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News Feed Latest worldwide news ArtsBeat The Lit Sets Day in the Sun Authors, publishers and readers came together Sunday for the eighth annual Brooklyn Book Festival. Death toll from earthquake in Pakistan rises to 327 QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - The death toll from a powerful earthquake in southwest Pakistan rose to 327 on Wednesday after hundreds of mud houses collapsed on residents throughout the remote and thinly populated area, local officials said. Currents | Lighting Soaked, Not Welded OverNight lamps are made of stained glass panels immersed in a copper plating bath. Guangzhou moves on labor camps China's third-largest city Guangzhou -- capital of China's richest and most progressive province Guangdong -- has announced it has taken the first concrete steps in unbolting the country's often reviled "Re-education Through Labor" (RTL) system. India Ink Ahead of India-Pakistan Talks, Militants Kill as Many as 12 in Indian-Controlled Kashmir Three men dressed in Indian Army uniforms attacked a police station and an army base, officials said, just days before a planned meeting between leaders of India and Pakistan. Singapore Looks Below for More Room The city-state is looking at the possibility of an Underground Science City containing 40 interconnected caverns for data centers and research labs. Frugal Traveler With Age Comes (Some) Discounts For older travelers, some advice for sorting through the sometimes confusing world of discounts overseas. Boeing QF-16 completes first pilotless flight Sept 25 - Two U.S. Air Force test pilots in a ground control station remotely fly an F-16 jet modified to be an aerial target. Jillian Kitchener reports. Backstrom Stops 33 Shots; Wild Beats Blues 3-1 Niklas Backstrom made 33 saves and the Minnesota Wild beat the St. Louis Blues 3-1 Wednesday night in an exhibition game. IOC says Sochi set for Games, Russian anti-gay law not a barrier SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee said on Thursday it had assessed that a Russian law banning "gay propaganda" does not violate its charter and the city of Sochi would be ready to host the 2014 Winter Games. Well Ask Well Sleep or Exercise? The Phys Ed columnist Gretchen Reynolds responds to readers questions about fitness. 'Special One' or stage villain? Jose Mourinho needs love. He pretends that he doesn't. He acts tough, reveling in the role of stage villain. But the bad guys need love too and the Portuguese football coach, quite possibly the most entertainingly controversial character in world sport, is no exception. Meet Channel Tunnel's midnight moles It's approaching midnight at the bottom of the English Channel and a team of eager "tunnel moles" stands poised for a busy night's work. Europe's economic winds of change What a difference a year makes. Last year, delegates at the Ambrosetti Forum in Italy had a lot to contend with. The economic crisis was in full bloom and they had urgent concerns Dream Beat Mystics 63-45 to Even Series Angel McCoughtry scored 20 points as a controlling first half and dominant fourth quarter led the Atlanta Dream to a 63-45 victory over the Washington Mystics on Saturday night, evening their Eastern Conference semifinals series. UPDATE 1-G4S and France's Oberthur bid for BoE banknote contract - source LONDON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - G4S, the world's biggest security firm, will team up with French group Oberthur Technologies to bid for a 1 billion pound ($1.61 billion) contract to supply Britain's next wave of banknotes, a source familiar with the situation said. C. Gordon Fullerton, Early Space Shuttle Pilot, Dies at 76 A pilot who tested 130 different types of aircraft for the Air Force and NASA, and flew two shuttle missions, as the commander on the Challenger and one of two pilots on the Columbia. Movie Review Muscle Shoals, Directed by Greg Camalier The documentary Muscle Shoals looks at a studio where musicians including Aretha Franklin, Percy Sledge and the Rolling Stones recorded hit songs. Ted Cruz's all-nighter in 60 seconds Senator Ted Cruz pulls an all nighter - though not technically a filibuster - to focus attention on GOP conservatives' bid to "defund" President Obama's signature health care law. Canada shifts debt-reduction burden to provinces -budget officer OTTAWA, Sept 26 (Reuters) - A move by Canada's federal government to offload some healthcare costs onto the country's provinces will leave provincial governments facing ballooning debt unless they... 6 arrested in official's death The drowning of an official during interrogation prompts questions about how far Chinese investigators will go. Lee handed 12-year ban for match-fixing LONDON (Reuters) - British snooker player Stephen Lee was handed a 12-year ban for match-fixing on Wednesday that will effectively end his top level career in the game. Soros dumps US Airways, Tiger Consumer likes Facebook NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire investor George Soros dumped 7.85 million shares of US Airways Group Inc in the second quarter, a regulatory filing on Wednesday showed. Balotelli Gets Three-Match Ban for Red Card Mario Balotelli was barred for three games on Monday after a confrontation with the referee after A.C. Milans loss to Napoli on Sunday. Tee off at world's most extreme golf courses From Greenland to Afghanistan to Bolivia playing golf in some of the world's wildest, most beautiful and most dangerous places. Liberia's Charles Taylor loses appeal against war crimes conviction Sept. 26 - Former Liberian President Charles Taylor loses his appeal against a war-crimes conviction for encouraging rebels in neighboring Sierra Leone during its civil war. Mana Rabiee reports. Music, at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum The exhibition Music, at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Connecticut, lets five visual artists engage with another form. EBay to bolster PayPal business with $800 mln acquisition Sept 26 (Reuters) - EBay Inc said it would buy payment platform Braintree for about $800 million in cash to add to its PayPal business. Bonita Spence, a Referee Who Had a Cheering Section, Dies at 52 Well known in the world of basketball, Ms. Spence also worked as an investigator in the public defenders office in Newark, N.J. Bits Blog Twitter Adds CBS to Its Stable of Big Advertising Partners As the social network is trying to show sustained revenue growth, CBS and other broadcasters can pair video clips with ads and distribute them on the service. Steal My Vacation Norma Kamalis Provence The designer always returns to Provence because of the quality of its olive oil, which she considers the best in the world. Heres her take on getting a taste of the region. Tech Giants Fear Spread of Patent Wars to Europe After spending hundreds of millions of dollars in the United States to defend patent-infringement lawsuits, the companies worry that Europe could become a similar battleground. You're the Boss Blog I Did Not Want to Raise My Prices It took a personal bankruptcy to get David Geslak, founder of the Exercise Connection, to change his mind about his prices. White House shoots down idea of device tax repeal in funding bill WASHINGTON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - The White House would not agree to repealing a medical device tax as part of a stop-gap bill to continue funding the government past Sept. 30, White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Thursday. Bulldog carves across Peru's streets on skateboard Sept. 19 - Skateboarding bulldog wins hearts and minds in Peru and beyond. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). 'Breaking Bad' creator's deal Just two weeks after plans were announced for a "Breaking Bad" spinoff, series creator Vince Gilligan has inked a deal to create another TV show. The Sun That Did Not Roar The Sun appears to slack off at the height of the solar cycle, the solar maximum, usually a time of roiling activity as the stars magnetic fields reverse. RPT-Larry Ellison glows under shine of America's Cup SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 25 (Reuters) - For Larry Ellison, the only thing better than winning the America's Cup is winning it against all odds. Selfless act paying off for Boston homeless man BOSTON (Reuters) - More than $68,000 in donations have poured in from people around the country for a Boston homeless man who turned over to police a backpack stuffed with cash that he had found outside a shopping mall. India skin-coloring controversy The new Miss America brings the debate over skin coloring to India. CNN's Mallika Kapur reports.

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