Economy & Business
Venezuela scraps half-hour time difference set by Chavez
Venezuela on Friday reversed a half-hour time change that was one of the signature measures of former president Hugo Chavez\'s idiosyncratic 14-year ...Panama police raid law firm at centre of tax leaks scandal
Police raided the headquarters of the Panama law firm whose leaked documents have unleashed a global scandal over how the world\'s elite ...European Union requires visas for US and Canadian citizens
Well, it might not be as easy as you think because the European Union (EU) is currently considering requiring U.S. citizens and ...Dubai to build tower taller than Burj Khalifa
Dubai plans to build a tower that will stand higher than its Burj Khalifa, currently the world\'s tallest skyscraper, property developer Emaar ...Ex-Argentine President Fernandez charged with money laundering
Cristina Fernandez, who stepped down as president of Argentina in December after eight years in office, has been charged by a prosecutor ...Venezuela decrees Fridays a holiday to ease energy crisis
Venezuela\'s President Nicolas Maduro has decreed that all Fridays for the next two months will be holidays, in a bid to save ...Panama will form commission to review financial practices
Panama said on Wednesday it would form an independent commission to review the country\'s financial practices following the leak of information from ...Iceland Prime Minister quits over Panama Papers tax haven scandal
Iceland\'s prime minister resigned Tuesday, becoming the first political victim of a mushrooming worldwide scandal over hidden offshore financial dealings exposed in ...Massive Panama leak shows how world leader hide their money
Close aides of Russian president Vladimir Putin are among those whose assets feature in a vast expose of tax havens published Sunday ...U.N. audit identifies serious lapses linked to alleged bribery
The United Nations\' internal investigations office has uncovered serious lapses and due-diligence failures in the world body\'s interaction with organizations tied to ...