All Wires articles, Wednesday 22 October

• ap Colorado girls make possible bid to join militants DENVER (AP) — Three teenage girls from suburban Denver being investigated for possibly trying to join Islamic State militants in Syria aren't radicalized jih...
• reuters SAFT ON WEALTH -Earnings day is a moveable feast By James Saft Oct 22 (Reuters) - If companies ran Christmas the way they run their earnings announcements, Santa Claus would usually come early, but when he ...
• ap NBC promoting Weir, Lipinski to top skating team NEW YORK (AP) — NBC's top pairs figure skating couple is in place: Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir. After attracting attention for their rapport and fashion se...
• pa Archbishop 'ashamed' over abuse The Archbishop of York has said he is "deeply ashamed" after a report into allegations of child abuse by a former cathedral dean found "systemic failures" by...
• pa Shamed Evans asks for second chance Shamed footballer and convicted rapist Ched Evans has asked for a "second chance" to resume his playing career after making a fresh bid to clear his name upo...
• ap World Series rating for opener drops to low KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A World Series opener involving the San Francisco Giants set a record low TV rating for the second time in three seasons. San Francis...
• pa Red Cross rejects Ukip song cash A leading charity has said it will refuse proceeds from sales of a controversial Ukip-supporting song as it is party political and contains an attack on refu...
• pa Adams challenged on sex row 'exile' Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has been challenged by the Irish Government to reveal if IRA rapists and paedophiles were exiled to the Irish Republic. Taois...
• reuters Lockheed Martin challenges contract to Raytheon By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp on Wednesday said it had filed a formal protest with the U.S. Government Accountability ...
• pa Ebola preparation 'well on the way' NHS workers are not all yet fully prepared for a possible Ebola case but preparations are "well on the way", Chief Medical Officer Dame Sally Davies said. Da...
• pa Drug 'kills dividing cancer cells' A drug that kills cancer cells as they try to divide has shown "dramatic" results in early research, paving the way to potentially curative treatments. In th...
• ap Survey: Harassment a common part of online life NEW YORK (AP) — A new study confirms what many Internet users know all too well: Harassment is a common part of online life. The first-of-its-kind report by ...
• pa Fake Premier League star jailed A failed footballer who enjoyed a champagne lifestyle by pretending to be a Premier League star has been jailed for four years for a £163,000 fraud. Medi Aba...
• pa Wilko Johnson 'cured' of cancer Guitarist Wilko Johnson said he has been "cured" of cancer a couple of years after being told he had only months to live. The Dr Feelgood star picked up the ...
• pa Reforms 'helping people into work' The Government has defended its flagship welfare reform scheme, insisting it is helping people into work. Universal Credit, which replaces six means tested b...
• pa Soldier dies after Canada shootings A Canadian soldier shot at the National War Memorial in Ottawa has died. Ottawa Police said the member of the Canadian Forces "succumbed to injuries" followi...
• ap Review: Shailene Woodley gets lost in a blizzard By now, there should be no question in anyone's mind that Shailene Woodley is an actress on a rapid-fire journey to stardom. She's enchanted us in enough fil...
• pa Late double boosts Arsenal Substitute Lukas Podolski netted a dramatic late winner as Arsenal came from behind with two goals in the final two minutes to beat Anderlecht 2-1 and hand m...
• pa Evans seeks return to football Ched Evans has expressed his desire to return to football after serving half of a five-year sentence for rape. Evans, released from Wymott Prison, near Leyla...
• pa Classy Real rout Reds Real Madrid showed exactly why they are European champions and how far Liverpool have fallen down the pecking order with a 3-0 victory in a display which ooz...
• pa England hopeful over Tuilagi injury England are refusing to rule Manu Tuilagi out of next month's autumn internationals despite Leicester insisting his groin injury will prevent him playing any...
• pa Lancaster opts for consistency England head coach Stuart Lancaster insists the selection of his fly-halves for next month's QBE Series is based on consistency rather than the "flash stuff"...
• pa UEFA considers new stadium ban idea UEFA may order clubs to allow only women and children into European matches as punishment for racist behaviour by fans after deciding to take no action again...
• reuters Oil dives after big U.S. weekly crude stock build By Sam N. Adams NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell sharply on Wednesday, with U.S. crude approaching $80 a barrel after data showed a second big ju...
• pa Van Gaal 'good choice' - Ferguson Former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has backed the "formidable" Louis van Gaal to restore the club's fortunes. The 63-year-old Dutchman is curren...
• pa Murray unconvincing in Valencia Andy Murray opened his Valencia Open challenge with a 6-3 6-3 win over Jurgen Melzer, although his performance failed to inspire in the Spanish city. In a ma...
• pa ICC powerless to help in dispute The International Cricket Council has admitted it "does not have the power to intervene" in the high-stakes dispute between the West Indies Cricket Board and...
• pa Olympic Stadium cost soars The cost of renovating the Olympic Stadium ahead of West Ham's 2016 move will rise by £35.9million but the extra funding will not be paid for by either the H...
• reuters Roberto denies Juve as Olympiakos hold on for win By Graham Wood ATHENS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Olympiakos claimed another impressive scalp on home soil after Pajtim Kasami's clinical strike gave them a 1-0 win ...
• ap Rules on bank risk in mortgage bonds being adopted WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are proceeding with new rules that ease guidelines for banks selling mortgage securities and could mean fewer borrowers ...
• pa Froome may miss 2015 Tour de France Chris Froome may opt out of the 2015 Tour de France and target a Giro d'Italia-Vuelta a Espana double instead. The 29-year-old Kenya-born Briton won the 2013...
• ap Bear cub strolls through Oregon drug store ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) — Some shoppers at an Oregon drug store got a surprise when they saw a bear cub scurrying down the aisles. Witnesses say the cub first sho...
• reuters Ludogorets snatch last-gasp 1-0 win over Basel By Angel Krasimirov SOFIA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - An unstoppable last-gasp, long-range shot from defender Yordan Minev gave Ludogorets a 1-0 victory over 10-man ...
• ap 2 dead in shooting attack at Canada's Parliament OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A gunman with a scarf over his face shot to death a Canadian soldier standing guard at the nation's war memorial Wednesday, then storm...
• reuters Arsenal strike late to break Anderlecht hearts Oct 22 (Reuters) - Arsenal struck twice in the last two minutes for a smash and grab 2-1 away victory at Anderlecht in Champions League Group D on Wednesday ...
• reuters U.S. jury convicts ex-Blackwater guards in 2007 Baghdad killings By Aruna Viswanatha and Julia Edwards WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - A U.S. federal jury found three American former Blackwater guards guilty of manslaughter...
• reuters Liga de Futbol Profesional Boliviano results and standings Oct 22 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Liga de Futbol Profesional Boliviano matches on Wednesday Wednesday, October 22 Club Petrolero 1 ...
• ap Company fined $25M for work-at-home scheme LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge has fined a California company $25 million for misleading 110,000 people to buy into a work-at-home scheme that almost nev...
• reuters US STOCKS-Wall St ends lower after shooting at Canadian parliament By Yasmeen Abutaleb NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks erased earlier gains to close lower on Wednesday as a shooting at the Canadian parliament unnerv...
• ap Nigeria truce is shaky, no news of abducted girls MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Days after Nigeria's military raised hopes with the announcement that Islamic extremists had agreed to a cease-fire, Boko Haram is ...
• reuters U.S. setting up network of hospitals for Ebola care-officials By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. health officials are setting up a network of about 20 go-to hospitals to handle the care of an Ebola pa...
• ap Dallas nurse's dog tests negative for Ebola DALLAS (AP) — The first Ebola test for the quarantined King Charles Spaniel belonging to a Dallas nurse hospitalized with the virus has come back negative. T...
• ap Request denied to remove judge on Peterson case CONROE, Texas (AP) — A prosecution request to remove the judge handling the felony child abuse case against Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson has been d...
• pa Cellino backs Bellusci over claims Leeds owner Massimo Cellino has defended Giuseppe Bellusci as the Football Association investigates allegations of racial abuse against the defender. Norwich...
• reuters Koke on song as Atletico thrash Malmo 5-0 MADRID, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Koke scored one goal and had a hand in three more as Atletico Madrid secured their biggest Champions League victory with a 5-0 dru...
• reuters Blast outside Cairo University wounds 11 - Officials CAIRO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - A bomb outside Cairo University wounded 11 people on Wednesday, among them several police officers, Egyptian officials said. The bl...
• reuters Aubameyang shines as Dortmund crush Galatasaray ISTANBUL, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice in the first 18 minutes as Borussia Dortmund trounced Galatasaray 4-0 in Champions League...
• reuters Olympiakos hold off Juventus for 1-0 win By Graham Wood ATHENS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Olympiakos claimed another impressive scalp on home soil after Pajtim Kasami's clinical strike gave them a 1-0 win ...
• reuters Defenders sparkle as Leverkusen beat St Petersburg 2-0 LEVERKUSEN, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Bayer Leverkusen beat Zenit St Petersburg 2-0 in their Champions League Group C match on Wednesday with both goals coming from...
• ap Veteran gets OK to be buried with gay partner BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A U.S. Navy veteran can be buried with the ashes of her late partner in a southwest Idaho military cemetery after the state legalized gay...
• reuters Canada probes Michael Zehaf-Bibeau as possible suspect in Ottawa shooting - source TORONTO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Canadian police are investigating a man named as Michael Zehaf-Bibeau as a possible suspect in the shootings around parliament, a...
• reuters Ronaldo leads rout as Real outclass Liverpool LIVERPOOL, England, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Real Madrid earned their first-ever win over Liverpool with a wondrous Cristiano Ronaldo goal spearheading a 3-0 Champ...
• reuters Glaring miss costs Monaco against Benfica MONACO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Benfica picked up their first Champions League point after a petulant goalless draw against Monaco on Wednesday, helped by a glari...
• reuters Glaring miss costs Monaco against Benfica MONACO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Benfica picked up their first Champions League point after a petulant goalless draw against Monaco on Wednesday, helped by a glari...
• reuters Champions League group C results and standings Oct 22 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Champions League Group C matches on Wednesday Wednesday, October 22 Monaco (France) 0 Benfica (Po...
• ap Fired Denver schoolteacher charged in lab fire DENVER (AP) — A Denver school chemistry teacher who was fired after four students were burned in a science experiment gone wrong now faces a criminal charge....
• reuters Koke shines as Atletico thrash Malmo 5-0 MADRID, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Koke scored one goal and had a hand in three more as Atletico Madrid handed Swedish side Malmo a 5-0 drubbing in Champions League ...
• reuters Champions League summaries Oct 22 (Infostrada Sports) - Summaries from the Champions League matches on Wednesday Wednesday, October 22 Atletico Madrid 5 Koke 48, Mario Mandzukic 61, An...
• reuters Arsenal strike late to break Anderlecht hearts Oct 22 (Reuters) - Arsenal struck twice in the last two minutes for a smash and grab 2-1 victory away to Anderlecht in Champions League Group D on Wednesday ...
• reuters Champions League group B results and standings Oct 22 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Champions League Group B matches on Wednesday Wednesday, October 22 Liverpool (England) 0 Real Ma...
• reuters Champions League group A results and standings Oct 22 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Champions League Group A matches on Wednesday Wednesday, October 22 Atletico Madrid (Spain) 5 Mal...
• ap Obama on Canada shooting: 'We're all shaken by it' WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama condemned fatal shootings in Canada on Wednesday as "outrageous attacks." ''We're all shaken by it," he said. Obama ...
• ap Methodist panel hears appeal over gay wedding MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Methodist pastor who was disciplined for officiating at his son's same-sex wedding will soon find out whether he can remain an ordain...
• reuters Ronaldo leads rout as Real outclass Liverpool LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Real Madrid earned their first-ever win over Liverpool with a wondrous Cristiano Ronaldo goal spearheading a 3-0 Champions League ...
• reuters Defenders sparkle as Leverkusen beat St Petersburg 2-0 LEVERKUSEN, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Bayer Leverkusen beat Zenit St Petersburg 2-0 in their Champions League Group C match on Wednesday with both goals coming from...
• reuters Champions League group D results and standings Oct 22 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Champions League Group D matches on Wednesday Wednesday, October 22 Anderlecht (Belgium) 1 Arsena...
• reuters Shares falter as Wall St tumbles; bond prices fall By Herbert Lash NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Global equity markets fell on Wednesday, reversing earlier gains driven by solid corporate earnings and mild U.S...
• ap Senate Democrats return to Ky. race with TV ads WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are reversing course and putting campaign cash behind Kentucky Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes and her bid to oust Republ...
• ap Obama expresses optimism about Ebola in US WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday expressed optimism about the Ebola situation in the U.S. as he met with his Ebola response team, includ...
• reuters AT&T revenue rises less than expected By Marina Lopes WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - AT&T Inc said on Wednesday its quarterly revenue rose but by less than wall street anticipated as a wave of su...
• reuters Canada's parliament attacked near where PM Harper was speaking By Randall Palmer and David Ljunggren OTTAWA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Canada's capital was jolted on Wednesday by the fatal shooting of a soldier and an attack on...
• ap US returns dozens of stolen artifacts to Peru DENVER (AP) — Dozens of artifacts are on their way back to Peru after being seized in the United States during investigations into the smuggling of cultural ...
• ap University defends response to threat to speaker SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Facing faculty concerns about guns on the campus of Utah State University, the school's president is responding to accusations that the...
• ap Man missing 9 years found dead in car in Ohio pond DELAWARE, Ohio (AP) — A man who disappeared after a July Fourth party nine years ago has been found dead in a car pulled from a central Ohio pond. Delaware C...
• reuters Obama says cautiously more optimistic about Ebola situation in U.S. WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama expressed cautious optimism about the Ebola situation in the United States on Wednesday after the U.S. ...
• reuters Obama says Canada shooting reinforces need for vigilance WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called the shooting in Canada on Wednesday "tragic" and said it reinforced the need for vigilance. Obam...
• ap Hazing history allowed at Florida A&M trial ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A history of hazing among Florida A&M band members will be allowed to be mentioned in the trial of four ex- members charged in a drum ma...
• ap AP-GfK Poll: Public wants tighter Ebola screening WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans overwhelmingly want tougher screening for Ebola, according to a poll released as federal health authorities took new steps to do ...
• ap Blackwater guards found guilty in Iraq shootings WASHINGTON (AP) — Four former Blackwater security guards were convicted Wednesday in the 2007 shootings of more than 30 Iraqis in Baghdad, an incident that i...
• reuters AT&T revenue rises less than expected WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - AT&T Inc said on Wednesday its quarterly revenue rose, but by less than Wall Street forecasts, despite the company reporting a...
• reuters Venezuela says to avoid costly foreign borrowing CARACAS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday that the South American country would avoid more borrowing on international...
• ap Student back in US after being stuck in Mexico SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Mexico-born Harvard University student has returned to the United States after being stuck for months in his native country when he crosse...
• reuters Peruvian championship results and standings Oct 22 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Peruvian championship matches on Wednesday Wednesday, October 22 Inti Gas 2 Melgar 0 Real Garcila...
• ap Slide in energy sector drags US stock market lower NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are ending lower, breaking a four-day winning streak, as a drop in the price of oil dragged energy companies lower. The energy sector ...
• ap Miami passenger charged with bomb hoax MIAMI (AP) — Several flights were delayed at Miami International Airport after authorities say an international passenger joked about having a bomb. Airport ...
• reuters Saudi Arabia jails al Qaeda suspects over plot to hit U.S. forces DUBAI, Oct 22 (Reuters) - A Saudi court has sentenced 17 people, four of them women, to prison terms of up to 30 years in two separate cases, one of which in...
• ap Camel maker Reynolds snuffs out workplace smoking RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Camel cigarette maker Reynolds American Inc. is snuffing out smoking in its offices and buildings. The nation's second-biggest tobacco c...
• reuters Kirk aims to make major splash on 2014-15 PGA Tour Oct 22 (Reuters) - Eleven months ago, Chris Kirk clinched The McGladrey Classic by one shot, setting the tone for a landmark PGA Tour campaign highlighted by...
• ap Cases of troubling NYC jail deaths deemed medical NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of documents obtained by The Associated Press raise serious questions about the quality and timeliness of care given to least 15 inm...
• reuters US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St ends lower after shooting at Canada parliament NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell in afternoon trading on Wednesday, with major indexes erasing earlier gains as a shooting at the Canadian parli...
• ap 2 closed Alabama abortion clinics reopen MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Two closed abortion clinics in Alabama have reopened, giving the state a total of five licensed clinics. An attorney with the state h...
• reuters Peace declared between Platini, Hayatou By Brian Homewood BERNE, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Peace has been declared between UEFA president Michel Platini and his African counterpart Issa Hayatou after the ...
• ap Care questioned in 15 NY jail deaths NEW YORK (AP) — These are the deaths in New York City's Rikers Island jail that don't make headlines — prisoners with diseases, disorders and addictions who ...
• ap Tribe's highest court orders candidate off ballot FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A candidate for tribal president on the nation's largest Indian reservation lost another round in a language fluency dispute Wednesda...
• ap DHS: No specific threat to US amid Canada shooting WASHINGTON (AP) — The Homeland Security Department says there is no specific threat to the U.S. amid the ongoing shooting incident in Ottawa, Ontario. The de...
• ap UN inquiry head rejects N. Korea's 'honeyed words' UNITED NATIONS (AP) — "A few honeyed words" by North Korea as it tries to avoid a referral to the International Criminal Court has not changed the human righ...
• reuters Basel International men's singles results Oct 22 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Basel International Men's Singles matches on Wednesday Round 2 2-Rafa Nadal (Spain) beat Pierre-Hugues Herbert ...
• ap North Korean detainee reunites with family in Ohio WEST CARROLLTON, Ohio (AP) — An American arrested and held for nearly six months in North Korea for leaving a Bible at a nightclub returned home to Ohio on W...
• ap California malpractice cap generates big spending SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters are deciding on an initiative to increase the state's medical malpractice cap — a campaign that has prompted a fi...
