| Latest worldwide news | A Poet With Words Trapped Inside | | | Ntozake Shange, suffering from the effects of two strokes and a neurological disorder, is unable to write or type, and even voice recognition software is working against her, auto-correcting her very personal style. |
| 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. |
| U.S. factory, housing data suggest economy losing steam | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing output barely rose in September and contracts to buy previously owned homes recorded their largest drop in nearly 3-1/2 years, the latest signs the economy's momentum ebbed as the third quarter ended. |
| McIlroy beats Woods in Chinese money match | | | Rory McIlroy has had a 2013 to forget but chose a lucrative exhibition match with World No.1 Tiger Woods in China to give promise of a return to his stellar best at season's end. |
| In Syria outbreak, polio exploits conflict once more | | | LONDON (Reuters) - With the world tantalizingly close to wiping out polio, conflict in Syria has allowed the crippling disease to take hold again, putting at risk the rest of the region as well as plans for global eradication. |
| Wave of Car Bombs Kills Dozens in Iraq | | | Insurgents unleashed a new wave of car bombs in Shiite neighborhoods of Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 39 people and wounding dozens, officials said. |
| Food giants pour millions into defeating Washington GMO label measure | | | SEATTLE/KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct 29 (Reuters) - Major U.S. food and chemical companies are pouring millions of dollars into efforts to block approval of a ballot initiative in Washington state that would make it the first in the United States to require labeling of foods containing genetically modified crops. |
| Paul McCartney can't slow down | | | Paul McCartney has never dwelled in yesterday, even if he remembers it quite well. At 71, he's just released his 24th post-Beatles album, "New," and is generating music at a pace that puts artists a quarter of his age to shame. And in a remarkably candid cover story by Rolling Stone contributing editor Jonah Weiner (on newsstands Friday October 25) McCartney discusses the drive that keeps him creating fresh music as well as the memories of his Beatles bandmates that continue to shape his life today. |
| Ask Well Glucosamine and MSM for Joint Pain? | | | Many people swear by the dietary supplements glucosamine and MSM for lessening the creaking and soreness of knees, backs, hips and other joints. But the science on their effectiveness is mixed. |
| Vettel eyes fourth world title in India | | | Sebastian Vettel's extraordinary sequence of performances at the Buddh International Circuit continued on Saturday as the Red Bull driver secured a third straight pole position for the Indian Grand Prix. |
| Putin Gays, lesbians come to Sochi | | | Russian President Vladmir Putin says everyone will be welcomed at next year's Winter Olympics, regardless of their "nationality, race or sexual orientation." |
| Hurricane Sandy | | | Many are still rebuilding their town's infrastructure, businesses and lives one year after Sandy hit the Northeast. |
| Quartet into World Cup finals | | | Michael Lang celebrates Switzerland's 2-1 win in Albania that booked the Swiss' place in Brazil in 2014. Colombia, Germany and Belgium also sealed qualification. |
| FIFA's Russian racism headache | | | For soccer's world governing body FIFA, it is an unwanted hat-trick -- the next three host nations of its showpiece tournament are all battling controversies. |
| Longest indoor ski tunnel | | | Christina Macfarlane explores how the Swedish Cross Country team trains for the Winter Olympics in the middle of summer. |
| NATO Reduces Scope of Its Afghanistan Plans | | | The reduced scope reflects fears that the United States Congress and European parliaments might discontinue funding unless American and NATO troops oversee how the money is spent. |
| Dozens killed as bomb blasts rock Iraq | | | At least 44 people died and scores were wounded when a string of car bombings shook the Iraqi cities of Baghdad and Mosul. One blast detonated just as Iraqi soldiers were lining up to collect their monthly paychecks. |
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