Jessica PhelanNovember 5, 2012 11:30

The government in Laos says construction of its controversial dam on the Mekong river will begin in a few days' time.

Cuba: The revolution will not be energized

Nick MiroffNovember 4, 2012 06:00

HAVANA, Cuba — Cuba’s long, costly quest for socialism-with-oil appears to be ending in little more than a string of empty holes across the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico.

Jason OverdorfNovember 1, 2012 19:52

India: Singh calls for $1 trillion in infrastructure investments "at any cost"

Target of $1 trillion investments in infrastructure over the next five years “must be met at any cost," Indian PM tells cabinet.

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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told his newly inducted cabinet that the government's target of $1 trillion investments in infrastructure over the next five years “must be met at any cost" -- implying that neither concerns about corruption or the environment should be allowed to slow the Indian juggernaut any longer.

Jason OverdorfOctober 31, 2012 18:44

India: Anti-corruption crusader takes aim at Reliance's Ambani

Indian anti-corruption crusader Arvind Kejriwal alleges billionaire Mukesh Ambani routinely manipulates government policy for his company's profit.

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n a file picture taken on October 13, 2012, India Against Corruption (IAC) activist Arvind Kejriwal delivers a speech at Jantar Mantar after he was released from Bawana Jail in New Delhi. Arvind Kejriwal chuckles as he considers how his all-out assault on corruption has united India's political elite in outrage. (SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images)

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Somalia's tenuous peace

Tristan McConnellOctober 29, 2012 06:15

Somalia's embattled port of Kismayo could fall back to Al Shabaab militants if UN doesn’t lift charcoal embargo soon.

China building massive energy lifeline through Myanmar

Jeff HoweOctober 29, 2012 06:09

HSIPAW, Myanmar — The Sino-Burmese Pipeline is a massive, $2.5 billion project intended to ensure China’s energy security well into the 21st century. When completed, the pipeline’s double-barreled conduits will annually deliver 22 million tons of oil and 12 billion cubic meters of gas to destinations within China’s Yunnan Province.

Saudi Arabia plans to be entirely powered by renewable energy

Mariya KarimjeeOctober 19, 2012 13:57

Saudi Arabia has revealed plans that it will become 100 percent powered by renewable and low carbon energy, said a member of the royal family during the Global Economic Symposium in Brazil.

Italians are turning to the black market for cheap gas

Rob Wile, Business InsiderOctober 18, 2012 12:16

If Americans think they have it bad with gas prices, they should see what's going on in Italy.

Chavez's win feeds nations' Venezuela addiction

Simeon TegelOctober 14, 2012 09:05

LIMA, Peru — Sitting atop the world’s largest oil reserves and vociferously advocating for his “Bolivarian” brand of socialist revolution, Hugo Chavez’s re-election as president of Venezuela has implications that stretch far beyond his country’s borders. One of the US’s most outspoken critics, “el Comandante” is now set to continue his role as a thorn in Washington’s side — whoever is in the White House — while using Venezuelan crude and petrodollars to push his radical agenda across Latin America.

October surprise: An oil price spike?

Michael MoranOctober 9, 2012 06:15

LONDON — October, month of surprises: We have come to expect the unexpected. This year, the question hanging over the contest between Republican challenger Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama is particularly poignant: Will Israel strike at Iran’s nuclear program before the election?