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News Feed Latest worldwide news Sex scandal engulfs NZ mayor Months after sexting revelations dashed Anthony Weiner's hopes of election in New York, a mayor on the other side of the world is battling for political survival following a lurid sex scandal that has electrified the usually sleepy world of local politics. Guantanamo lawyers want Obama to declassify CIA prison program FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - Attorneys for five Guantanamo prisoners charged with plotting the September 11, 2001, attacks have asked President Barack Obama to declassify the CIA program that subjected the defendants to interrogation techniques that have been described as torture. Nationals' Strasburg, Harper, LaRoche Have Surgery Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg has had bone chips removed from his surgically repaired right elbow. Sports Briefing | Tennis Li to Face Kvitova in Semifinals Li Na reached the semifinals of the WTA Championships in Istanbul with a victory over Victoria Azarenka, who was wincing in pain from a back injury. 'Bad Grandpa' tops Sandra Bullock at North American box office LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Irreverent comedy "Bad Grandpa" knocked Sandra Bullock's 3D space thriller "Gravity" from the top of the weekend box office charts in the United States and... Dispatch Maam, Your Burger Has Been Paid For Drive on through. Its taken care of. Heads Up Competing to Tell Jack the Rippers Story With this fall marking the 125th anniversary of the Jack the Ripper murders in London, tour operators are battling over customers interested in the macabre tale. Chip Sales Help Push Profit Up at Samsung Samsung Electronics reached another high in its quarterly profit thanks to a revival in its semiconductor business, which offset flat growth in high-end smartphone sales. Snatched U.S. kids 'living a tragedy' When Ronald Soza dropped off his teenaged kids at school one recent morning, the family thought it would be a day like any other. They had no idea Soza was about to be deported. Every year immigration officials snatch thousands of undocumented parents, leaving their American kids to fend for themselves. Jeremy Lin I don't focus on race Jeremy Lin on whether it's more difficult to make it as an Asian-American in the NBA. Shareholder wealth The largest creators, the biggest destroyers Reuters blogger Felix Salmon shares a surprising list of which companies over the last 90 years have generated the most wealth for shareholders, and which ones have destroyed it. Bits Blog Teenagers Prove Fickle When Choosing Social Networks Last year, reports consistently found that teens were not very interested in Twitter but were unhealthily addicted to Facebook. Now that seems to be flipping. Cardinals 5, Red Sox 4 In a Bizarre Finish, the Cardinals Stumble Into a Victory The Red Sox, who begged unsuccessfully for an interference ruling in the 1975 World Series, were called for an obstruction error in the bottom of the ninth Saturday. Duke of Windsor's 1941 Cadillac limousine to be sold at auction NEW YORK (Reuters) - A 1941 custom Cadillac limousine designed for Britain's Duke and Duchess of Windsor is expected to fetch as much as $800,000 when it is sold next month in New York, RM Auctions... U.S. SEC's Aguilar hold exchange execs accountable for failures WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - A proposal that would require stock exchanges to be better equipped to handle market disruptions does not go far enough to hold senior officials accountable for... 10 smartphone habits to avoid How annoying and rude and antisocial have we all become with our smartphones? We're embarrassing ourselves all over the place. Please stop. America Movil shares sink after Q3 profit falls sharply MEXICO CITY, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Shares in America Movil , Latin America's biggest phone company, fell more than 4 percent at the Friday open, a day after posting a sharp fall in third quarter profit. Bomb attack on wedding minibus At least 20 people on their way to a wedding were killed on Sunday in a roadside bombing in eastern Afghanistan, a local official told CNN. Anti-U.S. signs removed from Tehran Billboards bearing anti-U.S. slogans are taken down in the capital of Iran, an official tells state news. U.S. proposes rules to boost animal feed, pet food safety WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it is issuing a proposed rule aimed at improving the safety of food bound for farm animals and pets. T Magazine Visiting the Source | A Chef in the Field Pumpkins Add sage and apples to roasted cheese pumpkins, the disc-shaped variety available at most farmers markets this time of year, for a delicious and hearty soup. Publishing Executive at Amazon to Depart Laurence Kirshbaum also worked at Random House and eventually became the chairman and chief executive of the Time Warner Book Group. End of Plant Reflects a Weakened Peugeot By the time the last car rolled off the assembly line in Aulnay-sous-Bois on Friday, the plants importance had declined amid ebbing profitability for the subcompact cars it produced. Jimenez toasts vintage ace! If ever there was an appropriate prize for a hole in one, the organizers of the Portugal Masters certainly found it when fun-loving Spanish veteran Miguel Angel Jimenez struck it lucky on the eighth at the Oceanico Victoria Course on the Algarve. For Halloween, Authors Suggest Lowbrow Film Treats Three authors make recommendations for what to watch during your own Halloween film festival. A Liberal Parts Ways With Fox Sally Kohn, one of the Fox News Channels most visible liberal pundits, parted ways with the network this week. Pelicans Run Past Magic 101-82 Brian Roberts scored 21 points and Eric Gordon added 12 to lead the New Orleans Pelicans to a 101-82 rout of the Orlando Magic on Friday night. Austrian telecoms watchdog to hear 4G auction gripes VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's telecoms watchdog will hold a hearing of complaints by operators about the 2 billion euro ($2.8 billion) auction for fourth-generation frequencies, which was criticized for being too expensive. Mary Finch Hoyt, Aide to Rosalynn Carter, Dies at 89 Before serving as the first ladys press secretary, Mrs. Hoyt worked on several Democratic presidential campaigns. Mexican billionaire Slim ups stake in America Movil MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Billionaire businessman Carlos Slim has increased his indirect stake in America Movil to about 15.8 percent since August, according to filings with the U.S. Securities and... Daniel Alarcns At Night We Walk in Circles Daniel Alarcns protagonist joins a provocative theater troupe in a country much like Peru. TABLE-Foreign brokers set to buy Japanese stocks TOKYO, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Following are orders for Japanese stocks placed through six foreign securities houses before the start of trade on Monday. Japanese Stocks BUY 16.4 million shares SELL 10.0 million shares ------------------------------------------------------ BUY 6.4 million shares Wed be better off without American Airlines - Felix TV Loose seats. Disrupted flights. Damning headlines. Its been a terrible week for American Airlines. Reuters blogger Felix Salmon explains why flying American and other big carriers has become such a drag. (October 4, 2012) Transformers vs. the triads? For the second time in a week, suspected Hong Kong organized crime syndicates -- known better as triads -- have targeted the production of "Transformers Age of Extinction" being filmed in the Chinese territory. The Boss Flying the Annin Co. Flag After trying to buy the nationx2019;s oldest flag company, an executive with wide experience ended up running it. Beijing's corruption fight In China, a sex scandal is often more than just a sex scandal -- because it often involves public money. T Magazine Food Matters | Fifteen Tons of Groceries, Sailing Down the Hudson The Vermont Sail Project explores more responsible food distribution methods (the to in farm to table) by transporting edible cargo using a wind-powered barge. Museum and Gallery Listings for Oct. 25-31 A critical guide to the visual arts in New York and the region. Balloon space trips planned Want space travel but don't have pockets deep enough for Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic or the courage levels to match Felix Baumgartner, the daredevil space-jumper? A balloon trip to (almost) space and back might just be the answer. Vatican's very own cricket team With cups of tea and cucumber sandwiches at the ready, the Vatican has launched itself into the international sporting arena -- with the formation of the new St. Peter's Cricket Club.

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