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News Feed Latest worldwide news Wendi Murdoch Hires a New Lawyer, Suggesting a Divorce May Turn Messy A month after Rupert Murdoch surprised his wife with divorce papers, Wendi Murdoch has hired a lawyer with a track record of representing women separating from powerful men. Keeping Score With New Book, Seeking Truth in Statistics of Soccer The Numbers Game argues that much of the conventional wisdom in soccer, on subjects as varied as corner kicks and player signings, is wrong. Nearly 250 Captives Escape in Pakistan Prison Attack More than 100 militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and heavy arms blasted the prison walls, freeing 243 prisoners including 30 militants. German Magazine Accused Over Historical Views A Jewish groups complaint against the magazine Der Landser has added to the debate over the balance between free speech and efforts in Germany to eradicate the neo-Nazi movement. UPDATE 2-CBI profit tops estimates, but order outlook tempered July 30 (Reuters) - Engineering company Chicago Bridge Iron Co NV reported on Tuesday a higher-than-expected quarterly profit, but revised lower its anticipated new orders this year. Ferrari rebuke Alonso on his birthday (Reuters) - Ferrari dealt Fernando Alonso a rare public rebuke on his birthday on Monday for critical comments after Sunday's Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix. Sharing the Wealth as a Comic Book Goes to Hollywood The movie 2 Guns, adapted from the comic books from Boom Studios, opens this week. Thanks to Booms creator share model, both the publisher and comics writer reap benefits. Humpback whale freed from shark net July 26 - Rescuers free a humpback whale after it became tangled in a shark net off the coast of Noosa on Australia's Sunshine Coast. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Substitute Neymar Denied Victory on Barcelona Debut Barcelona's new signing Neymar was denied a win on his debut when the Brazil forward came on as a second-half substitute in a 2-2 draw in a friendly at Polish side Lechia Gdansk on Tuesday. 'They're going to kill me,' MJ told son Michael Jackson often cried after talking to AEG Live executives as he prepared for his comeback concerts, his oldest son testified Wednesday. Russians smell something fishy in Putin's latest stunt MOSCOW (Reuters) - There was a time when Vladimir Putin's macho antics inspired pride among Russians, but many are finding it hard to believe the president's latest stunt - catching a huge pike in... Analysis Orban turns foreign catcalls into Hungarian applause BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has converted criticism heaped on him from abroad into a reputation at home as a plucky defender of national sovereignty that should help him to win re-election next year. Obama Offers to Cut Corporate Tax Rate as Part of Jobs Deal The president would agree to a reduced rate of 28 percent, down from 35 percent, in return for a commitment from Republicans to invest in middle-class jobs. Obama Offers to Cut Corporate Tax Rate as Part of Jobs Deal The president would agree to a reduced rate of 28 percent, down from 35 percent, in return for a commitment from Republicans to invest in middle-class jobs. State of the Art Leap Motion Controller, Great Hardware in Search of Great Software The controller promises to let you control your computer with hand motions, and the hardware does that, but its software is scattershot, inconsistent and frustrating. Fukushima clean-up turns toxic for Japan's Tepco * Tokyo Electric Power confronts many unknowns at crippled plant Why women don't make partner The scales of justice are beginning to balance as an increasing number of women enter the legal profession. But female lawyers are still struggling to become partners at top firms. CNN asked six leading lawyers in the United States and Britain to tell us what can be done to make the law a more balanced profession Guantanamo prisoners clamor for 'Fifty Shades of Grey' (Reuters) - The "Fifty Shades of Grey" series of erotic novels are the favorite reading material among "high-value" prisoners at the Guantanamo detention camp in Cuba, a U.S. congressman said. Pilgrims mourn crash victims The cathedral in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, hosts a memorial to the victims of the train crash. Karl Penhaul reports. Stewart on U.S. Grand Prix Racing legend Jackie Stewart gives his thoughts on the United States Grand Prix and how the title race may end. Ledecky the brightest star in Americans' galaxy BARCELONA (Reuters) - American teenager Katie Ledecky smashed the world record in the women's 1,500 meters freestyle final by more than six seconds during a glittering session for the United States at the world championships on Tuesday. Babies who share the royal birthday get silver pennies July 23 - The Royal Mint adorns families of babies born on the same day as the new royal prince with commemorative silver one penny pieces. Elly Park reports. IBM to receive 21 million euros state-aid for Romania investment report BUCHAREST (Reuters) - IBM, the world's largest technology services company, will receive 21 million euros ($27.86 million) state-aid from the Romanian government for investment that will generate 900 jobs, daily Ziarul Financiar reported on Monday. Can Detroit reinvent itself? Detroit has delcared itself bankrupt, but could there be reason for a revival? Maggie Lake speaks with Bruce Katz from the Brookings Institute to find out. Hollywood movies get a makeover What if The Matrix, and other classic Hollywood movies has been made in Africa? This is what they'd look like. U.S. differences on abortion widen along regional lines survey (Reuters) - U.S. attitudes on abortion are split along regional lines, and opposition to legal abortion has grown in some parts of the South while Americans in the Northeast and on the West Coast still strongly favor abortion rights, according to a new study. Obama Offers to Cut Corporate Tax Rate as Part of Jobs Deal The president would agree to a reduced rate of 28 percent, down from 35 percent, in return for a commitment from Republicans to invest in middle-class jobs. Lew says stubborn Congress risks repeating U.S. fiscal wounds WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Sunday warned Congress against manufacturing a crisis over federal spending in the months ahead, as looming deadlines set the stage for a... Australia's Nine seeks to raise up to $1.1 bln in IPO - report SYDNEY, July 31 (Reuters) - Australia's Nine Entertainment, owned by two U.S. hedge funds, is looking to raise up to A$1.2 billion ($1.1 billion) in an initial public offering before the end of the... U.S. to investigate Afghan's accusations troops murdered civilians KABUL (Reuters) - The U.S. Army has launched an investigation into claims that its special forces abducted and killed Afghan civilians, allegations Washington has denied, a NATO spokeswoman said on Tuesday. Motherlode Blog Secondary Infertility I Have One Child. Why Cant I Get Pregnant Again? My husband and I planned to have more than one child. Sometimes I wish we hadnt been so confident. At least we chose the single stroller. John Kerry meets with Arab League in Jordan July 17 - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with members of Arab world as part of efforts to relaunch Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Japan's robots eye car industry to take up smartphone slack TOKYO, July 31 (Reuters) - As the breakneck growth in the global smartphone market eases, the mostly Japanese companies that make the robots that build the phones are looking to automakers to take up the slack. On Baseball Angels Pay Heavy Price for Gamble on Pujols With Albert Pujols most likely out for the season because of an injury, the Angels are learning a lesson the Yankees already know about 10-year contracts for aging stars. George H.W. Bush shaves head in support of boy with leukemia DALLAS (Reuters) - Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush shaved his salt and pepper comb-over locks in solidarity with a 2-year-old boy who lost his hair from leukemia treatments, his office said in a statement on Wednesday. Fitch Plans to Rate WellPoint's New Senior Notes 'BBB+' (The following statement was released by the rating agency) CHICAGO, July 30 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings expects to assign a 'BBB+' rating to WellPoint, Inc.'s (WLP) planned issuance of new senior unsecured notes. The 'BBB+' rating is equivalent to Fitch's ratings on WLP's current outstanding senior unsecured notes. Fitch maintains an 'A-' Issuer Default Rating (IDR) on WLP and 'AA-' Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings on various WLP subsidiaries. The Rating Outlook on both the IDR and IFS UPDATE 5-Potash sector rocked as Russia's Uralkali quits cartel * Expects prices to fall to $300 a tonne from $400 a tonne BlackBerry plans security feature for Android, iPhone TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry will offer technology to separate and make secure both work and personal data on mobile devices powered by Google Inc's Android platform and by Apple Inc's iOS operating system, the company said on Thursday. Macau mogul hopes dinosaurs trump volcanoes in new casino resort MACAU, July 31 (Reuters) - Macau tycoon David Chow is ripping up the fake volcano and Roman amphitheatre that were the show pieces of a failed theme park he built in the Chinese gaming enclave seven... Plague-infected squirrel found in California July 26 - A Los Angeles-area camping ground is closed after a squirrel is found carrying plague. Lily Grimes reports.

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