• reuters U.S. inflation muted in September as energy costs drop By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices rose marginally in September, painting a weak inflation picture that should give the Fe...
• ap Senate candidates in Kan. seek to bolster support OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A high-profile endorsement in hand in the unlikeliest of battleground states, veteran Republican Sen. Pat Roberts is seeking to bolster s...
• reuters Early Apple computer sells for $905,000 at auction Oct 22 (Reuters) - One of the few remaining examples of Apple Inc's first pre-assembled computer, Apple-1, sold for $905,000 at an auction in New York on Wed...
• reuters NHL-Senators game postponed after Ottawa shootings OTTAWA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The National Hockey League postponed Wednesday's game between the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs after shootings on Parli...
• ap Appeal sought in Puerto Rico gay marriage case SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal court judge has rejected an attempt to end a ban on same-sex marriages in Puerto Rico, saying political order itself d...
• ap Missile, fire from Egypt wounds 2 Israeli troops JERUSALEM (AP) — Attackers inside Egypt fired an anti-tank missile and automatic rifles at a military vehicle in Israel on Wednesday, wounding two soldiers i...
• ap Spot will cost you: Pet rents become apartment fad LOS ANGELES (AP) — Man's best friend is taking a bite out of renters' wallets. Pet security deposits register in the hundreds of dollars and are getting stee...
• reuters Song lauding Britain's anti-EU party withdrawn after race row By Andrew Osborn LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The performer of a song promoting the anti-EU UK Independence Party before next year's election in Britain said o...
• pa Jessie J kicks off 2014 Mobo Awards Singers Jessie J, Mel B, Nicole Scherzinger and Tulisa Contostavlos lit up the red carpet at the 2014 Mobo Awards. Bang Bang singer Jessie, 26, flashed skin ...
• ap White House says immigration plans not final yet WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Wednesday cautioned against making assumptions about President Barack Obama's changes to immigration rules based on a ne...
• reuters Early Apple computer sells for $905,000 at auction Oct 22 (Reuters) - One of the few remaining examples of Apple Inc's first pre-assembled computer, Apple-1, sold for $905,000 at an auction in New York on Wed...
• ap Jury: Man killed girlfriend's parents with hammer AKRON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man has been convicted of killing his girlfriend's parents with a sledgehammer 10 days after he stabbed and critically injured the...
• ap Oregon won't use Oracle's technology for Medicaid PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon is cutting its last ties with a botched health insurance exchange portal built by Oracle Corp. as the state and the high-tech co...
• reuters Ottawa hospital admits 4 patients, 3 in stable condition OTTAWA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Ottawa Hospital received four patients, three of whom are in stable condition, following shootings in the Canadian capital on Wedn...
• ap Judge to hear plea deal in teacher killing SIDNEY, Mont. (AP) — A Montana judge was set to consider a plea agreement Wednesday that calls for a Colorado man to plead guilty to killing a high school te...
• reuters U.S. bond prices fall as consumer prices show pulse By Richard Leong NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasuries prices fell for second day on Wednesday as data showed a mild rebound in domestic consumer pric...
• ap Gaza rebuilding slowed by trickle of aid, rivalry GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Several dozen tons of cement bags stored in a warehouse are one of the few tangible achievements so far of a $2.7 billion plan t...
• ap Mexico: Mayor linked to deadly attack on students MEXICO CITY (AP) — The mayor of a town in southern Mexico ordered a police attack that resulted in six deaths and the disappearance of 43 students who remain...
• ap Bond set for Afghan soldiers who fled for Canada BATAVIA, N.Y. (AP) — A U.S. immigration judge has set bond at $25,000 for two Afghan soldiers who took off from a military training exercise in Massachusetts...
• reuters Motor racing-Caterham management threaten to walk away from F1 team By Alan Baldwin LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The struggling Caterham Formula One team looked close to meltdown on Wednesday with the new management threatening...
• reuters U.S. court tosses Argentina appeal over funds held by BNY Mellon By Nate Raymond NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday dismissed Argentina's appeal of an order directing Bank of New York Mellon Cor...
• ap Transgender, gay inmates sue over jail rights LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gay, bisexual and transgender inmates filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against San Bernardino County and its sheriff, alleging they are k...
• ap Renee Zellweger: 'People don't know me in my 40s' LOS ANGELES (AP) — Renee Zellweger says she looks different because she's "living a different, happy, more fulfilling life." The 45-year-old Oscar winner iss...
• ap US Rep. Don Young apologizes after suicide comment JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — U.S. Rep. Don Young has apologized after telling students at a high school where a child recently committed suicide that people kill th...
• ap Man suspected of killing 7 refuses to answer judge CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — A man who allegedly confessed to killing seven women in Indiana refused to even acknowledge his name to a judge Wednesday, and a she...
• reuters Fowle back at Ohio home after half-year detention in North Korea By Jon Herskovitz Oct 22 (Reuters) - American Jeffrey Fowle returned to his home in southern Ohio on Wednesday after a tearful reunion with this family at a ...
• ap 9 UNC employees fired or disciplined in scandal CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — More than 3,100 students — nearly half of them athletes — enrolled in classes they didn't have to show up for and received artificia...
• ap Tourists watch solar alignment in Egypt temple ABU SIMBEL, Egypt (AP) — Hundreds of visitors gathered in Egypt on Wednesday at the Great Temple of Ramses II to watch the sun illuminate colossal statues, a...
• reuters Fidelity star manager cuts Herbalife bet in third quarter By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - One of Fidelity Investments' top stock pickers cooled on Herbalife Ltd in the third quarter, cutting his st...
• reuters Boeing books first sales to Iran since 1979 SEATTLE, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Boeing said on Wednesday it had sold aircraft-related goods to Iran Air in the third quarter, marking the first acknowledged deal...
• ap Arab Idol winner wants to give back to Gaza GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Last year's feel-good winner of the TV singing contest Arab Idol said Wednesday he wants to give back to Gaza, where he grew up,...
• reuters U.S. offers assistance to Canada in wake of Ottawa shootings WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama offered U.S. assistance to Canada on Wednesday during a phone call with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen...
• ap Social Security benefits get another tiny increase WASHINGTON (AP) — Come January, nearly 60 million Social Security recipients will get benefit increases averaging $20 a month, the third straight year of his...
• ap North Korean ex-detainee likely to get job back MORAINE, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio mayor says an American arrested and held for nearly six months in North Korea for leaving a Bible at a nightclub will likely get...
• ap S&P 500 slips; Could end a four-day winning streak NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell in late afternoon trading on Wednesday, a day after the Standard & Poor's 500 index had its biggest gain of the year. That broad ...
• reuters Shares falter as Wall St tumbles, bond prices fall By Herbert Lash NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Global equity markets faltered on Wednesday, paring gains made on solid corporate earnings and mild U.S. inflati...
• reuters At least three drugs smugglers killed in attack along Egypt border-Israel JERUSALEM, Oct 22 (Reuters) - At least three attackers in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, probably drugs smugglers, were killed after they opened fire on Israeli so...
• ap NYC man arraigned in beating death of 3-year-old NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City man was ordered held without bail on Wednesday amid allegations that he beat his 3-year-old stepdaughter to death in front of...
• ap Final report: Driver distracted in Md. derailment ROSEDALE, Md. (AP) — A dump truck driver who caused a 15-car derailment and chemical explosion was on the phone and distracted when he failed to yield at a p...
• reuters US STOCKS-Wall St lower after shooting at Canadian parliament By Yasmeen Abutaleb NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were lower in afternoon trading on Wednesday, with major indexes erasing earlier gains as a shoo...
• ap Iraqi Kurdish lawmakers OK fighters for Syria IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Lawmakers in Iraq's largely autonomous Kurdish region Wednesday authorized peshmerga forces to go to neighboring Syria and help fellow Kur...
• ap Dozens released Ebola-free from Sierra Leone site FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Dozens of Ebola survivors have been discharged from a treatment center near Sierra Leone's capital and told they were virus-fre...
• reuters Federer opens Basel campaign in style, Nadal progresses Oct 22 (Reuters) - Roger Federer began his pursuit for a sixth Swiss Indoors Basel title with an explosive 47-minute 6-2 6-1 victory over Gilles Muller on We...
• ap Gay pride parade arrestee pleads to tickets, fined PITTSBURGH (AP) — A woman who was punched in the side as she was arrested at Pittsburgh's gay pride parade pleaded guilty Wednesday to harassment citations a...
• ap Huge gold nugget going up for sale in California SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One of the biggest gold nuggets found in modern times in Northern California's historic Gold Country is going up for sale. Weighing in a...
• ap Palestinian kills baby at Jerusalem station JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian motorist with a history of anti-Israel violence slammed his car into a crowded train station in Jerusalem on Wednesday, killin...
• reuters Advent, Avista near deal for UCB's Kremers Urban-sources By Olivia Oran and Greg Roumeliotis Oct 22 (Reuters) - A consortium of buyout firms Advent International Corp and Avista Capital Partners is in advanced talk...
• ap Rockettes to try again to dance this spring NEW YORK (AP) — The Rockettes are taking a second stab at opening a spring show, and they're leaning on some Broadway creative stars to do it. MSG Entertainm...
• reuters Boeing profit jumps 18 pct, but cash is scarce By Alwyn Scott Oct 22 (Reuters) - Boeing Co reported an 18 percent increase in quarterly profit and raised its full-year core earnings forecast for the third...
• reuters Baby killed when Palestinian drives into Jerusalem train stop-police By Ori Lewis JERUSALEM, Oct 22 (Reuters) - A baby was killed and eight people were injured when a car slammed into pedestrians at a Jerusalem light railway s...
• reuters Why the world shouldn't write off the Iraqi Army just yet By Michael O'Hanlon Oct 22 (Reuters) - On Sept. 10, President Barack Obama outlined an overall strategy for countering the al Qaeda'ist movement that grandio...
• reuters U.S. court tosses Argentina appeal over bond payment to BNY Mellon NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by Argentina of an order directing Bank of New York Mellon Corp to hold on...
• ap China's Yan Lianke receives Franz Kafka prize PRAGUE (AP) — Yan Lianke, a Chinese author who has seen some of his novels banned in his homeland, has received the prestigious Franz Kafka Prize in the Czec...
• reuters Drugmakers to join forces to make millions of Ebola vaccine doses By Ben Hirschler LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Leading drugmakers plan to work together to speed up the development of an Ebola vaccine and hope to produce mill...
• reuters Olympics-Kosovo granted provisional Olympic recognition by IOC By Karolos Grohmann BERLIN, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Kosovo is on track to take part in its first ever Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 after the region in ...
• reuters Primera "A" results and standings Oct 22 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Primera "A" matches on Wednesday Wednesday, October 22 Universidad Catolica Quito 2 Emelec 5 Stan...
• ap Students hand over video, photos of pumpkin chaos KEENE, N.H. (AP) — The president of Keene State College says students are turning over video and photos of the mayhem that broke out during a family-friendly...
• reuters EU earmarks $250 mln to help develop Ebola vaccines -sources By Ben Hirschler LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Europe is to plough 200 million euros ($250 million) into the development of Ebola vaccines, as well as drugs and...
• reuters Canada PM: Parliament, government must function despite attacks OTTAWA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper voiced determination that Wednesday's shooting in the capital not deter the government and ...
• ap 4 men plead not guilty in deadly mall carjacking NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Four men charged in the fatal carjacking of a young lawyer outside an upscale New Jersey mall last year have pleaded not guilty to felony...
• reuters C.African Republic to create rapid intervention unit, reform army By Crispin Dembassa-Kette BANGUI, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Central African Republic plans to create a rapid intervention unit to help rebuild its army and stamp ou...
• reuters Garber says talk of personal rift with Klinsmann 'absurd' By Simon Evans BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber said there is no personal rift with Juergen Klinsmann and...
• reuters PRESS DIGEST-New Zealand newspapers - Oct 23 WELLINGTON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Following are some of the lead stories from New Zealand metropolitan newspapers on Thursday. Stories may be taken from either ...
• ap Bank robber who bummed cigarette gets 10 years PITTSBURGH (AP) — A bank robber who stopped during his escape to bum a cigarette off a construction worker has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by a fede...
• reuters NATO, Swedish fighters scrambled to intercept Russian plane BRUSSELS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - NATO and Swedish fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a Russian intelligence-gathering plane that briefly entered Estonian a...
• reuters Weak services growth weighs on Xerox revenue By Lehar Maan Oct 22 (Reuters) - Xerox Corp reported a 2 percent fall in third-quarter revenue due to tepid growth in its services business and slowing deman...
• ap Iraqis return to school after delay from unrest BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi students returned to school on Wednesday amid tightened security as the academic year began a month late because thousands of people dis...
• ap US to track everyone coming from Ebola nations WASHINGTON (AP) — Stepping up their vigilance against Ebola, federal authorities said Wednesday that everyone traveling into the U.S. from Ebola-stricken nat...
• reuters Iraqi Kurds approve sending fighters to aid Syrian town By Isabel Coles and Dasha Afanasieva ARBIL, Iraq/MURSITPINAR, Turkey, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurdish lawmakers approved a plan on Wednesday to send fighter...
• ap Nebraska trucker returns bull mastiff to Arizona LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A dog-loving Nebraska trucker has taken a lost 95-pound bull mastiff on a 1,380-mile trip back to her owners in Arizona. The Lincoln Jou...
• reuters JPMorgan was alerted of hiring concerns in China before U.S. probe-WSJ Oct 22 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co executives in New York were aware of potential problems tied to its recruitment practices in China well before U.S. re...
• ap Wrecks of merchant ship, U-boat found off NC coast RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — In the aptly named Graveyard of the Atlantic off the North Carolina coast, researchers have found the wrecks of a Nazi U-boat and the sh...
• ap Government ups air bag warning to 7.8M vehicles DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government is now urging owners of nearly 8 million cars and trucks to have the air bags repaired because of potential danger to driv...
• ap 'Silicon Beach' brings tech boom to Los Angeles LOS ANGELES (AP) — So long Silicon Valley. These days entrepreneurs and engineers are flocking to a place better known for wave surfing than Web surfing. Ami...
• reuters Official WHO Ebola toll near 5,000 with true number nearer 15,000 By Tom Miles GENEVA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - At least 4,877 people have died in the world's worst recorded outbreak of Ebola, and at least 9,936 cases of the dise...
• reuters Valencia Open men's singles results Oct 22 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Valencia Open Men's Singles matches on Wednesday Round 2 Tommy Robredo (Spain) beat Lu Yen-Hsun (Taiwan) 6-2 6-...
• reuters US STOCKS-Wall St turns lower after shooting at Canadian parliament By Yasmeen Abutaleb NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks turned lower in afternoon trading on Wednesday, with major indexes erasing earlier gains as a sh...
• reuters Luxottica names P&G executive as proposed new co-CEO By Valentina Za MILAN, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Luxottica, the world's largest eyewear group, named a senior Procter & Gamble manager as its new co-chief executive...
• reuters UK's Lloyds to cut 9,000 jobs over next 3 years -sources LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Lloyds Banking Group will next week announce plans to cut 9,000 jobs over the next three years, sources familiar with the matter t...
• reuters Gold drops on dollar rise, easing physical demand By Frank Tang and Jan Harvey NEW YORK/LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Gold dropped on Wednesday, snapping a two-day rise as weak U.S. inflation data and a dollar ...
• reuters Olympics-Kosovo granted provisional Olympic recognition by IOC BERLIN, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Kosovo has been granted provisional recognition by the International Olympic Committee and could achieve full membership as early ...
• reuters Ottawa police say male suspect in attack and soldier are dead OTTAWA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - A man suspected of launching an armed attack in Ottawa has died, local police said on Wednesday and confirmed that a male soldier ...
• pa 'Jail for bankers' stance softened The Bank of England's deputy governor has apparently softened its stance on plans to jail reckless senior bankers after a City backlash. Andrew Bailey, who h...
• ap Inspector: 'Serious lapse' at Secret Service WASHINGTON (AP) — A government investigation Wednesday criticized a bizarre Secret Service assignment that pulled agents from their duty near the White House...
• ap Child welfare agency settles lawsuits HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Five employees who had their names added to a child abuse registry as a form of discipline by Connecticut's child welfare agency will ...
• reuters - Ukraine is the "Kashmir" of Europe - Russia expert By Thin Lei Win LONDON, Oct 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The tug-of-war between Russia and Ukraine over the separatist stronghold city of Donetsk has cr...
• ap Albania PM seeks to ease tensions with Serbia TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania's prime minister said Wednesday that his nation and Serbia must try to end decades of hostility toward one another by focusing...
• ap Australian finishes marathon swim in Bahamas NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Dehydrated and exhausted, Australian swimmer Chloe McCardel successfully completed a 78-mile (126-kilometer) swim Wednesday between tw...
• reuters Cosmonauts breeze through spacewalk outside space station By Irene Klotz Oct 22 (Reuters) - Two Russian cosmonauts wrapped up a speedy, 3 -1/2-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Wednesday to r...
• pa Government wins bedroom battle The Government has won a legal battle over its refusal under the so-called "bedroom tax" rules to provide benefits funding so that children of separated coup...
• ap A Republican Senate means changing the chairmen WASHINGTON (AP) — If Republicans win the Senate, the Pentagon should brace for constant grilling from Sen. John McCain, who has found fault with nearly every...
• reuters Canada PM talking to lawmakers when attack happened "outside door" OTTAWA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was addressing a meeting of legislators from his Conservative party in parliament on Wednes...
• reuters Hungarian championship results and standings Oct 22 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Hungarian championship matches on Wednesday Wednesday, October 22 Kecskemeti TE 1 Gyor ETO 1 Paks...
• reuters UEFA Europa League group L results and standings Oct 22 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the UEFA Europa League Group L matches on Wednesday Wednesday, October 22 Metalist Kharkiv (Ukraine) ...
