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News Feed Latest worldwide news Football Dortmund spoil Pep's debut Pep Guardiola's first competitive game in charge of Bayern Munich ended in defeat on Saturday as Borussia Dortmund ran out 4-2 winners in the German Super Cup. Syrian regime forces take over rebel stronghold The Syrian regime says it has taken over a rebel stronghold in Homs, inflicting a strategic and psychological blow to rebels in the country's 2-year-long crisis. Character Study The Art of War Noriko and Ushio Shinohara, the subjects of a new documentary film, have been locked in marriage and a kind of creative combat for four decades. Bert Trautmann, Who Won Iron Cross and F.A. Cup, Dies at 89 Mr. Trautmann, who once played with a broken neck, said that his training as a paratrooper had made it easy to perform acrobatic dives as a goalkeeper. Advertising Merger as a Career Capstone for the Chief of Publicis The merger with Omnicom has been widely seen as a coup for Publicis and a career capstone for Maurice Lvy. The future of global mapping Mapping is said to be worth more than $150 billion a year, but many countries have yet to take the plunge. Maasai culture in the modern world Maasai elder, Martin Saning'o Karioni has dedicated his life's work to help his people adapt to a changing world. Queen Elizabeth hopes baby comes soon as she's off on holiday LONDON (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth joined the band of increasingly impatient royal baby watchers hoping Prince William and his wife Kate's first child arrives soon, saying she is due to go on holiday. Bits Blog Pinterest Allows Users to Opt Out of Being Tracked On Friday, Pinterest, a kind of virtual pinboard, announced that it would enable Do Not Track functionality to let users opt out tracking their behavior on site. 'Obamacare' mandate delay will cost $12 billion, affect 1 million workers WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's decision to delay implementation of part of his healthcare reform law will cost $12 billion and leave a million fewer Americans with employer-sponsored health insurance in 2014, congressional researchers said Tuesday. Table for Three At Lunch With Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric McCormack The actors Eric McCormack and Jesse Tyler Ferguson are known for their groundbreaking TV roles, but both agree that a subtle approach to getting out a message works best. Children power playground toys July 30 - Modern gaming techniques are taken to the playground as children compete to produce energy. Suzannah Butcher reports. T Magazine On Beauty | Travel-Friendly Products Thatll Make Your Summer a Whole Lot Smoother Have these nine items at the ready and youll be equipped to deal with warm, sticky weather, wherever you find it. How to rescue the Arab Spring Frida Ghitis says liberals in Egypt are in a corner, but it's vital for them to speak for democratic values Arctic thaw could cost $60 trillion A long-trapped store of methane could rapidly speed up global warming if it escapes from the thawing Siberian tundra, adding as much as $60 trillion to the expected costs of climate change, scientists reported Wednesday. Brewers Score 5 in 9th to End Cubs' 3-Game Streak Carlos Gomez broke a scoreless tie in the ninth inning with an RBI single and Jeff Bianchi added a two-run double to lift the Milwaukee Brewers over the Chicago Cubs 5-0 on Monday night. How to avoid 'gray charges' on credit card bills (The author is a Reuters contributor. The opinions expressed are his own.) UPDATE 1-Southern to take $278 mln charge as coal-plant costs rise HOUSTON, July 30 (Reuters) - Southern Co will take a $278 million charge for the second quarter as the price tag for its coal-gasification power plant in Kemper County, Mississippi, rises to nearly $5 billion, the company said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday. Tunisia Faces More Anger After an Ambush Kills Soldiers At least eight soldiers were killed on the countrys northwestern border, an attack that comes amid large protests against the Islamist-led government. First defense witness in Boston mob trial waffles on role in case BOSTON (Reuters) - A prosecutor in the murder and racketeering trial of Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger on Tuesday attacked the credibility of the defense's first witness, a former FBI agent who published a book on the former mob boss. 