India cuts Iran oil imports 42 percent takes Venezuelan other crudes

General Sources - Monday 17th June, 2013

By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India cut its Iranian oil imports by more than 40 percent in the first five months of the year, replacing the crude with shipments from Venezuela, Iraq and Oman, and pushing Iran down four places to seventh among its suppliers. India's imports of Iranian oil for May dropped 12.2 percent from a year ago to 213,500 barrels per day (bpd), tanker arrival ...

OAS Signs Agreement to Provide Greater Transparency to Parliaments of the Americas

OAS - Monday 17th June, 2013

June 17, 2013 The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Foundation for Documentation Sciences (FCD) of Spain signed a memorandum of understanding that seeks to promote the strengthening of the management of legislatures in the region, through actions that promote transparency, access to public information and citizen participation. The Secretary General of the OAS, José ...

Pope talks about crime drugs poverty with new Venezuelan leader

General Sources - Monday 17th June, 2013

Vatican City (dpa) - Pope Francis on Monday spoke about the fight against drug trafficking, as well as poverty and crime, as he welcomed at the Vatican the new President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro.Maduro succeeded Hugo Chavez, who ruled for 14 years, narrowly beating opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in disputed elections in April.Francis and Maduro "dwelled on ...