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News Feed Latest worldwide news Ask an Expert Design Advice on Reconfiguring an Emptying Nest Danielle Galland, an interior designer, will answer readers questions about how to reconfigure living spaces as children head for college. Out There Timeless Questions About the Universe Is time an illusion? Is there a universe, or multiverse? Finite or infinite? Will we ever know, and does it matter? Crash 'No words for what I saw' The sun had not yet set in Spain's northwest when a ferocious boom rang out, the sound of a high-speed train smashing into a concrete wall after derailing on a curve. New record for daredevil skywalker July 31 - Chinese acrobat sets new world record for fastest highwire walk. Sharon Reich reports. What to know when visiting Brazil Brazil might be the biggest country most of the world doesn't know a whole heckuva a lot about. That's changing Shirtless Goes the City Is a heat wave enough of an excuse for a man to leave his shirt at home? For some New Yorkers, the answer was yes. Sports Briefing | Basketball Knicks Re-Sign Martin to a One-Year Deal Kenyon Martin will make about $1.4 million next year on a veterans minimum contract, which was all the over-the-salary-cap Knicks could offer him. Hingis Rules Out Playing Singles Despite Doubles Return Switzerland's former world number one Martina Hingis said her renewed hunger for competition inspired her forthcoming comeback in doubles but she has no plans to return in singles. Surgery at hands of robot? Every day, we happily entrust more of our lives to automated machines at home and in our cities. But you could be forgiven for blanching at the prospect of a four-armed robot bearing over you, scalpel glinting. App Smart Using the Masses to Improve Apps Crowdsourced mobile apps can provide new perspectives, but how much may depend on the size of the crowd weighing in. Heading Upstate in Search of a Watery Eden Isolated swimming holes are becoming tougher to find in the Hudson River Valley as a more urban crowd heads upstate. RLPC-Pret A Manger completes 375 mln stg debt refinancing LONDON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Private equity firm Bridgepoint's coffee and sandwich chain Pret A Manger has raised a new 375 million pound ($568.5 million) loan to refinance existing debt and pay a 150... UPDATE 1-U.S. natgas rig count climbs 19 to 388 -Baker Hughes * Gas-directed rig count up for 5th time in 6 weeks * Horizontal rigs gain for second straight week * Oil rig count slips 13 to 1,388 NEW YORK, Aug 2 (Reuters) - The number of rigs drilling for natural gas in the United States jumped by 19 this week to 388, data from Houston-based Baker Hughes showed on Friday. The gas-directed rig count, which posted an 18-year low of 349 six weeks ago, has climbed in five of the past six weeks. Recent rig gains have stirred concerns that n Bubba Watson on shaping shots Defending Masters champion Bubba Watson talks family, Golf Boys, that playoff and shows us how he shapes those shots. The Saturday Profile In Mandela Legacy, a Place for Winnie? During Nelson Mandelas hospitalization, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, his former wife, has made an ostentatious re-entry into the public arena. Well Ask Well Does Cooking Strip Red Wines Benefits? Are the health benefits of red wine still available if the wine is reduced by half through cooking and then consumed with the food? Anahad OConnor responds to a reader question. Israeli researchers walk the walk with gait analysis device July 14 - An Israeli company is developing an inexpensive gait analysis device it believes will help doctors diagnose previously undetected medical conditions. The study of a person's walking style can reveal much about their health, and the company says it can now done at a price that most people can afford. Jim Drury has more. A Rare Chance to Stroll a Park Avenue Tunnel, in the Name of Art On Saturday, the city will temporarily shut the tunnel to car traffic, and the 1,394-foot cavern will be turned into an incandescent, echoing, interactive art show. Icahn sues Dell in latest attempt to foil buyout (Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn sued Dell Inc and its board on Thursday, his latest attempt to derail a $24.4 billion buyout bid by the computer maker's founder and CEO Michael Dell. Two months in Baghdad bloodier than a year in Chicago Bloodshed has unfortunately become commonplace in Iraq. And it reached a fevered pitch this year, the United Nations said in a monthly tally of violent deaths. Girl, 11 'I ran away from marriage' A young Yemeni girl made a YouTube video accusing her parents of trying to marry her off