| Latest worldwide news | UK PM's views branded 'ludicrous' | | | British Prime Minister David Cameron has been fiercely criticized following his comments that Tottenham Hotspur supporters should be allowed to use the term 'Yid' in their chants at football matches. |
| Ready for a winter World Cup? | | | That prospect looks set to become a reality in 2022 after Europe's football associations voted against holding the tournament in the Qatari summer. |
| Sochi in final stretch as flame lit in Olympia | | | ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (Reuters) - The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic torch was lit in ancient Olympia on Sunday heralding the start of what will be the longest torch relay for any Winter Games, including a trip to space, as Russia prepares to showcase its modern post-Soviet face. |
| Nadal 'had doubts' before U.S. Open triumph | | | Crushing a string of opponents before dispatching Novak Djokovic in four sets in the U.S. Open final, Rafael Nadal was back to his ruthless best, with not a hint of the injury problems which have threatened to blight his career, even during a year which has seen him claim two grand slams. |
| Tokyo Electric sees profit without rate hike paper | | | TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power Co, the operator of the crippled Fukushima plant, will likely turn a profit for the first time in three years in the current business year, without raising electricity rates or restarting reactors, its president was quoted as saying on Sunday. |
| Chinese 'whistleblower' freed | | | A Chinese journalist jailed for eight years for leaking government restrictions on reporting has been freed. Shi Tao made headlines in 2004 when he sent the media restrictions to a human rights group -- an act that China said amounted to "leaking state secrets." |
| Your solstice traditions | | | If Stonehenge is anything to go by, summer celebrations have a millennia-old history. While the ancient druids may have commemorated the fertility of the season, many of us are just happy to get outdoors. |
| The aerodynamics of F1 | | | Christina MacFarlane explores the role aerodynamics play in boosting a Formula One car's performance. |
| Nigeria signs $1.3 billion power plant deal with China | | | ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria has signed a deal for Chinese state companies to build a $1.3 billion power plant, the finance ministry said on Sunday, part of efforts to end chronic electricity shortages that are a major brake on growth. |
| Iran's president Europe, U.S sound 'different' | | | Western leaders have said Iran seems to sound different under the leadership of newly elected President Hassan Rouhani. On Friday, it was Rouhani's turn to return the compliment, saying European Union officials and U.S. President Barack Obama sound "different compared to the past." |
| Tiger deception scares off crop-raiding elephants | | | Sept. 24 - Using a system of sensors and speakers, researchers in California are exploiting elephants' natural survival instincts to stop them encroaching on farms and villages in India. By fooling the elephants into believing there are predators nearby, the researchers say crops and lives can be saved. Ben Gruber reports. |
| Jaw jaw better than war war | | | There are 34 years of reasons to be skeptical, but also reasons to appreciate the significance of the call between President Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, writes David Rothkopf. |
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