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News Feed Latest worldwide news World's most dramatic runways Arriving at an air terminal is rarely a memorable event. Personal Health Commutings Hidden Cost The American dependence on cars, resulting in lost hours that could otherwise be spent exercising or socializing, has taken a toll on our health. Saudi women defy driving ban Saudi Arabian women defy authorities over female driving ban. CNN's Mohammad Jamjoom reports. Square Feet Transactions Notable properties that have been recently listed for sale, sold or leased. Rice Offers a More Modest Strategy for Mideast In an interview, Susan E. Rice, President Obamas national security adviser, said the presidents goal was to avoid having events in the region swallow his foreign-policy agenda. Art Review Out of Hand, a Survey of Computer-Assisted Art Out of Hand Materializing the Postdigital, at the Museum of Arts and Design, offers a chance to catch up on the 3-D fabrication technologies remaking art and architecture. NYSE tests ahead of Twitter IPO The New York Stock Exchange conducted an electronic systems test Saturday in preparation for Twitter's highly anticipated initial public offering. Country music star Jason Aldean's tour bus kills pedestrian police INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Country music star Jason Aldean's tour bus struck and killed a pedestrian early on Monday in southern Indiana, according to local police. Hurricane-force winds batter northern Europe A major Atlantic storm pummeled southern England early Monday, knocking out power for tens of thousands of homes and blocking roads and railways with fallen trees. Did Obama keep drone promises? Peter Bergen says the President has restrained the drone program, but changes still need to be made to ensure safety of civilians. Cat trained to smuggle drugs into prison caught by prison worker Oct. 23 - Guards at a Moldovan prison catch a cat being used to traffic drugs attached to its neck. Sharon Reich reports. Editor's Choice Our best photos from the last 24 hours. Senate intelligence panel chair pledges 'major review' of NSA surveillance WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Intelligence Committee's chairwoman said on Monday she is "totally opposed" to the collection of intelligence on U.S. allies by the National Security Agency and that oversight of such surveillance must be strengthened. 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. World's untold photo stories The Other Hundred, a photo-book project featuring 100 photo stories of people across 91 countries, launched its first exhibition in Hong Kong on Thursday. Facial recognition brings new look to shopping Aug. 19 - Scrambling for credit cards or mobile phones at the checkout counter could become a thing of the past as a Finnish company readies to launch the world's first face recognition payment system. Tara Cleary reports. Brazil to insist on local Internet data storage after U.S. spying SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil, seeking to shield its citizens from alleged U.S. spying, is pushing ahead with its plan to force global Internet companies to store data obtained from Brazilian users inside the country, according to a draft of the law seen by Reuters. F1's appetite for dieting drivers How would you feel if your boss asked you to lose weight so you could carry on doing your job? Japanese translation glasses seen as Olympic boon for tourists Oct. 1 - Japan's biggest mobile carrier, NTT DoCoMo, has developed glasses that automatically translate foreign languages. It's hoped the glasses, unveiled by the company this week, will make life easier for foreigners visiting Tokyo during the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Rob Muir reports. Students get teacher's nude pics A teacher's assistant at the University of Iowa accidentally sent her class explicit photos. CNN affiliate KCCI reports. Get the strength of Hercules The Titan Arm, is the brainchild of four mechanical engineering students who built an upper-body exoskeleton that can more than double the average person's strength Accusations of Racism Haunting Russia Yaya Tour, a player from Ivory Coast, said that black players might boycott the World Cup in 2018 if the country did not curb abuse by fans. Battering Britain Oct. 28 - Britain's strongest storm in a decade batters southern regions. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). New Zealand mountain deaths Oct. 28 - Missing climbers die after two days in snow cave on Mount Taranaki in New Zealand. Paul Chapman reports. UKs Osborne on Help to Buy bubble threat Oct. 22 - George Osborne argues that the UKs Help to Buy housing scheme solves a financial problem that has made the provision of mortgages more difficult. U.S. FCC adopts access deal involving ATT, Dish, others * Order will improve service of rural, regional wireless providers UK economy accelerates to fastest growth since 2010 LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy picked up more speed between July and September, growing at its fastest pace in more than three years and building on an unexpected turnaround that has buoyed the... Penn State to Pay $59.7 Million to 26 Sandusky Victims The settlements in the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse case have been unfolding since mid-August, but Penn State waited until Monday to announce them all at once. A Black Hole Mystery Wrapped in a Firewall Paradox A paradox around matter leaking from black holes puts into question various scientific axioms Either information can be lost; Einsteins principle of equivalence is wrong; or quantum field theory needs fixing. LPGA Waives Off Age Limit to Grant Teen Ko Membership New Zealand's 16-year-old golfing prodigy Lydia Ko has been granted full membership to the LPGA Tour from the start of the 2014 season after the governing body waived the age limit clause, the tour said on Monday. EU mergers and takeovers (Oct 28) BRUSSELS, Oct 28 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process Microsoft shareholders advised to vote against director Thompson SEATTLE (Reuters) - Proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis has recommended that Microsoft Corp shareholders vote against the re-election of lead independent director John Thompson, who is in charge of the company's efforts to find a new chief executive. Gadgetwise With Skylanders, Swap Characters, or Their Halves Activision added a twist to its new Skylanders game, Swap Force players can swap the top and bottom halves of 16 new figures. Spain Summons U.S. Ambassador in Spying Scandal Two Spanish newspapers reported that the National Security Agency collected data on 60 million phone calls in the country. Paul McCartney can't slow down Paul McCartney has never dwelled in yesterday, even if he remembers it quite well. At 71, he's just released his 24th post-Beatles album, "New," and is generating music at a pace that puts artists a quarter of his age to shame. And in a remarkably candid cover story by Rolling Stone contributing editor Jonah Weiner (on newsstands Friday October 25) McCartney discusses the drive that keeps him creating fresh music as well as the memories of his Beatles bandmates that continue to shape his life today. Kerry says he may travel to Egypt in coming weeks WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday he may visit Egypt in the coming weeks in what would be his first trip since the army toppled the country's democratically elected president on July 3. Australia shares end at new 5-yr high, banks lead on earnings optimism SYDNEY, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Australian shares jumped 1 percent to a new five-year high on Monday as major banks climbed on expectations of another stellar set of earnings and the broader market took a... Merkel still needs to focus on euro zone Sept 23 - Investors liked the German election result but what's first on Merkel's to do list when it comes to the rest of the euro zone? The EU's top economic official tells Reuters what he thinks she must focus on. Sonia Legg reports World Briefing | United Nations Deferral Sought for Kenya Trials The African Union submitted a formal request to the United Nations Security Council to defer, for at least a year, the trials of Kenyas president and deputy president in the International Criminal Court at The Hague. Bats 1975 Redux for Red Sox Do You Agree With Obstruction Call? The similarities between this years World Series and the 1975 version have been striking. And in both Series, the Red Sox were on the wrong end of an obstruction decision.

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