In a deal announced Tuesday, Exxon will partner with OAO Rosneft, Russia’s state-owned oil producer, replacing British Petroleum in exchange for unspecified assets. Exxon and Rosneft will spend $3.2 billion in the initial explorations of the Arctic and Black Sea, the companies stated.
Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster aid money is swiftly running out as it faces a daunting Hurricane Irene cleanup that could cost billions of dollars.
Limbaugh also fired some volleys at the mainstream media for their coverage of the storm.
A Wisconsin labor council has banned Republican lawmakers from a local Labor Day parade as a result of their support of Gov. Scott Walker's anti-collective bargaining legislation.
“In My Time” hits bookstores on Aug. 30.
The arrest of President Obama's uncle,Onyango Obama, is not the first legal issue for a prominent political family.
Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the holy period in Islam when devotees fast during the day. On Tuesday, Muslims across the globe celebrated, but in Syria, Somalia and Libya, the atmosphere was not completely one of joy.
Vice President Dick Cheney's new memoir hasn't even been in stores for a full day, but new reports indicate GOP presidential candiate Michele Bachmann will be publishing a yet-untitled memoir in November.
A stabbing at the annual Notting Hill Carnival in London ruined the city's hopes of ending the summer without further incident. On Monday, a young man was stabbed in the stomach in the north London neighborhood. He was hospitalized in a critical, but stable, condition.
Is Politico's analysis of Rick Perry's intellect legitimate or problematic?
Rejecting the notion that he called the shots and thus pulled the strings for President George W. Bush, former Vice President Dick Cheney defended the Iraq War, saying it was the president's decision to invade and go after Saddam Hussein in 2003.
Two men who ventured out into the storm on Saturday night (and were subsequently reported as missing) were found dead on Monday afternoon.
The English language Chinese daily Global Times newspaper described Noda as a “hawk.”
On Monday, rebels showed off Gadhafi's $120 million private jet, giving visiting journalists tours of the leather-trimmed bedroom and living quarters. The plane's interior was decorated in silver and red, and rebels were careful not to disturb the 24 karat gold china.
The storm arrived just as many farmers were planning to harvest corn, cotton, tobacco and other crops.
Japan finance minister Yoshihiko Noda on Tuesday was elected as the country’s sixth new prime minister in five years, even as the nation suffers from many economic problems and high debt levels.
Nearly a quarter of Long Islanders are in the dark three days after Irene lashed the island
Asking whether hookah bars are illegal may seem like a silly question given the massive proliferation of such establishments in the last decade.
Libya's longest-serving leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi and the American pop singer Lady Gaga have made many headlines in recent times, and both have been in the limelight for their unusual fashion senses, as well as being recognized for their actual work.
Numbers increased slightly since 2007.
According to reports, these weary travelers may be stuck for days as airlines stagger to get back on schedule.
Earlier this month, the President of India Pratibha Patil rejected a plea for clemency by the convicted men’s attorneys.
A majority of U.S. Muslims are content with the nation's direction in contrast to many Americans and few Muslims believe there is support for Islamic extremism here, a survey released on Tuesday found.
For the third time, rebels claimed that Khamis Gadhafi has been killed. The two previous times, the 28-year-old Gadhafi appeared on state television shortly after.
As states along the East Coast begin to clear away Hurricane Irene's wreckage, Washington began a fresh round of budget sparring over how to help pay for the cleanup.
Fashi, they allege, was paid $120,000 by Mossad, the Israeli intelligence agency.
Libya's rebel forces were pushing hard on Tuesday to take control over Muammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte, even as the fallen despot's family members fled to Algeria and one of the sons was reportedly killed and buried by the rebels near Tripoli.
Keep in mind that since the election of John F. Kennedy, no Catholic has ascended to the White House. Neither has a woman, or a Jew, or an Asian or a Latino.
Libya's new rulers accused Algeria of aggression Monday for admitting the fleeing wife of Moammar Gadhafi and three of his children, but the whereabouts of the former strongman himself remain a mystery a week after his overthrow.
Mexico has arrested five suspected drug gang members in connection with the burning of a casino last week that killed at least 52 people, one of the worst attacks on civilians in the country in years.
