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News Feed Latest worldwide news Clashes in Turkey as students take to streets Sept. 19 - Riot police fire smoke grenades and water cannon to disperse hundreds of university students demonstrating against government reconstruction plans. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Art Review Hildesheims Top-Class Art Industry on Display Medieval Treasures From Hildesheim, an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is a well-preserved glimpse of the citys art that advertised Gods glory. U.S. singer Selena Gomez cancels Russian concerts ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - U.S. pop singer Selena Gomez has scrapped two concerts in Russia after falling foul of new visa rules which critics say can be used to keep out Western artists who promote gay rights. World's weirdest food fests "It's quite a site to watch people wrestling around in mashed potatoes." We concur. Check out the word's strangest food festivals. Review 'Prisoners' breaks new ground "Prisoners," directed by Denis Villeneuve, is no shallow payback thriller. It's a dazzingly potent, ambitious and complex movie. RPT-US STOCKS-Wall St falls after comments from Fed officials * Trading volume heavier than normal on quadruple witching World Briefing | Africa South Africa Panel Says Police Lied About Shootings The police also withheld documents and apparently doctored other papers during an investigation of the police killings of 34 miners last year, a commission said. Football UK PM's views 'ludicrous' British Prime Minister David Cameron has been fiercely criticized following his comments that Tottenham Hotspur supporters should be allowed to use the term 'Yid' in their chants at football matches. Clashes in Turkey as students take to streets Sept. 19 - Riot police fire smoke grenades and water cannon to disperse hundreds of university students demonstrating against government reconstruction plans. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Essay Seeing Nebraska Football Anew, Behind a Trombone Weeks of practice prepared him for the marching bands performance, but not for playing in front of that crowd. Nokia handset sale hammers hedge funds LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - Hedge funds betting that the collapse in Finnish telecom group Nokia's share price would continue got a rude surprise on Tuesday, and their rush to unwind their bets left the... How to hire yachts, jets cheaply Nothing says you've made it life or business quite like the glamor of a yacht or private jet. Stenson and Woods Highlight Ups and Downs of Tour Life Professional golf's fickle nature and the difficulty for players to find consistency in form could hardly have been better contrasted by Tiger Woods and Henrik Stenson in the opening round of the Tour Championship. India rushes to ready nuclear deal before Singh's U.S. trip NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is making a last-minute push to close a nuclear deal in time for a meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who has made atomic energy cooperation with Washington a hallmark of his tenure. You're the Boss Blog A Start-Up Tries to Tap the Joy of Indie Food In setting up the business model, Mr. Kanarick studied Etsy, the online craft marketplace where vendors sell on the site, but he chose a different model. WRAPUP 1-Fitch cuts Croatia and Malta on budget worries NEW YORK, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Fitch ratings cut the sovereign ratings on Friday of both Malta and Croatia, taking the latter to junk, on worries about both countries' budgets. Editorial Another Insult to the Poor House Republicans passed a bill that would drastically cut federal food stamps and accelerate a long slide for low-income Americans. U.S. House taunts Democrats with anti-Obamacare spending bill WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A familiar Washington melodrama - will they or won't they shut down the government - took center stage on Friday when the Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a bill to fund the government, but only if President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare law is ransacked. In Transit Blog A Celebration of Fermentation The Fermentation Fest in Wisconsin will include classes, beekeeping advice, and a driving tour with art installations and performances. PJM says FirstEnergy can shut two Pennsylvania coal plants Sept 20 (Reuters) - U.S. power grid operator PJM Interconnection said on Friday it determined that FirstEnergy Corp can retire its Hatfield's Ferry and Mitchell coal-fired power plants in... Small business hiring dips in August for fourth straight month NFIB WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. small businesses cut jobs for the fourth straight month in August, the National Federation of Independent Business said in a report that casts a shadow over recent signs... Microsoft CEO Ballmer bids emotional farewell to Wall Street (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer has made an impassioned plea to investors to support his vision of the world's largest software company as a unified devices and services powerhouse in his swan song before Wall Street. UPDATE 1-Credit Agricole may boost regional banks' powers -papers PARIS, Sept 20 (Reuters) - French bank Credit Agricole is considering a reorganisation that could bolster the powers of the regional savings banks that are its main shareholders, two French... A Minute With Daniel Bruhl on the 'Rush' of playing Niki Lauda LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - German actor Daniel Bruhl will be a fixture in U.S. movie theaters this fall with leading roles in two major releases - auto racing rivalry tale "Rush" and the WikiLeaks drama... French court fines mother for 3-year-old's "Jihad...I am a bomb" T-shirt PARIS (Reuters) - A woman who sent her three-year-old son - called Jihad - to school in a T-shirt marked "Jihad, Born September 11, I am a bomb" was fined and given a suspended jail sentence by a French court on Friday. UPDATE 3-FireEye's debut signals red hot interest in cybersecurity (Updates with closing share price and ranking; adds link to Zscaler exclusive) Japan hands top arts prize to filmmaker Coppola, sculptor Gormley LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, Spanish opera singer Placido Domingo and British sculptor Antony Gormley won three of Japan's top arts prizes, the Japan Art Association said on Tuesday. After Surviving Manziel,' Bama Remains No. 1 Breaking down The Associated Press college football poll after Week 2 of the regular season. Williams 'having fun' after 11 months of 'hell' Two years after losing part of her lung during an operation to remove a life-threatening blood clot, newly-crowned U.S. Open champion Serena Williams insists playing tennis "is just fun now." Snack food with a dose of Zen September 18 - A Japanese man finds Buddha in corn snacks. Sharon Reich reports. Nigerian Islamists kill at least 159 in two attacks BENISHEIK, Nigeria (Reuters) - Islamist Boko Haram militants killed 159 people in two roadside attacks in northeast Nigeria this week, officials said, far more than was originally reported and a sign that a four-month-old army offensive has yet to stabilize the region. The multi-billion-dollar fight for national sovereignty - Felix TV Elliott vs. Argentina is one of those court cases so important and complex that only a Power Ranger, Transformers, Legos and wooden trains can possibly do it justice. (November 30, 2012) In Transit Blog Walkabout Houston Sets Sights on Space; Air Gridlock Tightens in China A weekly capsule of travel news curated by our writers and editors. A Minute With Daniel Bruhl on the 'Rush' of playing Niki Lauda LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - German actor Daniel Bruhl will be a fixture in U.S. movie theaters this fall with leading roles in two major releases - auto racing rivalry tale "Rush" and the WikiLeaks drama "The Fifth Estate." Scientists present moon rotation in full lunar glory Sept. 19 - Using data captured by a NASA satellite in orbit around the moon, scientists have created a stunning movie mosaic showing a full rotation of the moon during a lunar month. Rob Muir reports. Impact Your World How to help CNN Films' "Girl Rising" tells the stories of girls across the globe and the power of education to change the world. Are you inspired to help the cause of girls' education around the world? You can make an impact in many ways, but by just being aware of the issue, you can spread the word. By acting in your own community, you can make a global difference. Temporary funding bill stopping Obamacare clears first House hurdle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A stop-gap federal spending bill that also would deny funding for President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law cleared its first hurdle in the House of Representatives on Thursday, paving the way for passage of the measure on Friday. Kenya's elephants under siege Kenya's elephants are threatened by poachers who are better armed, and better organized than ever. Volkswagen Says It Will Bring Electric Vehicle to U.S. in Two Years The European automaker joins a growing field of alternative energy vehicles on the market. Amnesty to Zambia Drop gay charges Amnesty International is calling on Zambia to release two men who have been in jail since May on charges of engaging in homosexual acts "against the order of nature."

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