• reuters Nigeria talks with Boko Haram but no sign of girls' release By Emma Farge and Lanre Ola N'DJAMENA/MAIDUGURI Oct 22 (Reuters) - Nearly a week after Nigeria announced a ceasefire deal with Boko Haram, which it said woul...
• reuters Pardew struggled to face fans as Newcastle faltered Oct 22 (Reuters) - Embattled Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew says he struggled to look their army of fans in the eye during their terrible start to the ...
• reuters Biogen's Tecfidera sales miss estimates; confirms first PML case By Bill Berkrot Oct 22 (Reuters) - Biogen Idec Inc said on Wednesday sales of its big-selling new multiple sclerosis drug Tecfidera fell short of Wall Street...
• pa Man held after 'throwing marbles' A man is in police custody after apparently throwing marbles at the glass screen covering the public gallery in the House of Commons during Prime Minister's ...
• ap WHO: Ebola responsible for 4,877 deaths LONDON (AP) — Ebola is now believed to have killed 4,877 people globally and that the spread of the lethal virus remains "persistent and widespread" in West ...
• reuters Turkey frees man wanted in high profile case in Denmark COPENHAGEN/ISTANBUL, Oct 22 (Reuters) - A man wanted by Denmark for the attempted murder of a prominent critic of Islam has been set free by Turkey, Ankara s...
• reuters Xerox revenue falls on lower printer sales Oct 22 (Reuters) - Xerox Corp reported a 2 percent fall in quarterly revenue, hurt by slowing demand in its printing business. Revenue from the printing busi...
• reuters Ebola survivors in Liberia are symbols of hope and help By Misha Hussain DAKAR, Oct 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Ebola survivors in Liberia are quickly becoming an important part of the fight against the dead...
• ap Ottawa hospital says it treated 3 shooting victims OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A hospital says it has received three victims from the shootings in Canada's capital. The Ottawa Hospital says it has taken in three p...
• reuters League welcomes British chancellor's support for London team LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The National Football League welcomed British chancellor George Osborne's support for a London-based team and remain focused on bu...
• ap US-House-Winners, 9th Add,400 < < 1: Louie Gohmert, GOP (i) 2: Ted Poe, GOP (i) 3: Sam Johnson, GOP (i) 4: John Ratcliffe, GOP 5: Jeb Hensarling, GOP (i) 6: Joe Barton, GOP (i) 7: John Cu...
• ap US-Senate-All,400 < < x-Jeff Sessions, GOP (i) Uncontested 441 of 441 precincts - 100 percent < x-Mark Begich, Dem (i) 111,568 - 44 percent Dan Sullivan, GOP 101,286 - 40 perc...
• ap The top 20 US cities for tech startup funding When you think of tech startups, you probably think Northern California. Companies there receive the largest share of funding from venture capitalists, but t...
• reuters Lockheed Martin challenges contract to Raytheon WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp on Wednesday said it had filed a formal protest with the U.S. Government Accountability Office challengin...
• reuters U.S. offers assistance to Canada in wake of Ottawa shootings WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The United States offered assistance to Canada on Wednesday in the wake of shootings at the Canadian parliament building in Ot...
• ap Q&A: Poitras on capturing history in a hotel room NEW YORK (AP) — Imagine if Bob Woodward's clandestine meetings in a Washington D.C. parking garage with Deep Throat had been documented — or, better yet, fil...
• ap US-House-All, 9th Add,400 < < 243 of 243 precincts - 100 percent < x-Louie Gohmert, GOP (i) 111,812 - 55 percent Shirley McKellar, Dem 91,481 - 45 percent < 172 of 172 precincts - 100...
• ap Sax player behind 'Baker Street' solo dies at 60 LONDON (AP) — Musician Raphael Ravenscroft, who played one of the most famous saxophone solos of all time on Gerry Rafferty's "Baker Street," has died. He wa...
• reuters Shares rally on corporate results; bond prices fall By Herbert Lash NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Global equity markets edged higher on Wednesday, lifted by solid corporate results and benign U.S. inflation dat...
• reuters Abbott, Mylan back generics deal, tweak terms after tax rule change By Caroline Humer and Ransdell Pierson Oct 22 (Reuters) - Abbott Laboratories and Mylan Inc said on Wednesday they would go ahead with their $5.3 billion dea...
• reuters Ottawa Senators home game postponed after Parliament shooting OTTAWA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Wednesday's Ottawa Senators home game has been postponed by the National Hockey League after shooting incidents at the Canadian Na...
• reuters Slovenia aims to sell Telekom, cut deficit -finance ministry By Marja Novak LJUBLJANA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Slovenia expects to sell Telekom Slovenia, the most valuable company on its privatisation list, in early 2015, s...
• ap Estonia: Russian military plane violated air space TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia on Wednesday summoned Russia's ambassador over an airspace violation by a Russian military aircraft. Foreign Ministry spokesw...
• ap US-House-Incumb-Sum,100 < < < < Incmbs. Chlgrs. Won 128 56 Lead 149 55 ------- ------- Winning Trend 277 111 Current 435 % Winning 33 < Lost 56 Trailing 55 ------- Losing Trend 111 ...
• ap US-Senate-Sum,100 < Dem GOP Oth Current 53 45 2 < Won 8 11 0 Leading 9 8 0 Holdovers 32 30 2 --- --- --- Trend 49 49 2 Insufficient Vote 0 0 0 < Net Change: Winners -5 +5 0 Le...
• reuters Audit says Bulgaria's Corpbank must write off two thirds of assets By Tsvetelia Tsolova SOFIA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's Corporate Commercial Bank (Corpbank) needs to write off almost two thirds of its assets due to majo...
• reuters Google launches new email service dubbed "Inbox" Oct 22 (Reuters) - Google Inc launched an email service called "Inbox" on Wednesday that allows users to organize emails and reminders and shows information ...
• ap Mexican military kills 19, suffers no casualties MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say 19 suspects died in three nearly simultaneous confrontations just across the border from Texas. The government of ...
• ap 3rd spacewalk in 3 weeks at space station CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Spacewalking astronauts have wrapped up their work early outside the International Space Station. Russians Alexander Samokutyaev ...
• ap Florida kids slain by father said they feared mom FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Documents indicate that in the months before a Florida man shot his three children, killing two of them, his wife's drinking see...
• reuters U.S. tightens Ebola monitoring for West African visitors By Bill Berkrot NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. health officials unveiled new measures on Wednesday to carry out Ebola monitoring on anyone entering the co...
• ap NY judge postpones trial over '98 embassy bombings NEW YORK (AP) — The trial of two men charged in the 1998 deadly bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa was postponed Wednesday after defense lawyers said t...
• ap Goofy dinosaur blends Barney and Jar Jar Binks WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 50 years ago, scientists found bones of two large, powerful dinosaur arms in Mongolia and figured they had discovered a fearsome cri...
• ap Beaten Giants fan shows progress in ESPN interview CAPITOLA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco Giants fan who suffered a traumatic brain injury after being beaten by two Dodger fans three years ago outside Dodg...
• reuters Argentine luthier turns beat-up skateboards into electric guitars By Magali Cervantes BUENOS AIRES, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Working a pedal-powered carpentry machine, Argentine luthier Ezequiel Galasso is giving beat-up skateboa...
• reuters Private equity eyes $13 bln Bayer plastics business - sources By Arno Schuetze, Freya Berry and Pamela Barbaglia FRANKFURT/LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Private equity firms are circling Bayer's 10 billion-euro ($12.7 bill...
• reuters Soldier shot in Ottawa has died, guard injured -cabinet minister OTTAWA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The soldier shot at the Canadian war memorial in Ottawa has died, and a guard in the nearby parliament buildings has been wounded,...
• reuters Ottawa hospital says received 3 patients, 2 in stable condition Oct 22 (Reuters) - Ottawa Hospital received three patients, two of whom are in stable condition, following shootings in the Canadian capital on Wednesday, a ...
• ap Iranians protest acid attacks in central city TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranians rallied on Wednesday in the central city of Isfahan and the capital, Tehran, to protest a string of acid attacks on women in Isf...
• ap Review: 'John Wick' delivers non-stop action LOS ANGELES (AP) — In an intriguing cinematic twist, Keanu Reeves' Matrix stunt double Chad Stahelski becomes his co-director with David Leitch on "John Wick...
• reuters EU nations threaten to block green energy rules at summit talks By Barbara Lewis BRUSSELS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - EU leaders face a long day on Thursday as they seek to agree on a new decade of climate and energy policy at a ...
• reuters US STOCKS-Wall St turns lower as Boeing, Biogen weigh By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks turned lower in afternoon trading on Wednesday, with major indexes erasing earlier gains as both ...
• reuters Russia blocks monitoring of more Ukraine border checkpoints - U.S. VIENNA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Russia has refused to increase international monitoring of the border with Ukraine, the United States said on Wednesday, after Eur...
• reuters U.S. defense shares up as arms makers boost profit, margins By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Shares of U.S. weapons makers rose broadly on Wednesday after a spate of third-quarter results showed continu...
• reuters Angie's List adds fewer members; shares plunge By Sai Sachin R Oct 22 (Reuters) - Angie's List Inc, which operates a website that allows users to review local businesses, reported a bigger-than- expected ...
• reuters EU, in change of tack, keeps medicines filed under health LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - New European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, in a change of tack, has decided to keep responsibility for medicines in th...
• ap US journalist to head home after Ebola recovery OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An American video journalist who has recovered from Ebola will soon head home to Rhode Island with his family, hospital officials said Wed...
• reuters The beast with the behemoth arms: A dinosaur mystery is solved By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - In July 1965, two gigantic fossilized dinosaur arms replete with menacing claws were unearthed in the remote so...
• reuters Platini ponders women, children rule instead of closures By Dmitriy Rogovitskiy MOSCOW, Oct 22 (Reuters) - CSKA Moscow will face no disciplinary action after several hundred people watched Tuesday's Champions Leagu...
• reuters Klepierre 9-months revenue down as it refocuses portfolio PARIS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Klepierre reported on Wednesday a 9.8 percent fall in revenues in the first nine months of the year as the French shopping mall ope...
• reuters Syria's Assad replaces provincial governors in conflict zones BEIRUT, Oct 22 (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad has replaced five provincial governors, including some overseeing regions that include major fronts in S...
• reuters Ebola deaths at 4,877 as cases near 10,000 - WHO GENEVA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - At least 4,877 people have died in the world's worst recorded outbreak of Ebola, and at least 9,936 cases of the disease had been ...
• reuters Al-Qaeda kills 30 Shi'ite rebels in central Yemen - tribal sources SANAA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Sunni Al Qaeda militants and Shi'ite Muslim rebels have fought a bloody battle in central Yemen, tribal sources said on Wednesday, ...
• ap Bomb outside Cairo University wounds 10 CAIRO (AP) — A bomb exploded outside Egypt's largest and most prominent university in the country's capital on Wednesday, wounding 10 people, including six p...
• reuters Michelin cuts sales goal, investment on weaker European outlook PARIS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - French tyremaker Michelin cut its full-year sales goal and said it would rein in investment after third-quarter sales fell 4.6 perc...
• reuters Ottawa police confirm multiple suspects in parliament shooting OTTAWA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Ottawa police are looking for multiple suspects in the shooting incidents on Wednesday near the Canadian war memorial and nearby P...
• ap NKorea's release of US man surprised negotiator WASHINGTON (AP) — North Korea's release of an Ohio man this week was a surprise to a retired American ambassador who negotiated with Pyongyang for Jeffrey Fo...
• reuters GDF shake-up promises breakthrough for French women in blue chips By Natalie Huet and Andrew Callus PARIS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Isabelle Kocher's new role puts her in line to head utility GDF Suez from 2016 but right now no w...
• ap Earnhardt helps UPMC raise concussion awareness Dale Earnhardt Jr. knew immediately something was wrong during a 2012 crash at Talladega, where his car was hit hard from behind. He was asked on his radio i...
• reuters Dog of Ebola-infected Texas nurse tests negative for virus DALLAS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The 1-year-old King Charles Spaniel belonging to a Dallas nurse infected with Ebola has tested free of the virus and will remain i...
• ap Solar flare knocks out some radio temporarily WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal forecasters say a brief but strong solar flare Wednesday morning temporarily blacked out a few radio communication systems before w...
• reuters German lawmakers rip ECB over corporate bonds report By Gernot Heller BERLIN, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Senior lawmakers from Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party heaped criticism on the European Central Bank...
• ap Guns, Giffords play big role in Arizona House race TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — As the one-minute television campaign ad for U.S. Rep. Ron Barber extols the virtues of southern Arizona and independent thinking, the n...
• ap UK man faked coma for 2 years to avoid court LONDON (AP) — He might have got away with it if it hadn't been for his supermarket loyalty card. A British fraudster who pretended to be quadriplegic and som...
• reuters Furious Platini hits out at "insulting" CAF allegations By Brian Homewood BERNE, Oct 22 (Reuters) - UEFA president Michel Platini has reacted angrily to a suggestion that he is interfering in the affairs of Africa...
• reuters Boxing-Croatian amateur handed life ban for punching referee Oct 22 (Reuters) - Croatian amateur boxer Vido Loncar and his ringside coaches have been given provisional life bans by world body AIBA after he hit a Polish...
• reuters UK says likely to review tear gas sales to Hong Kong after protests LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Britain said on Wednesday it was likely to consider whether it needed to block British firms exporting tear gas to Hong Kong after...
• reuters Canadian prime minister to make statement about shooting incident OTTAWA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will make a statement about the shootings that occurred at the Canadian war memorial and at...
• reuters BoE's Bailey: too late to revise allowances for 2014 bank bonuses By Huw Jones LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - It is too late to change the allowances paid to top banking staff that have been deemed to breach European Union law,...
• reuters 3D Systems cuts revenue forecast due to production issues By Abhirup Roy Oct 22 (Reuters) - 3D Systems Corp slashed its full-year revenue forecast that fell short of analysts' expectations as it struggles to capital...
• reuters As virus spreads, insurers exclude Ebola from new policies By Carolyn Cohn, Richa Naidu and Avik Das Oct 22 (Reuters) - As fear of Ebola infections spreads to developed economies, U.S. and British insurance companies...
• ap CDC: Monitoring for all coming from Ebola nations WASHINGTON (AP) — Significantly expanding their vigilance, federal health officials said Wednesday that they would begin monitoring all travelers — even Amer...
• reuters Earnings, U.S. data help European shares regain after stress-test scare By Alistair Smout EDINBURGH, Oct 22 (Reuters) - European shares nudged higher on Wednesday, supported by a raft of positive corporate earnings and mild infla...
• reuters Brazil candidates battle for key prize: Their hometown By Brian Winter BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The two candidates in Brazil's presidential election runoff on Sunday grew up just seven blocks ap...
• reuters Ottawa police investigating three shooting incidents OTTAWA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Canadian police are investigating three shooting incidents that took place in Ottawa on Wednesday, one at the Canadian war memoria...
• reuters Copper pressured by strong dollar, growing supplies By Maytaal Angel LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Copper prices edged lower on Wednesday, pressured by a rise in the dollar against the euro and concerns about gro...
• reuters Jury convicts ex-Blackwater guards in 2007 Baghdad killings WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - A federal jury on Wednesday found four former Blackwater guards guilty of killing unarmed Iraqis at a Baghdad traffic circle, ...
• reuters Cuban doctors, nurses land in Liberia to fight Ebola alongside U.S. By James Harding Giahyue MONROVIA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - A team of Cuban doctors and nurses arrived in Liberia on Wednesday to help to fight the worst outbreak ...
• reuters US STOCKS-S&P 500 on track for best 5-day rally since 2011 By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 up for a fifth straight day as technology companies rallied o...
• ap Pentagon: 1 weapons bundle seized by militants WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is confirming that Islamic State group militants were able to seize one of the 28 bundles of weapons and medical supplies drop...
• pa Shots fired in Canadian parliament A gunman shot a Canadian soldier at the National War Memorial in Ottawa before entering the nearby parliament building where further shots were fired. A thir...
• ap Report may reveal more about UNC academic fraud CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — An investigator with access to more witnesses and records than any previous probe of academic fraud at the University of North Carol...
• reuters Xerox revenue falls on lower printer sales Oct 22 (Reuters) - Xerox Inc reported a 2 percent fall in quarterly revenue, hurt by slowing demand in its printing business. Revenue from the printing busin...
• reuters Twickenham ready to salute Rokoduguni By Mitch Phillips LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - English rugby loves to trumpet its links with the military, so the RFU's marketing men will be beside themselves...
• pa Serena cringing after crushing loss Serena Williams admitted she was embarrassed by her crushing 6-0 6-2 defeat to Simona Halep at the WTA Finals in Singapore, her heaviest loss in 16 years. Th...
• reuters U.S. business, farm groups warn on tobacco limits in Pacific trade pact WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. business and agriculture groups have urged Pacific trading partners not to exclude tobacco from investment protection rul...
• ap Report blasts rabbit massages among gov't waste WASHINGTON (AP) — A maverick Republican senator criticized faulty missile defenses, unneeded airports and golf course repairs among the projects completed on...
• pa Cameron defends record on NHS International inspectors should be brought in to compare the performance of the NHS in England and Wales, David Cameron said today in his latest Commons clas...
• reuters U.S. trial for Libyan al Qaeda suspect, bin Laden associate delayed By Joseph Ax NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. terrorism trial of suspected al Qaeda figure Abu Anas Al-Liby and accused Osama Bin Laden associate Khalid...
• pa FA probe Jerome racism allegations The Football Association has confirmed it is investigating allegations by Norwich striker Cameron Jerome that he was racially abused by Leeds defender Giusep...
• reuters Motor insurers help Britain's FTSE to end higher By Atul Prakash LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index ended higher on Wednesday, with motor insurers advancing on news of an increase in car p...
• pa Parties begin devolution talks All-party talks aimed at reaching agreement on what new powers should be devolved to Scotland in the wake of the independence referendum get under way today....
