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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Friday called on Iran to immediately release three Americans who were detained a year ago after straying across the border while hiking in the mountains of northern Iraq.

DETROIT/CALGARY (Reuters) – Enbridge Inc’s chief executive said on Friday he was unable to say when the company would be able to restart the Michigan pipeline that ruptured earlier this week, spilling more than 800,000 gallons of oil.

BILOXI, Mississippi (Reuters) – BP Plc said on Friday it could seal its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well by next week as U.S. lawmakers prepared to vote on reforms that would put tougher restrictions on offshore drilling.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials are worried about what other secret documents the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks may possess and have tried to contact the group without success to avoid their release, the State Department said on Friday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The House of Representatives on Friday voted to end the federal moratorium on deepwater drilling for oil companies that meet new federal safety requirements.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. economic growth slowed in the second quarter as companies invested heavily in equipment from abroad and the pace of consumer spending eased, raising concerns about the recovery in the rest of 2010.

PESHAWAR (Reuters) – Heavy monsoon rains have triggered the worst floods in decades in Pakistan’s northwest, killing more than 400 people and forcing thousands from their homes as authorities struggle to reach stranded villagers.