in exchange for money. Her parents dispute the allegation, but the video went viral and has put a spotlight once more on Yemen's child marriages. China's web giants fight online rumors Six major Chinese websites have launched a joint site dedicated to eradicating online rumors, as part of Beijing's efforts to clean up false information on the country's wildly popular microblogs, state media reports. Shares of uranium miner Paladin dive after canceled sale Aug 2 (Reuters) - Shares of Australian uranium miner Paladin Energy Ltd fell as much as 29 percent in Toronto on Friday after the company canceled plans for now to sell a minority interest in an African mine, and instead raised funds through a private placement of shares. U.S. Air Force delays rescue helicopter contract award WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force has delayed the award of a contract valued at up to $6.8 billion for a new combat search and rescue helicopter program until the first quarter of fiscal year 2014, which begins Oct. 1, spokesman Ed Gulick said. Sweltering in Shanghai July 30 - Residents try to beat the heat as Shanghai records one of its hottest summers in 140 years. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Istanbul's last White Russians pray for church's survival ISTANBUL (Reuters) - About 25 Russian Orthodox celebrated a divine liturgy on Friday for the first time in four decades at their rooftop church they fear may be demolished to make way for a tourism... In the Hamptons, Mind Your Manners, or Else During this summer of cyber-social policing, misbehaving in the Hamptons is potentially more treacherous than ever before. Protesters clash with security forces Thousands of supporters of Egypt's deposed president were able to protest mostly in peace in two of Cairo's squares after Friday prayers. But the relative calm was interrupted early in the evening when police fired tear gas at them Russia's Putin says sentences in fraud case involving top critic Navalny were 'strange' LAKE SELIGER, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he was surprised by the five-year jail term a court handed down to Alexei Navalny, his top critic, when another man convicted in the same embezzlement case received only a suspended prison sentence. Daily Digit$24.8 bln Dell deal Aug. 2 - The group led by Michael Dell has reached a $24.8 billion deal that dramatically increases the chances of their Dell buyout deal passing. Bobbi Rebell reports. Daily Digit 46 mln DOGTV target audience July 25- DOGTV, a channel designed for dogs will launch nationally next month, aiming to appeal to the 46 million U.S. households that have at least one dog. Bobbi Rebell reports. Comcast and CBS Post Strong Results, Aided by Web Comcast surpassed analysts earnings projections while CBS Corporation reported its highest quarterly profits ever. Terror Threat Prompts U.S. to Close Diplomatic Missions Officials gave few details about what prompted the temporary closings but cited credible information that an Al Qaeda affiliate might be plotting an attack. Book Talk Susan Choi Returns to Probe Love, Youthful Selfishness Author Susan Choi in her latest book starts with a graduate student's fascination with a professor when she arrives at a prestigious university in 1992. But the initial attraction is where similarities between "My Education" and usual tales of college love end. African Observers Signal Approval of Zimbabwe Vote Regional monitors from southern Africa said that while Wednesdays vote was peaceful it was too early to pronounce it fair. Red Bulls Cahill to Miss 3-4 Weeks A knee injury sustained in last weeks win against Real Salt Lake will sideline midfielder Tim Cahill, who recently helped his native Australia qualify for the World Cup. Ricky Williams Eager to Mold Young Minds as Coach Ricky Williams can't change the past and wouldn't want to even if he could. Inside China's 'falcon' village In Jilin province, a small village keeps alive Manchu tradition of falcon training. Syrian refugees resettle in a former shopping center in Lebanon Aug. 2 - A female Syrian refugee in Lebanon says "We try to forget our neighbors' names," as she resettles in a former shopping center in Lebanon, now home to nearly 1,000 refugees. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. Hutchison H1 profit beats forecasts on solid overseas performance HONG KONG (Reuters) - Ports-to-telecoms conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, owned by Asia's richest man Li Ka-shing, reported on Thursday better-than-expected first-half profits, buoyed by a solid performance in European infrastructure and telecoms investments.

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