Iran said Thursday its forces attempted to intercept an oil tanker it alleged had been involved in a collision, after the US Navy accused its Iranian rivals of trying to seize the vessel.The US military said on Wednesday that it had blocked two attem...

By AFP The death toll from an oil tanker fire in Afghanistan's high-altitude Salang Pass tunnel has risen to 31, an official said Monday, with dozens more suffering burn injuries.The incident occurred late Saturday in Parwan province, north of Kabul,...

The United Nations is launching a crowd-funding campaign for an operation intended to prevent an ageing Yemeni oil tanker from unleashing a potentially catastrophic spill in the Red Sea, a senior official said Monday."We hope to raise $5 million by t...