• pa 'Buck stops with PM' on criminals Prime Minister David Cameron has said "the buck stops with me" when it comes to tackling foreign criminals in the wake of a damning report that exposes failu...
• reuters Aareal may raise 2014 forecasts again - CFO in Handelsblatt FRANKFURT, Oct 22 (Reuters) - German property lender Aareal Bank could raise its 2014 profit forecast a second time if positive trends continue into the fina...
• reuters Famed Texas oilman Nelson Bunker Hunt dead at 88 By Bill Trott Oct 21 (Reuters) - Nelson Bunker Hunt, the Texas oilman once considered the world's richest man before his fortunes were undone by Muammar Gadd...
• reuters Burkina Faso opposition rejects referendum plan, calls for protests OUAGADOUGOU, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Opposition parties in Burkina Faso accused President Blaise Compaore on Wednesday of preparing a "constitutional coup d'etat"...
• reuters Pentagon confirms Islamic State captured bundle of supplies meant for Kurds WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Wednesday two bundles of military supplies for Kurdish fighters in the Syrian town of Kobani went astray ...
• ap Georgia Dems invoke Ferguson in election plea ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Democrats are using the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, to rally black voters ahead of the Nov. 4 election, wit...
• ap Expert says Detroit bankruptcy plan feasible DETROIT (AP) — A financial expert appointed to advise Detroit's bankruptcy judge says the city's plan to return to solvency is feasible. Martha Kopacz is tes...
• reuters Strikes hit Islamic State near Syrian border town, Iraqi dam -U.S. WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The United States conducted further air strikes against Islamic State forces on Tuesday and Wednesday, targeting the militant ...
• reuters Brazil's Rousseff pulls ahead of Neves as election nears By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff pulled ahead of opposition candidate Aecio Neves in another poll on Wednesd...
• reuters GSK eyes prime FTSE 100 slot for standalone HIV drugs business By Ben Hirschler LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline, battered by weak U.S. drug sales and a bribery scandal in China, is looking to float its fast-gr...
• ap Judge imposes gag order in Indiana slayings case CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — Authorities say investigators can no longer interview a man suspected of killing seven women in Indiana unless they first get his pe...
• reuters U.S. CDC announces new Ebola monitoring steps for travelers Oct 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday announced new measures to monitor for Ebola anyone entering the United St...
• reuters German lawmakers rip ECB over corporate bonds report BERLIN, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Senior lawmakers from Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party heaped criticism on the European Central Bank on Wednesday fol...
• reuters REUTERS SUMMIT-Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power shifts toward renewable energy By Reem Shamseddine KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia-based power and water project developer ACWA Power is seeking to secure or arrangin...
• reuters Klepierre 9-months revenue down as it refocuses portfolio PARIS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Klepierre reported on Wednesday a 9.8 percent fall in revenues in the first nine months of the year and confirmed its 2014 outlook ...
• ap FedEx predicts increase in holiday deliveries MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — FedEx expects another record for holiday-season deliveries. The company forecast Wednesday that deliveries between Thanksgiving and Chr...
• reuters Canada military closes bases after soldier shot in Ottawa -CBC OTTAWA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The Canadian military has closed its bases across the country to the public after a soldier was shot in Ottawa on Wednesday, CBC T...
• reuters Ukraine leader's bloc holds election lead, Tymoshenko threatened - poll By Richard Balmforth KIEV, Oct 22 (Reuters) - President Petro Poroshenko's bloc holds a big lead ahead of Ukraine's election on Sunday while a rising populis...
• reuters EMC cuts profit forecast as bookings fall at VMware unit By Anya George Tharakan Oct 22 (Reuters) - Data storage equipment maker EMC Corp cut its full-year profit and revenue forecast, hurt by lower bookings at its...
• ap Mexico banda musician found dead in northern state MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say a member of the popular music group Banda El Recodo has been found dead days after he was reported missing. An off...
• ap HK protest talks show gap between students, govt HONG KONG (AP) — On one side of the table sat the idealistic and earnest students in jeans and black T-shirts, knapsacks by their sides. Facing them was the ...
• reuters U.S. reports 18 strikes against Islamic militants in Syria, Iraq WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The United States conducted further air strikes against Islamic State forces on Tuesday and Wednesday, targeting the militant ...
• ap Doctors differ on preteen suspect's mental state WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Doctors disagree over whether the second of two 12-year-old girls charged with stabbing a classmate to please the fictional horror char...
• reuters Fowle back at Ohio home 'in good health' after detention in N.Korea By Jon Herskovitz Oct 22 (Reuters) - American Jeffrey Fowle returned to his home in southern Ohio on Wednesday, with his lawyer saying he was in good health ...
• reuters Top U.S. auto recalls related to Takata airbags in 2014 Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. safety regulators on Wednesday expanded the number of vehicles in the United States that may be affected by recalls for potentially d...
• reuters World number one Williams walloped by Halep By Patrick Johnston SINGAPORE, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Simona Halep handed an out-of-sorts Serena Williams the joint heaviest defeat of her long and illustrious c...
• reuters Car driven into bystanders at Jerusalem railway stop JERUSALEM, Oct 22 (Reuters) - A car drove into a number of people at a Jerusalem light railway stop on Wednesday, wounding nine of them, police said. Police ...
• ap Court freezes assets of Romanian ex-prison chief BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A court on Wednesday froze the assets of a former Romanian prison commander charged with torturing and causing the deaths of 12 pol...
• reuters Germany calls for clarification on Ukraine cluster bomb accusations BERLIN, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Germany called on Wednesday for closer examination of allegations that Ukraine government forces used cluster munitions in their m...
• reuters One suspected gunman dead, police looking for more suspects in Canada shooting OTTAWA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - One suspected gunman was shot and killed inside the Canadian parliament buildings, CBC TV said on Wednesday, and Ottawa police sai...
• reuters Total names refining boss to replace de Margerie By Michel Rose PARIS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - French oil company Total has appointed refining boss Patrick Pouyanne as chief executive to succeed Christophe de Ma...
• reuters Dow Chemical to cut $1 billion in costs over 3 years By Swetha Gopinath Oct 22 (Reuters) - Dow Chemical Co, the No. 1 U.S. chemical maker by sales, said it was looking to cut fixed costs by $1 billion over the ...
• reuters Catalans: independence drive will intensify unless Madrid negotiates By Mike Peacock LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - After scuppering a referendum, Spain risks intensifying Catalonia's push for independence unless it negotiates ove...
• pa Two held in Syria terror raids Two people have been arrested today on suspicion of terror offences linked to Syria. A 32-year-old man has been held in London on suspicion of attending a pl...
• pa Homebase to shut quarter of stores DIY chain Homebase is to close a quarter of its stores and has ditched its boss after a review by parent company Home Retail Group found failings in its sale...
• reuters Chancellor pledges UK govt support for London team LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - British chancellor George Osborne has held talks with NFL officials and pledged government support for a London-based American Foo...
• reuters Power workers seized in southeast Turkey released DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Ten power company workers seized by suspected Kurdish militants on Wednesday in southeastern Turkey have been released...
• ap 10 men acquitted in Kurdish terror finance trial COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Danish court on Wednesday acquitted 10 men accused of terror financing for providing money to a Kurdish separatist group. The Co...
• reuters Shares rally on corporate results, bond prices fall By Herbert Lash NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Global equity markets edged higher on Wednesday, lifted by a raft of solid corporate results and benign U.S. inf...
• reuters Ivanovic enjoys freedom of underdog role against Bouchard By John O'Brien SINGAPORE, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Ana Ivanovic was delighted to revel in the underdog role as she opened her WTA Finals account on Wednesday with...
• reuters Kerry says no deal made with North Korea in release of American BERLIN/SEOUL, Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday there had been no deal with North Korea in the release of one of three ...
• ap Pistorius spends first night in single jail cell JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Oscar Pistorius spent his first night of a five-year jail term in a single cell in the hospital wing of a prison in the capital, Pretoria...
• reuters British support for EU membership at 23-year high -poll LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Support among Britons for staying in the European Union is at its highest in 23 years, according to a poll on Wednesday, even thou...
• reuters Polaris beats on profit, raises forecast yet again By James B. Kelleher Oct 22 (Reuters) - Polaris Industries Inc reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, lifted by strong demand for its...
• reuters Boston Scientific posts profit on heart device sales By Susan Kelly Oct 22 (Reuters) - Boston Scientific Corp on Wednesday posted a third-quarter profit on increased sales of its implantable heart devices and r...
• reuters US STOCKS-Earnings lift Wall St for 5th straight day By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged higher on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 up for a fifth straight day as technology companies r...
• ap Experts: Autopsy shows close-range wound for Brown ST. LOUIS (AP) — Michael Brown's official autopsy shows the 18-year-old was shot in the hand at close range during a struggle with the Ferguson police office...
• reuters More shots fired near parliament in Ottawa, suspect at large OTTAWA,Oct 22 (Reuters) - More shots were fired near the parliament buildings in Ottawa on Wednesday after a gunman who shot a Canadian soldier and was chase...
• ap Grandstanding, outsourcing raised in Senate debate CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen accused Republican challenger Scott Brown of grandstanding and fear mongering while he accused her o...
• reuters Finger-pointing fails to improve Russia's dreadful air safety record By Lidia Kelly and Alexei Anishchuk MOSCOW, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Regardless of who is to blame for the death of Total's boss at the Moscow airport favoured by ...
• reuters Cosmonauts leave space station for six-hour space walk By Irene Klotz Oct 22 (Reuters) - Two Russian cosmonauts floated outside the International Space Station on Wednesday for a six-hour space walk to replace sc...
• ap WWI casualties reburied after DNA identification BOIS-GRENIER, France (AP) — Eleven British casualties of World War I who got a name and family history through cutting-edge DNA research have been officially...
• reuters U.S. regulators expand number of vehicles affected by Takata recalls By Ben Klayman DETROIT, Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. safety regulators on Wednesday expanded the number of vehicles in the United States that may be affected by r...
• reuters Lockheed Martin and Turkey's Roketsan sign F-35 missile deal ISTANBUL, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin and Turkish missile manufacturer Roketsan signed an agreement Wednesday to produce and sell Turkey's SOM-J air-l...
• reuters official says legal process will play role in abuse punishment Oct 22 (Reuters) - Punishment for NFL players implicated in domestic violence will not be imposed upon arrest but at some point "farther down the process," s...
• reuters Motor insurers help Britain's FTSE edge higher By Atul Prakash LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index edged higher late on Wednesday, with motor insurers advancing on news of a rise in car p...
• reuters Indonesian cabinet delayed after anti-graft body blocks candidates By Kanupriya Kapoor and Gayatri Suroyo JAKARTA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo failed to finalise his cabinet on Wednesday after the cou...
• reuters BMW to fix fuel economy labels on Mini Coopers after US EPA test DETROIT, Oct 22 (Reuters) - BMW AG will lower fuel economy claims for four 2014 Mini Cooper models after testing by the U.S. Environmental Agency, the EPA sa...
• reuters French riot police clash with migrants seeking UK entry CALAIS, France, Oct 22 (Reuters) - French riot police in Calais used teargas on Wednesday to ward off hundreds of immigrants seeking to jump on to trucks bou...
• reuters FOREX-Dollar gains on uptick in U.S. CPI, euro banking concerns By Daniel Bases NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar extended broad-based gains on Wednesday after marginally higher-than-expected U.S. inflation dat...
• ap German firm wins appeal in Spain thalidomide case MADRID (AP) — A Spanish court on Wednesday accepted a German pharmaceutical company's appeal against a ruling that had ordered it to pay compensation to 22 S...
• reuters Song lauding Britain's anti-EU party withdrawn after racism allegations By Andrew Osborn LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The author of a song intended to boost the anti-EU UK Independence Party before British elections next year said ...
• reuters Iraqi Kurdistan parliament votes to send forces to Kobani ARBIL, Iraq, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Lawmakers in Iraq's Kurdistan region said on Wednesday they voted in favour of sending Kurdish forces to the besieged Syrian ...
• ap Bobcat that escaped from New Jersey home captured STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A pet bobcat has been recaptured after its latest escape from its owner's southern New Jersey home. Stafford Township Police C...
• reuters Porsche cashes in on turnaround with consultancy business By Andreas Cremer BERLIN, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Just as sports car fans adore the Porsche 911, so company bosses are in awe of the automaker's industry-leading ...
• reuters Blast outside Cairo University wounds seven CAIRO, Oct 22 (REUTERS) - An explosion outside Cairo University wounded at least seven people on Wednesday, among them police and civilians, security sources...
• ap Ohio mother held dead baby while talking to police CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Authorities believe that a woman was holding her dead baby as she spoke to unwitting police and paramedics hours before she killed hersel...
• reuters BoE's Bailey: too late to revise allowances for 2014 bank bonuses LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - It is too late to change the allowances paid to top banking staff that have been deemed to breach European Union law, a senior Ban...
• ap Police arrest 2 people on terror charges LONDON (AP) — British authorities have arrested two people on terror charges as it continues to conduct counter-terror operations related to Syria at a brisk...
• reuters Earnings, U.S. data help European shares regain poise after stress-test scare By Alistair Smout EDINBURGH, Oct 22 (Reuters) - European shares nudged higher on Wednesday, supported by a raft of positive corporate earnings and mild infla...
• ap Call me Jokowi, says Indonesia's president JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's new president says he wants to be called by his nickname, and has revealed who first gave it to him: a French furniture...
• ap Snowplow driver says he didn't see Total CEO's jet MOSCOW (AP) — The driver of the snowplow that apparently caused the plane carrying the Total CEO to crash at a Moscow airport says he neither saw nor heard t...
• reuters Tunisia election tests transition from autocracy to democracy By Patrick Markey and Tarek Amara HAMMAM SOUSSE, Tunisia, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Blaring music and flags fill the hall where Tunisia's Initiative Party is warmin...
• reuters Pope Francis plays long game to reform Catholic Church By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor VATICAN CITY, Oct 22 (Reuters) - After winning praise around the world for his fresh and open style, the honeymoon period se...
• reuters EU to call on Russia to help stabilise Ukraine -statement BRUSSELS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - EU leaders will urge Russia at a summit this week to do more to stabilise Ukraine, according to a draft statement seen by Reuter...
• reuters Norwegian club's midfielder found dead in river OSLO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Police in Norway said on Wednesday that a body found at the mouth of the Hunnselva river in Gjovik, 120km north of Oslo, was that of...
• ap The Clintons, the Democrats' 2014 super surrogates AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Defending their allies, Bill and Hillary Clinton are barnstorming the country for Democrats struggling through a bleak campaign season i...
• reuters Rokoduguni marches into England squad By Mitch Phillips LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - England coach Stuart Lancaster has dropped Chris Ashton from his squad for the November internationals and hande...
• reuters Iran president denounces bill to empower Islamic vigilantes By Mehrdad Balali DUBAI, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani came out on Wednesday against a parliamentary bill to empower vigilantes who enf...
• reuters Bank of Canada abandons neutral reference, holds rates steady By Randall Palmer and Leah Schnurr OTTAWA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada dropped any reference to taking a neutral stance on interest rates on Wednes...
• ap Police brutality claims shadow Tunisia elections TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — When Mohammed Ali Snoussi was arrested last month in Tunis, witnesses say, police beat him with truncheons, stripped him naked and thre...
• reuters U.S. bond prices fall as consumer prices edge up By Richard Leong NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasuries prices fell on Wednesday as data showed a mild rebound in domestic consumer prices in September...
• reuters Soldier shot near Canadian parliament building OTTAWA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - A Canadian soldier was shot at the Canadian war memorial in Ottawa and a shooter was seen running towards the nearby parliament bu...
• reuters Al-Qaeda kills 30 Shi'ite rebels in central Yemen - tribal sources SANAA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Sunni Al Qaeda militants and Shi'ite Muslim rebels have fought a bloody battle in central Yemen, tribal sources said on Wednesday, ...
• reuters US STOCKS-Wall St on track for 5th straight daily gain By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged higher on Wednesday, with major indexes up for a fifth straight day as technology companies...
• reuters Greek club Irodotos get heavy punishment after fan death By Graham Wood ATHENS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Greek third division team Irodotos have been docked 15 points and ordered to play 10 matches behind closed doors fo...
• reuters Iraqi Kurdistan parliament votes to send forces to Kobani ARBIL, Iraq, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Lawmakers in Iraq's Kurdistan region on Wednesday voted in favour of sending forces to the besieged Syrian town of Kobani via...
• reuters MIDEAST STOCKS-Markets rally further on solid Q3 results By Olzhas Auyezov DUBAI, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Most stock markets in the Middle East continued to recover from last week's sharp declines on Wednesday thanks to...
• reuters EU nations threaten to block green energy rules at summit talks By Barbara Lewis BRUSSELS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - EU leaders face hours of haggling as they seek to agree on a new decade of climate and energy policy at talks b...
• reuters UK anti-terrorism police arrest two over Syria-linked offences LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - British police arrested a woman and a man on Wednesday on suspicion of terrorism offences related to the ongoing civil war in Syri...
• ap At Berlin Wall, Kerry warns against Cold War redux BERLIN (AP) — Surrounded by relics of the Cold War, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his German counterpart warned Wednesday against a return to the bi...
• ap Feds loosen eligibility for parent loan program WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department has loosened credit requirements for a federal student loan program used by parents and graduate students. A new r...
• ap Total acts swiftly to replace CEO killed in crash PARIS (AP) — French oil giant Total SA has named Patrick Pouyanne as chief executive to replace Christophe de Margerie, who was killed earlier this week in a...
• reuters German bank HSH currently set to pass ECB health check FRANKFURT, Oct 22 (Reuters) - German lender HSH Nordbank , long seen at risk of failing European Central Bank tests of its financial stability, is currently ...
• reuters Chelsea chief executive quits club LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Chelsea chief executive Ron Gourlay said on Wednesday he was leaving Stamford Bridge after a decade in which Chelsea were crowned ...
