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Colorado federal case tests U.S. warrantless surveillance
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Prosecutors have for the first time formally notified a criminal defendant of evidence against him gathered under the U.S. Foreign Surveillance Intelligence Act.


Football Super Mario saves Bayern
Bayern Munich maintained their unbeaten record in the Bundesliga with a hard-fought 3-2 win over Hertha Berlin at the Allianz Arena on Saturday.


Singapore's penny stock mystery increases pressure on exchange
SINGAPORE Oct 28 (Reuters) - Singapore Exchange Ltd 's role as the city-state's equity market regulator is coming under increasing scrutiny in the fall-out from a penny stock crash earlier this month.


UK economy accelerates to fastest growth since 2010
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy picked up more speed between July and September, growing at its fastest pace in more than three years and building on an unexpected turnaround that has buoyed the...


Moooove over fossil-fuels - Cow power's coming
Oct. 27 - Argentine researchers have demonstrated how methane can be separated from other digestive gases produced by cattle, to power a car. The scientists say that harnessing cow power on an industrial scale could create a new form of sustainable energy while also reducing the carbon footprint produced by cattle ranches. Elly Park reports.


Open Games in Moscow to Test an Antigay Law
An organization called the Russian L.G.B.T. Sport Federation plans to hold gay-friendly Olympics just three days after the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.


Blasts at Indian political rally; five dead
At least five people were killed Sunday in a string of blasts before the start of a political rally in eastern India, authorities said.


Healthcare A vow to fight, a pledge to fix
Oct. 24 - Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz vows to keep up opposition to President Obama's healthcare reform, and the lead contractor on the troubled Healthcare.gov website pledges to irate lawmakers service will improve. Conway G. Gittens reports.


Sports Briefing | Tennis Top Three Advance in Vienna
Top-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga overcame a sloppy second set to beat Daniel Brands of Germany and reach the quarterfinals of the Erste Bank Open in Vienna.


A Bourbon-Rye Blend, You Say?
A hunt for a new drink snares the jackalope of whiskey.


Economic View Sharing Nobel Honors, and Agreeing to Disagree
A winner of this years Nobel in economics explains areas of disagreement with his fellow laureates. And, he notes, this isnt the first time co-recipients have had differing views.


Tennis Beaten Federer must wait
Juan Martin Del Potro put on hold Roger Federer's hopes of qualifying for the ATP World Tour Finals by inflicting a second straight defeat on the Swiss maestro in the final of his hometown tournament in Basel.


In Transit Blog A Colorado Hotel With Plenty of Paleontology
A hotel near Denver has a dinosaur theme, with an interactive fossil table and a statue of a stegosaurus.


Motherlode Blog Co-Sleeping, Reluctantly, With a (Wiggly) 3-Year-Old
We dont really want our son to spend the night in our bed. But its the only way any of us can get to sleep.


Wealth Matters When Having a Nanny Cam Isnt Enough
Tips on how to avoid pitfalls in the employment of household help.


Suu Kyi to get Sakharov Prize
Better late than never.


Breakingviews Li Ka-shing can still ka-ching
Oct. 24 - Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing may be an octogenarian, but he's still shrewd when his money is on the line. Breakingviews looks at his business empire and asks if it pays to invest in the man himself.


The War That Ended Peace, by Margaret MacMillan
The historian Margaret MacMillan probes the origins of the Great War.


Syria meets weapons deadline
Syria has met its deadline for submitting a plan for getting rid of its chemical weapons, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said Sunday.


Mitsubishi Motors plans $2 bln share offer as early as Jan -sources
TOKYO, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Mitsubishi Motors Corp plans to raise around $2 billion in a public share offering as early as January to pay back top shareholders for a 2004 bailout that enabled its...


Rivals see UBS holding on to clients after trading loss
GENEVA (Reuters) - Rich clients of Swiss bank UBS have not yet moved their millions to other banks after its $2.3 billion trading scandal last month, rival private bankers said.


Policing the Amazon
With vast territory to cover across Peru, government authorities are working hard to fight the illegal timber trade that often goes on deep in the jungle.


Federal Prosecutors, in a Policy Shift, Cite Warrantless Wiretaps as Evidence
The contentious issue of government wiretaps done without a warrant has now moved a step closer to being legally challenged.


Vivian Schiller to Leave NBC News for Twitter
Ms. Schiller, chief digital officer for NBC News, will oversee partnerships between Twitter and news organizations like NBC and NPR.


Well New Years Baby? You May Pay More
While medical conditions and encounters dont care whether its 2013 or 2014, health insurance and subsidies generally play by the calendar year. Having a child early in the year presents some special challenges.


Stars of the London Design Festival
In September, an annual showcase of contemporary design, the London Design Festival, carpeted much of that city with exhibitions, parties and monumental constructions.


T Magazine Visiting the Source | A Chef in the Field Pumpkins
Add sage and apples to roasted cheese pumpkins, the disc-shaped variety available at most farmers markets this time of year, for a delicious and hearty soup.


U.N. sued for Haiti cholera outbreak
Human rights lawyers filed a class action law suit in a U.S federal court accusing the United Nations of gross negligence and misconduct on behalf of victims of a cholera outbreak in Haiti in 2010.


Airbus exec says time for Germany to pay A350 loan in full
BERLIN, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Germany should pay the remaining 600 million euros of a disputed development loan for Airbus's A350 passenger plane now the aircraft maker has allocated work to German...


Man Checking Guns Is Arrested at J.F.K., Authorities Say
Two pistols and two rifles, painted silver and purple, were found as the Tennessee man was checking in for a flight to Charlotte, N.C., police say.


QA Moving Into a New MacBook Air
How to move personal information from one MacBook to another, and tips on searching safely online.


Cliff diver masters amazing twists
Nicknamed "The Duke," 39-year-old Colombian Orlando Duque is considered one of the world's best cliff divers.


Hungry City Crazy Crab 888 in Flushing, Queens
At Crazy Crab 888, the ambience may be zero stars, but the service approaches four.


Ethiopia opens Africa's largest wind farm to boost power production
ASHEGODA, Ethiopia (Reuters) - Africa's biggest wind farm began production in Ethiopia on Saturday, aiding efforts to diversify electricity generation from hydropower plants and help the country become a major regional exporter of energy.


Contractors Describe Limited Testing of Insurance Web Site
Democrats and Republicans were united in expressing anger and dismay over failures with the Oct. 1 opening of the online health insurance exchange.


Lou Reed, Rock n Roll Pioneer, Dies at 71
Mr. Reed, punk-poet, guitarist and songwriter, was a founder of the rock group the Velvet Underground, whose music and lyrics influenced multiple generations.


Wines Pedigree Faked
European authorities are pursuing a network of counterfeiters who passed off hundreds of bottles of mediocre wine as Romane-Conti, often considered the best and most expensive wine in the world.


A Portfolio That Surprises Even Its Creator
Renzo Piano has designed 25 major projects, and his work has become a reference point in the field.


Report Iran Hangs 16 'Rebels' to Avenge Ambush
Iran hanged 16 "rebels" of an unspecified armed group on Saturday in retaliation for the death of 14 border guards in clashes near the frontier with Pakistan, a semiofficial news agency reported.


Art in Review Annette Kelm
Ms. Kelm shows obvious debts to Dsseldorf School photographers like Candida Hfer, but her affinities lie with American post-conceptualism


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