This flamboyant showman was one of the seminal figures of 21st century oil, in the select company of Vladimir Putin, George Bush, BP's Sir John Browne and the shale gas pioneer George Mitchell. Hugo Chávez created the conditions for the high oil prices at the start of this century. Read Article Venezuela pays high price for oil politics of the Chavismo era
Venezuela's electoral commission announces that new presidential elections will be held on April 14 following Hugo Chavez's death. Sarah Charlton reports. Watch Video Video: Venezuela election race begins
Win an invitation for you and a guest for a celebration of all things decadent to be held at Maison Sez in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, June 26. Win - A night with The National
The Dubai-based graffiti stencil artist Steffi Bow, who has created a life-size artwork of the Lebanese rapper Malikah for an adidas campaign, talks about how picking up a spray can five years ago changed her life.
Dubai's Steffi Bow is a girl with a graffiti habit
The United States and the Afghan government announce they will hold talks with the Taliban in Doha this week aimed at achieving peace in Afghanistan. US to hold peace talks with Taliban
British scientists have discovered a vaccine that creates an immunity to Traveller's Diarrhoea - the global curse with a handful of names, but one certain unpleasant effect. Vaccine set to vanquish Delhi belly
A zoo in Russia is home to a unique animal – the liliger. That's a big cat breed where the father is a lion and the mother is a lion-tiger hybrid, called a liger. In pictures: Lililger cubs in Russia
