
BP Cap Holds, Plugging Gulf Oil Leak
(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: July 16, 2010) BP believes it has finally plugged the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico with a tighter fitting 75-ton cap. Interpol has arrested more than five thousand in raids throughout Asia in a crackdown on illegal gambling during the World Cup. Lawyers representing activists are discussing possible legal action against Israel following the May raid on a Gaza-bound aid convoy. As Israel now allows more goods into Gaza, the tunnel-smuggling business is in trouble. The jungles of Southern Thailand have seen an influx of drugs.