:29)

An air passenger whose bag of 95 boa constrictor snakes burst open on a luggage conveyor belt at an airport in Malaysia has admitted wildlife smuggling.

Editor's Choice

In Pictures

  • Gary Conway of Horeswood in possession as Adamstown?s David Lawlor looks on.
  • Gary Sheahan of Wexford Youths is tracked by Ian Ryan of Shelbourne.
  • Louise O'Leary defended soundly for Wexford in Saturday's superb triumph.

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