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News Feed Latest worldwide news REFILE-Merkel urges more market rules, co-opts challenger's pet issue BERLIN, Aug 31 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would push the G20 to make more progress on regulating financial markets and crack down on tax evasion, co-opting signature policy... Rookie Marquez makes MotoGP history Marc Marquez continues his stunning debut season in motorcycling's elite class when he becomes the first MotoGP rookie to win five races with victory in Sunday's Czech Grand Prix. Sources Drone strikes in Yemen kill 6, including senior AQAP leaders U.S. drone strikes in Yemen on Friday killed six militants, including two senior leaders of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, four local security sources said. Lohan avoids Venice, Cage premieres there Aug 30 - The day's top showbiz news and headlines including Lindsay Lohan avoids the Venice Film Festival, Nicolas Cage premieres his film "Joe," and Fergie and Josh Duhamel welcome a baby boy. Bob Mezan reports. Major Surge Is Unlikely for Prices of U.S. Gas Ample inventories and North American production are expected to hold down prices, despite tensions in the Middle East and North Africa. King of Pop's birthday Mom looks back Michael Jackson's life began on August 29, 1958, as the seventh child in a family crowded into a tiny home in Gary, Indiana. High def video gaming on the Chromebook Pixel Thank you Steam! While the Chrome browser takes full advantage of the Chromebook Pixel's hardware, I thought it would interesting to see how video gaming works on the device. Quite well, with just a few small issues, it turns out. Halep's magic ride carries her to round of 16 NEW YORK (Reuters) - The magic ride enjoyed by Romanian Simona Halep grew more thrilling as she produced her best tennis to derail 14th-seeded Maria Kirilenko 6-1 6-0 on Saturday to reach the fourth round of the U.S. Open. Washington Memo In Syria Decision, Obama Looks to an Old Opponent Congress By asking Congress for authorization to retaliate against Syria, President Obama has put himself at the mercy of an institution that has bedeviled his presidency for years. Most Brazil IPOs have lost money since 2005 -Credit Suisse CAMPOS DO JORDO, Brazil, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Many initial public offerings in Brazil have led to investor losses over the past eight years, a senior Credit Suisse Group fund manager said on Friday,... Zain Saudi appoints telecoms veteran Kabbani as CEO DUBAI, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's No.3 telecom operator Zain Saudi has appointed industry veteran Hassan Kabbani as chief executive with immediate effect, the firm said in a statement on Sunday. Vontobel sees client inflows at same pace as in H1 GENEVA (Reuters) - Swiss bank Vontobel AG has seen private client inflows continuing at the same pace as in the first half of the year, private banking head Peter Fanconi said on Wednesday. UPDATE 1-Suez Canal Authority says attack attempted on container ship CAIRO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - A "terrorist" staged an unsuccessful attack on a container ship passing through the Suez Canal on Saturday, in an attempt to disrupt the flow of ships through the waterway, the head of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Memish said. Maine 'hermit' pleads not guilty to stealing to support himself AUGUSTA, Maine (Reuters) - A Maine man who lived in the woods with nearly no human contact for 27 years, supporting himself by stealing food and supplies, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to seven counts of burglary and six of theft. The Media Equation Campaign Journalism in the Age of Twitter A far younger campaign reporter now feeds a never-ending news cycle named Twitter. Analysis Caterpillar plan illustrates risk of variable pay plans PEORIA, Ill (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc has put workers on notice that its short-term incentive plan, the centerpiece of a performance-based, profit-sharing program, will make its smallest payout since the recession when the payments go out next March. Election system needs an overhaul, but it's not that easy WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Voters in Florida were still waiting to cast their ballots more than six hours after polls closed on Election Day, registered voters in Ohio were told they were not on voter rolls and new voter ID laws in Pennsylvania led to confusion at voting places. Square Feet Sudden Burst of Residential Activity in an Overlooked Slice of TriBeCa On a four-block stretch of Broadway, between Worth and Walker Streets, nine new residential projects are in the works, bringing more than 430 new condominium units to the