The most beautiful mountains in the world.: News Feed

Your RSS feed from RSSFWD.com.	Update your RSS subscription

News Feed

Latest worldwide news

Books of The Times J. M. Coetzees Childhood of Jesus Dissects a World

In J. M. Coetzees new novel, The Childhood of Jesus, a man and a boy make sense of their odd surroundings.

Webdenda Accounts and People of Note in the Ad Industry

Victor Acosta joined the Los Angeles office of Wong, Doody, Crandall, Wiener in a new post, associate planning director.

City Room The Ad Campaign Speaking in Support of Weiner

A new ad from Anthony D. Weiner features the first time he has deployed surrogates not himself to make his campaign pitch.

Australian student laid to rest after U.S. shooting

The Australian victim of an alleged "thrill killing" in the United States was laid to rest in his hometown today, as an autopsy report revealed he was killed by a single shot to the back.

Breakingviews Slim's KPN support looks cheap

Aug. 27 - The Mexican tycoon has backed KPN's disposal of E-Plus to Telefonica Deutschland but this in turn makes his offer look miserly, says Breakingviews' Robert Cole.

Cash-rich U.S. farmers slow to sell huge corn, soybean crops

CHICAGO, Aug 28(Reuters) - Several years of profitable crops have left U.S. farmers with enough cash that they can delay additional sales of corn and soybeans, which could be bad news for food companies, livestock feeders, and exporters hoping for an abundance of low-price grain after this year's harvest.

Today's Economist Wage Stagnation and Market Outcomes

With a persistent lag in income growth for most Americans, the government should not only provide relief through tax policy and a safety net, but also do more to promote full employment, an economist writes.

TABLE-Foreign brokers set to sell Japanese stocks

TOKYO, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Following are orders for Japanese stocks placed through six foreign securities houses before the start of trade on Thursday. Japanese Stocks SELL 14.6 million shares BUY...

Iran expands nuclear capacity, delays sensitive reactor IAEA

VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran plans to test about 1,000 advanced uranium enrichment centrifuges it has completed installing, a U.N. nuclear report showed, a move likely to worry Western capitals hoping for a change of course under the country's new president.

US STOCKS-Wall St rebounds as energy stocks rise over Syria

* Chevron, Exxon boost Dow as oil prices rise on supply concerns

Andretti Poverty drove me on

Don Riddell talks with car racing legend Mario Andretti about his career and his operatic talents.

When Lohan met Oprah we learned...

Sunday night marked the first time we've heard from Lindsay Lohan since her most recent stint in rehab, in her eagerly awaited pow wow with Oprah Winfrey.

Portrait of doomed love conquers British public's hearts

LONDON (Reuters) - "The Lady of Shalott", a painting by John William Waterhouse of a young woman lamenting unrequited love, has been chosen as the British public's favorite artwork, soon to be displayed among other masterpieces across the nation's billboards.

NASCAR's 'Bad Brad'

NASCAR champion Brad Keselowski talks to CNN's Carol Costello about winning and honoring the tradition of the sport.

Sports Briefing | Soccer Manchester United Is Held to Scoreless Tie

Wayne Rooneys headline-grabbing presence could not inspire Manchester United to victory in David Moyess first home game in charge as Chelsea ground out a 0-0 draw.

DealBook Growth in Global Disputes Brings Big Paychecks for Law Firms

Some legal heavyweights in the United States are benefiting from a growing number of clashes over complex international deals.

Critic's Notebook MTV Video Music Awards Honor Justin Timberlake

The 2013 MTV Video Music Awards were a tribute to the stubborn persistence of pop.

The U.S. Open Issue Li Na, Chinas Tennis Rebel

What she wants and what the Chinese government wants are not the same. This is the secret to her success.

UPDATE 2-Kazakhstan pegs tenge to fx basket, dilutes dollar focus

* Kazakhstan moves away from focus on dollar, to deter speculators

Benchmark's Bill Gurley on writing "Above the Crowd"

Gurley explains the through process of his writing and what he hopes to achieve with it.

UPDATE 1-Islamic finance body IILM sells debut $490 million sukuk

DUBAI, Aug 26 (Reuters) - A consortium of central banks from Asia, the Middle East and Africa has taken a first step towards developing a cross-border market in Islamic financial instruments by issuing a $490 million sukuk.

Letters Whats Wrong With Lipstick (2 Letters)

Letters to the Editor.

CORRECTED- UPDATE 2-New York Times, Twitter hacked by Syrian group

(Removes incorrect reference to microsoft.com and yahoo.com as MelbourneIT customers in 19th paragraph)

T Magazine The Moment | Demure With a Twist

This fall, feminine clothes take on small accents of masculinity, from the fullness of a skirt with brogues to a cluster of jewels on an oversize lapel.

Mind A Dry Pipeline for Psychiatric Drugs

With rare exceptions, it is hard to think of a single truly novel psychotropic drug that has emerged in the last 30 years.

Living in Egypt during chaos

There's more to do in Cairo than just protest. Just look at lifestyle website CairoScene.

Wealth Matters Seeking Light in the Heat of Energy Investing

Theres money to be made by investing in energy, everyone is saying. But as the field grows, how do you separate winners from flashes in the pan?

Daniel Brhls Global Accent in Fifth Estate and Rush

For actors like Daniel Brhl, the new globalism in film has brought opportunities that were almost unimaginable in the middle of the last decade.

Front Burner Soba Noodles at Cagen, a Honey Pot for Rosh Hashana and More

Florence Fabricants recommendations for the week of Aug. 27.

Winton escalates computer-driven hedge fund arms race

LONDON (Reuters) - Winton Capital, one of the world's biggest hedge fund firms, has developed a new model of its flagship fund, hoping its greater allocation to equities and risk will produce better...

Pat Cash's Wimbledon tour

Open Court's Pat Cash takes viewers for a behind the scenes tour of Wimbledon.

Reports Apple to offer iPhone trade-ins

For the first time Apple stores will soon let iPhone owners trade in their old phones for credit toward a new one, according to multiple reports.

Obama address, bells to mark 50 years since King's 'Dream' speech

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Words from the first black U.S. president and bell ringing around the world on Wednesday will mark 50 years to the minute that civil rights leader Martin Luther King ended his landmark "I have a dream" speech.

UPDATE 1-Islamic finance body IILM sells debut $490 million sukuk

Getting Started The Siren Call of the Adjustable-Rate Loan

The upsurge in rates has breathed new life into adjustable-rate mortgages, which contributed to the housing collapse by trapping borrowers in loans they could not afford.

Brasil, afectado por apagn elctrico en nordeste del pas

SAO PAULO, 28 ago (Reuters) - Varias ciudades en el nordeste de Brasil fueron afectadas el mircoles por un apagn de energa elctrica que comenz a las 15.00 hora local (1800 GMT), inform el regulador nacional de electricidad.

Well A Salmonella Warning for Vegetarians

Scientists have traced a large outbreak of salmonella to an unusual source tempeh, the popular meat substitute.

RPT-Fitch Rates Baidu's USD Notes Final 'A'

Aug 28 (Reuters) - (The following statement was released by the rating agency)

Giants Brown, Surprise Safety of 2012, Is Lost for Season

Stevie Brown, who had eight interceptions last season, made one against the Jets on Saturday night but tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee on the play.

It's Knight Time at Oklahoma

Running the scout team during a redshirt season, Trevor Knight caught the eye of Bob Stoops and the rest of the Sooners' coaches, developing a reputation for consistency, flexibility and making the occasional eye-popping play.