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News Feed Latest worldwide news Breaking records in Dubai Guinness World Records head Talal Omar has moved to the Middle East to accommodate the growing demand of record breakers. Kelly Says Rees Will Start for Notre Dame in 2013 Tommy Rees is Notre Dame's starting quarterback again. Starting Wedded Life With an Endless Summer Unique, seasonal gift ideas. Bolivian president threatens to close U.S. embassy A defiant Evo Morales was back in Bolivia on Thursday, railing against the United States after his presidential jet was held up in Europe under suspicions that U.S. intelligence leaker Edward Snowden had hitched a ride. Rape Dark side of Egypt protests Last week, a 22-year-old Dutch journalist was gang-raped in Tahrir Square and had to undergo surgery for severe injuries. The assault reminds us yet again of an often overlooked aspect of the Egyptian revolution. Actors Today Dont Just Read for the Part. Reading IS the Part. As audiobooks flourish, thanks in part to digital technologies, the industry has given many aspiring actors a steady paycheck. Rebels clash with government forces outside Aleppo July 5 - Rebel forces in Syria clash with government troops just west of Aleppo. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. Brazil data indicate increase in Amazon deforestation * Destruction in May five times that measured one year ago 'Joy of writing' helps Seles move on She spent her teenage years ruling the tennis world, and now Monica Seles is hoping her world of tennis can rule today's teenagers. Germany's Merkel hopes for U.S. answers on spying BERLIN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said after a phone call with Barack Obama on Wednesday night that she believed the U.S. president took Germany's concern over reported U.S. spying very seriously, and she hoped coming talks would bring answers. Carnival puts cruise fleet under microscope after ship fire MIAMI BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Carnival Corp has launched a comprehensive review of its entire fleet after a fire crippled one of its ships last month, and will share its findings across the industry, Carnival Cruise Lines' chief executive told a conference on Tuesday. Pogue's Posts Photoshops New Rental Program, and the Outrage Factor Readers points out alternatives to Photoshop and note the anger of some users about Photoshops plans to convert to a monthly or yearly subscription program. Pregnant and homeless The real cost Martha Ryan couldn't believe it. She had never heard of women who were pregnant and homeless. But in one night, she met three. Dot Earth Blog 19 Firefighters Fall on the Wildland-Urban Interface The dangerous interface between humans and forests claims the lives of 19 firefighters. T Magazine The Scene | Paris Mens Fashion Week Paul Smith Scenes from the mens fashion week photo diary of Alfredo Piola. Nelson Mandela's health 'perilous,' court documents say Court papers lodged by members of former South African leader Nelson Mandela's family in a burial dispute reveal that his "health is perilous" and that fears his death is drawing near are justified. European Markets Slump on Political Crises Global stocks fell and oil rose above $100 a barrel as concern about Egypt and Portugal added to the traders growing grab-bag of anxieties. Pogue's Posts Photoshops New Rental Program, and the Outrage Factor Readers points out alternatives to Photoshop and note the anger of some users about Photoshops plans to convert to a monthly or yearly subscription program. UPDATE 1-Detroit sues bond insurer over blocked creditor talks July 5 (Reuters) - The city of Detroit filed a lawsuit against bond insurer Syncora Guarantee Inc claiming the company blocked an agreement the city hopes to conclude with major creditors involving... Living in Jackson Hole, China Looking for a weekend escape from the city, Annie Liu and her husband fell in love at first sight with a log home in Jackson Hole and bought it for less than $300,000. U.S. asks court not to halt Guantanamo force-feeding MIAMI (Reuters) - A U.S. federal court has no jurisdiction and no reason to intervene in the force-feeding of prisoners at the Guantanamo naval base, the Obama administration argued on Wednesday in its latest defense of a policy that critics have deemed unethical. Poland's shale gas dreams fade as investors complain of red tape WARSAW, July 5 (Reuters) - Hopes that Poland could lead a U.S.-style shale gas boom in Europe are fading fast as energy companies say red tape is delaying commercial output and Warsaw's draft proposals to cut bureaucracy do not go nearly far enough. Fiscal cliff All it takes is a superhero - Felix TV Reuters blogger Felix Salmon takes to kids toys to explain one of the most vexing problems facing Washington the fiscal cliff. (December 12, 2012) Placing bets on royal baby's name Way back in the mists of time, when schoolkids were expected to learn seemingly endless lists of facts off by heart, they chanted a poem to remember the names of England's kings and queens. Japan says Australia trying to impose its culture in whaling row THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Australia's opposition to Japanese whaling is an attempt to impose foreign moral standards on Japan and has no legal basis, Japan told the World Court on Tuesday in a case brought by Australia. After Mending Swing in Minors, Mets Davis Returns, Humbled The Mets Ike Davis has returned from almost a month stint in Class AAA, where he worked on improving his hitting and mental game. Missile Defense Interceptor Misses Target in Test Some skeptics of the missile-defense program saw the failure as further evidence that the technology was unreliable and might not be worth the expense. UK seeks fairer share for small firms from outsourcing "oligopoly" LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) - When a modest IT firm in southern England won a 13-million pound local authority contract in 1988, it was a huge coup for a business that had annual revenue of just 4.3 million pounds. Massa cleared over Monaco crash Ferrari have absolved driver Felipe Massa from any blame after he crashed out of the Monaco Grand Prix, saying the collision was caused by car failure. Pope Propels John Paul II And John XXIII to Sainthood Pope Francis approved sainthood for two predecessors, John Paul II and John XXIII, who assembled Vatican II, and also issued his first encyclical, co-written with Benedict XVI. CORRECTED-Wall St Week Ahead For stocks, there's no need to fear good news (Corrects paragraph 18 to show that on Friday, the SP 500 closed above its 50-day moving average for the first time since June 19.) 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. Well Ask Well 3 Short Workouts or 1 Long One? Are three short workouts just as good as one long one? The Phys Ed columnist Gretchen Reynolds responds to reader questions. Champion Federer sent packing Roger Federer, the seven-time Wimbledon champion, suffered one of the most staggering defeats in the history of the tournament after being beaten by Ukraine's 116th ranked Sergiy Stakhovsky. Economix Blog Warren Mosler A Reading List Further reading on Warren Mosler, a leading proponent of modern monetary theory, which holds that governments need not worry about balancing budgets. Elisabeth Bernstein and Drew Moody They were married in Colebrook, Conn. The Bible, a Hit on Cable, Will Have Its Sequel on NBC The follow-up to the popular History Channel series will be called A.D. Beyond the Bible and tell the story of the early Christians. Intersection Modern Takes on Tradition In Jackson Heights, Queens, some residents discuss how their style represents their culture just as much as their favorite trends. Bookers Opponents May Use His Friendship With Christie Against Him As Cory Booker, Newarks mayor, campaigns for the United States Senate, his chumminess with Gov. Chris Christie is becoming a central issue in the race. A grain of salt for those retirement projections WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Only cave dwellers have missed the boom in retirement-planning studies what seems like a daily barrage of industry-funded surveys and white papers pointing to an aging...

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