Latest worldwide news Rare Giants Takeaway Alters Game | | A Giants defense that has forced few turnovers got a big play from Terrell Thomas, who ended an Eagles drive when he forced quarterback Matt Barkley to fumble. |
World's witchiest travel spots | | Witches have long not merely captured, but hijacked the imagination. Thankfully, today people prefer dressing as witches to burning them. Are you coven-curious? Check out our guide to the world's witchiest hotspots. |
Dissent Magazine Connects With Younger Readers | | Dissent Magazines circulation has long hovered around 5,000, but its influence has been outsize, and a new generation of editors and writers is helping with its appeal to younger readers. |
Teen births | | A 16-year-old girl pleads with her parents not to barter her into a marriage. |
Cash fueling GOP primary fight | | Tea Party conservatives and the business wing of the GOP are going toe-to-toe in a slew of upcoming primaries. And both sides are spending big to win. Here's a preview. |
Protests as Israel releases Palestinians | | Israel released 26 Palestinian prisoners early Wednesday, part of an agreement that fueled new peace talks. But Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said all prisoners must be released before any peace deal. |
Watch CNN FC episode 16 | | Champions League veterans Owen Hargreaves and David Ginola discuss the game between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. |
UPDATE 1-ICE postpones date of purchase of NYSE | | Oct 30 (Reuters) - IntercontinentalExchange, a futures market operator, has postponed the closing date for acquiring NYSE Euronext, operator of the New York Stock Exchange, to give more time for... |
Buying spree puts Qatar emir's daughter atop art's 'power list' | | LONDON (Reuters) - The daughter of the emir of Qatar was named as the art world's most powerful figure on Thursday after the tiny Gulf state went on an unprecedented spending spree at auction houses and in private sales around the world to fill its new museums. |
Tepco can't yet be trusted to restart world's biggest nuclear plant governor | | NIIGATA, Japan (Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power Co must give a fuller account of the Fukushima disaster and address its "institutionalized lying" before it can expect to restart another nuclear station, the world's largest, said a local government official who holds an effective veto over the utility's revival plan. |
Linking Europe to Asia | | As a country, Turkey is often described as a bridge between Europe and Asia. On Tuesday, for the first time, the two continents will be officially connected by a multi-billion dollar underwater railway tunnel. |
Cacao fever! Why people pay $6 for a chocolate bar - Felix TV | | People craving the best ingredients and flavors are changing the economics of chocolate, making it possible for chocolate makers such as Madecasse and Cacao Prieto to produce expensive chocolates, support farmers in the developing world and turn the simple candy bar into an artisanal experience. (November 27, 2012) |
Scared of heights? Don't look here! | | It must be one of the world's most terrifying sports, but "The Duke" of high-diving says it's also one of the most rewarding. "It's kind of like how your dog feels when he sticks his head out of the window," explains nine-time world champion Orlando Duque. "He's just so happy feeling the wind. That's how we feel." |
Central America Independence Day | | For one weekend in September more than 155 million people in six neighboring countries in one continent pull out all the stops to honor the birth of their nations. |
Autonomous RoboBee no flight of fancy | | Oct. 29 - Researchers from Harvard University say the tiny robotic bees they unveiled last year should be ready for work in the real world by 2023. Called RoboBees, the miniature drones are being developed by Harvard's School of Engineering and Wyss Institute, to assist in crop pollination and search and rescue. Ben Gruber reports. |
How sharks inspire design | | Engineers have used sharks as the blueprint for everything from sports cars, to swim suits to antibacterial material. |
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