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Warplane nears passenger jet: Colombia airline shuns Venezuela INTERNATIONAL

Warplane nears passenger jet: Colombia airline shuns Venezuela

Colombia's Avianca airline is avoiding Venezuelan airspace after a flight from Spain was approached by at least one warplane on Friday, creating a diplomatic incident, according to flight data, an airline source and authorities.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Hurricane Matthew intensifies to 'major' Category 3 storm INTERNATIONAL

Hurricane Matthew intensifies to 'major' Category 3 storm

Hurricane Matthew intensified Friday into a major, Category Three storm, packing winds of 115 miles (185 kilometers) per hour over the Caribbean Sea, US forecasters said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Venezuela to expel Al Jazeera journalists INTERNATIONAL

Venezuela to expel Al Jazeera journalists

Venezuela on Tuesday was set to expel a crew of Al Jazeera journalists who were intending to cover an opposition march against President Nicolas Maduro, the country's union of journalists said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Venezuela sends opposition leader back to jail, expels Ecuadoran lawmakers INTERNATIONAL

Venezuela sends opposition leader back to jail, expels Ecuadoran lawmakers

Venezuela sent an opposition leader who was under house arrest back to jail Saturday and expelled a delegation of Ecuadoran lawmakers, amid rising political tension over a campaign to recall leftist President Nicolas Maduro.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Court upholds Venezuela opposition leader's 14-year sentence INTERNATIONAL

Court upholds Venezuela opposition leader's 14-year sentence

A Venezuelan court upheld the 14-year sentence of jailed opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez on Friday, in a move likely to increase tension in the crisis-hit South American country.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
International concern mounts over Venezuela crisis INTERNATIONAL

International concern mounts over Venezuela crisis

International concerns are mounting over the economic and political crisis in Venezuela, where the military on Saturday was holding a second day of exercises ordered by embattled President Nicolas Maduro.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Oil near six-month high as outages support ECONOMY

Oil near six-month high as outages support

Oil traded at around $49 a barrel on Tuesday within sight of a six-month high, supported by supply outages in Nigeria, Canada and other producers that are eroding a persistent glut.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Former UN chief Boutros Boutros-Ghali dead INTERNATIONAL

Former UN chief Boutros Boutros-Ghali dead

Former UN secretary-general Boutros Boutros-Ghali, who led the world body from 1992 to 1996, has died, the UN Security Council announced Tuesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Saudis and Russia agree oil output freeze, Iran still an obstacle ECONOMY

Saudis and Russia agree oil output freeze, Iran still an obstacle

Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed Tuesday to freeze oil output at January levels during a meeting in Doha, HE the Minister of Energy and Industry Dr Mohamed bin Saleh al-Sada said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Saudi minister heads to Doha as Opec diplomacy heats up ARABIA

Saudi minister heads to Doha as Opec diplomacy heats up

Saudi Arabian oil minister Ali al-Naimi was heading to Qatari capital Doha for previously undisclosed talks with his Venezuelan and Qatari counterparts, sources familiar with the meeting told Reuters on Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Saudi, Venezuela talk of OPEC, non-OPEC cooperation ECONOMY

Saudi, Venezuela talk of OPEC, non-OPEC cooperation

Saudi Arabia's oil minister Ali al-Naimi discussed cooperation between OPEC members and other oil producers to stabilise the global oil market with his Venezuelan counterpart on Sunday, state news agency SPA reported.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Oil rises above $35 on dollar, potential producer meeting ECONOMY

Oil rises above $35 on dollar, potential producer meeting

Oil extended a rally above $35 a barrel, adding to the previous session's 7% jump, as support from a weaker dollar offset concern about ample supply and record-high US inventories.

4:45 AM November 25 2016