| Latest worldwide news | Why the Indian protests were not a surprise | | | Nov. 14 - Tulsi Tanti, the chairman and managing director of Suzlon Energy, sits down with Chrystia Freeland to discuss the Anna Hazare movement in India, and why protests like this are not surprising in emerging economies. |
| Jets Close-Up | | | A quick look at key moments from the Titans victory over the Jets. |
| BP lied about size of U.S. Gulf oil spill, lawyers tell trial | | | NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - In the frantic days after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, BP lied about how much oil was leaking from its Macondo well and took too long to cap it, plaintiffs' lawyers said on Monday at the opening of the second phase of the company's trial. |
| UPDATE 2-Mobilicity wins creditor protection, seeks buyout OK | | | TORONTO, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Wireless telecom company Mobilicity, one of the smallest players in the Canadian market, said it won creditor protection from an Ontario court on Monday as it seeks regulatory approval for a transaction that would allow it to keep operating. |
| Dueling Narratives in Iran Over U.S. Relations | | | Irans foreign minister said there was a real chance for a pact with the United States over his countrys nuclear program, but his deputy said Tehran would never trust America 100 percent. |
| A Disease Cuts Corn Yields | | | Gosss wilt, a disease that is spreading in the United States, has been devastating the crops of corn farmers, while the cause of the tidal wave remains uncertain. |
| Berlusconi would not have been tried if gay Putin | | | VALDAI, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin rallied behind his old friend Silvio Berlusconi on Thursday, saying the former Italian prime minister would not have faced trial for having sex with a minor if he were gay. |
| Pilots snoozed at 30,000 feet | | | Cruising at 30,000 feet, pilots snoozed in the cockpit of a 300-passenger airliner en route to Britain last August, UK aviation authorities told CNN on Thursday. |
| Baghdad bombs kill dozens | | | Sept. 30 - Dozens killed in a series of bombs targeting Shi'ite districts of Baghdad. Paul Chapman reports. |
| Deadly blasts rocks Baghdad | | | Sept. 30 - More than 40 people die and dozens of others are wounded in a series of car bombs in predominantly Shi'ite areas of Baghdad. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). |
| First floating turbine seeks winds of change in US | | | Sept. 29 - North America's first floating wind turbine, launched in May, is being hailed as a prototype for a future US offshore energy industry. While the small "pilot phase" unit, sitting off the Maine coast, produces only enough electricity to power four homes, it represents the first stage of a far more ambitious project. Tara Cleary reports. |
| Premier League Coverage Pays Off for NBC | | | NBC Sports Group has gone big with covering Premier League soccer games as part of a three-year deal. The viewership numbers have shown that the formula for full-blown coverage has been working. |
| Calpers concerned about Richmond, California's mortgage plan | | | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - As Richmond, California, moves forward with a plan to help struggling homeowners by using its power of eminent domain to seize underwater mortgages, the list of those concerned about it is growing - and now includes the pension fund for many of the very same city workers pushing the plan. |
| U.S. considers expanding tablet, e-reader use on flights | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. aviation regulators began considering on Monday how to let airplane passengers make greater use of laptops, tablets and e-readers on board, while still ensuring the devices don't compromise flight safety. |
| Israel showcases Iranian spy case as Netanyahu visits U.S. | | | JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A man arrested on suspicion of being an Iranian spy appeared in an Israeli court on Monday and some Israeli analysts questioned the timing of the affair, suggesting it was being showcased as part of efforts to discredit Tehran's new opening to Washington. |
| SEC insider trading trial against Mark Cuban set to begin | | | (Reuters) - Mark Cuban, the billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA basketball team, is set to go on trial on Monday to face civil charges that he committed insider trading in shares of a little-known internet search company nearly a decade ago. |
| Impact Your World How to help | | | CNN Films' "Girl Rising" tells the stories of girls across the globe and the power of education to change the world. Are you inspired to help the cause of girls' education around the world? You can make an impact in many ways, but by just being aware of the issue, you can spread the word. By acting in your own community, you can make a global difference. |
| 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 |
| India seeks to regulate its booming 'rent-a-womb' industry | | | ANAND, India, Sept 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Dressed in a green surgical gown and cap, British restaurateur Rekha Patel cradled her newborn daughter at the Akanksha clinic in northwestern India as her husband Daniel smiled warmly, peering in through a glass door. |
| Pee-powered cell phone points to 'smart toilet' technology | | | Aug. 13 - Does the call of nature hold the answer to a new form of renewable energy? Scientists in the UK are confident that it does. With backing from both the British government and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the researchers have developed a method for charging mobile phones with human urine. Matthew Stock reports. |
| Golf Capsules | | | Peter Uihlein holed his second shot for an eagle on the 18th hole Saturday to take a two-stroke lead after the third round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. |
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