Vice President Dick Cheney’s energy task force is scheduled to release its report this Thursday, May 17. For an advance story or for the most accurate and comprehensive post-release interpretation, t…

While some experts fault demand increases for record-high oil prices, others say production and market issues reflect price hikes are more complicated.

Political volatility among the world’s leading oil producers suggests deeper causes for recent price spikes.

Amid political uncertainty in Bangkok, a violent insurgency continues in the country’s majority Malay Muslim provinces in the south, with no possible settlement in sight.