• reuters Suspected Kurdish rebels kidnap workers in southeastern Turkey DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Suspected Kurdish militants kidnapped 10 power company workers in southeastern Turkey on Wednesday as tensions remain ...
• pa Remy could return at Old Trafford Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho may have strike options for Sunday's trip to Manchester United after all following Loic Remy's declaration that he hopes to be ...
• ap 9 migrants injured in Spain border fence rush MADRID (AP) — Spain says nine African migrants were treated for injuries as some 200 tried to scale border fences separating Spain's North African enclave of...
• reuters Farce, defence cuts highlight hard task in Sweden submarine hunt By Simon Johnson and Alistair Scrutton STOCKHOLM, Oct 22 (Reuters) - With a depleted military lacking anti-submarine helicopters and intelligence so far base...
• reuters Ivanovic downs Bouchard for first Singapore win By John O'Brien SINGAPORE, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Ana Ivanovic recovered from her opening loss to race to a 6-1 6-3 victory over an out-of-sorts Eugenie Bouchard...
• ap Social Security benefits to go up by 1.7 percent WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of older Americans who rely on federal benefits will get a 1.7 percent increase in their monthly payments next year, the governmen...
• reuters Canadian retail sales unexpectedly drop 0.3 percent By David Ljunggren OTTAWA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Canadian retail sales dropped unexpectedly in August as consumers pulled back for the second straight month, he...
• reuters Halep conjures up match of her life to beat Serena By Yaocheng Lee SINGAPORE, Oct 22 (Reuters) - French Open finalist Simona Halep produced her best ever tennis to stun Serena Williams 6-0 6-2 at the WTA Fina...
• reuters Doctors who helped paralysed man get back on his feet seek new patients By Natalia Dobryszycka WROCLAW, Poland, Oct 22 (Reuters) - A team of doctors who helped a paralysed man get back on his feet by transplanting cells from his ...
• reuters Putin urged to act against racism in Russian soccer By Mike Collett LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin must demand an end to the racism plaguing Russian soccer and the country should stop deny...
• reuters Iran's Khamenei says oil reliance putting country at mercy of big powers DUBAI, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Iran's dependence on oil revenue is putting the Islamic Republic's economy at the mercy of major powers, Supreme Leader Ayatollah A...
• pa Cab firm in white driver service A minicab company in the town at the centre of one of Britain's biggest grooming scandals is sending white drivers on request. The firm has received requests...
• pa Pistorius beginning jail sentence Oscar Pistorius has been jailed for five years for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp - but he could be out of prison after less than a year. The amputee...
• ap US stocks open mixed; Yahoo among early gainers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening mixed as investors look over earnings reports from U.S. companies. Yahoo rose 6 percent after the Internet company reporte...
• reuters Turkey's Erdogan says U.S. weapons airdrop on Kobani was wrong ANKARA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday it was wrong of the United States to air drop military supplies to Kurdish figh...
• ap Schools reopen as ambush suspect manhunt continues SWIFTWATER, Pa. (AP) — Schools in a northeastern Pennsylvania district have reopened after authorities did a precautionary search to make sure they weren't h...
• reuters Oil collapse to hit majors' earnings, challenge austerity plans By Ron Bousso LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Falling oil prices and their impact on revenues will dominate European oil majors' quarterly results next week, with...
• reuters Test Series Pakistan v Australia scoreboard Oct 22 (Infostrada Sports) - Scoreboard at stumps on the first day in the first Test between Pakistan and Australia on Wednesday in Dubai, United Arab Emirat...
• ap Macedonia police: Man robs graves for gold teeth SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Macedonia may have found its ultimate gold digger. Police in the tiny Balkan country say a 52-year-old guard at an Orthodox Christia...
• reuters US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St edges higher after 4-day rally NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened slightly higher on Wednesday, with buyers largely taking a pause following the biggest four-day rally for the...
• reuters Younus leads Pakistan fightback with 25th century DUBAI, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Younus Khan led Pakistan's fightback with a dogged century after the hosts made a terrible start to the first test against Australi...
• ap Transit agency weighs court bout vs. mobster's kin NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Transit is considering whether to continue to fighting a mobster's family over a land deal. The transit agency is challenging ...
• reuters Russia shares reverse gains on gas impasse, rating fears MOSCOW, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Russian stocks fell on Wednesday and the rouble resumed its decline, a day after Russia and Ukraine failed to finalise a deal on g...
• reuters U.S. Ebola 'czar' to start work; military team begins training WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The new U.S. Ebola "czar" starts work on Wednesday and a military medical team begins training as the Obama administration ram...
• reuters Kazakh oil output to rise with Kashagan after 2020 -official By Denis Pinchuk MOSCOW, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan expects annual oil output to reach as high as 100 million tonnes after 2020 when the giant Kashagan oi...
• reuters Uruguay presidential candidate would repeal marijuana law By Esteban Farat MONTEVIDEO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Uruguay's leading opposition candidate said on Wednesday he would try to repeal much of the country's ground-...
• reuters Drug-resistant tuberculosis at crisis levels, warns WHO By Kate Kelland LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Multi drug-resistant tuberculosis remains at crisis levels, with about 480,000 new cases this year, and various fo...
• ap Dec. 15 trial set for 2 in Amish girls kidnapping SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A December trial date has been set for the couple charged with kidnapping two Amish girls from a roadside produce stand last summer in ...
• reuters WRAPUP-Nordea gloomy on economic recovery, Handelsbanken expands in UK By Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Nordea, the Nordic region's biggest bank, on Wednesday painted a gloomy picture of Europe's economy after rep...
• reuters US STOCKS-Futures point to slight gain after four-day rally By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a very slightly higher open on Wednesday, with buyers largely taking a pa...
• ap US consumer prices rose 0.1 percent in September WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer prices edged up slightly in September, with the overall increase held back by a third straight monthly decline in gasoline pr...
• reuters WTA Finals women's singles round robin red group results Oct 22 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the WTA Finals Women's Singles Round Robin Red Group matches on Wednesday RESULTS Red Group 7-Ana Ivanovic (Serbia)...
• pa Acne drug girl committed suicide A talented young sailor who had represented Great Britain hanged herself the day after her 17th birthday after being prescribed an acne treatment which had k...
• reuters Turkey's Erdogan says U.S. weapons airdrop on Kobani was wrong ANKARA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday it was wrong of the United States to air drop military supplies to Kurdish figh...
• reuters EMC to buy much of Cisco's stake in joint venture VCE Oct 22 (Reuters) - Data storage products maker EMC Corp said it will buy much of Cisco System Inc's stake in their joint venture VCE for an undisclosed sum. ...
• reuters Drug-resistant tuberculosis at crisis levels, warns WHO By Kate Kelland LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Multi drug-resistant tuberculosis remains at crisis levels, with about 480,000 new cases this year, and various fo...
• ap Family of slain teacher marks 1 year since death ANDOVER, Mass. (AP) — The family of a slain Massachusetts school teacher has issued a statement one year after her death saying "each day is more difficult t...
• reuters EU court rejects BT appeal on pension protection levy BRUSSELS/LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Europe's top court on Wednesday said an exemption granted to former British telecoms monopoly BT from paying into a pensi...
• reuters Roche to spend $3.2 billion on towering Basel base By Caroline Copley ZURICH, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Drugmaker Roche is spending billions of dollars constructing the two tallest buildings in Switzerland for its g...
• reuters Iranian human rights lawyer stages protest over ban from practice By Michelle Moghtader DUBAI, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh said on Wednesday she would protest outside the Iranian Bar Association o...
• reuters FedEx expects record peak volume of 22.6 mln packages on Dec. 15 By Nick Carey CHICAGO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Package delivery company FedEx Corp on Wednesday forecast a record holiday season this year, with 22.6 million ship...
• reuters Reuters People News Summary Following is a summary of current people news briefs. Famed Texas oilman Nelson Bunker Hunt dead at 88 Nelson Bunker Hunt, the Texas oilman once considered t...
• reuters Reuters Entertainment News Summary Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs. Oscar de la Renta remembered for his elegant designs, generosity Oscar de la Renta, the legendar...
• reuters Reuters Odd News Summary Following is a summary of current odd news briefs. San Francisco stations banish 'Royals' song ahead of World Series At least two Northern California radio s...
• reuters Reuters Health News Summary Following is a summary of current health news briefs. U.S. to funnel travelers from Ebola-hit region through five airports The United States ratcheted up its...
• pa Steenkamp parents 'accept sentence' The mother of the model shot dead by Oscar Pistorius has said she does "not feel that justice has been done" - but insisted she accepts the sentence imposed ...
• pa Group slams dementia bonus for GPs The Patients Association has condemned plans to pay GPs a £55 bonus to diagnose dementia as "a step too far". NHS England confirmed family doctors would rece...
• reuters Air strikes kills around 25 Islamic State fighters in Iraq - residents By Saif Hameed BAGHDAD, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Coalition air strikes killed around 25 Islamic State fighters on Wednesday near the northern Iraqi city of Baiji, ...
• reuters Congo, UN troops fire live rounds amid protest against killings By Kenny Katombe BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo, Oct 22 (Reuters) - C ongolese troops and United Nations peacekeepers fired live rounds to disperse hundr...
• reuters Oramed's oral insulin succeeds in study, shares jump Oct 22 (Reuters) - Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc said its oral insulin capsule appeared to be safe and was well-tolerated by diabetics in a mid-stage trial. The...
• pa Crash driver proposes in police car A man who crashed his car while on the way to propose to his girlfriend still popped the question - in the back of a police car. Caine Hutchings, 30, was dri...
• reuters Hungary plans new tax on Internet traffic, public calls for rally By Marton Dunai BUDAPEST, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Hungary plans to impose a new tax on Internet data transfers, a draft 2015 tax bill submitted to parliament late...
• reuters U.S. regulators expand number of vehicles affected by Takata recalls By Ben Klayman DETROIT, Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. safety regulators on Wednesday expanded the number of vehicles in the United States that may be affected by r...
• reuters Turkish Airlines to restart Libya flights next week -envoy By Tulay Karadeniz ANKARA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Turkey's special envoy to Libya said on Wednesday that Turkish Airlines would resume flights to the eastern Lib...
• reuters Roma debacle against Bayern seen as a one-off ROME, Oct 22 (Reuters) - AS Roma's 7-1 home defeat by Bayern Munich in the Champions League is being seen in Italy as an unfortunate one-off rather than anot...
• reuters General Dynamics beats on earnings, revenue Oct 22 (Reuters) - General Dynamics Corp on Wednesday reported higher-than-expected earnings and revenue for the third quarter, and the maker of ships, tanks...
• reuters German official: France's budget won't be discussed at EU summit BERLIN, Oct 22 (Reuters) - France's budget will not be on the agenda at a summit of European Union leaders this week, a senior German government official sai...
• reuters Poland shows Russia it too can play hardball over gas By Adrian Krajewski WARSAW, Oct 22 (Reuters) - When Poland last month accused Russian natural gas exporter Gazprom of denying it the supplies it wanted, some...
• reuters Northrop Grumman beats on earnings, raises 2014 outlook Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. weapons maker Northrop Grumman Corp on Wednesday reported a higher-than-expected profit for the third quarter and raised its earnings...
• reuters Australian endurance swimmer claims new distance record MIAMI, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Australian long-distance swimmer Chloe McCardel became the first person to swim almost 80 miles (129 kilometers) unassisted in open...
• pa Wenger wants more from Gunners Manager Arsene Wenger has challenged his Arsenal side to add the "fraction more" to their game and deliver a winning performance away to Anderlecht, where ro...
• reuters U.S. consumer prices barely rise as energy costs fall WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices rose marginally in September as energy costs fell broadly, painting a weak inflation picture that should ...
• ap Johnson & Johnson plans Ebola vaccine testing NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Johnson & Johnson will begin safety testing in early January on a vaccine combination that could protect people from a strain of t...
• reuters Gold dips from 6-week peak as dollar firms, physical demand eases By Jan Harvey LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Gold eased on Wednesday from the previous day's 6-week peak as the dollar rose to a one-week high against the euro a...
• reuters Amid regional turmoil, Israel looks to its firm bond with Jordan By Luke Baker JERUSALEM, Oct 22 (Reuters) - If there were a heat map showing instability in the Middle East, the area around most of Israel's borders would h...
• ap Czechs to compensate sterilized Gypsy women PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech government is working on a plan to compensate Roma women sterilized against their will. The government says Human Rights Minister Jir...
• reuters Pimco's banking expert expects 18 lenders to fail ECB stress test By Simon Jessop LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Fixed income investment firm Pimco's global banking specialist, Philippe Bodereau, expects 18 banks will be seen t...
• reuters Syria says shoots down two of three Islamic State jets BEIRUT, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Syria's air force has destroyed two fighter jets operated by Islamic State militants in the north of the country, Information Mini...
• ap Sweden scales back submarine hunt STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden's military has withdrawn some of the ships taking part in a submarine hunt in the Stockholm archipelago. Military spokesman Erik Lage...
• reuters US STOCKS-Boeing, Dow Chemical among biggest premarket movers By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Boeing Co and Dow Chemical were among the biggest movers of Wednesday's premarket session, with both stocks h...
• ap Massachusetts fire victims identified as brothers LAWRENCE, Mass. (AP) — Police and relatives have identified the two young boys killed in a four-alarm fire at a Massachusetts apartment building Nine-year-ol...
• reuters Cycling-Tour de France organisers unveil sparkling 2015 route By Julien Pretot PARIS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Wind, cobbles, punchy climbs, a handful of gruelling mountain-top finishes, almost no individual time trial -- Tou...
• reuters Hungary ruling party proposes cap on planned Internet tax -statement BUDAPEST, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Hungary's ruling Fidesz party on Wednesday proposed setting a cap on a planned Internet tax that led to an outcry from the Inter...
• ap Polish priest charged with abusing minors WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Prosecutors say a Polish parish priest has been formally charged in his native country with sexually molesting minors in both the Domin...
• reuters Interpublic revenue rises 8 pct on higher ad spending in U.S. Oct 22 (Reuters) - Advertising company Interpublic Group of Cos Inc reported quarterly revenue above analysts' expectations, helped by higher ad spending by ...
• reuters Abbott says third-quarter sales match forecasts Oct 22 (Reuters) - Abbott Laboratories said its third-quarter sales were in line with Wall Street forecasts and that it had slightly changed the terms of a d...
• reuters EU okays new executive as Juncker vows to seize "Europe's last chance" By Gilbert Reilhac STRASBOURG, France, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The European Union will have a new executive in place next month led by Jean-Claude Juncker followi...
• reuters GSK sees first Ebola vaccine doses ready late this year LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline expects to have the first doses of its Ebola vaccine ready late this year and is looking to work with the rest of ...
• pa Boy, 16, admits bike row murder A 16-year-old accused of stabbing another boy to death in a row over the sale of a £90 bicycle has pleaded guilty to murder on the second day of his Old Bail...
• ap Site work starts for new Sandy Hook School NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Site work has begun for construction of the new Sandy Hook Elementary School replacing the building in Connecticut where 20 children an...
• reuters African Minerals chairman looks to buy London Mining's Marampa mine Oct 22 (Reuters) - African Minerals Ltd's Chairman Frank Timis is looking to buy failed West African miner London Mining's iron ore mine in Sierra Leone from...
• reuters Motor racing-Sporting director Michael to leave McLaren F1 team By Alan Baldwin LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - McLaren sporting director Sam Michael is leaving the Formula One team at the end of the current season to return h...
• reuters Saudi Arabia sentences 13 over plot to attack U.S. soldiers Oct 22 (Reuters) - A Saudi court has sentenced 13 suspected members of an al Qaeda cell - 11 Saudis, a Qatari and an Afghan citizen - to up to 30 years in pr...
• reuters Japanese championship results and standings Oct 22 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Japanese championship matches on Wednesday Wednesday, October 22 Cerezo Osaka 3 Tokushima Vortis ...
• reuters Ebola gives U.S. 'preppers' another reason to prepare for worst By Jonathan Kaminsky Oct 22 (Reuters) - With the closest known U.S. cases of Ebola diagnosed about 160 miles away in Dallas, Cary Griffin is taking no chance...
• reuters General Dynamics beats on earnings, revenue Oct 22 (Reuters) - General Dynamics Corp on Wednesday reported higher-than-expected earnings and revenue for the third quarter, and the maker of ships, tanks...
• ap Kuwait sentences 13 over controversial speech KUWAIT CITY (AP) — A Kuwaiti defense lawyer says a court in the Gulf nation has convicted and sentenced 13 people to two years in prison each for reading alo...
• reuters Animated robots, trolls and the dead dig up new film fans By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES, Oct 22 (Reuters) - An oversized personal health-care robot assistant might seem out of place next to the princesses and furry ...
• reuters Filming in fear: Edward Snowden as 'Citizenfour' By Jill Serjeant NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. documentary maker Laura Poitras has found herself in many a risky situation in Iraq and Yemen. But she nev...
• ap Tropical depression headed for Campeche in Mexico MIAMI (AP) — A tropical depression is headed toward the Mexican state of Campeche and is likely to strengthen to a tropical storm. The depression's maximum s...
• reuters FOREX-Euro touches one-week low on growth, banking worries By Jemima Kelly and Patrick Graham LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Sterling and the euro suffered in another choppy day on currency markets on Wednesday, the sing...
• reuters Tesco's results set to reveal extent of accounting scandal By James Davey and Kate Holton LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Dave Lewis, the new boss of crisis-hit British grocer Tesco Plc, will face his first public test on...
• reuters 3D Systems estimates revenue below market expectations Oct 22 (Reuters) - 3D Systems Corp estimated quarterly revenue well below the average analyst estimate, citing manufacturing constraints, sending its shares ...
• reuters Iraqi forces clash with Islamic State fighters west of Baghdad BAGHDAD, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Iraqi army tanks and armoured vehicles on Wednesday fought off an advance by Islamic State militants on the town of Amiriya Fallu...
