| Latest worldwide news | Obama, Rouhani's historic call | | | U.S. President Barack Obama spoke by phone with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, the first communication between U.S. and Iranian leaders since 1979. |
| Fossil fish find in China fills in evolutionary picture | | | SYDNEY (Reuters) - An international team of scientists in China has discovered what may be the earliest known creature with a distinct face, a 419 million-year-old fish that could be a missing link in the development of vertebrates. |
| Can a case boost your iPhone 5's WiFi? Check the Linkase | | | The Linkase for iPhone 5 boasts up to a 50 percent boost in Wi-Fi signal strength thanks to a small electromagnetic waveguide extension. Does it work? See for yourself in these mobile speedtests where Wi-Fi is usually terrible. |
| Canonisation for John Paul II, John XXIII Set for April 27 | | | Pope John Paul II, the Polish pontiff who led the Catholic Church for 27 years and witnessed the fall of communism and Pope John XXIII, who called the reforming Second Vatican council, will be declared saints on April 27, Pope Francis announced on Monday. |
| On the Threshold of Obamacare, Warily | | | Some uninsured people are eager to sign up for new state marketplaces, but for others the decision will require a series of complicated calculations. |
| Qaeda Plot Leak Has Undermined U.S. Intelligence | | | The disclosure in August of a terrorist plot by Al Qaeda has caused more damage to American counterterrorism efforts than the vast trove of data from Edward Snowden, the former N.S.A. consultant, analysts said. |
| Well Statins Tied to Cataract Risk | | | In one of the largest studies ever done on the subject, researchers have found that taking statins, the widely used cholesterol-lowering drugs, is associated with an increased risk for cataracts. |
| 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 |
| A gift of U.S. diplomacy? | | | A 2,700 year-old silver chalice may be a new token of friendship between the United States and Iran, at least that's the way Iran's cultural heritage chief sees it. |
| Where have all the hurricanes gone? | | | Call it a meteorological mystery Forecasters warned that there would be at least six Atlantic hurricanes this season, but so far we've seen only one. |
| Timelapse video shows nine years of 9/11 reconstruction | | | Sept. 11 - Marking the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, webcam company EarthCam has released a timelapse video showing the nine year construction of One World Trade Center in lower Manhattan. The company says the video is made up of hundreds of thousands of images captured from 35 different angles by high definition cameras. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). |
| London keeps global edge as top transport finance hub | | | LONDON (Reuters) - London remains the top financing centre for the global transport industry, although it faces stiff competition from New York and capitals in Asia Pacific as companies seek to tap more funding sources, a survey showed on Friday. |
| On the Threshold of Obamacare, Warily | | | Some uninsured people are eager to sign up for new state marketplaces, but for others the decision will require a series of complicated calculations. |
| Lorie Kane Wins Legends Championship | | | Canada's Lorie Kane won the Legends Championship on Sunday, closing with an even-par 72 for a two-stroke victory over Val Skinner and Laurie Rinker. |
| A Back and Forth About Narcissism | | | A social-science journal invited Jean M. Twenge and one of her most prominent critics, Jeffrey Arnett, to debate the levels of narcissism in todays emerging adults. |
| Scientists urge Europe to shift focus to bowel cancer screening | | | AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - European governments should divert funds to routine bowel cancer tests from less effective breast and prostate screening programs, scientists said on Saturday, presenting what they called "irrefutable" evidence that bowel screening saves lives. |
| Playoff Chase TB, Texas in Wild-Card Tiebreaker | | | The regular season is going to game No. 163 when the Tampa Bay Rays visit the Texas Rangers on Monday night in an all-or-nothing tiebreaker for the second AL wild-card spot. A quick look at baseball's playoff picture |
| Alcatel says wins China Mobile 4G network order | | | PARIS, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Alcatel-Lucent said on Monday that China Mobile Ltd had chosen its lightRadio small-cell technology for the nationwide roll-out of the world's biggest high-speed mobile broadband network. |
| Banks get slim fees for privatisation of UK039;s Royal Mail | | | LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The investment banks working on the privatisation of Britain039;s Royal Mail postal service stand to share a maximum fee pot of just under 24 million pounds ($38.4 million), around a third below the typical amount for a similar sized listing. |
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