Russian PM: oil price ‘reasonable’ as global deal works – RIA
The global agreement on oil output cuts reached between OPEC and non-OPEC nations is working, keeping oil prices within “a reasonable range”, the RIA news agency cited Russian Prime Minister…
Japan launches fourth satellite for high-precision GPS
Japan on Tuesday launched a fourth satellite for a new high-precision global positioning system (GPS) it hopes will encourage new businesses and help spur economic growth. The fourth Michibiki satellite…
Liberia: Peace concert on eve of election
As Liberia go to polls second time since 1944 on Tuesday, a peace concert by Queen Juli Endee, a music artist, has been staged for a violence-free presidential and House…
OPEC Secretary General urges U.S. shale oil producers to help cap global supply
OPEC’s Secretary General Mohammed Barkindo on Tuesday called on U.S. shale oil producers to help curtail global oil supply, warning extraordinary measures might be needed next year to sustain the…
OPEC secretary general sees clear signs of oil rebalancing, upbeat on demand
The oil market is rebalancing fast and has almost entirely erased the glut of refined products as OPEC sticks to its supply pact, OPEC’s secretary general said on Monday. OPEC’s…
Belgian court bans deportation of Sudanese migrants
A Belgian court on Monday ordered a halt to the deportation of around two-dozen Sudanese migrants following an uproar over Belgium’s invitation to officials from Khartoum to identify them. The…
Merkel says to begin three-way German coalition talks next week
Chancellor Angela Merkel said her conservative bloc would begin exploratory talks next week on forming a three-way German coalition government with the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) and the environmentalist Greens….
Kenya police use teargas, shoot in air during opposition march
Kenyan police fired teargas and shots in the air on Monday as hundreds of demonstrators marched through the capital Nairobi to protest against proposed legal changes that would make it…
George Weah in Liberia’s presidential contest
Mr. George Weah, Liberia’s ex-football star, will never have a more realistic chance of winning the presidency than on October 10 when some two million of his compatriots go to…
Museveni urges more work, not prayers
Uganda’s leader since 1986, President Yoweri Museveni has urged the people to spend more time working, not praying. The president said the people’s fundamental mission on earth was to work…