Hassan al-Kubaisi considers it a gift from above that drivers in oil- and gas-rich Qatar only have to pay $1 per gallon at the pump. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron has proposed scrapping rent subsidies for Britons under age 25, in a newspaper interview on Sunday that may heighten tension with his Conservative Party's Liberal Democrat coalition partners. Requi... [Full Article]
India's Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the government to scrap subsidised travel for tens of thousands of Muslims on the annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
Arab countries are wasting tens of billions of dollars on subsidies for petrol and energy but dare not roll them back for fear of a political backlash, a UN report said. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
(AFP/Getty Images/File) - A farmer plants corn in Luxemburg, Iowa. US ethanol subsidies pushed up corn prices as much as 17 percent in 2011, according to a study released Wednesday at a time when Washington's policies on biofuels are coming under... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - A farmer blows a whistle during a protest demanding state subsidies in front of government's headquarters in Bucharest, May 11, 2010. Romanian unions threatened a wave of strikes which could cripple hospitals, schools and public trans... [Full Article]