SAO PAULO, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- The theft of laptops and computer hard drives belonging to Brazilian oil company Petrobras has been labeled industrial espionage, it was reported Thursday.

MIAMI, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- With Fidel Castro deciding to not pursue another term in office, Cuba will become the focus of a regional tug-of-war over its oil and ethanol sectors, experts say.

BRUSSELS, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- France to hold live competition for APV replacement program; Britain and India to cooperate on anti-landmine vehicles; Sarkozy announces sale of defense equipment to Brazil; Nexter refuses to go down in U.K. FRES program

SAINT-GEORGES, French Guiana, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- The French government will help Brazil boost its military by helping the Amazonian nation build fighter jets and submarines, it was reported Wednesday.

HAVANA, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro said Wednesday he is not well enough to address voters in the country's upcoming elections.

MIAMI, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Brazil has signed a deal with Cuba to begin exploring its potentially oil-rich waters in the Gulf of Mexico in exchange for a multimillion-dollar aid program.

HAVANA, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Brazil's president says he thinks Fidel Castro has regained his health and will retake his place as leader of Cuba before long.

MIAMI, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Venezuela's decision to assume majority control of its lucrative oil and gas industry dominated headlines in Latin American energy news in 2007, with leftist President Hugo Chavez taking a hard-line stance against companies unwilling to agree to new terms.

MIAMI, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Brazil's Tupi oil field -- estimated to contain as much as 8 billion barrels of oil -- could quite possibly have an even bigger deposit right next to it, experts said this week.