09/01/2013 | World

US oil production to jump 25 percent by 2014

US crude oil production is expected to rise by the largest amount on record in 2013, the Energy Information Administration said, and is set to soar by almost a quarter over the next two years.

22/02/2013 | Latin America

Brazil's 2014 election campaign gets off to early start

Brazil's 2014 election season got off to an unusually early start this week with the unofficial launch of President Dilma Rousseff's re-election campaign by her mentor and predecessor, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

18/12/2012 | Sports

Far from perfect, but Brazil set fair for World Cup

Brazil has problems like most countries but one that appears to be rapidly disappearing is the notion that it will not be ready to host the World Cup in just over 18 months' time.

05/07/2012 | Sports

Goal line technology approved by rule makers

Goal-line technology to confirm whether or not the ball has crossed the line was approved by world soccer's rule makers, ending a decade of debate and controversy.

11/09/2012 | Sports

Venezuela win, push Paraguay nearer World Cup failure

Striker Salomon Rondon scored twice to give Venezuela a 2-0 away win over Paraguay in the Defensores del Chaco cauldron in a World Cup qualifier.

12/10/2012 | Sports

Brilliant Messi leads Argentina to romp past Uruguay

16/03/2012 | Sports

'We'll be ready for World Cup,' Brazil tells FIFA

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff assured FIFA chief Sepp Blatter the country would be ready to host the 2014 World Cup, easing tensions over the slow pace of preparations for the finals.

19/03/2012 | Sports

Brazil's Teixeira resigns from FIFA leadership

Ricardo Teixeira severed his ties with soccer's international governing body, a week after he resigned as head of the Brazilian Football Confederation and organiser of the 2014 World Cup.

01/06/2012 | Sports

'I haven't decided the team yet'

Argentina's national football team coach Alejandro Sabella could not decide between "giving the chance to an offensive team or balance the midfield" when he was asked about the players' list that will face Ecuador for the South American Qualifiers for Brazil World Cup 2014.

16/02/2012 | Sports

Bebeto joins Brazil World Cup organizing committee

Bebeto, the fleet-footed former striker who helped Brazil win the 1994 World Cup, was appointed to the local committee in charge of organising the 2014 tournament in the South American country.

02/03/2012 | Sports

FIFA in scathing attack on Brazil's 2014 plans

FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke made a scathing attack on Brazil's preparations for the 2014 World Cup on Friday, saying "not a lot is moving" and organisers needed "a kick up the backside".

09/03/2012 | Sports

Blatter to meet Brazilian president Rousseff

FIFA president Sepp Blatter will meet Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff to clear the air after a top official's remarks about the country's slow progress in preparing for the 2014 World Cup caused an uproar.

29/11/2011 | Sports

Ronaldo poised for leading 2014 World Cup role

Former Brazil striker Ronaldo has been invited to take a leading 2014 World Cup role and a formal announcement is expected in the coming days, a local organising committee (LOC) source told the press.

06/12/2011 | Sports

Blatter confirms goal-line technolgy for Brazil 2014

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has revealed that goal-line technology will be introduced for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil to avoid "phantom goals."

16/01/2012 | Sports

FIFA urges Brazil to pass World Cup bill

Brazil had been demanding too much in negotiating the conditions for hosting the 2014 World Cup but a legal dispute should be settled within days, FIFA said.

01/09/2011 | Sports

World Cup workers go on second strike in two weeks

World Cup construction workers at the Maracaná went on strike for the second time in two weeks after elements of a pay accord reached to end the first stoppage were not met, they said.

20/09/2011 | Sports

Construction workers end strike at Brazil's Mineirao

Brazilian construction workers ended a week-long strike at the Mineirao in Belo Horizonte, one of the 2014 World Cup stadiums.

07/10/2011 | Sports

Higuaín hits hat-trick as Argentina thrash Chile

Gonzalo Higuaín scored a hat-trick, while Lionel Messi scored his first goal in a competitive match for Argentina in two and a half years as the hosts crushed Chile 4-1 in their opening 2014 World Cup qualifier on Friday.

13/04/2011 | Sports

Maracana to get new covering, costs to rise to US$629M

Río's famous Maracana stadium was given the go-ahead for a new US$629.3 million improvement as FIFA president Sepp Blatter praised Brazil's 2014 World Cup preparations a week after slamming them.

17/06/2011 | Sports

FIFA bans Belize over gov't interference

FIFA has suspended Belize from international football with immediate effect because of "severe government interference."

30/07/2011 | Sports

World champions Spain face France in World Cup

World champions Spain will face former world champions France in their campaign to qualify for the World Cup finals in Brazil in 2014 following the gala preliminary round draw.

01/03/2013 | Entertainment

Final movie in 'Hobbit' trilogy moves to December 2014

The final installment of "The Hobbit" film trilogy will be released on Dec. 17, 2014, five months later than planned, Warner Bros. said.

28/03/2013 | Entertainment

TV journalist Barbara Walters to retire in 2014

Pioneering journalist Barbara Walters, the first woman to co-anchor a US evening news program, plans to retire in May 2014 after more than five decades as a prominent figure on US television, a source familiar with her plans said.