Divisions within OPEC have eased as the dual threat of the global economic crisis and climate change talks force oil producers to be pragmatic and unified, analysts said on Sunday. Two years ago, when oil prices soared to nearly 100 dollars a barrel
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A rocket carrying an Air Force satellite that will be used by the military has launched from Cape Canaveral. The rocket blasted off Saturday evening after thick clouds, heavy rains and a system problem postponed two earlier at
BRUSSELS - Baroness Catherine Ashton officially took office on Tuesday, becoming the European Union's foreign policy supremo, a post already dubbed EU foreign minister . The EU's first president, Herman Van Rompuy, also started his new job as the
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has given fateful orders likely to send thousands more troops to Afghanistan in a political gamble meant to forge an eventual US exit from a costly and gruelling war. The commander in chief has issued the orders
Former Chelsea boss Grant will be unveiled as the replacement for the sacked Paul Hart at a Fratton Park press conference later on Friday, just 24 hours before Pompey face a daunting home fixture against Manchester United.
Grant takes up the reins w
LONDON - Banks will be forced to reveal how many of their staff earn more than one million pounds a year, under recommended reforms of the financial sector to be released Thursday. Half of bonuses paid to bankers should also be deferred for three t
Broad new telecommunications rules for the European Union have finally been fully approved, carrying various customer benefits. When a customer chooses to change service providers, the company will be required to transfer the same mobile phone numbe
KABUL - Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan's 93,000-member police force is the weak link in an ambitious security strategy to hand over defense of the country to Afghans so American and other foreign troops can go home. A stron
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