A Dutch appeals court has upheld the fraud conviction of a man who sold horse meat labelled as Halal beef to two French traders, but reduced his punishment to a six-month suspended sentence and a €50,000 (Dh240,000) fine. Read Article Dutch trader fined for selling horse meat as 'halal beef'
For entrepreneurs around the world, the online masses are becoming an attractive and feasible source of funding. But as the trend takes root, a knotty question arises: what protections are there for the earnest investors in crowdfunding? Read Article More and more people are putting their money where their mouse is
More than 200,000 people marched across the country to vent their anger at the government's lavish spending in demonstrations which were initially triggered by a rise in bus fares. Brazil hit by largest protests in 20 years
The Saudi prince currently developing the world's tallest tower has invited the Dubai developer Emaar to help to develop an even higher building - a mile high - in one of the world's largest cities. Going for a mile-high building
