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News Feed Latest worldwide news A World Cup Qualifier Is a Hostage to History Hungary will play at Romania on Friday in a critical 2014 World Cup qualifier for both teams against a politically charged backdrop and amid rising tensions between the nations. Ask Well Is It Better to Bike or Run? The Phys Ed columnist Gretchen Reynolds answers readers questions on fitness. BRICs will suffer from QE rollback - World Bank June 19 - As quantitative easing slows, developing countries will struggle to access capital, warns World Bank President Jim Yong Kim at a newsmaker event in London. Jolie Among 4 Recipients of Honorary Oscars Angelina Jolie will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award; the actors Angela Lansbury and Steve Martin and the costume designer Piero Tosi will receive Governors Awards this fall. Rockwell Medical's iron deficiency drug succeeds in final study (Reuters) - Rockwell Medical Inc said its lead experimental drug met the main goal of improving hemoglobin levels in its final late-stage trial among adult patients with chronic kidney disease. Darkest before dawn Why some foreign investors are buying India MUMBAI (Reuters) - Newspaper headlines spew doom and gloom about India. Analysts are topping each other with ever-more-dire pronouncements on the country's prospects. And yet some foreign investors are not only ignoring the warnings, they are buying more shares. Phys Ed What to Do if Your Child Tears an A.C.L. When my 16-year-old son wracked his knee this summer, tearing his anterior cruciate ligament and other structures in the terrible triad, I learned many lessons I could have spent my parenthood happily not learning. UPDATE 1-Snam talks to buy TAG gas pipeline under way - sources * Snam previously said TAG would be good fit (Recasts lead, adds detail, background) Sports Briefing | Basketball Spain Cruises in European Basketball Opener Spain limited Croatia to 3 points in the final quarter as it began its bid for a third straight European basketball title with a 68-40 victory in Celje, Slovenia. Straight Sets What to Watch at the U.S. Open on Thursday Thursdays schedule features two mens quarterfinals Andy Murray versus Stanislas Wawrinka and Novak Djokovic versus Mikhail Youzhny. T Magazine Perfect Pairing | Two It Girls, Palling Around in Paris To celebrate the return of the classic Virgule heel, the 21-year-old model Atlanta de Cadenet Taylor and the 19-year-old photographer Olivia Bee spent two days getting silly by the Seine. Here, they share their stories. China Plans Its First Unmanned Moon Landing This Year The mission, due by the end of 2013, will be the countrys first soft landing on an extraterrestrial body, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Disagreement on targets preceded Zurich CFO's suicide ZURICH (Reuters) - On August 14, Zurich Insurance chairman Josef Ackermann received financial chief Pierre Wauthier and head of investor relations James Quin at his office overlooking Lake Zurich to finalize the company's second-quarter results, due for release the next day. The most fashionable get feted in London Michael Douglas, Elton John, Emma Watson and Lou Reed all walk away with awards at this year's GQ Man of the Year. Rollo Ross reports. Thirteen New England patients possibly exposed to fatal brain disease BOSTON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Thirteen people who recently underwent neurosurgery in Massachusetts and New Hampshire may have been exposed to a rare and fatal brain condition similar to "mad cow"... Critics Notebook That 40s Pas de Deux? You Can Still Catch It The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts holds seldom-seem dance treasures in its archives. Brazil tries to elude NSA with new cables, satellite BRASILIA, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Can any government escape the prying eyes of the U.S. National Security Agency? Brazil is going to try. Restaurants Opening Soon in New York Familiar names take on new roles and some old favorite spots reopen after refurbishing. N.S.A. Foils Much Internet Encryption The National Security Agency has secretly circumvented or cracked much of the digital scrambling that protects global commerce, e-mails, phone calls, medical records and Web searches. U.S. moves to expand business RD tax break WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Think you have a new way of making wine? There could be research tax breaks for that. Ming Dynasty bowl valued at over $10 million set to hit the auction bloc August 28 - A rare blue and white Ming bowl from the Chenghua period valued in excess of $10 million U.S. dollars looks set to break records at auction next month. Sharon Reich reports. N.S.A. Foils Much Internet Encryption The National Security Agency has secretly circumvented or cracked much of the digital scrambling that protects global commerce, e-mails, phone calls, medical records and Web searches. "Most Wanted" app brings gamers into hunt for suspects July 5 - Police in Warsaw have come up with an innovative way to enlist the public in their hunt for wanted criminal suspects, by incorporating a rogue's gallery of faces as part of a smartphone app which tests players' memory for faces. Jim Drury reports. American man with amnesia returns to Sweden to find himself Aug. 21 - An American man who woke up in a California hospital earlier this year only speaking Swedish, returns to the Scandinavian country to find himself again. Tara Cleary reports. RPT-U.S. gas via Panama frightens LNG exporters worldwide * Panama access could mean 10 pct fall in U.S.-Asia LNG shipping cost Kerry portrait of Syria rebels at odds with intelligence reports WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry's public assertions that moderate Syrian opposition groups are growing in influence appear to be at odds with estimates by U.S. and European intelligence sources and nongovernmental experts, who say Islamic extremists remain by far the fiercest and best-organized rebel elements. Field-Testing the Math Apps With the advent of interactive touch screens, educational apps have taken off. Until recently, there has been little research into their effectiveness, but that is starting to change. National Briefing | Southwest Arizona Aid Denial Appealed Gov. Jan Brewer appealed the federal governments decision to deny a major disaster declaration for the village of Yarnell, damaged in a wildfire that also killed 19 firefighters in June. Going, Going, Still Going? Voyager 1 at Solar Systems Edge Scientists waiting for the spacecraft to enter the wider reaches of the Milky Way are perplexed Only one of two telltale signs of its departure has been detected. In Transit Blog In Dallas, a Garden Designed for Children The Rory Meyers Childrens Adventure Garden at the Dallas Arboretum will focus on teaching young visitors about the natural world. Chinese Chicken Processors Are Cleared to Ship to U.S. The approval by the Agriculture Department is likely to add to the debate over the safety of food imports. Devils Sign Veteran Right Wing Jagr The New Jersey Devils have signed veteran right wing Jaromir Jagr in a move to help plug the scoring gap left by the recently retired Ilya Kovalchuk, the National Hockey League (NHL) team said on Tuesday. Sketch Guy A Sweet Lesson in Price Perceptions It seemed crazy to spend $5 on a pint of ice cream, until a $12 pint came along. Anchoring to a number can change the way we make financial decisions. Lottery Numbers Lottery numbers for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Rooftop mountain may have to go A bizarre mountain retreat built on top of a 26-floor Beijing residential building faces demolition after complaints by residents. Catholic diocese of Gallup, N.M., to file for bankruptcy Sept 3 (Reuters) - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gallup, New Mexico, plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this month to cope with mounting costs of litigation arising from claims of child sexual... BRIEF-Ericsson closes acquisition of Microsoft Mediaroom STOCKHOLM, Sept 5 (Reuters) - ERICSSON * Ericsson closes acquisition of Microsoft Mediaroom Dot Earth Blog What is Journalism For? An exploration of the purpose of journalism in a disrupted era. Murray Says Hard to Get Fired Up After Wimbledon Glory Andy Murray, who suffered a surprise straight sets loss to Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka in the U.S. Open quarter-finals on Thursday, conceded he has struggled to fire himself up after his Wimbledon triumph. Alec Baldwin to Host TV Interview Show on MSNBC The actors once-a-week show builds on his recent experience of conducting interviews for his podcast.

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