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Kurdish fighters seize Syrian border post from Islamists
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Kurdish militants seized a Syrian border post on the frontier with Iraq early on Saturday, fighters and monitors said, after three days of clashes with an al Qaeda-linked group which had held the crossing since March.


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.


How to recruit a diamond in the rough
Danish footballer Rasmus Ankersen had been looking forward to the new season. He was lining up for top division club FC Midtjylland, and at just 19 had been identified by coaches as having a bright future in the game.


Liberty's closeness to bondholders could thwart Ziggo/UPC merger
* LGI at pains to let investors class exposures separately


Square Feet Manhattans Vanishing Gas Stations
In a land-starved city, the oddly shaped but well-placed parcels taken up by service stations have risen in value.


Italy's Etna volcano erupts
Oct. 26 - Europe's most active volcano, Italy's Mount Etna, erupts, sending lava and ash into the sky. Nathan Frandino reports.


Cuban city struggling to recover a year after Hurricane Sandy
HAVANA (Reuters) - A year after Hurricane Sandy left Santiago de Cuba in shambles, the streets are clear and power, communications and water are back to normal, but residents of Cuba's second city are still struggling with the aftermath of the mighty storm.


Billie Jean King's equality fight
Mark McKay reports on Billie Jean King's campaign for equality in tennis.


Cuiaba Fire Adds to Brazil's World Cup Woes
A fire in the basement of the Arena Pantanal at Cuiaba in Mato Grosso state could scupper the 2014 World Cup venue's chances of being ready by FIFA's December deadline.


Motherlode Blog After a Concussion, Returning to School
The activities that make up a students normal day, like reading, writing and concentrating on classes, can exacerbate headaches and fatigue caused by a concussion.


Macy's joins Barneys in brewing NYC 'shop-and-frisk' scandal
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's civil rights leaders on Saturday angrily decried the city's brewing "shop-and-frisk" scandal, in which two major retailers stand accused of profiling black shoppers who say they were detained by police after buying luxury items.


The Lede Its Sisi-Mania, as Nationalist Fervor Sweeps Through Egypt
A robust media campaign in Egypt promoting the leadership qualities of Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, as the replacement for deposed President Mohamed Morsi, often features lavish praise.


7-Year Low Reported in Piracy Off Somalia
The United Nations secretary general attributed the decline to increased international policing and information-sharing, more prosecutions and imprisonment of captured pirates, and greater security steps by commercial shippers.


Mountain mirrors to bring light to dark Norwegian town
Oct. 22 - Three giant mirrors have been erected on a mountainside in Norway, to bring much needed sunlight to residents of a small town. The town is situated at the bottom of a narrow valley where the sun doesn't shine during the long Nordic winter, but its hoped the mirrors will change all that and bring its residents out of the shade and into the light. Jim Drury reports.


Sports Briefing | Tennis Raonic Upset in Stockholm
A French wild card, Benot Paire, beat second-seeded Milos Raonic, 7-6 (3), 6-3, to reach the Stockholm Open semifinals.


20 greatest franchises for travelers
Stop kidding yourself -- 14 gigazillion customers can't be wrong. And like it or not, you're one of them.


Sketch Guy Beware Financial Comparisons With Others
Sticking to the numbers makes more sense than worrying about who makes more money, a financial planner writes.


U.S. ski team's big expectations
Christina Macfarlane explores the team's prospects at the Winter World Cup as top skiers return.


Serving Museum Patrons Something More
With the opening of a multimillion-dollar restaurant, the Brooklyn Museum joins the ranks of culture centers offering high-end dining experiences to their visitors.


Czech left leads vote count, new party second - partial results
PRAGUE, Oct 26 (Reuters) - The centre-left Social Democrats held onto their lead in the Czech republic's parliamentary election, partial results showed on Saturday.


6 killed in Russia bus explosion
Investigators say they think a female suicide bomber caused a blast that ripped through a passenger bus in the southern Russian city of Volgograd on Monday afternoon, killing at least six people and injuring 32 others, Russian authorities said.


