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News Feed Latest worldwide news The human cost of Iran sanctions In July, Iran lost one of its most acclaimed playwrights and directors when Mahmoud Ostad-Mohammad passed away in Tehran at the age of 62. ArtsBeat Anatomy of a Scene Video of About Time Richard Curtis narrates a scene from his comedy featuring Domhnall Gleeson and Rachel McAdams. Meet the Rules of the Internet Hello! Welcome to the Internet. It's a big place, so let me show you around. The WTA hits 40th Serena Williams and a host of No.1 ranked women's players gather at a unique celebration event Sunday to mark the 40th anniversary of the WTA founded by her 'inspiration' Billie Jean King. Joost Luiten in a Role Reversal Over When to WD Joost Luiten was first alternate at the British Open, and he wasn't very happy when Peter Hanson played only five holes before he withdrew with a bad back. Hanson knew he couldn't finish the tournament. He felt he had to tee off so it would count as a start toward the minimum 15 required to remain a PGA Tour member. UPDATE 2-London float to value Tussauds owner at as much as $5.3 bln LONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Madame Tussauds owner Merlin Entertainments expects to be valued at as much as 3.3 billion pounds ($5.3 billion) when it makes its London stock market debut next month, the group said on Wednesday. Russia Denies Reports It Spied on Group of 20 Officials Moscow rejected an Italian newspapers report that Russian spy agencies distributed special USB thumb drives to eavesdrop on participants at last months meeting in St. Petersburg. Hurricane Sandy's effect on Staten Island Oct. 28 - New York's Staten Island was one of Hurricane Sandy's hardest hit areas, and the process of rebuilding has been a slow one. Jillian Kitchener reports. Sports Briefing | Baseball Strasburg Has Surgery Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg had bone chips removed from his surgically repaired right elbow. The world's best city is ... Not the same as last year's. Cond Nast Traveler has announced its latest Readers' Choice Awards. How many have you been to? Encounters Ik Ud The Wildness of Clothes, but Not for Fashion Mr. Uds wild choices of clothes in his images are not for fashion but a way of conveying culture, he said. Sports Briefing | Baseball Strasburg Has Surgery Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg had bone chips removed from his surgically repaired right elbow. Halloween howlers Here are a few pets from CNN iReport who pulled off a Halloween costume with style, humor -- and maybe even dignity. Gadgetwise Earbuds Built of Sterner Stuff, With a Few Quirks The housings, fittings and plug of the RHA 750i are made from stainless steel, not plastic. Television Review Civil War 360 Focuses on Smithsonians Relics Civil War 360 looks at history through evocative objects. NTT Data to buy Spanish IT firm for about 50 bln yen - Nikkei Oct 31 (Reuters) - NTT Data Corp will buy Spanish information technology group Everis Spain SLU for about 50 billion yen ($509.45 million) as it tries to expand in Latin America, the Nikkei reported,... Jessica Kreps, Adam Rothenberg The bride works for an art gallery; the groom is involved in start-up technology companies. Molina Healthcare forecasts weak 2013 on higher expenses Oct 30 (Reuters) - Molina Healthcare Inc forecast a full-year profit below market estimates, citing higher administrative expenses related to the Affordable Care Act and delays in patient enrollments... To Expand Offshore Power, Japan Builds Floating Windmills The projects backers say that offshore windmills could be a breakthrough for this energy-poor nation. Instagram prepares for ads Instagram is easing users into ads with a first look at what the paid posts will look like. And it appears to be a much more cautious approach than Instagram's parent company Facebook took with its early ads. UPDATE 2-Sprint promises higher data speeds than rivals BURLINGAME, Calif., Oct 30 (Reuters) - Sprint Corp promised to gradually offer wireless data speeds far in excess of those offered by bigger rivals like Verizon, as it hopes to use recently acquired wireless airwaves to regain market share. Dream Chaser space taxi debuts in California skies Oct. 29 - A privately owned prototype space plane aces its debut test flight in California but runs into landing problems on the runway. Nathan Frandino reports. China's state media says suspects Tiananmen car incident was "terrorist attack" Oct. 30 - China's state media announces that a car crash and fire on Beijing's Tiananmen Square was a "terrorist attack" and five suspects linked to the incident have been captured. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). The 30-Minute Interview Dana L. Moskowitz She and three other principals bought Winoker Realty after its founder died in an accident; they renamed it Evo Real Estate Group. Daniel Sedin Scores Winner for Canucks Daniel Sedin scored the game-winner in the third period and added an assist as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Monday night. Twitter hit with $124 mln lawsuit over private stock sale NEW YORK, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc was sued for $124 million on Wednesday by two companies that said the social media darling defrauded it into pushing forward with a doomed private sale of its... White House concerned over Senate vote on mortgage regulator WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration expressed concern on Wednesday that Republicans may block a vote in the U.S. Senate on the nomination of the president's choice to regulate mortgage finance firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Police tips for women drivers? Police in China's capital are in a jam after publishing guidance for "inadequate" women drivers online. Higgs boson, key to the universe, wins Nobel physics prize STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Britain's Peter Higgs and Francois Englert of Belgium won the Nobel Prize for physics on Tuesday for predicting the existence of the Higgs boson particle that explains how elementary matter attained the mass to form stars and planets. Drug Tests Falter as Way for States to Deny Public Aid Proposals to refuse welfare and jobless aid based on failed tests have proved hard to enact and have had a limited effect. Jeremy Lin I don't focus on race Jeremy Lin on whether it's more difficult to make it as an Asian-American player in the NBA. Obamacare website security at 'high risk' before launch -memo BOSTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The security of the Obama administration's healthcare website was at "high risk" because of lack of testing before it opened for enrollment on Oct. 1, according to a government memorandum reviewed by Reuters on Wednesday. 9 great travel rivalries What's more fun than being locked into an eternal grudge with a detested foe? From Scotland to India to Australia to the U.S. South, not much for these impassioned rivals. Mosquitoes known to carry dengue, yellow fever seen in California LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A tropical mosquito known to carry potentially fatal diseases such as dengue and yellow fever has been detected in California, raising concerns among public health officials and prompting intense efforts to eradicate the insect. Greeks Question Media, and New Voices Pipe Up Amid the Greek financial crisis, small radio stations, magazines and websites take a bigger role in the nations civic discussion. Bengals 49, Jets 9 Jets Up-and-Down Pattern Holds, and Crumples Them Andy Dalton passed for 325 yards and 5 touchdowns as the Bengals crushed the Jets, who were seeking their first winning streak of the season but instead fell to 4-4. Canada chocolate factory may get new life as marijuana farm (Reuters) - A Canadian start-up wants to turn an empty chocolate factory in eastern Ontario into a production facility for medical marijuana, a possible boost for a local economy that has been... Stenson '$11.4M a nice bonus' Henrik Stenson may have just become golf's $11.4 million man, but the Swede insists it's not all about the money. US STOCKS-SP 500's rally ends after Fed; Expedia up late * Fed holds steady with bond buying, gives weaker growth view Your Money Adviser Keeping a Foot in the Office Door Can Ease Mothers Anxiety Experts recommend that women stay connected to the working world, which can help in case of divorce and also narrow the wage gap between men and women.

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