Anadolu Agency questioned Luis Pacheco, a nonresident fellow of the Rice University's Baker Institute, on Venezuela's energy sector, its economy and politics. Pacheco has more than 35 years of experience in the energy industry, including 17 years at Venezuela’s national oil company PDVSA...

Asian markets mostly rose Thursday as regional investors began to return from their Lunar New Year break, though Tokyo edged lower after a negative lead from Wall Street. Most trading floors have reopened but business remains light, with Hong Kong and Shanghai still closed, while focus...

Australian flag carrier Qantas on Thursday confirmed it would not take up eight Airbus A380s already ordered -- the latest blow for the European airspace firm. In a statement, Sydney-based Qantas said it would focus instead on refurbishing its existing 12 Airbus super-jumbo planes....

Brazil's aircraft maker Embraer said Wednesday it has finalized a contract to sell 12 light attack aircraft to Nigeria's air force, which is fighting an insurgency by Boko Haram jihadists. Embraer's military aircraft division said in a statement it and a partner firm making electronic...