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News Feed Latest worldwide news How good is the iPhone 5S camera? Very soon, you will be sick of slow-motion videos. They will fill up your Facebook, Instagram and Vine feeds. The amateur clips will show pets jumping and playing, objects falling and breaking, and people dancing about in glorious, high-quality slow motion. Residential Building Collapses in Mumbai The scene Friday was a chaotic pile of broken steel and concrete rubble, with more than two dozen fire trucks and at least 15 ambulances on the streets. Straight Sets And the Winner of the Big Four Popularity Contest Is Murray? According to one celebrity marketing index, Andy Murray is the most appealing of the so-called Big Four in mens tennis. ANZ, Singapore's UOB eye Hong Kong's Wing Hang Bank sources HONG KONG (Reuters) - Singapore's United Overseas Bank Ltd and Australia New Zealand Banking Group Ltd are considering a bid for Hong Kong's Wing Hang Bank Ltd, according to people familiar with... Facial recognition brings new look to shopping Aug. 19 - Scrambling for credit cards or mobile phones at the checkout counter could become a thing of the past as a Finnish company readies to launch the world's first face recognition payment system. Tara Cleary reports. Presidents Cup, International Capsules A capsule look at the International team in the Presidents Cup, to be played Oct. 3-6 at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio Wainwright Wins 19th, Cardinals Beat Cubs 6-2 Adam Wainwright earned his 19th victory in a tuneup for the NL division series opener and the St. Louis Cardinals showed no letup after clinching the NL Central, beating the Chicago Cubs 6-2 Saturday for their fifth straight win. Sports Briefing | Soccer Neymar Scores as Barcelona Stays Perfect in League Play Neymar scored his first league goal and helped host Barcelona ease past Real Sociedad, 4-1, in Spains top league and stay perfect after six matches. Off the Charts In Republican States, More Government Jobs A look at measures of state economies, their reliance on government employment, and how those states voted. ArtsBeat Video Reviews of Don Jon, Muscle Shoals and Metallica Through the Never Times critics on Metallica Through the Never, Muscle Shoals and Don Jon. Wine world transformed by China China has a thirst for wine and a new documentary tries to bottle that obsession. CNN's Neil Curry reports. Who could spoil Merkel's party? Chancellor Angela Merkel's popularity will not be enough to ensure a continuation of the government she would like to lead after Germans go to the polls - and a newcomer on the political scene could throw a wrench in the gears of her plans for the nation. Pat Cash's Wimbledon tour Open Court's Pat Cash takes viewers for a behind the scenes tour of Wimbledon. New York's MoMA exhibition explores Rene Magritte's surrealist work NEW YORK (Reuters) - Belgian painter Rene Magritte's work, featuring men in bowler hats, mysterious landscapes and bright blue skies, may be familiar to many art lovers, but a new exhibition focuses attention on the artist's surrealist pieces. Bits Blog EBay Buys Braintree, a Payments Start-Up EBay said Thursday it would pay $800 million for Braintree, a Chicago start-up that provides technology to process online payments. Batman's crime-ridden Gotham metropolis comes to Fox TV LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Batman's crime-ridden gritty fictional metropolis of Gotham City will be the focus of a new Fox drama, the latest comic book-inspired series to tap superheroes' ability to draw audiences to both film and TV. NSA Spy powers used to tail lovers The National Security Agency's internal watchdog detailed a dozen instances in the past decade in which its employees intentionally misused the agency's surveillance power, in some cases to snoop on their love interests. Banks get slim fees for privatisation of UK's Royal Mail LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The investment banks working on the privatisation of Britain's Royal Mail postal service stand to share a maximum fee pot of just under 24 million pounds ($38.4 million),... This is how we pick Fed chief? David Gergen has a few words for the recent selection process for a new chief of the Federal Reserve It stinks. Whats On Wednesday Television highlights. Republicans See Keystone Pipeline as a Card to Play in Last-Minute Fiscal Talks Activists who oppose the Keystone XL pipeline say they are increasingly alarmed that the project might become a bargaining chip in negotiations to avert a fiscal crisis. Ryder Cup David vs. Goliath If it were a heavyweight boxing contest it would probably be ruled a mismatch. N.F.L. Roundup Buccaneers Bench Freeman for Rookie The Buccaneers replaced Josh Freeman at quarterback with Mike Glennon even though Coach Greg Schiano insisted Monday that Freeman would remain the starter. Gas prices lead to Sudan violence Civic unrest over a spike in gas prices roiled Sudan for a fourth straight day Wednesday, with gunshots ringing out around the capital of Kharthoum and elsewhere as government forces tried to clamp down. Dissecting the pope's interview Matthew Chance reports on an interview in which Pope Francis discusses homosexuality, abortion and women. Colombian singer Carlos Vives scores five Latin Grammy nominations LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Colombian singer Carlos Vives and Argentine fusion group Illya Kuryaki the Valderramas led the Latin Grammy Award nominations with five nods a piece, the Latin Recording Academy said on Wednesday. In Transit Blog In Belgium, a Museum About the People Who Left It The Red Star Line Museum in Antwerp, Belgium, is focused on the people who sailed from the port city, including Albert Einstein and Golda Meir. Mongolian masters of contortion CNN's Nick Glass talks with the contortionists and stars of "O," a Cirque du Soleil show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Entrepreneur starts his version of Harvard, tuition-free SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Minerva Schools of KGI doesn't yet have accreditation, a campus or even a full faculty roster, but it is offering something even Harvard can't - four years of free tuition... Snatching victory from defeat There are comebacks, and then there's one of the most epic triumphs in sporting history. Palantir Technologies raises $196.5 million SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Data-analytics company Palantir Technologies has raised $196.5 million, the company disclosed Friday in a regulatory filing. UPDATE 1-Bankrupt Stockton, California discloses deals with bond insurers SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Stockton, California said on Friday it had reached tentative deals with the two creditors that led opposition to its bankruptcy, bond insurers that had threatened to drag the state pension fund Calpers into their fight with the city. Dot Earth Blog Will Hurricane Lull Blunt Coastal Shifts? As the sleepy hurricane season continues, will folks relax their guard or sustain shifts in coastal norms? Pawnshops hit paydirt as Southeast Asians sweat before pay day SINGAPORE/BANGKOK (Reuters) - Faced with rising living costs and unable to wait until pay day, growing numbers of Southeast Asians are putting their gold jewelry and designer watches in hock,... Amateur videos show aftermath of deadly car bomb outside Damascus Sept. 28 - Amateur videos appear to show the aftermath of a car bomb blast which reportedly killed at least 20 people and wounded dozens outside Damascus. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). EMERGING MARKETS-Latam stocks down for week, vulnerable to further drop MEXICO CITY, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Mexican stocks fell sharply on Friday as investors cashed in on a recent rally, and after finishing lower for the week, Latin American equities could be susceptible... Where superyachts are born CNN's MainSail takes a sneak peak inside the Wally workshop, which has built some of the world's most expensive boats. Samsung addresses EU concerns in antitrust probe- NEW YORK, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co on Friday offered remedies that may settle a European Union probe over whether it breached antitrust rules through its use of patent lawsuits... 'Wild sport' meets 'strict square' Where there's wind and water in Marseille, you are likely to find "Les Mouss" -- three brothers with a passion for windsurfing, and a love for their native south of France. Czechs Top Argentina to Reach Davis Cup Final Defending champion Czech Republic reached the Davis Cup final after winning its doubles match Saturday to eliminate Argentina.

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