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Cuba has become a prominent subject in Washington circles lately amidst reports that President Raul Castro’s government has been cracking down on dissent ahead of a widely anticipated visit later this month by Pope Benedict XVI.

Chevron's offenses in the drilling of a well that caused an offshore oil spill in November did not amount to negligence, Brazil's oil regulator said Thursday.

Saudi Arabia's Saudi Aramco has chartered 11 oil tankers, doubling its fleet, to better control the price of oil. The tankers are en route to the U.S. in a bid to lower oil and gas prices.

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck in Mexico on Thursday, the second quake in one week in Guerrero state near Oaxaca.

Where to watch Thursday night's Michigan State-Louisville game.

The monarch butterfly population has steadily declined since 1997. Unless something is done, the butterfly could be lost forever, researchers said.

Tuberculosis reached its lowest levels in the United States since 1953, according to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday.

Where to watch a live stream online of USA Vs. Cuba in the Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying competition.

Two gay men were arrested for buggery and indecent exposure while docked in Dominica on a week-long Caribbean cruise.

While this is not the first post-Macondo deep water project -- the British supermajor has been working in Brazil and Angola - it is the first on home territory since the April 2010 disaster.

Brazil plans to signal its growing concern about intense foreign competition hurting its industries by suggesting at the World Trade Organization that the ceiling for its import tariffs is too low, government sources told Reuters on Wednesday.

A recent study has confirmed that toxic compounds derived from oil that was released in the Deepwater Horizon spill that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico nearly two years ago has entered the ocean's food chain through microorganisms.

There was no such fight, Paltrow's spokesperson said. This is a fabrication.

President Barack Obama is embarking on a two-state tour to tout his administration's energy policies, reflecting how high gas prices have moved to the forefront of the presidential race.

A poll that tracks 12 purple states says voters prefer President Barack Obama over Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum.

Chevron (NYSE: CVX) oil executives face criminal charges in Brazil after company drilling caused an oil spill in the South Atlantic.

The popular former Florida governor and brother of ex-president George W. Bush is highly respected in the Republican Party and known for his ability to connect with Latino voters.

Noise pollution has a cascading effect on ecosystems, according to new research.

A federal judge handling a case against alleged unsafe conditions on an oil rig owned by BP (NYSE: BP) has ordered confidential documents be kept to a minimum.

New Mexico residents are up in arms over a casting notice for an upcoming tourism ad that calls for Caucasian or light-skinned Hispanics only.

Anonymous Hispano, the Mexican branch of the online hacktivist collective based in Latin America lay siege to two Mexican websites on Tue, March 20 in protest of Pope Benedict XVI's upcoming visit in an cyber-operation referred to as #opFariseo (hypocrite) on Twitter. The hackers succeeded in temporarily knocking the websites offline and defacing them with their own message: Hacked system. The POPE is not welcome, out out!!!!!