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News Feed Latest worldwide news Markets Slump Despite Some Positive Reports Wall Street drifted lower on Thursday, despite upbeat reports on the German and British economies, and a positive earnings report from Facebook. BHP Billiton sees profit in copper despite prices -Chilean paper SANTIAGO, July 28 (Reuters) - BHP Billiton , the world's largest miner, is betting on strong returns from the copper business even though the price of the metal is unlikely to rise in the near term,... Sports Briefing | Soccer Guardiola and Bayern Munich Beat Barcelona Bayern Munich defeated Barcelona, 2-0, in a preseason friendly that pitted Pep Guardiolas new side against his former team. Snedeker Takes Canadian Open Lead Brandt Snedeker was on seventh tee when he noticed something wasn't quite right. Media Decoder Outcry Against a Tooth Fairy Web Site The Real Tooth Fairies site raised the ire of the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood for commercializing a rite of passage. Will real Shinzo Abe emerge? The political gridlock that has impeded progress on Japan's myriad policy challenges may be broken at long last. David to Get Fewer Cracks at Goliath College football's Davids will get fewer chances to knock off the Goliaths in the coming years. Pierre-Paul, Free of Back Pain, Is Taking a Cautious Approach Jason Pierre-Paul, who had surgery to repair a herniated disk in the off-season, said the continual pain he had felt was gone. His status for the season opener, however, remained uncertain. N.F.L. Roundup N.F.L. Will Collect Blood Samples From Players The samples will help create a benchmark for testing the players for human growth hormone, if the N.F.L. and the players union can agree on a plan. Zynga checks out of real-money gaming; investors flee July 26 (Reuters) - Zynga Inc shares are set to open 19 percent lower on Friday after the maker of "FarmVille" said it would abandon plans for real-money gaming in the United States, prompting at... Private bank clients urged to avoid U.S. securities GENEVA (Reuters) - Some Swiss bankers are advising clients to steer clear of U.S. securities ahead of a new law that would tax people with over $50,000 invested in stocks or bonds of U.S. companies... Hampton Reaches Quarterfinal at Stanford Jamie Hampton took a few walks around the Stanford campus during the week, biding her time until she could get back on the court. A two-hour match helped her get right back into rhythm. 1,200 escape from Benghazi prison Libyan authorities are trying to round up 1,200 inmates who spilled out of a Benghazi prison. News Analysis Grumbling All Around After Solar Panel Deal The case of Chinas solar panel dispute underscores the difficulties of hammering out trade accords in a global marketplace, when even parties on the same side of the table may have conflicting goals and agendas. You're the Boss The I.R.S. Interprets the Employer Mandate, and Businesses Have Questions The biggest issue in interpreting the new health care law appears to involve how a company determines whether employees whose hours fluctuate must be offered insurance. 'Record' tourists at N Korea games Acrobats, dancers and singers -- under normal circumstances, a festival featuring such tried and true attractions might not send you rushing to the Internet to book travel. Langer, Wiebe Set for Monday Finish in Sr. British Bernhard Langer and Mark Wiebe were tied after two playoff holes Sunday night in the storm-delayed Senior British Open when darkness suspended play at Royal Birkdale. U.S. court rejects firm's challenge to Obamacare contraception mandate (Reuters) - A divided federal appeals court on Friday rejected a Pennsylvania cabinet maker's religion-based challenge to the 2010 healthcare law's requirement that larger companies provide workers with health insurance covering birth control. Then Beats Abe to Win U.S. Girls Junior Gabriella Then won the United States Girls Junior, spoiling Lakareber Abes bid to become the first black female individual champion in United States Golf Association history. Tino Martinez Resigns as Marlins Hitting Coach Tino Martinez resigned as the Miami Marlins' hitting coach hours after complaints by players that he verbally abused them became public. RPT-Publicis, Omnicom to merge to create ad giant PARIS, July 28 (Reuters) - Publicis and Omnicom unveiled plans to merge the French and U.S. companies on Sunday to create the world's biggest advertising group, worth $35.1 billion. Australia's great white avenger Adam Scott -- the lanky, easy-going 32-year-old golfer who made history by becoming the first Australian to win the U.S. Masters -- not only has to contend with national hero status at home but also the role of golf's latest sex symbol. Ruling Party Wins Narrowly in Cambodian Vote The prime minister had faced an opposition riding a wave of disenchantment with his 28 years in power. North Korea heralds 60th anniversary of war 'victory' with massive parade PYONGYANG (Reuters) - North Korea celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Korean War truce on Saturday with a massive military parade trumpeting the revolutionary genius of three generations of leaders that gave it "Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War". The Media Equation TV Foresees Its Future. Netflix Is There. Netflix has given a good shaking to the settled world of television it has provided its own series, streamed them over the Internet and made them available all at once everywhere. Boeing asks airlines to inspect Honeywell emergency beacons PARIS (Reuters) - Boeing said it had asked airlines using Honeywell fixed emergency beacons to inspect the devices on most of its worldwide fleet to gather data for regulators following a recent fire on board a parked 787 Dreamliner. T Magazine Listen Up | The Strange Soul Circus of King Khan and the Shrines Exclusive T hosts the premiere of the bizarro stop-motion music video for outr Berlin-based garage band. The Boss Joel Peresman, Drawn to the Music At the age of 6, Joel Peresman saved 63 cents to buy his first single record. Now he is C.E.O. of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. Gandolfini TV pilot not likely to air, "Sharknado" is back July 26 - The latest celebrity and entertainment headlines including Gandolfini's new TV show unlikely to air, another Pussy Riot member loses appeal and "Sharknado" is back. Lindsay Claiborn reports. Canadians paying coffee forward What's in the coffee in Canada? Apparently something that's making a few folks pretty generous. Baseball Hall Doors Open for White, Ruppert, O'Day The rain, the gloom, the small gathering of fans didn't matter. Federer's return to Gstaad cut short Roger Federer's first appearance in Gstaad for nine years lasts just over an hour as the former World No.1 makes an untimely exit to Germany's Daniel Brands. Banks line up for slice of Deutsche hybrid business * Regulatory hurdles to stall issuance for minimum 6 weeks India's Wipro signals demand pick-up after profit rise BANGALORE (Reuters) - Wipro, India's third-largest software services exporter, sounded upbeat about demand for its outsourcing services, after posting an 11 percent rise in quarterly net profit helped by an increase in large contracts. Battle of the sexes -- on four legs Horse racing is one of the only sports in the world where men and women compete against each other. UPDATE 1-U.N. and Syria say chemical arms talks were 'productive' BEIRUT, July 27 (Reuters) - The United Nations and Syria said on Saturday that negotiations between Damascus and the U.N. chemical weapons investigator were "productive", but did not say if his team would be allowed to probe allegations that such weapons had been used in the country's civil war. Phil Woosnam, Pioneer of North American Soccer, Dies at 80 Mr. Woosnam played professionally in Britain before becoming the commissioner of the North American Soccer League. Your First Dance Crush Times readers share the inspiration that made them devote their lives or careers to dance. Massive California wildfire sparked by faulty electrical gear LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Faulty electrical equipment sparked the 10-day-old forest fire that had threatened the scenic mountain resort of Idyllwild in Southern California before cooler, rainy weather helped crews largely subdue the blaze, fire authorities said on Thursday. Virginia Johnson, Widely Published Collaborator in Sex Research, Dies at 88 Ms. Johnson and William H. Masters helped make the frank discussion of sex in postwar America possible if not downright acceptable.

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