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30 Gulf cartel suspects captured in north Mexico (AP)

September 30th, 2010

Members of the navy escort alleged members of the Golf drug cartel as they are presented to the press in Mexico City, Wednesday Sept. 29, 2010. The suspects were detained during the last 24 hours in different operations in the border cities of Matamoros and Reynosa, northern Mexico, navy officials said. (AP Photo/Claudio Cruz)AP - Mexican marines captured 30 suspected Gulf cartel members and seized an arsenal of weapons during two days of raids in a northern border state torn by drug gang…

Powerful Hurricane Karl nears Mexican Gulf coast (AP)

September 17th, 2010

Sea waves hit sunshades at Maracaibo beach in Nautla, in the state of Veracruz, Mexico, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. Hurricane Karl, that reached Category 3 strength in the Gulf of Mexico, is expected to reach the country's central coast Friday. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)AP - Hurricane Karl smashed into Mexico’s Gulf Coast on Friday, creating havoc in the major port city of Veracruz and forcing the country to shut down its only nuclear…

Hurricane Karl stronger in the Gulf of Mexico (AP)

September 17th, 2010

The wall map at the National Hurricane Center in Miami shows the location of hurricanes Karl, Igor and Jula Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010. Karl has become a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico after dumping heavy rains on the Yucation Peninsula as a tropical Storm. In the Atlantic, Igor spun into a dangerous Category 4 storm that could bring dangerous rip currents to the U.S. East Coast. On the other side of the Atlantic, Julia briefly intensified into a powerful Category 4 storm before weakening to a Category 2 storm. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)AP - Karl has become a stronger hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico after dumping heavy rains on the Yucatan Peninsula as a tropical storm.


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Hurricane Karl takes aim at Mexican Gulf coast (AP)

September 16th, 2010

Fishermen try to secure their boats as tropical storm Karl arrives in the town of Mahahual, southern Mexico, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010. Karl is expected to quickly weaken into a tropical depression as it slogs across the flat peninsula before heading back out over the Gulf of Mexico, where it could turn into a hurricane by the end of the week and threaten the central Mexican coast. (AP Photo/Israel Leal)AP - Karl reached hurricane force in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday after dumping heavy rain on the Yucatan Peninsula. It was expected to strengthen more before hitting Mexico’s…

Hurricane Karl forms in the Gulf of Mexico (AP)

September 16th, 2010

Fishermen try to secure their boats as tropical storm Karl arrives in the town of Mahahual, southern Mexico, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010. Karl is expected to quickly weaken into a tropical depression as it slogs across the flat peninsula before heading back out over the Gulf of Mexico, where it could turn into a hurricane by the end of the week and threaten the central Mexican coast. (AP Photo/Israel Leal)AP - Karl has become a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico after dumping heavy rains on the Yucatan Peninsula as a tropical storm.


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Tropical Storm Karl heads to Gulf of Mexico (AP)

September 16th, 2010

Fishermen try to secure their boats as tropical storm Karl arrives in the town of Mahahual, southern Mexico, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010. Karl is expected to quickly weaken into a tropical depression as it slogs across the flat peninsula before heading back out over the Gulf of Mexico, where it could turn into a hurricane by the end of the week and threaten the central Mexican coast. (AP Photo/Israel Leal)AP - Tropical Storm Karl dumped heavy rains on the Yucatan Peninsula on Thursday as it moved toward the Gulf of Mexico, where it is expected to pick up steam…

In Gulf work camp, jobless begin glum journey home (AP)

September 8th, 2010

A laborer packs his bag as the others check their travel documents in the Al Sajaa camp in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Saturday Sept. 4, 2010. The hidden face of the Emirates' economic crunch is in places such as Industrial Zone 18 and the ramshackle compound for about 700 migrant workers within. For more than six months, they have lived on charity, fought off rats and slept amid piles of trash after a construction company abruptly closed and left them jobless.(AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)AP - The hidden face of the Emirates’ economic crunch is in places such as Industrial Zone 18 and the ramshackle compound for about 700 migrant workers within. For more…

BP deposits 3 bln dlrs into Gulf disaster fund (AFP)

August 10th, 2010

BP made its first deposit into the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster fund on Monday, while top executives were summoned to the White House to pledge their long-term commitment to restoring the region.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)AFP - BP made its first deposit into the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster fund, while top executives were summoned to the White House to pledge their long-term commitment to…

Bonnie weakens to tropical depression over Gulf (AP)

July 23rd, 2010

This image provided by NOAA taken late Thursday July 22, 2010 shows Tropical Storm Bonnie as she steamed through the central Bahamas on Thursday night while tracking a course that could take it over the site of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. At 2 a.m. EDT Friday B onnie is moving to the Northwest at 16 mph with maximum of winds nearing 40 mph according to the National Hurricane Center. On Friday, the center of Bonnie was expected to pass near or over the Florida Keys and part of the southern Florida peninsula. (AP photo/NOAA)AP - Bonnie has weakened to a tropical depression with winds near 35 mph (55 kph) after crossing Florida.


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Bonnie lands near Miami, headed for Gulf oil spill (AP)

July 23rd, 2010

This image provided by NOAA taken late Thursday July 22, 2010 shows Tropical Storm Bonnie as she steamed through the central Bahamas on Thursday night while tracking a course that could take it over the site of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. At 2 a.m. EDT Friday B onnie is moving to the Northwest at 16 mph with maximum of winds nearing 40 mph according to the National Hurricane Center. On Friday, the center of Bonnie was expected to pass near or over the Florida Keys and part of the southern Florida peninsula. (AP photo/NOAA)AP - Tropical Storm Bonnie has made landfall in Florida south of Miami with top sustained winds of 40 miles per hour (65 kph).


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