With Islamic finance a $1trn industry globally and expected by ratings agency Moody’s to reach $5trn in time, students of sharia have more opportunities than before to take their skills beyond the mosque doors and into the boardroom

The New Economy discusses the ins and outs of the insolvency and restructuring market in Mexico with one of the most prolific and efficient firms in the country, Oscos Abogados.

Companies that sell complicated genetic tests directly to consumers may be putting people at risk, a top US health official has announced. Without a doctor’s guidance, consumers might choose to stop taking heart medications or skip routine breast cancer screening based on the results of tests that might not be accurate, said Dr Jeffrey Shuren, […]

Bulgaria’s farm minister has announced that the government would not allow GM food in shops but stopped short of saying whether Sofia would declare the Balkan country GM-free

Gordon McCauley, CEO and President of Allon Therapeutics, discusses the important quest for an effective drug combating neuro-degenerative diseases, and the successes developing their drug davunetide [8m 08secs]

Internet companies and civil liberty groups have voiced alarm over a proposed Italian law which would make online service providers responsible for their audiovisual content and copyright infringements by users.

Stefan Engelhart, Head of Industry Business Unit at SAP AG, talks about the challenges and opporunities represented by smart grids – an intelligent infrastructure designed to balance energy supply and demand (7m, 36secs)

A major medical landmark has been reached as stem cell technology and precision gene therapy have been successfully fused in humans for the first time. The breakthrough could lead to a cure allowing sufferers of genetic diseases to be treated with their own cells.

Google Inc argued in a staunch and eloquent brief that an agreement reached with the Authors Guild to digitise millions of books was legal and a contribution to human knowledge

A run-down court building that also houses the local casino in this Amazon jungle town is the unlikely venue for the largest environmental damages lawsuit ever tried

Flikr founder Stewart Butterfield on continuing to innovate (1min, 36secs)

The diamond industry, under scrutiny after supermodel Naomi Campbell’s war crimes testimony and a crisis in Zimbabwe, must take decisive measures to avoid a potential return of conflict diamonds, campaigners say