U.S. commercial crude oil inventories, excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, dropped by 1.4 million barrels from the previous week to 422 million barrels, about 6 percent below the ...

HOUSTON, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- U.S. crude oil production averaged 13.631 million barrels per day (b/d) during the week ending Dec. 6, up by 118,000 b/d from the previous week, U.S. Energy Information ...

SAO PAULO, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who underwent emergency surgery Tuesday to treat an intracranial hemorrhage, is recovering well following a peaceful night ...

UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- The UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday overwhelmingly adopted a non-binding resolution demanding an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in the ...

Syria's Military Operations Administration announced Wednesday the lifting of a curfew in Damascus and surrounding areas, urging residents to return to work as the country grapples with the aftermath ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Kermadec Islands, New Zealand at 20:57:12 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicenter, with a ...

The investigation revealed that the employee responsible for small package delivery expense accounting made erroneous accrual entries and falsified documentation, circumventing controls through manual ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted Kermadec Islands, New Zealand at 20:57:06 GMT on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The ...

GENEVA, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- United Nations (UN) human rights experts on Wednesday condemned the United States for its "double standards" in addressing violations of international law in the ...

BAGHDAD, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud on Wednesday discussed the developments in Syria and its repercussions on ...

BEIRUT, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli airstrike targeted a neighborhood in the town of Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon Wednesday evening, killing three people, the Lebanese Health Ministry reported.

PRAGUE, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Czech Republic will continue protecting Slovakia's airspace in 2025, according to a declaration signed on Wednesday by the defense ministers of the two countries.