Brent North Sea crude rose to $53.45 a barrel on Monday — its highest price in a year after President Vladimir Putin indicated Russia was ready to join measures to limit global oil production. At around 1453 GMT, the price hit $53.45 — a $1.53 increase from Monday. It was ...
Taliban insurgents trying to seize a southern Afghan city killed 14 people including 10 policemen in a coordinated attack which started with a car bombing Monday, officials said. The assault was the militants’ latest attempt to capture the besieged Helmand provincial capital of Lashkar Gah after they gradually expanded their ...