'Obamacare' mandate delay will cost $12 billion, affect 1 million workers WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's decision to delay implementation of part of his healthcare reform law will cost $12 billion and leave a million fewer Americans with employer-sponsored health insurance in 2014, congressional researchers said Tuesday. MIT review cites missed chances before death of Net activist BOSTON, July 30 (Reuters) - Reviewers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said on Tuesday the school could have taken steps that would have reduced pressure on Internet activist Aaron Swartz such as taking a public stand against his controversial prosecution. M.I.T. Cleared in Report After Suicide of Activist Arguments persist that M.I.T. could have done much more to end the prosecution of a young man whose promise was great and whose actions caused no damage to the universitys computer network. 'Real Housewives' New Jersey couple facing fraud charges (Editor's note Please be advised that first sentence contains language that may offend some readers) Oil spill blackens popular Thai beach Tourists on one of Thailand's popular holiday islands, Koh Samet, are evacuated as a bay turns black from an oil spill. Pierre-Paul, Free of Back Pain, Is Taking a Cautious Approach Jason Pierre-Paul, who had surgery to repair a herniated disk in the off-season, said the continual pain he had felt was gone. His status for the season opener, however, remained uncertain. Baby giraffe makes public appearance July 17 - A six-day-old giraffe makes her debut at a Buenos Aires zoo. Tara Cleary reports. Bronx Courts Trim Big Backlog, With Outside Judge at the Helm Justice Patricia DiMango has handled 500 cases since January, leading officials to declare a partial victory after years of failed efforts to break the logjam. Trade Fight Over Solar Benefits A Bystander A U.S. tariff ruling against China created a loophole that has benefited Taiwanese manufacturers. Hit political blogger Nate Silver on future of predictive modeling NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nate Silver is an oxymoron come to life the famous statistician. Son of Fallen Chinese Official Enrolls at Columbia Law School It is unclear how Bo Guagua, the son of Bo Xilai, will pay for his three-year education at Columbia, which has one of the most expensive law schools in the United States. Obama, buoyed by election win, faces new battles WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama had little time to savor victory on Wednesday after voters gave him a second term in the White House where he faces urgent economic challenges, a looming fiscal showdown and a still-divided Congress able to block his every move. Tighter UK motor insurance rules needed to stop fake claims-lawmakers LONDON, July 31 (Reuters) - British road accident insurance rules should be overhauled to root out fraudsters making fake claims for whiplash which drive up premiums, lawmakers said on Wednesday. NHL Stars to Return to Olympics in Sochi in 2014 After weeks of tough negotiations, the NHL and its players reached a deal with the International Ice Hockey Federation on Friday to put the season on hold again so the game's biggest stars can compete next year in the Sochi Olympics. IMF urges effective Fed communication on exit strategy WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve will need to effectively communicate its strategy to exit from its massive monetary stimulus while avoiding excessive volatility in interest rates, the... REFILE-US STOCKS-Dow, SP 500 dip as materials, energy shares fall * Mosaic, Potash Corp sink after Russia quits top potash cartel Suspension Is Testing Friendship of Two Stars Aaron Rodgers and Ryan Braun are two California natives who found sporting success and friendship in Wisconsin. Until now. Looted Cannes gems worth $136 million, official says, record jewel heist NICE, France (Reuters) - An armed robber stole gems worth $136 million (102 million euros) in a weekend jewelery heist in the French Riviera resort of Cannes, making it the country's biggest gem... Scientists go tech to uncover mass graves July 30 - Scientists want to aid in the search for hidden mass graves in Colombia. The researchers are conducting an experiment aimed at combining different geophysical technologies in the hopes of perfecting a new technique to locate bodies underground. Ben Gruber reports. Musical Nomads, Escaping Political Upheaval The annual Festival au Dsert, usually based in Mali, has been forced to go on tour this year because of political turmoil. It comes to Lincoln Center Out of Doors on Wednesday.

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