Latest worldwide news Phys Ed Why Runners Dont Get Knee Arthritis | | One of the most entrenched beliefs about running is that it can ruin knees by causing arthritis. But a new study finds that distance running is unlikely to contribute to the development of arthritis. |
Most powerful female politician ever? | | Frugal, discreet and boring -- just some of the ways Angela Merkel has been described by peers. So how did the German chancellor became the most powerful woman in the world? |
LOT airline Boeing Dreamliner forced to land in Iceland | | WARSAW (Reuters) - A Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by Poland's LOT airline had to land unexpectedly in Iceland on Sunday due to a fault in its airplane identification system, a spokeswoman for the airline said on Sunday. |
Official Poachers poison 87 elephants | | More than 80 elephants in Zimbabwe have been poisoned with cyanide -- the latest victims of poachers keen to feed soaring global demand for illegally trafficked ivory. |
Korean golf prodigy | | An 11-year-old female golf prodigy in South Korea has big plans. CNN's Ian Lee reports. |
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. |
The power of friendship | | World number 2 Andy Murray focuses on his friend, ATP doubles player Ross Hutchins, who is battling cancer. |
Driverless Mercedes debuts in Frankfurt | | Sept. 11 - Daimler has unveiled its much anticipated self-driving Mercedes Benz at the Frankfurt International car show. The luxury auto-maker is making incremental improvements to its autonomous technology and plans to have a fully-autonomous vehicle available to consumers by 2020. Rob Muir reports. |
Solar charity takes aim at Africa's kerosene lamps | | Sept. 24 - Non-profit groups aiming to replace Africa's deadly kerosene lamps with safe, solar alternatives say their campaign is gaining momentum. The award-winning Solaraid project says the dangerous lamps could be eliminated from the continent by 2020. Jim Drury has more. |
Vos goes solo to retain road race world title | | FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) - A brutal burst of acceleration helped Dutchwoman Marianne Vos to crush her rivals yet again to retain her cycling road race world title in awe-inspiring fashion on Saturday. |
Alonso still wants cycling team | | Fernando Alonso won't be bailing out Euskaltel Euskadi. But the Spaniard still wants a cycling team and hasn't ruled out starting one up from scratch. |
Real Madrid don't do austerity | | Even in tough economic times, Real Madrid doesn't do austerity. Gareth Bale's signing is yet another example. But do its fans care? |
Garfuna culture in Belize | | Moonlight drum gatherings, traditional cassava bread demonstrations, parties on Settlement Day. Garifuna culture adds life to a Belize vacation. |
'Haloodies' celebrate halal food, as industry booms | | Sept. 27 - Fans of halal food known as 'haloodies' congregate in London for Britain's first ever halal food festival. Melanie Ralph reports on the industry which is booming, thanks to growing demand from middle-class Muslims. |
Syria activists 14 die in school strike | | At least 10 students were killed and dozens others were wounded when a Syrian fighter jet bombed a high school in northern Syria, opposition activists said. |
Russian court remands last of Greenpeace Arctic oil protesters | | MOSCOW, Sept 29 (Reuters) - A Russian court has ordered eight remaining Greenpeace activists be held in custody for two months over a protest against Arctic offshore drilling, the environment advocacy group said on Sunday, dashing any hope some might be released quickly. |
Breakingviews A welcome oil spill | | Sept. 27 - Reynolds Holding and Christopher Swann discuss how the trend of creating value by breaking up oil companies is spreading to the oil services industry. |
White House lists two dozen leaders to meet with Obama on deficit | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two dozen business, labor and civic leaders, including the chief executives of major U.S. corporations such as Ford, IBM and Wal-Mart, will meet President Barack Obama to discuss how to control the federal deficit, said the White House on Monday. |
Agony in Kenya as families wait for news | | Days after the Westgate Mall shooting, dozens of families linger and wait, not sure whether their loved ones are dead or alive. As many as 63 people are still unaccounted for. |
Artist Liu Bolin hides in plain sight at Beijing theatre | | BEIJING (Reuters) - Liu Bolin, the Chinese artist known as "the invisible man" for using painted-on camouflage to blend into the backdrops of his photographs, has done it again by making himself and 22 others "disappear" into the red seats of a Beijing theatre. |
Smell of fall in the air in parts of U.S. | | The smell of fall is already in the air in some parts of the United States. That means it's time to pack up the car and drive to wherever the leaves are changing colors. |
Bayern catches Dortmund at top | | Josep Guardiola hails Bayern Munich's best Bundesliga performance this season after his side crushes Schalke 4-0 on Saturday as leader Borussia Dortmund drops points for the first time. |
Opinion Al-Shabaab losing | | Ethan Bueno de Mesquita says the Somali rebel group's recent attacks on Kenya are a sign that it is losing. |
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