Lou Scheimer, TV Cartoon Producer, Dies at 84
Mr. Scheimers company, Filmation, produced Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, The Archie Show and He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, among other cartoon series.


Music Match Space Oddity David Bowies Way, and Newer Takes
Stars aligned with space, and a young place-in-space winner, are honored in this weeks cover song.


U.S. bishop may have exposed Catholics to hepatitis during Communion
(Reuters) - Catholics in North Dakota were warned to watch for symptoms of hepatitis A after a bishop with the disease served Communion at four churches, putting worshipers at risk, state officials...


Zynga firms up mobile efforts, shares up 13 percent
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Zynga Inc said it expects a full-year profit after reporting better-than-expected third-quarter results due to cost-cutting and a renewed focus on mobile games and core franchises like "Zynga Poker" that lifted shares 13 percent.


Personal Health Scoliosis Can Hit Well Past Adolescence
Often thought to be a problem of young people, scoliosis, an asymmetrical curvature of the spine, is far more prevalent among older adults.


Golf Capsules
Keegan Bradley is playing so well at the CIMB Classic that not even his beloved Boston Red Sox and the World Series can distract him.


Monaco's F1 transformation
The most famous race in Formula One -- the Monaco Grand Prix -- brings a change of pace to Monaco's Mediterranean idyll.


Skiing Glory for Gut in women's GS
Switzerland's Lara Gut won the giant slalom as the World Cup season kicked off in Soelden, Austria on Saturday.


Former Suspect to Testify in Patz Case
Jose Antonio Ramos, a convicted child molester, is expected to take the stand in the trial of Pedro Hernandez, who has been charged in the 1979 killing of Etan Patz.


Stroud, Moore Take Share of Lead at CIMB Classic
Chris Stroud and Ryan Moore both overcame mistakes and bogeys on the back nine Saturday to take a share of the lead after the third round of the CIMB Classic.


Pentagon wants F-35 contractor accountability as it weighs output boost
WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The Pentagon's chief arms buyer wants details on how Lockheed Martin Corp and other companies will be held accountable for the quality and reliability of the F-35 fighter jet as he considers whether to approve an increase in the plane's production, U.S. defense officials said on Friday.


Exclusive Aiming to avoid Facebook chaos, NYSE runs Twitter IPO test
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Stock Exchange on Saturday did a test run of Twitter's highly anticipated market debut, as it seeks to avoid the types of problems that plagued Facebook's initial public offering on rival Nasdaq.


Movie Review | 'Not Yet Begun To Fight ' Rivers Run Through Not Yet Begun to Fight
Not Yet Begun to Fight shows combat veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan undergoing an unusual form of therapy fly-fishing as regenerative meditation.


McIlroy in 'good shape'
Rory McIlroy leaves South Korea in "good shape" after finishing joint second at the Kolon Korean Open.


Obama's tech expert becomes target over healthcare website woes
(Reuters) - Todd Park has gone from steering his healthcare information technology company through a blockbuster IPO to occasionally sleeping on a mat in his office while working to repair the troubled new U.S. government healthcare website.


Analysts raise Netflix targets but ask if shares now too high
(Reuters) - Strong subscriber gains by Netflix Inc prompted analysts to sharply raise price targets on the stock, even as some worried that the shares are getting expensive as the online online video...


On Pro Football Gamesmanship Continues to Color Jets-Patriots Rivalry
Jets Coach Rex Ryan declined to say whether his staff asked officials to watch the Patriots, whose penalty led to the Jets game-winning field goal, with increased vigilance on Sunday.


The Saturday Profile Mexican Writer Mines the Soccer Field for Metaphors
Juan Villoro, one of Mexicos most decorated and esteemed writers, also happens to be a leading soccer analyst, extracting lessons about society and life from the game.


Drug Maker Settles With S.E.C. Over Illegal Payments
Stryker, a medical device company in Michigan, will pay $13.3 million end a federal inquiry into payments in five foreign countries, the Securities and Exchange Commission confirmed.


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