The U.S. Department of Energy forecasts oil prices to average $105 a barrel in 2011, and said there is a 25 percent chance that gasoline prices will exceed $4 a gallon this summer.
IBT Staff Reporter
Mar 09, 2011
Even as calls for the intervention of the U.S. and the western forces in the Libyan crisis gained momentum, besieged Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has said there is a foreign plot to colonize his country.
Jijo Jacob
Mar 09, 2011
Moammar Gaddafi is in a hotel in Tripoli filled with foreign reporters and will speak to them sometime tonight, according to CNN.
Palash Ghosh
Mar 08, 2011
If Moammar Gaddafi steps down from power within the next 72 hours, rebels in Libya will not seek to prosecute for crimes they believe he has committed, according to a report in Al Jazeera.
Palash Ghosh
Mar 08, 2011
General David Petraeus, commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan, was caught on microphone “joking” with Defense Secretary Robert Gates about taking military action against Moammar Gaddafi and bombing Libya.
Palash Ghosh
Mar 08, 2011
The spreading unrest in the Middle East's oil exporting countries could push crude prices higher, resulting in a huge blow to the U.S. economy which is otherwise looking good, according to an analyst.
Jijo Jacob
Mar 08, 2011
Confusion reigns in Libya over whether Moammar Gaddafi offered rebel leaders a peace deal or not.
Palash Ghosh
Mar 08, 2011
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was looking for an agreement allowing him to step down, said Al Jazeera quoting sources in the governing council.
Nagesh Narayana
Mar 07, 2011
The six Persian Gulf states have expressed their support for the establishment of a no-fly zone over Libya, while the U.S., U.K. and France try to hammer out an agreement with the United Nations for just such a measure.
Palash Ghosh
Mar 07, 2011
After 19 months, the Iranian government restored access to YouTube, roughly coinciding with the anniversary of the Islamic revolution.
IBT Staff Reporter
Mar 07, 2011
For most outsiders, Libya means just two things: oil and Moammar Gaddafi. But Libya is much more than that.
Palash Ghosh
Mar 07, 2011
President Barack Obama said the U.S. and its NATO allies are weighing wide range of potential options (including military intervention) to pressure Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi from committing any further acts of unacceptable against the opposition rebels.
Palash Ghosh
Mar 07, 2011
The United Nations said it will be sending a team of specialists to assess the humanitarian crisis in Libya, as thousands of foreigners remain trapped in the country and fighting intensifies between forces opposed to and loyal to Moammar Gaddafi.
Palash Ghosh
Mar 07, 2011
Isolated spikes of Internet activity showed up in Libya over the weekend, according to Google's Transparency Report, but it is intermittent and Libya is still largely cut off from the rest of the world.
IBT Staff Reporter
Mar 07, 2011
Libya leader Muammar Gaddafi has told the opposition government that he’s willing to give up power and leave the country if the safety of him and his family is guaranteed.
Hao Li
Mar 07, 2011
U.S. stocks turned lower on Monday, led by declines from technology and consumer-discretionary companies as oil prices remained near $105-a-barrel amid ongoing political tensions in Libya
Satya Nagendra Padala
Mar 07, 2011
Usher is the latest celebrity to say that he will return the money he was paid for performing at a Gadaffi family party in St. Barts.
IBT Staff Reporter
Mar 07, 2011
Gold climbed to a record high above $1,440 an ounce on Monday as the threat of violence spreading in the Middle East and North Africa pushed oil prices to 2-1/2 year highs and burnished the metal's safe-haven appeal.
IBT Staff Reporter
Mar 07, 2011
About 1,000 illegal migrants fleeing unrest in North Africa have landed on the Italian island of Lampedusa overnight in a dozen or so boats, intensifying fears that a massive influx of people from Tunisia, Libya and other places will soon reach Europe’s shores.
Palash Ghosh
Mar 07, 2011
Fears of a civil war and a looming humanitarian crisis grew in Libya as forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi escalated attacks on rebel-held cities in a bid to recapture control, causing dozens of deaths and mass exodus of people.
Jijo Jacob
Mar 07, 2011
Bahrain's crown prince warned all sides against escalating a standoff with disgruntled majority Shi'ites seeking an elected government in the Gulf Arab kingdom, asking for patience ahead of a national dialogue.
Jack Kim
Mar 07, 2011
The Kenyan shilling was steady against the dollar on Monday, and traders said it was likely to weaken due to demand for dollars from oil importers.
Jack Kim
Mar 07, 2011