Putin's ally absent as Russia considers joint action with OPEC
When Russian officials this week discussed the merits of jointly cutting oil output with OPEC to push up prices, one man -- President Vladimir...
BP logs $1.4bn loss
BP faced another net loss in the second quarter but has now drawn a line under the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster,...
ISIS attacks fuel storage tanks in Libya's major oil terminal
Libyan officials say ISIS militants have attacked one of the country's major oil terminals, setting storage tanks on fire at the coastal Ras Lanuf...
Solar plane takes off from Egypt on final leg of world tour
An aircraft powered by solar energy left Egypt on Sunday on the last leg of the first ever fuel-free flight around the globe.
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EU's Mogherini says Moscow agrees to keep up diplomacy on Syria
Russia and Europe agreed to keep trying for a diplomatic solution in Syria, the office of EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on...
U.S. sues to seize $1 billion in assets tied to Malaysian state fund
U.S. prosecutors are trying to seize more than $1 billion in assets they said were tied to money stolen from the Malaysian state fund, overseen...
Russia and Turkey trade accusations over Syria
Russia said on Thursday it suspected Turkey was preparing a military incursion into Syria, as a Syrian army source said Aleppo would soon be...
Italy says ISIS has 5,000 fighters in Libya
The Islamic State (ISIS) group has around 5,000 fighters in Libya with the capacity to carry out deadly raids into neighbouring countries, Italy's foreign...
Obama faces Saudi criticism ahead of summit
Blunt assessments by Barack Obama of longtime US ally Saudi Arabia have triggered unprecedented Saudi criticism of the president as he prepares to visit...
'Teammates' Qatar and Turkey assert post-coup ties
With his fate still uncertain just hours after the launch of the July 15 coup, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received his first call...
