(Reuters) – Mexico’s new president takes office on Saturday seeking to shift the focus away from a grisly drug war and onto economic reforms aimed at sparking fast growth and pulling the country out...
President Barack Obama’s administration rejected a request from the governors of eight U.S. states to waive requirements for blending corn-based ethanol into gasoline, said a person familiar with the decision. Market conditions don’t justify such...
It is official. The US will overtake Saudi Arabia to become the world’s top oil producer by 2017. The International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its world outlook for 2012 this morning that the...
Israel is signaling a major change in tone toward U.S. President Barack Obama now that he has won reelection. In an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Thursday, Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Danny Ayalon,...
YAPHANK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — New York City and Long Island are following in New Jersey’s footsteps in instituting an odd-even gas rationing system. In an effort to ease long lines associated with the the fuel crunch...
Iran fired on an unarmed U.S. drone last week as it was hovering in international airspace, the Pentagon announced Thursday. Spokesman George Little said the incident occurred Nov. 1 at 4:50 a.m. ET. He...
(Reuters) – From a suspected Israeli airstrike in Sudan to cyber warfare in the Gulf and a drone shot down over Israel, the largely hidden war betweenIran and its foes seems heating up and spreading. Despite...
Superstorm Sandy exposed the true nature of the people in its path, bringing out tales of hope and heroism — as well as stories of callous cruelty. Looting, price gouging and misguided rage all...
Residents trying to gas up in New Jersey are in for a long wait. Lines at stations that have power stretched for more than an hour in the parts of the state hit hardest...
(Reuters) – To see one of Iran’s financial lifelines at work, pay a visit to Istanbul’s Ataturk International Airport and find a gate for a flight to Dubai. Couriers carrying millions of dollars worth...
