Set against the looming construction cranes and gleaming plastic roofs of the newly built factories, the last remaining fishing village in Jakarta Bay looks increasingly out of place.

Edible birds' nests are the handiwork of the swiftlet, a small bird found mostly in Southeast Asia that builds its nests from its saliva. Bird's-nest soup is an expensive delicacy served across the Chinese-speaking world.

For 13 years Royal Dutch Shell has stalled a trial at which it is accused of conspiracy to bring about the conviction and execution of Ogoni leader Ken Saro-Wiwa and 8 associates ; colluding with military to commit human rights abuses in Niger Delta

Vaccines from Roche, which sells Tamiflu, and GSK, maker of Relenza, have been shown to work against viral samples of the new disease. The drugs were also used to help protect against outbreaks of bird flu in Asia, providing windfall profits for the

CORRECTED LINK-Pharmaceutical stocks are expected to rise on Monday morning, after Roche and GlaxoSmithKline said they may need to supply millions of vaccine doses to help protect against the swine flu that has killed up to 81 people in Mexico.

The swine flu gave Wall Street a reason to turn cautious. The Dow Jones industrial average gave up a midday recovery and retreated about 0.6 percent Monday as the swine flu's death count in Mexico grew to about 150 people from 100. There have been

We are in debt. We can't pay off the debt. We stop buying stuff in order to save money in order to pay off our debt. Isn't that the natural order of things? Why is everybody so gung ho these days to go even further into debt.

Why did we move away from using gold to guarantee our money anyway? These are daunting questions without easy answers. But if you're interested, here are 25 places that you can go to find out a little more about the rise and fall of the gold standard.

If you are looking for the most expensive cars in the world, this list will introduce you to the best of the best. Just hold your breath and watch them rolling.

Banks are either unable or unwilling to disclose how they are spending billions in aid. It is something any bank would demand to know before handing out a loan: Where is the money going?