Economy & Business
Nepal turns to China for fuel after India restricts supply
Fuel-starved Nepal has signed an agreement with China to provide gasoline, diesel and cooking gas, after India restricted its supplies as a ...Deaton wins economics Nobel Prize for work on consumption, poverty
Economist Angus Deaton has won the 2015 economics Nobel Prize for his work on consumption, poverty and welfare that has helped governments ...Russia resumes gas supplies to Ukraine
Russia\'s gas monopoly Gazprom resumed supplies to Ukraine Monday, in a development that will help the country meet its energy needs through ...Switzerland bans sale of Volkswagen cars
Swiss authorities said Friday they had temporarily banned the sale of new Volkswagen brand diesel-engine models potentially equipped with software capable of ...Saudi prince facing sex assault charge in Los Angeles
A Saudi prince has been arrested in Los Angeles for allegedly trying to force a woman to perform oral sex on him ...Volkswagen CEO steps down, takes responsibility for scandal
Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn resigned Wednesday over a pollution cheating scandal that has sparked a US criminal investigation and worldwide legal ...Volkswagen admits 11 million vehicles involved in emissions scandal
German auto giant Volkswagen revealed on Tuesday that 11 million of its diesel cars worldwide are equipped with devices that can cheat ...Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.7 mn vehicles, mostly in US
Fiat Chrysler\'s US arm announced Thursday the recall of more than 1.7 million cars and trucks on Thursday for problems including air ...Norway hotel tycoon offers 5,000 hotel nights to refugees
A Norwegian billionaire who made his fortune in the hotel business offered on Tuesday 5,000 nights in his hotel chain to refugees ...US unemployment falls to 5.1%, lowest since April 2008
The US unemployment rate fell to 5.1 percent in August, the lowest since early 2008, as the economy motored steadily ahead despite ...