| Latest worldwide news | REFILE-Nikkei rebounds on strong global lead; China market eyed | | | * Nikkei up 1.2 pct, Topix gains 1.3 pct * 32 of 33 sub-sectors in positive territory * Olympus sags on public offering By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, July 9 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose on broad-based buying on Tuesday morning, drawing support as the dollar strengthened back above 101 yen and also from gains in U.S. and European equities. The Nikkei rose 1.2 percent to 14,284.86 in mid-morning trade, recovering most of Monday's losses. There was buying interes |
| 'Sick Soccer' probe in Italy | | | Italian football is gripped by new scandal after police raid the headquarters of a host of leading clubs in a tax evasion probe, according to Italian prosecutors Tuesday. |
| Damaged Christ sculpture fronts violence on art exhibition | | | LONDON (Reuters) - A damaged sculpture of Christ that lay hidden for hundreds of years beneath the floor of a London chapel will be the centerpiece of an exhibition at the Tate Britain this year that explores physical attacks on art works. |
| Well A New Way to Make Pizza | | | This week, the Recipes for Health columnist Martha Rose Shulman turns to a summer weekend staple, the grill, to make pizzas. |
| Man killed by three caged tigers in Italy | | | ROME (Reuters) - A 72-year-old man was killed by three tigers in a closed-down zoo in northern Italy after he entered the animals' cage to feed them, media reports said on Tuesday. |
| Flying car for the masses set for take-off | | | May 23 - New England aviation company Terrafugia has unveiled its latest conceptual version of a flying car. Unlike its current flying car, which is designed for pilots, the new design incorporates autonomous functionality, a move the company says will open up the skies to everybody. Ben Gruber has more. |
| Egypt's economy on edge | | | CNN's John Defterios looks at the Egypt economy as unemployment, inflation and government debt rise. |
| U.S. Considers Faster Pullout In Afghanistan | | | President Obama, frustrated in his dealings with President Karzai, is considering speeding up troop withdrawals from Afghanistan and even leaving no American troops after 2014. |
| UK regulator plans new insurance investigation | | | LONDON, July 9 (Reuters) - Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to investigate the sale of insurance with products such as cars or holidays, exercising new powers to boost competition. |
| Two more journalists from Murdoch's UK titles to be charged | | | LONDON (Reuters) - The head of news at Rupert Murdoch's British Sun tabloid is to be charged with authorizing illegal payments to police and army officials, prosecutors said on Monday, the latest senior figure from the media mogul's newspapers to face criminal charges. |
| In Congress, Gridlock and Harsh Consequences | | | A deadline used to mean something in Congress, but amid signs of deep dysfunction, lawmakers have been unwilling or unable to act on matters of consequence to a wide range of Americans. |
| 25 greatest engineering feats | | | The last few months have seen a fair number of impressive construction plans announced, from Norway's intention to create the world's first shipping tunnel, to Maldives' plans for a space-age underwater hotel, to Dubai's plans for the world's biggest shopping mall. |
| TABLE-Foreign brokers set to buy Japanese stocks | | | TOKYO, July 9 (Reuters) - Following are orders for Japanese stocks placed through six foreign securities houses before the start of trade on Tuesday. Japanese Stocks BUY 31.0 million shares SELL 9.0 million shares ------------------------------------------------------ BUY 22.0 million shares |
| NASA picks Florida agency to take over shuttle landing strip | | | CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA has selected Space Florida, a state-backed economic development agency, to take over operations, maintenance and development of the space shuttle's idled landing site at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, officials said on Friday. |
| John Kerry's wife upgraded to fair condition | | | Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Secretary of State John Kerry, exhibited symptoms "consistent with some sort of seizure," a source close to the family told CNN, but she is still undergoing medical evaluation at a Boston Hospital. |
| Brazil data indicate increase in Amazon deforestation | | | RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian government figures released on Friday indicated further rise in deforestation in the Amazon, a trend that could soon amount to a full year's reversal from recent progress in the battle against destruction of the world's largest rainforest. |
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