| Latest worldwide news | Rangers Homer Twice in 9th to Beat Angels 4-3 | | | Geovany Soto kept anxiously watching the ball as he trotted out of the batter's box. Finally, when it landed in the left-field seats, he thrust his right arm triumphantly into the air and set off quite a celebration for the Texas Rangers. |
| UPDATE 1-Jones Lang LaSalle 2nd-quarter earnings miss estimates | | | NEW YORK, July 30 (Reuters) - Global real estate services company Jones Lang LaSalle Inc on Tuesday reported lower-than-expected earnings, as improved leasing in the Americas and global property sales were offset by lower activity in Brazil, Russia, India and China and Europe. |
| Mickelson back to earth at Firestone with work to do | | | AKRON, Ohio (Reuters) - Having been on cloud nine since winning his fifth major crown at the British Open nine days ago, Phil Mickelson is ready to resume his challenge for more golf titles at this week's WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. |
| MIT review cites missed chances before death of Net activist | | | BOSTON (Reuters) - Reviewers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said on Tuesday the school could have taken steps that would have reduced pressure on Internet activist Aaron Swartz such as taking a public stand against his controversial prosecution. |
| Ramadan 'Super Bowl for ads?' | | | For those that live and work in the Middle East, Ramadan is a period of considerable downtime. In many countries, special laws require the working day is reduced to accommodate those fasting (observers are meant to abstain from food, water, cigarettes -- even gossip -- during the daylight hours of the month-long holiday). |
| Choir singing harmonises hearts | | | July 25 - A Swedish study shows that when people sing together, their pulse rates synchronise, suggesting health benefits for the heart. |
| Siblings of disabled kids may have problems functioning | | | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who have a sibling with a disability are more prone than other kids to having troubles with relationships, behavior, schoolwork or recreational activities, according to a new survey of parents. |
| Anti-Muslim slant reaps criticism | | | A scholar of world religions writes a book about Jesus. A woman, whose politician husband is caught in a sex scandal twice, decides to stand by him. |
| 10 most controversial Wiki pages | | | They've long been considered topics that aren't polite to discuss at the dinner table. As it turns out, politics and religion can get touchy on Wikipedia as well. |
| Germany braces for heat wave | | | July 26 - German officials are warning locals to limit their time outside ahead of a heatwave this weekend which is forecast to bring record high temperatures. Deborah Gembara reports. |
| UK lawmakers call for review of corporate tax | | | LONDON, July 30 (Reuters) - A panel of UK lawmakers has called on the government to conduct a review of Britain's corporate income tax regime to tackle what it said was a "serious problem of avoidance". |
| Under-fire Mexico coach De la Torre keeps job | | | MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico coach Jose Manuel de la Torre, under fire after a run of poor results, clung on to his job on Monday and was charged with seeing his misfiring team through to next year's World Cup finals in Brazil. |
| Stewart on U.S. Grand Prix | | | Racing legend Jackie Stewart gives his thoughts on the United States Grand Prix and how the title race may end. |
| How trees must adapt to drought | | | Scientists have known for some time that climate change and the impacts of longer droughts and higher temperatures could pose a problem for forests. But many thought it would only affect a minority of trees, perhaps just those in extremely arid regions. |
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