Rafael Ramirez

Venezuela's former oil czar, Rafael Ramirez, has been named the nation's envoy to the United Nations.

The oil market received further support from news US private employers added 230,000 jobs in October, the highest total since June and exceeding economists' expectations, a report from a payrolls processor showed on Wednesday.

The 26-year-old has been linked with a move to Spanish giants Real Madrid as well the English Premier League, but Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis intervened during Friday's press conference to scotch rumours of Cavani moving to England.

A large gas explosion shook Venezuela's biggest refinery, the 645,000-barrels-per-day Amuay facility, killing 19 people before dawn on Saturday, officials said.

OPEC agreed to an oil production ceiling of 30 million barrels per day, Venezuelan Minister Rafael Ramirez said

Speculation that Hugo Chavez could be suffering from a serious illness is putting attention on a predicament for the president's allies: It's unclear who could step forward if he had to step down.Few Venezuelans are talking publicly about the possibility of Chavez leaving office, partly because top government officials and close relatives have repe...

Marin Cilic became the first seeded player to be eliminated from the French Open, losing to Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo of Spain 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-4 Sunday in the first round.

Venezuela's former oil czar, Rafael Ramirez, has been named the nation's envoy to the United Nations.

The oil market received further support from news US private employers added 230,000 jobs in October, the highest total since June and exceeding economists' expectations, a report from a payrolls processor showed on Wednesday.

The 26-year-old has been linked with a move to Spanish giants Real Madrid as well the English Premier League, but Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis intervened during Friday's press conference to scotch rumours of Cavani moving to England.

A large gas explosion shook Venezuela's biggest refinery, the 645,000-barrels-per-day Amuay facility, killing 19 people before dawn on Saturday, officials said.

OPEC agreed to an oil production ceiling of 30 million barrels per day, Venezuelan Minister Rafael Ramirez said

Speculation that Hugo Chavez could be suffering from a serious illness is putting attention on a predicament for the president's allies: It's unclear who could step forward if he had to step down.Few Venezuelans are talking publicly about the possibility of Chavez leaving office, partly because top government officials and close relatives have repe...

Marin Cilic became the first seeded player to be eliminated from the French Open, losing to Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo of Spain 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-4 Sunday in the first round.