• ap Asia needs policy coordination amid slower growth BEIJING (AP) — Asia-Pacific economies need to recalibrate financial policies in the face of slowing global growth, U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Sarah Bloom...
• reuters UK car insurers up as premiums rise for first time since 2012 By Richa Naidu Oct 22 (Reuters) - Shares in British insurers jumped on Wednesday after motoring group AA Plc said the price of car insurance had risen for th...
• pa FA begin search to replace Horne The Football Association is to start the search for a new top executive after general secretary Alex Horne announced he is to leave the organisation at the e...
• pa Rokoduguni set for England call England are expected to include Bath wing Semesa Rokoduguni in their elite player squad for next month's autumn internationals. Uncapped Rokoduguni has lit u...
• reuters Handelsbanken, Metro Bank point way for UK challengers By Matt Scuffham LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Sweden's Handelsbanken and Britain's Metro Bank reported a surge in lending to UK households and businesses on Tu...
• reuters EU's Juncker promises tough stance on arbitration in U.S. talks STRASBOURG, France, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The European Commission's incoming president promised on Wednesday a tough stance on the most divisive part of a propo...
• reuters Boeing's profit jumps 18 pct; raises 2014 earnings forecast again Oct 22 (Reuters) - Boeing Co reported an 18 percent increase in quarterly profit and raised its full-year core earnings forecast for the third time, reflecti...
• reuters Yara shares fall as profit misses expectations By Balazs Koranyi OSLO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Shares in Norwegian fertiliser firm Yara - still reeling from failed merger talks with CF Industries - fell more t...
• reuters Cuban doctors arrive in Liberia to fight Ebola MONROVIA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - A plane carrying some 50 Cuban doctors and nurses arrived in Liberia on Wednesday to help treat victims of Ebola in the West Afr...
• reuters Afghan president's first trip abroad will be to China BEIJING, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani will travel to China this month, China's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, marking what will be t...
• reuters Northrop Grumman beats on earnings, raises 2014 outlook WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. weapons maker Northrop Grumman Corp on Wednesday reported a higher-than-expected profit for the third quarter and raised ...
• reuters Fears for tough penalties grow as India cleans up business By Rafael Nam and Abhishek Vishnoi MUMBAI, Oct 22 (Reuters) - An unprecedented ban on India's largest property developer from tapping capital markets has fue...
• reuters Peugeot's China gains help to buy time for turnaround By Laurence Frost PARIS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Booming Chinese sales helped to boost quarterly revenue for PSA Peugeot Citroen, winning the French carmaker some...
• ap Democratic chair: Election is 'neck and neck' WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Democratic Party says the mid-term campaign for control of the Senate is "a neck and neck" situation. Florida Congresswoman...
• reuters BGC launches formal $675 mln offer for rival broker GFI Oct 22 (Reuters) - Interdealer broker BGC Partners Inc went ahead with the formal launch of its hostile $675 million bid for rival GFI Group Inc on Wednesday...
• reuters ECB cools speculation over bank health checks ahead of results By Sarah White and Michael Shields MADRID/VIENNA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank cautioned on Wednesday against speculation over the outcome of...
• ap Ben Bradlee remembered for invigorating journalism WASHINGTON (AP) — In a charmed life of newspapering, Ben Bradlee seemed always to be in just the right place. The raspy-voiced, hard-charging editor who invi...
• reuters Biogen profit surges, but Tecfidera sales shy of Street view Oct 22 (Reuters) - Biogen Idec Inc on Wednesday reported much higher third-quarter profit and revenue, even as its big-selling new oral multiple sclerosis dr...
• ap NY school fires football coach after game brawl WHITEHALL, N.Y. (AP) — Officials in an upstate New York school district have fired the head coach of the varsity football team after his players got into a b...
• reuters Israeli troops come under fire along Egyptian border - Israeli army JERUSALEM, Oct 22 (Reuters) - An Israeli military force came under fire along the Egyptian border on Wednesday, the Israeli army said without disclosing whet...
• reuters GlaxoSmithKline holds dividend, eyes IPO of HIV unit LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline kept its dividend unchanged for the third quarter, breaking a run of steadily rising payouts, as U.S. pricing pres...
• reuters US STOCKS-Futures flat after four-day rally, Yahoo up early By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were flat on Wednesday, implying that buyers were taking a pause following the bigge...
• reuters European shares fall as bank stress test worries offset ECB stimulus talk By Marius Zaharia LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - European shares slipped and the euro hit a one-week low on Wednesday as reports that at least 11 banks could fai...
• pa Record August for Eurotunnel A record-breaking August for shuttle traffic helped Channel Tunnel company Eurotunnel to increased revenues over the summer. Eurotunnel group revenues for Ju...
• pa Boys tricked into sending photos Teenagers are reportedly being tricked and blackmailed into sending inappropriate images through social media, police have said. The victims, mainly boys age...
• reuters European shares pinned back after report of bank stress-test failures By Alistair Smout EDINBURGH, Oct 22 (Reuters) - European shares briefly gave up early gains on Wednesday, after a report that at least 11 banks are set to fa...
• ap Lawyers: Suspects retract claims they killed Brits BANGKOK (AP) — Two Myanmar migrant workers have retracted their confessions to killing two British travelers on a southern Thai resort island and now claim t...
• reuters Angie's List revenue jumps 24 pct as ad sales rise Oct 22 (Reuters) - Angie's List Inc, which operates a website that allows users to review local businesses, reported a 24 percent jump in quarterly revenue a...
• ap 2nd ship to join hunt for missing Malaysian plane SYDNEY (AP) — A second ship was preparing to join the hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in a remote patch of the Indian Ocean on Wednesday, as Malaysia's...
• reuters Dow Chemical profit jumps 43 pct as plastics sales rise Oct 22 (Reuters) - Dow Chemical Co, the No. 1 U.S. chemical maker by sales, reported a 43 percent rise in quarterly profit, helped by higher sales in its pla...
• reuters OFFICIAL-Cell transplant helps paralysed man walk with frame By Kate Kelland LONDON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - A Polish man who was paralysed from the chest down in a knife attack can now walk with the aid of a frame after re...
• reuters EMC Corp's quarterly revenue rises 9 pct Oct 22 (Reuters) - EMC Corp's quarterly revenue rose about 9 percent mainly due to higher sales of its data storage products in the United States. Net income...
• reuters Hungary cancels one-year T-bill sale due to weak demand BUDAPEST, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Hungary's debt agency AKK cancelled a Treasury bill auction on Wednesday after investors submitted bids worth just 15 billion fo...
• ap Kenny G's Hong Kong visit out of tune with China HONG KONG (AP) — Smooth jazz star Kenny G stopped in at Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests on Wednesday, but his visit was out of tune with Chinese authoriti...
• pa Banks warned over loan bundling Two major banks have been criticised for telling small business customers they must open an account with them in order to obtain a business loan. The Competi...
• reuters Russia says Ukraine should find money to pay for gas within a week By Katya Golubkova MOSCOW, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Ukraine should be able to find ways of paying for Russian gas supplies within a week, Russian Energy Minister A...
• pa Woolf position 'beyond the pale' The head of the independent inquiry into historic child sex abuse is coming under growing pressure to stand down, as a lawyer representing victims said her s...
• reuters Somalia's al Shabaab says stones man to death for rape By Feisal Omar and Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Somalia's al Shabaab militants said on Wednesday they had stoned an 18-year-old man to death for...
• reuters Wet European summer dampens Heineken beer sales By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Heineken, the world's third-largest beer maker, reported lower than expected sales in the third quarter as ...
• reuters Big Tech winning battle with 'patent trolls' By Andrew Chung and Dan Levine Oct 22 (Reuters) - For two decades, companies that buy software patents to sue technology giants have been the scourge of Sili...
• reuters U.S. government probes medical devices for possible cyber flaws By Jim Finkle BOSTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is investigating about two dozen cases of suspected cybersecurity flaws in ...
• reuters Big utilities pushing into booming home solar market By Nichola Groom Oct 22 (Reuters) - For years, the utilities responsible for providing electricity to the nation have treated residential solar systems as a ...
• reuters Apollo to launch new natural resources fund - sources By Greg Roumeliotis NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Apollo Global Management LLC plans to start raising between $2 billion and $3 billion for a second natural r...
• reuters Embarrassed Williams suffers humbling defeat By Patrick Johnston SINGAPORE, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Ecstasy and euphoria are the usual emotions world number one Serena Williams experiences on a tennis court....
• reuters FTSE edges lower, British American Tobacco down on sales drop By Atul Prakash LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Britain's blue-chip FTSE 100 index edged lower by midday on Wednesday, with British American Tobacco knocking the ...
• reuters Taliban bomb hits bus carrying Afghan soldiers, four dead By Mirwais Harooni KABUL, Oct 21 (Reuters) - A remote-controlled bomb on Tuesday hit a bus carrying Afghan army personnel in the capital, Kabul, killing four...
• pa Improved Shenton ready to shine Michael Shenton will relaunch his international career as a "more rounded player" when England get the 2014 Four Nations Series under way this weekend. The C...
• reuters Tanzania to hold referendum on new constitution in April 2015 By Fumbuka Ng'wanakilala DAR ES SALAAM, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Tanzania will hold a referendum in April on a new constitution, its Attorney-General said on Wedne...
• reuters Bank of England minutes add to signs rate hike on back burner By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Most Bank of England policymakers are firmly against raising interest rates, seeing little...
• reuters Global growth worries take shine off ABB's order surge By Caroline Copley ZURICH, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Bleaker global growth prospects are keeping Swiss engineer ABB cautious about its prospects, despite a bigger-t...
• reuters Olympics-IOC to discuss possible Kosovo Olympic recognition-spokesman By Zoran Milosavljevic BELGRADE, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee will discuss the possibility of granting Kosovo Olympic recognition a...
• ap Bedouin Israeli doctor mysteriously turns jihadi HURA, Israel (AP) — He was a quiet whiz kid at the top of his class in Israel, who overcame tough odds in this minority Arab village to become a star medical...
• reuters Japan casino bill delayed again; resort opening could miss Olympics -sources By Ritsuko Ando TOKYO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Japan's plan to open up to casino gambling has been delayed again, three people familiar with the process said, dea...
• reuters Polaris beats, raises full-year forecast yet again Oct 22 (Reuters) - Polaris Industries Inc reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, lifted by double-digit percentage sales growth for a...
• reuters EU executive led by Juncker approved by parliament STRASBOURG, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The European Parliament approved the new European Commission headed by Jean-Claude Juncker in a vote on Wednesday, clearing th...
• reuters Liberian air passenger checked for Ebola in New Jersey -media Oct 22 (Reuters) - A Liberian passenger who flew into New Jersey on Tuesday was taken to hospital over fears he had been exposed to Ebola, media reported. Th...
• reuters North Korea cites Obama requests in freeing American prisoner SEOUL, Oct 22 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un released Jeffrey Fowle, one of three Americans detained by the country, "taking into consideration ...
• ap Sweden raises estimate of foreign fighters STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden's security service says up to 150 people have left the country to join IS militants in the Middle East. Anders Kassman, chief operati...
• reuters REUTERS SUMMIT-Saudi's Dar Al Arkan Real Estate aims for 10 pct growth next year By Marwa Rashad RIYADH, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Co, Saudi Arabia's largest listed developer, plans to spend over 1 billion ri...
• reuters Bayern get Papal seal of approval after Roma demolition By Karolos Grohmann Oct 22 (Reuters) - A meeting with Pope Francis on Wednesday could not have been timed better for Bayern Munich as the German champions ca...
• ap Japan to send officials to North Korea next week TOKYO (AP) — Japan's government said Wednesday that it will send a group of officials to North Korea next week for an update on the North's investigation int...
• reuters APEC nations vow to pursue "flexible" fiscal policies BEIJING, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Countries at an Asia-Pacific summit in Beijing pledged to pursue "flexible" fiscal policies to support the world economy and job ...
• reuters Kerry says status quo between Israel, Palestinians "unsustainable" BERLIN, Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday that current relations between Israel and Palestine were "unsustainable" and ...
• reuters Daimler eyes $780 mln boost from surprise sale of Tesla stake By Edward Taylor FRANKFURT, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Daimler AG will book a $780 million windfall from the sale of its four percent stake in U.S. electric car make...
• reuters Who's who on the new EU executive Oct 22 (Reuters) - The European Parliament votes on Wednesday in Strasbourg on whether to confirm in office the new European Commission, the EU executive to ...
• reuters , UPDATE 1-Investors seek delay to HK-Shanghai stock tie-up By Michelle Price HONG KONG, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Some of the world's biggest banks and asset managers have asked the Hong Kong securities regulator to delay a...
• ap Father of UK hostage dies after appeal to save son LONDON (AP) — The father of a British photojournalist held by the Islamic State group has died just weeks after he appealed from his hospital bed for the mil...
• reuters J&J, GSK ready to collaborate on Ebola vaccine work LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Drugmakers will work together to accelerate development of an Ebola vaccine and Johnson & Johnson and GlaxSmithKline, both of whic...
• ap Century ago: Great War, great champagne vintage EPERNAY, France (AP) — Deep in the labyrinthine cellars of the Pol Roger champagne house, rows of century-old bottles caked in mold bear testimony to perhaps...
• reuters Engineering group Arcadis profits fall on North America weakness By Thomas Escritt AMSTERDAM, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Dutch engineering group Arcadis said weak demand in major market North America contributed to a 4 percent dro...
• reuters Kerry says no quid pro quo in North Korea's release of American BERLIN, Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday there was no quid pro quo involved in North Korea's release of Jeffrey Fowle ...
• reuters Ireland's PTSB sells mortgage loans ahead of stress tests Oct 22 (Reuters) - Irish state-owned lender Permanent Tsb (PTSB) is selling a portfolio of mostly bad mortgage loans with a gross value of 468 million euros ...
• ap Wednesday, October 22, 2014 Ohioan due home after surprise release from North Korea; US still pressing for 2 others CINCINNATI (AP) — News that an Ohio man had been freed from North Kor...
• reuters Cycling-Route for the 2015 Tour de France PARIS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Route for the 2015 Tour de France unveiled by organisers on Wednesday: July 4 - Stage 1 - Utrecht (Netherlands) to Utrecht, 14km (i...
• reuters Cycling-Tour de France organisers unveil sparkling 2015 route By Julien Pretot PARIS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Wind, cobbles, punchy climbs, a handful of gruelling mountain-top finishes, almost no individual time trial -- Tou...
• reuters PRESS DIGEST- Canada - Oct 22 Oct 22 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their a...
• reuters Kerry expects "deep" engagement with Congress on Iran talks BERLIN, Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on a visit to Berlin on Wednesday that the Obama administration planned to fully consult C...
• reuters ICC 'concerned' by India-West Indies dispute NEW DELHI, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The International Cricket Council (ICC) has expressed its concern about the dispute between the Indian and West Indian cricket ...
• reuters France does the splits on EU economic governance By Paul Taylor PARIS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - France has long called for a European economic government to harmonise the bloc's policies, but it is baulking now a...
• reuters PRESS DIGEST - RUSSIA - Oct 22 MOSCOW, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The following are some of the leading stories in Russia's newspapers on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does...
• ap 10 Things to Know for Today - 22 October 2014 Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. US TIGHTENS EBOLA SCREENING AT AIRPORTS The move r...
• ap Liberians exiled by Ebola pray for end of outbreak BUDUBURAM CAMP, Ghana (AP) — Henry Boley left Liberia to attend a conference in Nigeria just days after his twins were born. Now, weeks later, he can't get h...
• reuters Injury-hit Pumas promote two locks for European tour BUENOS AIRES, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Argentina, who recently broke their Rugby Championship duck, are braced for another tough task when the Pumas embark on thei...
• pa Father of IS hostage dies The father of an Islamic State hostage has died, days after making an emotional plea for his son to be released, his family said. Paul Cantlie, 80, died "fro...
• reuters Japan casino bill delayed again; resort opening could miss Olympics -sources TOKYO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Japan's pro-casino lawmakers have given up debating a casino legalisation bill this month and now aim to start discussions in early...
• reuters Slovenia Telekom to be sold in early 2015 - govt official LJUBLJANA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Slovenia's state-owned Telekom Slovenia, which was put up for sale earlier this year, is expected to be sold in early 2015, a s...
• reuters Home Retail to shrink Homebase and prioritise Argos By James Davey LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Home Retail, Britain's biggest household goods retailer, plans to close a quarter of its Homebase home improvement ...
• reuters Portugal could block EU climate deal over connection target By Barbara Lewis BRUSSELS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Portugal warned on Wednesday it could block an EU plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions if other states at a sum...
• pa WICB keen to repair damage The West Indies Cricket Board hopes to "repair the damage" caused by its calamitous aborted tour of India, having called on the BCCI to consider the "serious...
• reuters Traffickers use abductions, prison ships to feed Asian slave trade By Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Andrew R.C. Marshall PHANG NGA, Thailand, Oct. 22 (Reuters) - When Afsar Miae left his home near Teknaf in southern Bangladesh to ...
• reuters Red Cross head says Ebola travel bans "irrational" By Michael Martina BEIJING, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Closing borders will not effectively curb Ebola infections, the head of the Red Cross said on Wednesday, amid ...
• reuters LMEWEEK-HKEx to launch mini base metals contracts on Dec. 1 LONDON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd (HKEx) plans to launch so-called "mini" industrial metals futures contracts on Dec. 1, HKEx C...
• reuters Hyundai's revamped Sonata yet to rev up key U.S. market By Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The revamped Sonata sedan was supposed to help Hyundai Motor Co reverse sluggish sales, but the car described by som...
• reuters APEC nations vow to pursue "flexible" fiscal policies BEIJING, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Countries in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation bloc will implement flexible fiscal policies to support the global economy and...
• reuters FA waiting for referee's report on racism claim at Norwich By Mike Collett LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The Football Association were waiting to receive Mark Clattenburg's match report on Wednesday after the referee st...
• ap Bank of England keeps rates steady LONDON (AP) — Bank of England policymakers remain split on raising interest rates, voting 7-2 at their last meeting to maintain a record low rate of 0.5 perc...
