Berlin - Germany's parliament passed Friday legislation that trims cross-subsidies for the booming solar-power industry while boosting other methods of cutting carbon emissions when generating ele
New Delhi - Life in India's eastern state of West Bengal and southern Andhra Pradesh was disrupted Friday after opposition parties called a daylong shutdown to protest a hike in fuel prices, offic
Vienna - The price for crude oil produced by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) rose only slightly on Thursday, OPEC announced Friday.
Manila - The world's three largest lighting companies on Friday launched a plan to rid the Asian market of shoddy energy-saving lights called compact fluorescent lamps (CFL), which cast a poor lig
New Delhi - Three communist-ruled states in India shut down Thursday to protest the federal government's decision to hike the prices of petrol, diesel fuel and cooking gas, officials said.
