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Bale Has Setback, but His New Team Is Surging Ahead
Two goals by Cristiano Ronaldo helped Real Madrid defeat Getafe, 4-1, but Gareth Bale sat out after sustaining an injury during warm-ups at Madrids Santiago Bernabu stadium.


Jury deliberating Jackson death verdict
Jurors began deliberations Thursday afternoon in the Michael Jackson wrongful-death trial, potentially bringing the contentious case to a close after five months of testimony and three days of closing arguments.


Merkel makes gains in elections
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party won Sunday's parliamentary elections, but appeared to fall just short of obtaining a super majority, according to preliminary results released early Monday.


Barroso Europe not out of crisis
CNN's Richard Quest speaks with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso about the European financial crisis.


GM won't tackle pension talks with UAW until 2015 executive
NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Motors Co will wait until its next round of labor talks in 2015 before negotiating with the United Auto Workers about the automaker's U.S. blue-collar pension obligation, GM's vice chairman said on Friday.


ArtsBeat New Releases Top Chart
The top five albums on the Billboard 200 chart this week are all fresh releases, led by Jack Johnsons From Here to Now to You.


CORRECTED-Vietnam Air to buy General Electric engines for 787s
(Corrects to show order is for engines, not aircraft, in headline and text)


RLPC-Dell benefits from hot US leveraged loan market
LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Dell is the latest company to benefit from the red-hot US leveraged loan market as strong investor demand allowed the computer giant to cut funding costs on the $10.6...


Kerry and Lavrov reach deal on Syria
Sep. 26 - United States Secretary of State John Kerry says he "did reach an agreement" with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on a resolution on Syria Thursday. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).


Tokyo man to lose home to make way for stadium - again
TOKYO (Reuters) - Kohei Jinno fans out the black and white photos of his family posing proudly in front of their central Tokyo home, a house they were forced to leave ahead of the 1964 Olympic Games to make way for construction of the main stadium.


'Sheva' struggles on debut
Andriy Shevchenko is returning to pro sports.


Breakingviews Five year Fidelity plan no quick fix
Sept. 24 - Waiting 5 years for long-term bonus plan benefits means companies will have to pay more to secure top talent, says Breakingviews.


Analysis 49ers on Edge of Falling Apart or Snapping Back
San Francisco has fallen short of expectations defined as the point spread by an average of 17.5 points this season.


Gas prices lead to Sudan violence
Civic unrest over a spike in gas prices roiled Sudan for a fourth straight day Wednesday, with gunshots ringing out around the capital of Kharthoum and elsewhere as government forces tried to clamp down.


Church of England teams with U.S. investors to back new 'ethical' bank
LONDON (Reuters) - The Church of England is backing a new "ethical" British bank which will be created out of branches sold by Royal Bank of Scotland .


Tool Kit Better Smartphone Typing Is Just a Tap Away
Apps and tips to help ease your virtual keyboard frustrations.


Fairfax's Watsa confident BlackBerry bid will succeed
TORONTO (Reuters) - Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd Chief Executive Prem Watsa said on Wednesday he is confident the consortium he leads can find the money to fund its $4.7 billion bid for smartphone maker BlackBerry Ltd.


Jackson deathLast arguments
Jurors who will decide if a concert promoter shares blame in Michael Jackson's death begin deliberations Thursday after five months of testimony and three days of closing arguments.


Iran, U.N. nuclear agency to meet again after "constructive" talks
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran and the U.N. nuclear agency held "constructive" talks on Friday and made plans to meet again in one month, adding to momentum for a negotiated end to a standoff that could otherwise potentially flare into war.


Teen's mission for life Get kicks to kids
Nicholas Lowinger, 15, recalls visiting a shelter and meeting kids who looked like him but who lived very differently. Since 2010, he's given 10,000 kids new shoes so their parents "have at least one less thing to worry about."


On the Runway Blog Elements Texture at Paris Fashion Week
Explore the notion of texture in the first of thematic visual diaries from Paris Fashion Week.