• reuters United job was just too big for Moyes, says Ferguson LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Alex Ferguson has broken his silence on David Moyes' short, traumatic reign at Manchester United, saying the former Everton manage...
• reuters Europe shares dip on report of stress-test failures PARIS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - European shares reversed early gains and dipped on Wednesday morning, with traders citing worries over potential failures in the Eu...
• reuters Russia hopes Exxon departure won't impact wider Arctic oil exploration MOSCOW, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday he hoped the suspension of work by U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil in the Kar...
• reuters Sax and the City: Kenny G hits sour note in China with Hong Kong visit BEIJING, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Best-selling U.S. jazz musician Kenny G struck a bum note in China on Wednesday when he appeared among Hong Kong's pro-democracy ...
• reuters China's Sept crude imports from Iran up 5.8 pct on yr -customs BEIJING, Oct 22 (Reuters) - China's September crude oil imports from Iran rose 5.8 percent from a year earlier to 503,261 barrels per day (bpd), in an expect...
• reuters Erste Group says confident on stress test outcome VIENNA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Austria's Erste Group Bank has no reason to believe it will fail a stress test of major euro zone lenders based on the conversatio...
• reuters Sax and the City: Kenny G hits sour note in China with Hong Kong visit BEIJING, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Best-selling U.S. jazz musician Kenny G struck a bum note in China on Wednesday when he appeared among Hong Kong's pro-democracy ...
• reuters British American Tobacco sales down as smokers frugal By Martinne Geller LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - British American Tobacco reported on Wednesday an accelerated decline in the number of cigarettes sold, citing ...
• reuters Goal hungry Messi targets El Clasico By Tim Hanlon BARCELONA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Lionel Messi took a step closer to the Champions League scoring record against Ajax on Tuesday and now turns his ...
• reuters UK police hold woman, 25, on suspicion of terrorism offences LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - British police arrested a 25-year-old woman on Wednesday on suspicion of terrorism offences related to the ongoing civil war in Sy...
• ap US gov't seeks supplies for immigration documents WASHINGTON (AP) — The Homeland Security Department appears to be preparing for an increase in the number of immigrants living illegally in the country to app...
• ap Marine suspect guarded by US in Philippine camp MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A U.S. Marine suspected in the gruesome killing of a transgender Filipino was transferred Wednesday from his warship to the Philip...
• reuters At least 11 banks to fail European stress tests -news agency Efe MADRID, Oct 22 (Reuters) - At least 11 banks from six European countries are set to fail a region-wide financial health check this weekend, Spanish news agen...
• reuters SuperGroup founder steps aside as Sutherland named CEO By Neil Maidment LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - SuperGroup Plc, the British company behind the Superdry fashion brand, named ex-Co-op Group boss Euan Sutherland ...
• reuters Hong Kong protesters march after fruitless talks with government By Donny Kwok and Diana Chan HONG KONG, Oct 22 (Reuters) - About 200 Hong Kong protesters marched to the home of the city's Beijing-backed leader on Wednesda...
• reuters Modi takes first bite at coal to end India's power mess By Rupam Jain Nair and Krishna N Das NEW DELHI, Oct 22 (Reuters) - India could allow commercial coal mining by foreign companies if they set up units in the ...
• pa Shows were extraordinary, says Bush Kate Bush has described her comeback gigs as "one of the most extraordinary experiences of my life", but stayed tight-lipped about any possible plans for mor...
• pa S Club 7 reunite for BBC appeal Former chart-toppers S Club 7 are to reunite in full for the first time in more than a decade to take part in this year's BBC Children In Need appeal. The gr...
• reuters EU's Juncker pledges investment plan for jobs By Gilbert Reilhac STRASBOURG, France, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The incoming head of the EU executive, Jean-Claude Juncker, told the European Parliament on Wednesd...
• reuters Playtech rises after lifts forecasts again LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Gambling technology company Playtech said it was confident it would beat current market forecasts for the year, a second upgrade i...
• pa Fernandes calls for end to QPR spat QPR chairman Tony Fernandes has ordered manager Harry Redknapp and forward Adel Taarabt to put a halt to their public row about the player's fitness. Redknap...
• reuters Argentina squad for tour of Europe BUENOS AIRES, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Argentina have announced the following 30-man Pumas squad for their November tour of Europe, which includes tests against Sc...
• reuters Euro falls below $1.27 on report some banks to fail ECB stress test LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The euro fell below $1.27 for the first time in a week on Wednesday on a newswire report that at least 11 banks are set to fail th...
• reuters Hungary plans to impose new tax on Internet traffic BUDAPEST, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Hungary's government plans to levy a new tax on Internet data transfers, according to the draft 2015 tax bill submitted to parli...
• reuters Japan team heading to North Korea to pressure it on abductees, PM says By Elaine Lies TOKYO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Japan is sending officials to reclusive North Korea to keep up pressure for an investigation into the fate of its ci...
• reuters European shares inch up, earnings help lift sentiment By Blaise Robinson PARIS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - European shares inched higher in early trading on Wednesday, extending the previous session's sharp gains, with ...
• reuters Investors seek more time to prepare for HK-Shanghai stock tie-up By Michelle Price HONG KONG, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Some of the world's biggest banks and asset managers have asked the Hong Kong securities regulator for more t...
• reuters Hong Kong shares post best day in 7 weeks, oil sector supports SHANGHAI, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares had its best daily gain since early September, underpinned by a rally in U.S. shares and optimism the Chinese g...
• reuters French developer of "peanut allergy patch" makes U.S. debut By Noëlle Mennella and Natalie Huet PARIS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - French biotech firm DBV Technologies - developer of what it says is a breakthrough treatment fo...
• reuters FOREX-Euro hits one-week low on ECB easing bets; eyes on BoE By Jemima Kelly LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The euro hit a one-week low against the dollar on Wednesday following a Reuters report that the European Central B...
• reuters Upbeat earnings, hopes of more ECB stimulus lift mood in Europe By Marius Zaharia LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - European shares edged up and the euro hit a one-week low against the dollar on Wednesday, driven by upbeat compa...
• reuters Laird's 3rd-quarter revenue rises as phone makers snap up components Oct 22 (Reuters) - Laird Plc, a British electronic components maker, said third-quarter revenue rose 6.4 percent, driven by increased business from customers...
• reuters Britain's FTSE lags continental peers as BAT sees sales drop By Francesco Canepa LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 lagged small gains in main euro zone equity indexes on Wednesday as a gloomy update from Br...
• reuters Russian Finance Ministry to hold first FX deposit auction in early Nov MOSCOW, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Wednesday his ministry would hold its first foreign exchange deposit auction in ea...
• reuters U.S. transfers Marine murder suspect to Philippine base MANILA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The United States has transferred a Marine suspected of the murder of a transgender Filipino to a Philippine military base under U...
• ap Pyongyang races to complete new airport PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Pyongyang isn't exactly an international travel hub. But attracting more tourists is one of North Korea's top agenda items, so ...
• ap NKorea tries on the charm to avoid ICC referral UNITED NATIONS (AP) — For an envoy of the North Korean government, which virtually bans the average citizen's contact with the outside world, Kim Ju Song loo...
• ap Red Cross official: 6 months to contain Ebola BEIJING (AP) — A top Red Cross official said Wednesday that he is confident the Ebola epidemic that has killed thousands of people in West Africa can be cont...
• pa Energy complaints 'could be higher' Unresolved complaints about energy suppliers could be five times higher than official figures suggest - leaving up to half a million households and small bus...
• pa Watchdog to curb bogus charities A charity watchdog is being promised tougher powers and an extra £8 million in an effort to put the squeeze on bogus good causes which divert cash to terrori...
• pa Clegg to target teaching workload Teachers are being forced to spend too much time on pointless box-ticking, form-filling and unnecessary work, Nick Clegg will warn today. The Deputy Prime Mi...
• reuters Boeing and Chinese partner to make jet fuel from "gutter oil" BEIJING, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Aircraft makers Boeing and Commercial Aircraft Corp of China have launched a joint pilot project to turn used cooking oil into je...
• reuters London copper holds gains as markets eye ECB bond buys By Melanie Burton SYDNEY, Oct 22 (Reuters) - London copper paused for breath on Wednesday after lodging its biggest one-day advance in two months as prospect...
• ap Sweden closes probe into 2010 suicide bombing STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish prosecutors have closed the investigation into a suicide bombing four years ago, saying Taimour Abdulwahab had no accomplices when h...
• reuters Ashton dropped from England squad - reports LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Saracens winger Chris Ashton has been dropped from Stuart Lancaster's England squad for the autumn rugby internationals, according...
• reuters Europe shares inch up; earnings help lift sentiment PARIS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - European shares inched higher in early trading on Wednesday, extending the previous session's sharp gains, with a raft of positive ...
• reuters Brent holds above $86 as buyers slowly return By Jane Xie SINGAPORE, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Brent crude futures steadied above $86 a barrel on Wednesday, clinging to gains from the previous session as buyers...
• ap Heineken reports lower third quarter earnings AMSTERDAM (AP) — Heineken NV says poor weather and weak economies in Europe dragged its third quarter earnings lower, though sales in developing markets grew...
• reuters Recovering British economy lifts Eurotunnel Q3 revenue PARIS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Eurotunnel said on Wednesday that third-quarter revenue rose 7 percent to 343.9 million euros ($437.5 million), driven by a recover...
• reuters China shares end lower, pharmaceutical sector weak SHANGHAI, Oct 22 (Reuters) - China shares finished weaker on Wednesday, reversing earlier gains, as the effects of a rebound in U.S. stock markets faded in t...
• ap AP-GfK Poll: 5 things to know about midterms poll WASHINGTON (AP) — Someone has to win. Most Americans say they dislike both the Republicans and the Democrats, but a new Associated Press-GfK poll finds more ...
• ap Jurors see gruesome photos at Jodi Arias' trial PHOENIX (AP) — Jurors at the sentencing retrial of convicted murderer Jodi Arias saw a series of gruesome photos that showed her boyfriend's dead body cramme...
• reuters Washington Post editor who guided Watergate coverage dies at 93 By Bill Trott WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Ben Bradlee, the hard-driving editor who reigned over the Washington Post with the style of a well-dressed swash...
• reuters WRAPUP-Baseball-Bumgarner dominant as Giants end Royals record streak By Larry Fine KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Madison Bumgarner had his fun, while the Royals vowed to bounce back after the San Francisco Giants b...
• reuters Romania - Factors to watch on Oct 22 BUCHAREST, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Romanian financial markets on Wednesday. ROMANIA RAIS...
• reuters Russia shares open higher, rouble steady MOSCOW, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Russian shares opened higher on Wednesday while the rouble was steady, reflecting reviving global risk appetite and shrugging off ...
• ap Kurdish fighters killed in Syria buried in Turkey SURUC, Turkey (AP) — Hundreds of supporters chanting slogans turned out to accompany three Kurdish fighters — two men and a woman barely out of her teens — t...
• pa Concerns raised over use of drones Drones use in British skies will expand rapidly over the next 20 years, posing a serious security risk and significant privacy concerns, intelligence experts...
• pa Final Bellingham interview screened The late Lynda Bellingham poignantly described the details of the Christmas she would never see during her final TV interview which will be screened today. T...
• reuters Laird's 3rd-quarter revenue rises as phone makers snap up components Oct 22 (Reuters) - Laird Plc, a British electronic components maker, said third-quarter revenue rose 6.4 percent, driven mainly by strong demand for products...
• reuters Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Oct 22 PRAGUE, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial markets on Wednesday. ALL TIMES GMT (Cze...
• reuters Spirit Pub full-year profit rises 11 pct Oct 22 (Reuters) - Spirit Pub Co Plc said full-year pretax profit grew 11 percent on strong growth in its core managed division. Sales at the British pub cha...
• reuters Gold hovers near 6-week peak amid China slowdown woes By Manolo Serapio Jr SINGAPORE, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Gold was trading near its highest level since early September on Wednesday, supported by concerns over slo...
• reuters Baseball-Bumgarner gets kick out of denying Royals a rally By Larry Fine KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Madison Bumgarner welcomes a challenge, and the San Francisco Giants ace left-hander handled a big on...
• reuters FOREX-Euro on defensive after ECB bond buying report, yen soft By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The euro flirted with one-week lows on Wednesday following a Reuters report that the European Central Bank is cons...
• reuters Asian shares shine on U.S. tech results, ECB hopes By Lisa Twaronite TOKYO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Wednesday as upbeat results from two U.S. technology bellwethers and hopes of fresh stimulus...
• ap Iraqi tribes in Abu Ghraib buck IS takeover ABU GHRAIB, Iraq (AP) — The city of Abu Ghraib will never fall to the Islamic State group, Sheikh Khalil Ibrahim Haidan said, launching into discussion at hi...
• reuters Argos owner Home Retail first half profit rises 13 pct LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Home Retail, Britain's biggest household goods retailer, posted a 13 percent rise in underlying first half profit, reflecting sale...
• reuters UK mobile operator EE's 4G base rises to 5.6 million LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Britain's biggest mobile operator EE said its 4G customer base had risen by 1.4 million in the third quarter to 5.6 million subscr...
• ap Website asks high court to throw out lawsuit SEATTLE (AP) — A lawyer told the Washington Supreme Court on Tuesday that a lawsuit filed by three young girls who were sold as prostitutes on a website shou...
• reuters Baseball-Royals look to bounce back but rue missed opportunity By Larry Fine KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The Cinderella Kansas City Royals tasted defeat for the first time in a fairytale postseason in their...
• reuters Poland - Factors to Watch Oct 22 Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Poland's financial markets on Wednesday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 2 hours): TAU...
• reuters Nikkei rallies on ECB hopes; Apple-related shares soar By Thomas Wilson TOKYO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks climbed more than 2 percent on Wednesday as the prospect of the European Central Bank taking furth...
• reuters FOREX-Euro on defensive after ECB bond buying report, yen slips By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The euro flirted with one-week lows on Wednesday following a Reuters report that the European Central Bank is cons...
• reuters Marine Harvest Q3 beats forecast, expects fish prices to rise OSLO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Marine Harvest, the world's largest fish farmer, posted higher-than-forecast third quarter core earnings on Wednesday and said it ex...
• reuters Conductor Chailly: Appeasing La Scala's "gods" with Italian opera By Michael Roddy LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Italian conductor Riccardo Chailly knows that Milan's legendary La Scala opera house, where he takes over as prin...
• reuters Test Series Pakistan v Australia line-ups Oct 22 (Infostrada Sports) - Line-ups for the first Test between Pakistan and Australia on Wednesday in Dubai, United Arab Emirates Pakistan won toss and dec...
• reuters Pakistan win toss, opt to bat against Australia DUBAI, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq won the toss and opted to bat in the opening match of a two-test series against Australia in Dubai o...
• reuters Thailand tourist murder suspects retract confessions BANGKOK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Two Myanmar men accused of killing two British backpackers on a Thai holiday island have retracted their confessions, their lawye...
• ap Mexican rights body alleges troops murdered 15 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Soldiers killed as many as 15 people after they surrendered in an abandoned warehouse in southern Mexico last summer, according to a scath...
• reuters Hungary, Factors to watch, Oct 22 BUDAPEST, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Following is a list of events in Hungary and the region, as well as news stories and press reports which may influence financial...
• pa Gatland: Jones and Hook can return Wales boss Warren Gatland has told autumn Test selection casualties Adam Jones and James Hook that "the door is not closed" on their international futures. D...
• pa BCCI issue strong response The Board of Control for Cricket in India has given a hard line response to the abandoned West Indies tour, announcing it will initiate legal proceedings aga...
• reuters PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - Oct 22 SOFIA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - These are some of the main stories in Bulgarian newspapers on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch ...
• reuters Arcadis sees full-year growth despite Q3 dip AMSTERDAM, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Dutch engineering company Arcadis said it expects about a 5 percent rise in net revenue and a profit growth of 10 percent this ...
• ap Oilman Nelson Bunker Hunt dies at 88 DALLAS (AP) — Nelson Bunker Hunt, a Texas oilman who once tried to corner the silver market with one of his brothers only to see the move end in financial di...
• reuters Rise in divorce in Iran linked to shift in status of women By Babak Dehghanpisheh BEIRUT, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Weddings in Iran have long been an over-the-top affair with families spending thousands of dollars to celeb...
• reuters Villa to leave Melbourne City after four games MELBOURNE, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Former Spain striker David Villa's loan spell at Melbourne City is to come to an end next month after just four A-League matche...
• pa Rodgers: Bale absence won't help us Gareth Bale will be a notable absentee from the mouthwatering clash between Real Madrid and Liverpool, but Reds manager Brendan Rodgers admits the presence o...
• reuters Brazil's Rousseff gains on Neves ahead of Sunday runoff - poll BRASILIA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - President Dilma Rousseff has gained 1 percentage point on her rival Aecio Neves ahead of an Oct. 26 runoff to Brazil's president...
• reuters Japan PM adviser Honda urges delaying planned sales tax hike to April 2017 By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - An economic adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday that the next sales tax hike shoul...
• pa Hasi: Don't underestimate Arsenal Anderlecht manager Besnik Hasi believes it would be a mistake to underestimate Arsenal in their Champions League clash on Wednesday night. The Gunners headed...
• reuters African rivalries weaken U.N. hand against rebels in Congo By Aaron Ross KINSHASA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Rwandan rebels in eastern Congo are defying a six month ultimatum to disarm, ratcheting up pressure on...
• pa Tuilagi loss is huge for England England's prospects for a successful autumn have diminished after Manu Tuilagi was ruled out of the entire QBE Series at Twickenham with a groin injury. Head...
• reuters Apollo to launch new natural resources fund - sources By Greg Roumeliotis NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Apollo Global Management LLC plans to start raising between $2 billion and $3 billion for a second natural r...
• reuters U.S. government probes medical devices for possible cyber flaws By Jim Finkle BOSTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is investigating about two dozen cases of suspected cybersecurity flaws in ...
