Tropical Storm Nate Strengthens to Hurricane Ahead of Landfall in US

Tropical Storm Nate gained power on Friday evening becoming a Category 1 hurricane as it moved past the Mexican shore toward the United States, the US National Hurricane Center warned.

US federal judge approves 20-bln-USD settlement in BP oil spill case

A federal judge in the U.S. city of New Orleans on Monday approved a 20-billion-U.S. dollar settlement to end years of litigation over the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

US finalizes settlement over BP oil spill

The US Justice Department and five states have finalized a settlement of more than US$20 billion over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.