Doug went to the gas station. Can I have a job? he asked. The owner said, Maybe you can have a job. Can you count money? Can you put gas in a car? Yes, said Doug. I can count money. I can put gas in a car. So, can I have a job? There is just one prob...
Russia and Ukraine have resumed the flow of natural gas to Europe, ending a mid-winter standoff that left millions of consumers on the continent without heat or power during 13 days of bitter cold. An official at a metering station owned by Russia's...
Russia is proposing a summit of all countries involved in the current gas dispute between Moscow and Kyiv. The proposal comes a week after Moscow halted deliveries of Russian gas through a Ukrainian pipeline that supplies much of Europe. Russian PM...
The delivery of Russian natural gas is expected to resume Tuesday morning after Ukraine, Russia and the European Union signed a protocol allowing observers to monitor pipelines that transport the fuel across Ukraine. Moscow and Kyiv came to an agree...
The European Uninion efforts to resolve a bitter gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine foundered on Thursday when Russia reportedly refused to agree to a EU proposal to send independent monitors to check Russia's gas flow through Ukraine. Moscow's...
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has approved a halt to all deliveries of Russian natural gas to Ukraine. Earlier, Ukraine shut all four of its pipelines that ship the fuel to Europe. Vladimir Putin Prime Minister Putin's go-ahead to stop gas shipments...
Ukraine and Russia are expressing concern about their image as reliable gas suppliers amid growing gas shortages in Europe, for which Moscow and Kyiv are blaming each other. European officials warn of a crisis across region as a dispute between Russ...
Russia has stopped delivery of natural gas to Ukraine after the failure of last minute talks to reach agreement on a price for 2009. Both sides offer assurances that gas will continue to transit from Russia through pipelines in Ukraine to consumers...
By Deborah Block Washington 13 May 2008 As the price of gasoline continues to rise in the U.S., more Americans are buying smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles. Others are holding on to their big cars, in hopes that gas prices will eventually go down...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 02 April 2008 Israel is strengthening security on its home front in a sign of war jitters. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, Israel is casting a wary eye toward Iran. Israel's security Cabinet has decide...