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4 killed in attack on Indian-owned ship in Nigeria

Four persons, including two soldiers, were killed when a ship belonging to an Indian company was attacked by pirates in Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta. The four persons killed, included two......

Indian kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria's oil region

Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped an Indian national in Nigeria's restive oil producing Delta region, the police said on Saturday. The man, who works with a home building and property management......

Gunmen kidnap 3 Indians in Nigeria

Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped three Indians from a residential area in the southern Nigerian oil city Port Harcourt. The Indians' employer was not immediately known. The gunmen blasted the......

Indian engineer on his life in captivity

A petrochemical engineer from Surat in Gujarat who was abducted in Nigeria has said that he was yet to decide whether he will continue to work in that country. "I would like to stay with my family......

Nigeria: 'Kidnapped Indian engineers safe'

The two Indian engineers abducted in Nigeria are safe and may be released soon, the wife of one of them said on Sunday. Lata Kakoty, the wife of kidnapped 32-year-old fire engineer Debashish......

The hurdles in India's quest for oil assets

Egypt: Prize Petroleum, the exploration arm of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd, the country's third largest refiner, is planning to bid for US-based Devon Energy's oil assets in the country. So......

Mittal loses Nigeria refinery bid

Lakshmi Niwas Mittal, who wants to make it big in oil after forming the world's largest steel empire, has lost a bid for taking over Nigeria's biggest oil refinery.Mittal offered lesser than the......

IOC to buy stake in Nigeria refinery

Indian Oil Corporation, the country's largest downstream company, has major plans for Nigeria, the world's eighth largest exporter of crude oil. The Fortune 500 company is in talks with the......

IOC eyes pie in Nigerian refineries

Indian Oil Corporation is keen on acquiring stake in three refineries in Nigeria and is eyeing refinery turnaround jobs in African and West Asian countries."IOC has submitted expression of interest......

PHOTOS: Portugal stumble, France impress in World Cup warm-ups

IMAGE: Olivier Giroud celebrates scoring the first goal for France. Photograph: Charles Platiau/Reuters European champions Portugal spurned a two-goal lead against Tunisia, stumbling to a 2-2......

WC qualifiers: Hong Kong dents China's soccer dream

IMAGE: China's players, left, react as Hong Kong's players celebrate after drawing in their World Cup qualifying match. Photograph: Tyrone Siu/Reuters Hong Kong held China to a nil-nil draw in a......

PHOTOS, World Cup qualifiers: Brazil crush Peru; Romania hold Italy

IMAGE: Brazil's Douglas Costa (left) celebrates a goal against Peru during their 2018 World Cup qualifying match in Salvador on Tuesday. Photograph: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters An inspired......