The violence will not let up in Iraq. A suicide bomber blew himself up near an Iraqi military headquarters in Baghdad. Hundreds of recruits were standing in a line. At least 60 people were killed and 125 wounded. Take a look:
The Al-Arabiya TV station revealed a video of the failed Times Square car bomb suspect. The video was apparently along the Afghan border. Faisal Shahzad says his attack (which failed) was going to be a 'revenge attack' against the U.S. Take a look:
Armed gunmen tried to rob Iraq's central bank today. The gunmen battled security forces for hours Sunday. The attack on the back coincided with bombs that ripped through a nearby area and killed at least 24 people according to the L.A. Times. Take a look:
BP released this video that shows oil spewing out from its damaged oil well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. An animation here helps explain how the Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster happened. An estimated 200,000 gallons is pouring out of the damaged well each day. BP tried to plug the leak with a massive containment box but it failed. BP is considering plugging one of the leaks with tires and golf balls. Stephen Colbert has poked fun at the attempts to plug the leak. He says the perfect solution would be to use ultraconcentrated packing peanuts delivered by a monkey submarine.
Here is the video showing oil spewing out of the damaged well. Take a look:
The Coast Guard is attempting to burn off some of huge amount of oil that has spilled into the Gulf of Mexico from the BP oil leak. This video shows raw footage of one of the controlled burns of oil slicks. Take a look:
