Economy & Business
Venezuelan opposition holds rallies for imprisoned leaders
Thousands of Venezuelan opposition sympathizers rallied on Saturday in support of leaders jailed last year in connection with months of violent protests ...Gap between rich and poor widens
The gap between the rich and poor in most of the world\'s advanced economies is at record levels, according to an OECD ...US, Britain fine six top banks nearly $6 bn for forex, Libor abuses
US and British regulators fined six major global banks a total of nearly $6 billion between them Wednesday for rigging the foreign ...Quake-hit Nepal imposes two-month ban on new buildings
Nepal Monday imposed a two-month moratorium on the start of new building projects and limited current construction to two storeys after recent ...U.S., China clash over disputed South China Sea
The United States and China clashed over a territorial dispute in the South China Sea on Saturday, as China\'s foreign minister asserted ...Honda recalls 5 million cars as airbag woes spread
Honda Motor Co. recalled an additional 4.89 million vehicles around the world Thursday for a new type of problem in Takata air ...Peru on alert for moderate El Nino this year
Peru is bracing for a moderate El Nino weather event in coming months, with warming sea temperatures threatening to set the stage ...Nepali troops search for U.S. Marines chopper in rivers
The Nepali army has been told a missing U.S. Marines helicopter with eight on board may have come down in a river ...North Korea executes defense chief with an anti-aircraft gun
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un had his defence minister executed with anti-aircraft fire for insubordination and dozing off during a formal military ...Nepal earthquake survivors turn to rebuilding homes and lives
Six years ago, Paru Shrestha\'s family tore down their old home in the Nepali town of Sankhu and replaced it with a ...