Russia Oil Adds Plot Twist for Hit Brazil Soap Operas
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - A Russian oil baron  suffering from memory loss finds out he is Brazilian and his  family has been killed. He goes to the tropical country to do  business, seek revenge and look for his lost love.
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It may be known as the land of slender supermodels, champion soccer players and itsy-bitsy bikinis, but Brazil is increasingly fattening up like the United States.
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WASHINGTON  - Washington is likely to help Brazilin its plan to shoot down planes suspected of smuggling drugsafter determining it has enough safeguards to preventaccidental killings, senior U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
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Environmentalists in Russia are finding an unlikely ally in the Kremlin as it works to stall projects by oil companies on an island unfathomably rich with oil and gas.
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By Angus MacSwan SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Brazil's ruling Worker'sParty (PT) was looking to strengthen its hand in its fight totransform this huge Latin American country with a goodperformance in nationwide municipal elections on Sunday.
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A massive natural gas field is found off Rio de Janeiro's coastline, Brazil's state-controlled oil company says.
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When the Russian government&#39;s 7.6 percent stake in Lukoil - the world&#39;s No. 2 oil company by reserves - is auctioned Wednesday in the nation&#39;s biggest privatization, industry watchers aren&#39;t expecting any surprises.
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Brazil aims to double its production of ethanol in 10 years as the high price of oil and growing concerns over climate change spark a demand for biofuels.
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Brazil is staging a military operation involving a Hercules transport plane and Navy ships &#151; all to return four dozen wayward penguins to the icy waters of Antarctica, authorities said Wednesday.
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Russia and Venezuela, two of the worldâs leading exporters of oil, pledged that they will work to stabilize the turbulent global market for crude The joint statement was released Friday in Moscow during Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez official state
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Venezuela's move to shut down a major TV station parallels recent crackdowns in Iran and Russia.
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As OPEC's leaders prepare to discuss oil price and output targets amid strong demand, analysts wonder whether the cartel's influence has waned at a time when producers outside the cartel such as Russia and Norway are gaining clout.
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WARSAW -- The new scandal mesmerizing Poland seems lifted from a Cold War dossier: Spies, oil traders, a polo player, and a billionaire are tangled in a rumored plot by Moscow to manipulate its smaller neighbor.
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The new scandal mesmerizing Poland seems lifted from a Cold War dossier: Spies, oil traders, a polo player, and a billionaire are tangled in a rumored plot by Moscow to manipulate its smaller neighbor.
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Brazil's president met with ailing Fidel Castro on Tuesday, a surprise ending to a visit during which he offered Cuba credits for food and infrastructure and signed a deal for Brazil to drill for oil in the Gulf of Mexico.
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The US oil giant got a good price, Russia&#39;s No. 1 oil company acquired a savvy partner, and Putin polished Russia&#39;s image.
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NEW YORK, December 23  - The Russian government appears all set to control 15% of the countryâs oil production, with the state-owned Rosneft purchasing Baikalfinansgroup, the unknown entity which won the weekend auction of Yukos