• reuters Five uncapped players in Wallabies squad for Europe SYDNEY, Oct 22 (Reuters) - New Australia coach Michael Cheika will have five uncapped players with him when he boards the flight for a four-test tour of Euro...
• reuters Baseball-Royals flushed as Giants take Game One By Larry Fine KANSAS CITY, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The San Francisco Giants brought Kansas City Royals' perfect postseason to a shuddering end with an emphatic 7-...
• ap Japan's exports up in September, deficit persists TOKYO (AP) — Japan's trade deficit edged higher in September though exports rose more than expected as the yen weakened to a near six-year low, the Finance M...
• reuters Fears for tough penalties grow as India cleans up business By Rafael Nam and Abhishek Vishnoi MUMBAI, Oct 22 (Reuters) - An unprecedented ban on India's largest property developer from tapping capital markets has fue...
• reuters NHL-Highlights of Tuesday's NHL games Oct 21 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Tuesday's National Hockey League games: - - - - Bruins 5, Sharks 3 The Boston Bruins struck for three third-perio...
• reuters China stocks rise on policy support optimism, U.S. rebound SHANGHAI, Oct 22 (Reuters) - China shares rose on Wednesday, driven by hopes of more stimulus on the mainland to support a slowing economy and by a rebound i...
• reuters China's yuan posts 7-month high, sentiment bullish after resistance breached SHANGHAI, Oct 22 (Reuters) - China's yuan hit its highest level against the dollar since early March on Wednesday, as the breach of a psychological resistanc...
• reuters Hong Kong protesters plan march after fruitless talks with government By Donny Kwok and Diana Chan HONG KONG, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Hong Kong protesters planned to march to the home of the city's Beijing-backed leader on Wednesday...
• reuters Baseball-Veteran against young fireballer in Game Two match-up By Larry Fine KANSAS, CITY, Missouri Oct 21 (Reuters) - It will be the veteran against the youngster in Game Two of the World Series when San Francisco's Jak...
• reuters Traffickers use abductions, prison ships to feed Asian slave trade By Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Andrew R.C. Marshall PHANG NGA, Thailand, Oct. 22 (Reuters) - When Afsar Miae left his home near Teknaf in southern Bangladesh to ...
• ap Investigators: Secret Service use 'problematic' WASHINGTON (AP) — A new government investigation questions a bizarre Secret Service mission that pulled agents from their assignment near the White House and...
• reuters Famed Texas oilman Nelson Bunker Hunt dead at 88 - housekeeper, local media Oct 21 (Reuters) - Nelson Bunker Hunt, the Texas oilman who was considered the richest man in the world before his fortunes were undone by Muammar Gaddafi an...
• reuters Brent holds above $86 as buyers slowly return By Jane Xie SINGAPORE, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Brent crude futures steadied above $86 a barrel on Wednesday, clinging to gains from the previous session as buyers...
• ap S. Korea dismantles border Christmas tree SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's Defense Ministry says it has pulled down a 43-year-old frontline Christmas tower that North Korea viewed as propagand...
• reuters North Korea unexpectedly frees American Jeffrey Fowle By Roberta Rampton and Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - North Korea has freed Jeffrey Fowle, one of three Americans detained by the country, a...
• reuters Baseball-Royals flushed as Giants take Game One KANSAS CITY, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The San Francisco Giants brought Kansas City Royals' perfect postseason to a shuddering end with an emphatic 7-1 win in the o...
• reuters Airbus Helicopters expects China to become biggest market by 2020 By Fang Yan and Matthew Miller BEIJING, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Airbus Helicopters, the world's largest civil helicopter maker, expects China and Hong Kong to bec...
• reuters U.S. to funnel travelers from Ebola-hit region through 5 airports By Jeffrey Dastin NEW YORK, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The United States ratcheted up its safeguards against Ebola on Tuesday, requiring travelers from three countri...
• ap APEC finance ministers meeting in Beijing BEIJING (AP) — Asia Pacific finance ministers are meeting Wednesday in Beijing to consider coordinated responses amid concerns over a slowdown in the regiona...
• ap Opposition leader Anwar expects to be jailed again KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said he expects Malaysia's top court will dismiss his final appeal against a sodomy conviction ...
• reuters Cheika confirmed as Australia coach in place of McKenzie By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Michael Cheika was confirmed as the new coach of Australia on Wednesday and immediately charge with leading the ...
• ap Australian officials deny elite troop shortage CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has recently deployed troops with diagnosed mental illnesses and on multiple tours of duty, but not because of any short...
• reuters Gold hovers near 6-week peak amid China slowdown woes By Manolo Serapio Jr SINGAPORE, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Gold was trading near its highest level since early September on Wednesday, supported by concerns over slo...
• ap Tuesday, October 21, 2014 Famed Elvis photographer Alfred Wertheimer dies in New York LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alfred Wertheimer, the photographer whose portraits of Elvis Presley documente...
• ap Ebola victim's sister says hospital denied request FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The family of the first Ebola victim to die in the United States says the hospital that cared for him has refused for weeks to relea...
• reuters China's FDI to grow 10 pct a year for next 5 years- commerce ministry official BEIJING, Oct 22 (Reuters) - China's foreign direct investment (FDI) is likely to grow by at least 10 percent every year for the next five years, the Commerce...
• ap Famed Elvis photographer Alfred Wertheimer dies LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alfred Wertheimer, the photographer whose portraits of Elvis Presley documented the birth of a music legend, has died. Wertheimer, who was...
• reuters NHL-Back injury threatens career of Blue Jackets wing Horton Oct 21 (The Sports Xchange) - The career of Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Nathan Horton may be in jeopardy after he was diagnosed with degeneration of the...
• ap Freed Vietnamese dissident travels to US: official WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department welcomed Tuesday the release of one of Vietnam's most prominent dissidents, as the U.S. urges the authoritarian govern...
• reuters PRESS DIGEST - China - Oct.22 Oct 22 (Reuters) - Chinese newspapers available in Beijing and Shanghai carried the following stories on Wednesday. Reuters has not checked the stories and d...
• ap From Kors to DVF, fashion mourns de la Renta NEW YORK (AP) — Fun, sunny, romantic. Oscar de la Renta approached fashion and life on those terms, but there was more, so much more, those who loved and adm...
• ap Coach of football team charged in hazing suspended PARLIN, N.J. (AP) — The coaching staff of a high school football team rocked by criminal charges of sexual assault and hazing was suspended Tuesday night at ...
• reuters U.S. needs knockout Cup excitement, says NASL chief By Simon Evans BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The excitement and surprises provided by a successful knockout cup competition, similar to England's ...
• reuters Panama and Colombia to negotiate tax information-sharing deal BOGOTA, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Panama and Colombia will negotiate a financial information-sharing deal, ending a stand-off over Colombia's classification of the ...
• reuters JGBs inch down on higher Nikkei, weaker Treasuries TOKYO, Oct 22 (IFR) - Japanese government bond prices inched down on Wednesday with the debt market weighed by a bounce in Tokyo stocks and overnight weakeni...
• reuters Australia squad for tour of Europe SYDNEY, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Australia on Wednesday announced the following squad for the upcoming tour of Europe, which includes a match against the Barbarian...
• ap Bradlee recalled as a genius, great journalist Ben Bradlee, the former Washington Post editor who died Tuesday, was remembered as one of the nation's great journalists and a courageous and charismatic fri...
• reuters Tekmira starts limited manufacturing of therapeutic for Ebola Oct 21 (Reuters) - Canadian drugmaker Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corp has begun limited manufacturing of a therapeutic targeting the Ebola-Guinea virus. The pha...
• ap Family, friends remember women slain in Indiana Seven women have been found dead this week in northwestern Indiana, one in a motel and six in abandoned houses in Gary. Darren Vann, 43, was charged Monday i...
• reuters Japan prosecutors set to rule on possible Fukushima indictments TOKYO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Japanese prosecutors must decide this week whether to charge Tokyo Electric Power Co executives for their handling of the 2011 Fuku...
• reuters Noble prize winner Malala Yousafzai renews call for education for all By Daniel Kelley PHILADELPHIA, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Malala Yousafzai, the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, renewed her call for world peace an...
• ap North Korea frees US man; 2 more still detained WASHINGTON (AP) — North Korea's reclusive government abruptly freed an American man Tuesday, nearly six months after he was arrested on charges of leaving a ...
• reuters Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer parries activist investor attacks By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc's CEO is trying to steer investor focus away from the tech company's stagnant revenue and tow...
• ap Mexican rights agency says army executed 15 of 22 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Soldiers executed at least 12 and probably 15 people at a warehouse in southern Mexico last summer, the government Human Rights Commission...
• reuters Brazilian championship results and standings Oct 22 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Brazilian championship matches on Wednesday Tuesday, October 21 Bahia 1 Atletico Mineiro 1 Standi...
• reuters NEWSMAKER-Rugby-Cheika, Australia's man for the poisoned chalice By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Michael Cheika, who was appointed Australia coach on Wednesday, is a maverick, forceful and sometimes volatile c...
• ap Baker, Coakley to face off in gubernatorial debate BOSTON (AP) — Democrat Martha Coakley and Republican Charlie Baker sparred on jobs, schools and services for families and children during a televised guberna...
• ap Obama calls late Ben Bradlee a 'true newspaperman' WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is remembering the late editor Ben Bradlee as a "true newspaperman" who transformed The Washington Post into one of ...
• reuters Wallabies coach Michael Cheika MELBOURNE, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Factbox on Michael Cheika, who was named head coach of Australia on Wednesday in place of Ewen McKenzie. Born: March 4, 1967 PL...
• reuters Father of British Islamic State hostage dies -media Oct 21 (Reuters) - Paul Cantlie, the father of British Islamic State hostage John Cantlie, has died of "complications following pneumonia", his family said, ...
• ap FBI: Denver girls may have tried to join jihadis DENVER (AP) — Three teenage girls from suburban Denver may have been trying to join Islamic State militants in Syria after stealing their parents' money and ...
• ap Wyoming gay couples get marriage licenses CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming has become the latest state to allow same-sex unions, bringing the wave of legalizations to a place where the 1998 beating deat...
• reuters Baseball-Korean 'superfan' cheers on Royals at World Series By Larry Fine KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Success starved Kansas City Royals supporters packed Kauffman Stadium for Game One of the World Serie...
• ap Raimondo, Fung spar over leadership in TV debate PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Democrat Gina Raimondo and Republican Allan Fung went after each other's leadership and decision-making in the first televised debate...
• ap Final Florida debate for gov. heated and personal JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's leading candidates for governor clashed fiercely during their final debate on Tuesday night, sniping at each other over e...
• ap SC challengers hammer Gov. Haley in last debate GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — The two major challengers to South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley used their final debate Tuesday to attack her handling of problems at th...
• reuters Cheika appointed as Australia coach in place of McKenzie SYDNEY, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Michael Cheika was appointed the new coach of the Wallabies by the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) on Wednesday, four days after Ewen...
• reuters INDONESIA PRESS-Bank Permata to issue 1 trln rph bonds in Oct - Investor Daily Lender PT Bank Permata plans to issue bonds worth 1 trillion rupiah ($83.26 million) with 7-year tenure this month, CEO Roy Arfandy was quoted as saying by I...
• ap 10 Things to Know for Wednesday - 22 October 2014 Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday: 1. US TIGHTENS EBOLA SCREENING AT AIRPORTS The mo...
• ap Indiana man was violent long before 7 killings GARY, Ind. (AP) — With hindsight, there were signs years ago of increasing violence against women by Darren Vann, who police said Tuesday has confessed to ki...
• reuters INDONESIA PRESS-Bukit Asam to expand into oil palm plantation -Investor Daily State-owned coal miner PT Bukit Asam will expand into the oil palm plantation business by acquiring 100 percent stake in PT Bumi Sawindo Permai, worth 861 bi...
• reuters Trust team doctors over concussion, says MLS medical chief By Simon Evans BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Oct 21 (Reuters) - FIFA's new plans for dealing with concussions have been criticised by some in the United States for n...
• ap Toys R Us pulls 'Breaking Bad' dolls NEW YORK (AP) — Toys R Us is pulling its four collectible dolls based on characters from AMC's hit series "Breaking Bad" after taking heat from a Florida mom...
• ap Ga. electorate shrinks; fewer new voters are white ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's electorate is changing fast, state officials said Tuesday, underscoring a shift that Democrats see as critical to making gains in a ...
• ap Sparks fly throughout last Maine governor debate AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The three candidates for governor clashed Tuesday in their final debate, highlighting their differences on a wide range of issues, incl...
• reuters Faulty airbags warning expanded to 6.1. million U.S. cars -NHTSA WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. highway safety regulator, NHTSA, expanded its warning on Tuesday about faulty airbags made by Japanese auto-part make...
• ap Fashion icon mourned in Dominican homeland SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Designer Oscar de la Renta was mourned Tuesday in the Dominican Republic as a native son who brought glamour and pre...
• reuters Blogs, videos and verse - an Iraqi poet's quest to heal her homeland By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Iraqi-born poet Amal al-Jubouri may not have the Hollywood recognition of Angelina Jolie, but both women are arti...
• reuters London copper holds gains as markets eye ECB bond buys SYDNEY, Oct 22 (Reuters) - London copper paused for breath on Wednesday after lodging its biggest one-day advance in two months on prospects of fresh easing ...
• reuters Obama, advisers to huddle with new Ebola 'czar' on Wednesday WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and his senior advisers will meet on Wednesday with Ron Klain, the new Ebola "czar" charged with coordi...
• reuters Tekmira begins limited manufacturing of drug targeting Ebola Oct 21 (Reuters) - Canadian drugmaker Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corp has begun limited manufacturing of a drug targeting the Ebola-Guinea virus that has killed...
• reuters Gold hovers near 6-week top amid China slowdown woes SINGAPORE, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Gold was trading near its highest level since early September on Wednesday, supported by concerns over slower economic growth i...
• ap Church official pleads guilty in looting case BOSTON (AP) — A former Boston church official who claimed in an autobiography that he was an enforcer for gangster James "Whitey" Bulger pleaded guilty on Tu...
• reuters China premier says taking time for reforms to gain traction BEIJING, Oct 22 (Reuters) - It is still taking time for reform measures to gain traction, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang was quoted as saying by the Foreign Mini...
• ap A newsman's life: Pentagon Papers to Watergate WASHINGTON (AP) — Ben Bradlee, the former Washington Post editor who died Tuesday at age 93, took a sleepy hometown newspaper and transformed it into a great...
• ap Things to know about Arias sentencing retrial PHOENIX (AP) — A new jury in Phoenix will be asked to decide whether Jodi Arias should be executed for the gruesome murder of her former boyfriend. Lawyers m...
• ap Former Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee dies WASHINGTON (AP) — In a charmed life of newspapering, Ben Bradlee seemed always to be in just the right place. The raspy-voiced, hard-charging editor who invi...
• ap Suspect plans to plead guilty in oil patch killing SIDNEY, Mont. (AP) — A Colorado man is set to plead guilty to killing a small-town Montana high school teacher in a slaying that shone a harsh light on the d...
• reuters Three Denver girls reportedly en route to Turkey detained, sent home By Aruna Viswanatha and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Three teenage girls from Denver who had been missing since last week and were reported ...
• reuters Quiet critic of Kuroda's 'monetary shamanism' turns up the volume By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Izuru Kato is a soft-spoken and bookish economist, but his dismissal of the Bank of Japan's stimulus policy as "mon...
• ap Yahoo CEO defends strategy in face of criticism SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Signaling her reign has reached a pivotal juncture, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is trying to convince restless shareholders that the long-st...
• reuters U.S. crude extends gains after recent slide SINGAPORE, Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. crude futures gained for a second straight session on Wednesday as buyers returned to the market after a recent selloff th...
• ap Michelle Obama rallies voters in Iowa, Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama stumped for Democrats in Iowa and Minnesota Tuesday, calling on the young and minority voters who powered her hu...
• ap Former Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee dies WASHINGTON (AP) — Ben Bradlee, the hard-charging editor who guided The Washington Post through its Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the Watergate scandal a...
• reuters Takata says to cooperate 'fully' after U.S. warning to drivers TOKYO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Japan's Takata Corp said on Wednesday it would cooperate fully with U.S. authorities and automakers after the National Highway Traf...
• reuters Third party owner ban would be bad for Brazil - club lawyer By Simon Evans BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Oct 21 (Reuters) - A leading Brazilian football lawyer believes FIFA's move to outlaw third-party ownership (TPO) of pla...
• reuters Northrop protests U.S. Air Force radar award to Raytheon WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Northrop Grumman Corp on Tuesday said it had filed a formal protest with the U.S. Government Accountability Office against the...
• reuters Former Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee dies at age 93 WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Former Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee, who oversaw the paper's coverage of the Watergate scandal that toppled President Ri...
• ap Hawaii scientists return to ocean for weapon study HONOLULU (AP) — University of Hawaii scientists plan to embark on a final expedition to deep waters off Oahu to study how chemical weapons dumped in the ocea...
• ap Jurors given conflicting views of Jodi Arias PHOENIX (AP) — A prosecutor at the sentencing retrial of convicted murderer Jodi Arias showed jurors two photos Tuesday of her ex-boyfriend and victim Travis...
• pa Tories forfeit 'Borodin donation' The Conservative Party has forfeited a £28,000 donation made by a company reportedly linked to a Russian banker after the Electoral Commission found it was i...
• reuters Japan Sept exports rise 6.9 pct year/year - MOF TOKYO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Japan's exports rose 6.9 percent in September from a year earlier, government data showed on Wednesday, in a tentative sign that ex...
• pa Singapore president to meet Cameron Singapore's president Tony Tan Keng Yam will meet David Cameron as his four-day trip to the UK continues. Dr Tan will hold bilateral talks with the Prime Min...
• reuters U.S. may expand training role of Iraq military advisers By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Any Iraqi request for more American military advisers or trainers to help the country's security forces fight...