area. David Frost, Who Interviewed Nixon, Is Dead at 74 A longtime broadcaster, Mr. Frost was best known for incisive interviews with public figures, including talks with former President Richard M. Nixon, which he called the highlight of his career. Ona at Barclays Center A 19-foot-high cast-bronze sculpture by the artist Ursula von Rydingsvard now stands in front of the Brooklyn arena. UPDATE 1-Wall Street Week Ahead-Payrolls could spur Fed action; Syria fears may dip NEW YORK, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Wall Street is bracing for a wave of economic reports this week, including the August jobs report, which might prove decisive in determining whether the economy is strong... For News From Syrian Battleground, a Reliance on Social Media The dangers of news organizations reporting in Syria have kept most journalists outside the countrys borders and heightened the need for third-party video. UPDATE 2-Iranian agency drops Rafsanjani remarks critical of Syrian government DUBAI, Sept 1 (Reuters) - An Iranian news agency quoted former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani as saying Syria's government had attacked its own people with chemical weapons, but later replaced the report with a different version that did not attribute blame for the raid. Living With Cancer Is It Back? The tunnel vision of cancer focuses me obsessively on myself. Perhaps all diseases bring egotism in their wake, for people in distress find it hard to think of anything else. Making It Last God, She Said, Went Gotcha, but Their Marriage Got Stronger When one of their twins was born with disabilities, Cynthia and Priestley Coker held on tight. There was no separating us, he says. Pornanong Phatlum Leads Safeway Classic Thailand's Pornanong Phatlum birdied three of her last four holes Friday to maintain a one-stroke lead after the second round of the Safeway Classic. The attack that shocked the world It seems unbelievable that military fighter jets would shoot down a Boeing 747 airliner killing 269 innocent people. Was it intentional? Was it a conspiracy? What really happened during that scary Cold War summer of 1983? Rally star Loeb's new challenge Sebastien Loeb was a late starter in motorsport, but the French driver is happy to start all over again in his latest challenge after a decade of dominating the rally world. Sports Briefing | Pro Basketball Suns Trade Butler to the Bucks The Phoenix Suns traded small forward Caron Butler to the Milwaukee Bucks for point guard Ish Smith and center Viacheslav Kravstov. Lotfi Mansouri, 84, Opera Troupe Director Mr. Mansouri, who ran the San Francisco Opera and Canadian Opera Company in Toronto, introduced a system of showing the works translations on video screens during performances. FEATURE-Rupee slump a hard lesson for Indian students overseas NEW DELHI, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Student Mikael Haris is wrestling with the sort of question confronting others across India, including companies, investors and banks, following the 18 percent slump in... Obamas Decision to Seek Approval First Lengthens Suspense of Attack At the end of a nerve-racking day, Syrians were shocked by the presidents speech. Also relieved, bewildered, confused, triumphant and angry. LGI Homes files for $125 million IPO as U.S. housing market recovers (Reuters) - Homebuilder LGI Homes Inc filed with U.S. regulators on Wednesday to raise up to $125 million in an initial public offering, at a time when the recovery in the U.S. housing market picks... Special Report Travel Asia In Myanmar, Sailing in the Wake of Kipling and Orwell Luxury river cruises hint at the country's colonial past as well as the change it is undergoing today. QA Cooking With a New Computer Unless a specific program is needed say, one for creating a cookbook choosing between Mac or Windows is a matter of preference. Korean golf prodigy An 11-year-old female golf prodigy in South Korea has big plans. CNN's Ian Lee reports. World's weirdest wedding photos? Tired of the same old engagement and wedding photos? The cliched poses in gardens or on beaches? Social Qs Photo Op Etiquette questions regarding a photo opportunist, a mother who wants her child home for the holiday, when to say Im sorry and those Labor Day blues. Movie Review Dark Tourist Stars Michael Cudlitz Dark Tourist focuses on a fateful trip by a security guard (Michael Cudlitz) whose twisted hobby is visiting scenes of serial killings. Countdown begins to U.S. airline merger trial in November WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American Airlines and US Airways voiced a fresh sense of optimism on Friday after a U.S. judge granted their request for a speedy trial to determine whether the two carriers...

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