| Latest worldwide news | White House lists two dozen leaders to meet with Obama on deficit | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two dozen business, labor and civic leaders, including the chief executives of major U.S. corporations such as Ford, IBM and Wal-Mart, will meet President Barack Obama to discuss how to control the federal deficit, said the White House on Monday. |
| Iran and big powers end expert talks without comment | | | VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran and six world powers ended an expert-level meeting over Tehran's disputed nuclear activities on Thursday, but there was no immediate word on whether they had come any closer to an elusive breakthrough deal. |
| Momentum Shifts in Congos Battle Against Rebels | | | Until last summer, rebels had the upper hand in their battle against the Congolese government. But the government, backed by the United Nations, has brought new leadership and vigor to the fight. |
| Willie Nelson to Write New Memoir | | | The new book promises to be more personal than his previous books, sharing untold stories that involve Ray Charles, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard. |
| China to monitor link between smog and health | | | BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Health Ministry will set up a national network within five years to provide a way of monitoring the long-term impact of chronic air pollution on human health, state media said on Monday. |
| New Chief of the F.C.C. Is Confirmed | | | The Senate voted unanimously to confirm President Obamas two picks for the Federal Communications Commission, Tom Wheeler as chairman and Michael ORielly as a commissioner. |
| Well The Father Who Fought for Lorenzos Oil | | | Augusto Odone, the father whose story was told in the movie Lorenzos Oil, left an indelible mark on the world of disease activism, setting a gold standard for what patients and their families might achieve with determination, good luck and the media. |
| World's witchiest travel spots | | | Witches have long not merely captured, but hijacked the imagination. Thankfully, today people prefer dressing as witches to burning them. Are you coven-curious? Check out our guide to the world's witchiest hotspots. |
| How sharks inspire design | | | Engineers have used sharks as the blueprint for everything from sports cars, to swim suits to antibacterial material. |
| Pay cut for a happier workplace? | | | Neuroscientist Matthew Lieberman explains that we can make ourselves happier and more productive by building on our social intuition as new research reveals that our need to connect with other people is even more fundamental than our need for food or shelter. |
| Centerra says shareholders won't give up more of Kumtor stake | | | Oct 31 (Reuters) - The chief executive of Centerra Gold Inc said on Thursday he had little wiggle room to agree to demands from the parliament of Kyrgyzstan, which is seeking control over the company's flagship mine in the central Asian country. |
| 'Bones,' 'Arrow' and more What's next | | | Scoop on the Bones wedding (and honeymoon)! Fresh Arrow dish that hits the target! And some answers on how NCIS LA will deal with a real-life baby twist. All that and more in this week's Spoiler Room. |
| UPDATE 1-Obamacare website gets new tech experts; oversight pressure grows | | | WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - The Obama administration said it has brought in experts from top technology companies including Google Inc and Oracle Corp to fix the HealthCare.gov website, as Republicans press for details about the botched Oct. 1 launch that prevented millions of Americans from signing up for new insurance plans. |
| Pee-powered cell phone points to 'smart toilet' technology | | | Aug. 13 - Does the call of nature hold the answer to a new form of renewable energy? Scientists in the UK are confident that it does. With backing from both the British government and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the researchers have developed a method for charging mobile phones with human urine. Matthew Stock reports. |
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