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News Feed Latest worldwide news Tank traps meet tourist traps at Korea's Demilitarized Zone DEMILITARISED ZONE, South Korea (Reuters) - South Korean soldiers are everywhere on the south side of the misleadingly named Demilitarized Zone. They guard buildings and man roadblocks to keep the... Qatar defends 2022 project There's nearly a decade to go before a ball is kicked at soccer's 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. But the tiny Gulf state, which won the right to host the event nearly three years ago, is embroiled in controversy over the treatment of the huge migrant labor force within its borders. World Briefing | Africa Algeria Troops Find Large Cache of Weapons Near Libyan Border The weapons, which were found in Illizi in southern Algeria and were thought to belong to militants, included 100 antiaircraft missiles, hundreds of antihelicopter rockets and rocket-propelled grenades. JonBenet Ramsey The former lead investigator in the JonBenet Ramsey case says that newly released documents may spark renewed interest, but they have little effect on the cold case investigation. Czech center-left ekes out slim poll victory, tough coalition talks loom PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech Social Democrats won a slim victory in a parliamentary election on Saturday but faced a tough task forming a government after a wave of voter anger over sleaze and budget cuts propelled new protest parties into parliament. Russia Team Depleted Russia will send an inexperienced team when it faces Italy in the Fed Cup finals next week in Sardinia. Analysis - Lack of crop rotation slowly turns Argentine Pampas into "sand" BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's key resource, its agricultural soils, are being depleted by lack of crop rotation as soy farming encroaches on areas once used for corn, wheat and cattle grazing, according to local experts and a government source. U.S./Canada daily earnings hits misses Oct 25 - 1805 ET Oct 25 (Reuters) - The following U.S.- and Canada-listed companies reported earnings on Friday. This list shows whether they beat, met or missed Wall Street analysts' forecasts. It also shows the difference between analysts' expectations and reported results. The figures are provided by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. Company Name Ticker Qtr Industry Curr EPS Est EPS Act Diff EPS Rev Est Rev Act Diff Rev ABBVIE INC Q3 DRUGS Dot Earth Blog TV Stars Lead Online Push to Curb Chinas Shark Fin Appetite Celebrities using social media spearhead a Chinese campaign to conserve sharks by cutting demand for shark fin soup. Wines Pedigree Faked European authorities are pursuing a network of counterfeiters who passed off hundreds of bottles of mediocre wine as Romane-Conti, often considered the best and most expensive wine in the world. EMERGING MARKETS-Mexico peso rallies as cenbank signals no more rate cuts RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Mexico's peso rallied nearly 1 percent on Friday after the country's central bank lowered its benchmark interest rate as expected and said no more cuts are... Marc Andreessen Why I hate going public - Felix TV The Netscape co-founder and high-profile venture capitalist tells Reuters' Felix Salmon that he hates selling companies -- nearly as much as he hates taking them public. What will his investors say? Your Money Adviser Stumbling Blocks in Reducing Balance on a Student Loan Difficulties in having payments properly applied to a student loan balance is a common complaint to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Business Briefing | Regulatory News Tentative Approval for Faster-Acting Hepatitis C Drug Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration unanimously voted in favor of a hepatitis C drug from Gilead Sciences. Sebelius finds a silver lining in Obamacare 'data hub' WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, besieged by bad news about the new government health care website, sought on Saturday to highlight a portion of the complex system that she said is working well. New York State Seeks to Scale Back Student Testing Critics say that the states plan is not aggressive enough, and that too many schools rely too heavily on test scores. U.S. public university tuition posts slowest rise in decades study (Reuters) - The average tuition and fees charged by public four-year universities in the United States rose 2.9 percent for the 2013-14 school year, the smallest annual increase in more than three... U.S. to release Q3 GDP report on November 7 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department said on Monday that it had postponed the release of its first estimate of U.S. third quarter gross domestic product to November 7 from October 30... Star fund manager exits can prove a blow to small caps * Small caps seen vulnerable after Woodford leaves Invesco In Practice Sebelius Finds a Friendly Crowd in Boston For Kathleen Sebelius, the health and human services secretary, a gala in Boston appeared to be a much-needed respite from scrutiny and criticism over the bungled rollout of the online health insurance exchanges. Tech boss dares staff to fail How Trend Micro CEO Eva Chen turned international failure into an opportunity to carve out a new business strategy. Sports Briefing | Tennis Federer Looks to Qualify Roger Federers late bid to secure his customary place in the season-ending ATP World Tour finals began with a 6-4, 6-2 opening-round win over Adrian Mannarino. Inside Maria's Roma community The Roma community where a mystery toddler was found living eyes outsiders with distrust. Canada chocolate factory may get new life as marijuana farm (Reuters) - A Canadian start-up wants to turn an empty chocolate factory in eastern Ontario into a production facility for medical marijuana, a possible boost for a local economy that has been... Russian teen gets F1 chance He might only be 19 but Daniil Kvyat is ready to race with the big boys after being confirmed as Toro Rosso's new signing for the 2014 season. Well Home Births Pose Special Risks Women who choose to give birth at home may be increasing the likelihood of some health risks for their babies. Tarkett's market listing seen before year-end CFO PARIS (Reuters) - French flooring maker Tarkett, which is 50 percent owned by U.S. private-equity firm KKR , may list on the Paris stock market before the end of the year, its chief financial officer... Murray's historic win Andy Murray won Wimbledon, breaking Britain's 77-year drought for a men's singles champion. Veterans not a political chew toy Paul Rieckhoff says as another budget battle approaches, veterans refuse to be used again--as they were in the shutdown--as hostages of warring political parties Window-shop for health insurance now, buy later NEW YORK (Reuters) - Frustrated by the new U.S. federal and state health insurance exchanges? UPDATE 1-Orrick, Pillsbury in talks to form big 10 U.S. law firm NEW YORK, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Two U.S. law firms are in advanced merger discussions to create one of the 10 largest in the country, according to the firms' chairmen. National Briefing | Midwest Illinois Facing Fine, Ex-Congressman Plans to Sell Washington House Former Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. plans to sell his home in Washington to help pay a $750,000 forfeiture judgment. Fantasy Football Week 8 Tiered Player Rankings Applying an algorithm called the Gaussian mixture model to an aggregation of expert ranking data reveals natural tiers and clusters within the data. An open letter to texting-mad teenagers Put your phone down for a second, teen texters -- there are some things you've got to hear. Theater Review Eager to Lose, Burlesque at Ars Nova Eager to Lose, a play that combines rhyming couplets with burlesque, is running at Ars Nova. Contractors See Weeks of Work on Health Site Experts involved in fixing the online health insurance marketplace say the technological problems are extensive. Don't worry, be appy Oct 22 - App developers have converged on London for the Apps World conference, to try and push their products and predict the future in one of the technology sector's most cut-throat industries. Andrew Potter reports. 8 States Teaming Up to Support Electric Cars California, New York and six other states said they would work jointly to adopt a range of measures to make it easier to own an electric car. The ship that saved Albert Einstein Red Star Line carried Einstein and "White Christmas" composer Irving Berlin to America. Beetles and scorpions creep on to Paris food scene PARIS, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Popular delicacies in Asia but spurned by most in the West, grasshoppers, beetles and waterscorpions have crept on to the menu of a Parisian restaurant for the first time.

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