A Cruise on the S.S. Brainstorm
Unreasonable at Sea was a voyage that brought together start-up founders, inventors, corporate bigwigs and mentors.


NASCAR's 'Bad Brad'
NASCAR champion Brad Keselowski talks to CNN's Carol Costello about winning and honoring the tradition of the sport.


Intesa CEO could be ousted next week sources
MILAN (Reuters) - Enrico Cucchiani, the CEO of Italy's No.1 retail bank Intesa Sanpaolo , could be forced out next week after clashing with supervisory board chairman Giovanni Bazoli and the bank's...


Stocks step back as DC deadline forges ahead
Sept. 27 - Summary The Dow suffers its first weekly decline of September as the U.S. government heads towards a fiscal showdown; BlackBerry abyss; J.C. Penney likely burning through cash. Conway G. Gittens reports.


Pressure Reported in Rush to Meet Security Clearance Goals
The private company USIS conducted 700,000 yearly background checks, including those of Edward Snowden and Aaron Alexis.


Cross Cuts Conversation About Race Has Not Brought Cultural Consensus
The national conversation about race has advanced to another phase, but it has not ushered in an era of colorblind consensus.


Billionaire Soros weds consultant in third marriage
NEW YORK (Reuters) - George Soros, the 83-year-old billionaire investor, philanthropist and supporter of liberal political causes, married for a third time on Saturday, tying the knot with education consultant Tamiko Bolton.


U.S. labor market not yet healthy Fed's Dudley
(Reuters) - An influential Federal Reserve policymaker on Friday unscored his commitment to accommodative policies, saying the labor market is not yet healthy and inflation should firm in the months...


The greatest sporting comeback?
Oracle Team USA safely negotiated the choppy waters of sporting comebacks to pull off a memorable victory against New Zealand to defend the America's Cup -- but what was the secret to their success?


Pursuits Dancing, Dining and Daiquiris in Cajun Country
Fall is one of the best times to visit this region of big flavors and lively culture in southern Louisiana.


Life in limbo for the displaced of Damascus
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Last winter Abu Bassim fled with his wife and four children from heavy fighting in the southeastern suburbs of Damascus to seek refuge in his sister's house on the other side of the capital.


Samsung to make curved smartphone
Samsung plans to introduce a smartphone with a curved display screen, an executive of the South Korean company said Wednesday.


World Briefing | Africa Zimbabwe 81 Elephants Killed
Zimbabwean authorities say at least 81 elephants have been killed for their ivory tusks by poachers using cyanide poison in water holes in a vast western national park.


Breakingviews The sum of bad debt fears at China's banks
Sept. 25 - Chinese banks could need new equity of about $500 billion in a scenario where bad debts increase sharply, according to an innovative new calculator introduced by Breakingviews' John Foley.


Orders for Durable Goods Increased Slightly in August
Separately, new-home purchases rose, easing worries that higher mortgage rates have started to dent sales.


UPDATE 2-CEOs take familiar, frustrating path to Washington on budget woes
Sept 27 (Reuters) - Some of America's leading CEOs are beating a familiar path to Washington to support efforts to avert a government shutdown and raise the U.S. borrowing limit, warning lawmakers that the threat of the first debt default in the country's history is damaging the economy.


UPDATE 2-Vietnam Air to buy General Electric engines for 787s
NEW YORK, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Vietnam Airlines has agreed to order General Electric engines to power its Boeing Co 787 Dreamliners, according to Vietnamese government officials.


Tiger deception scares off crop-raiding elephants
Sept. 24 - Using a system of sensors and speakers, researchers in California are exploiting elephants' natural survival instincts to stop them encroaching on farms and villages in India. By fooling the elephants into believing there are predators nearby, the researchers say crops and lives can be saved. Ben Gruber reports.


Travel fees -- how to avoid them
Whether it's a $20 daily charge for a resort gym you didn't use, or the new $200 penalty for altering your flight reservation, travel fees have an irritating way of surprising us on vacation. The upside is that you can avoid some of the worst penalties if you plan strategically.


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