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News Feed Latest worldwide news Battle of the sexes -- on four legs Horse racing is one of the only sports in the world where men and women compete against each other. The story of Malala's friend Today we can tell the remarkable story of Shazia Ramzan, a 15-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl. Freerunners find their feet in Baghdad Leaping from rooftops and doing backflips off walls is when Prince Haydar feels the most free. Donald Bevan, 93, Sardis Artist and Stalag 17 Writer, Dies Mr. Bevan, who was a longtime caricaturist for the Broadway bistro, and Edmund Trzcinski were inspired by their incarceration in a Nazi camp to write a play about the search for a spy. Cracks Emerge as Egyptians Seek Premier Within hours of reports that Mohamed ElBaradei had been chosen as prime minister, Egypts powerful ultraconservative Islamist party said it would refuse to work with him. German air force bill for Eurofighters escalates-report BERLIN, July 7 (Reuters) - The German air force's bill for an order of 180 Eurofighter jets is rising beyond the planned 14.7 billion euros, said a German magazine on Sunday. World's worst cab drivers ... really? Could these really be the rudest taxi drivers on the planet? 'Lady and Tramp' animator John Wilson dies at 93 LONDON (Reuters) - British-born animator and producer John David Wilson, famed for the "Grease" and "Lady and the Tramp" films, has died at the age of 93, his wife told Reuters on Wednesday. Swiss banks steer clear of consolidation GENEVA (Reuters) - Swiss private bankers say a capital shortfall in the financial sector and a clampdown on tax evasion stand in the way of much-need consolidation in an industry battling rising... 2 Infant Formula Makers to Cut Prices After China Starts an Investigation Nestl and Danone will trim their prices on some infant formula after China began an investigation of price fixing by sellers of the milk. Study links "heading' of soccer ball to brain damage June 30 - A new study links frequent 'heading' of the ball in soccer to brain damage. Research published in the journal Radiology, says players who head the ball frequently are more likely to suffer brain damage and memory loss than players who focus more on their feet. Elly Park reports Elizabeth Hunt, Brian Murray The bride is an assistant principal; the groom is a partner in a law firm. What happened to Malala's friend? Today we can tell the remarkable story of Shazia Ramzan, a 15-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl. A Painful Mix of Fire, Wind and Questions Investigators are beginning the task of unraveling how a routine afternoon of cutting fire lines along the edge of a community in Arizona became the deadliest day for wilderness firefighters in 80 years. 'Walking Dead' creator on show's success "The Walking Dead" creator Robert Kirkman explains why the show resonates. See the full interview Friday at 11 p.m. ET. Clip Air brings air travel by train June 19 - Swiss researchers have released futuristic designs for attachable modular aircraft that will allow passengers to board a plane at a railway station and disembark at their destination without ever setting foot in an airport. EPFL says its Clip Air project is no flight of fancy. Jim Drury reports. Trains, planes and automobiles Mexico rail freight comes of age MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Slowly, like the trains that crawl past towering avenues of containers here at the country's largest rail hub, Mexico's freight business has transformed into a principal... Jazz Listings for July 5-11 A selected guide to jazz performances in New York. 'Obamacare' foes renew attack after employer mandate delayed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans launched a fresh assault on "Obamacare" Wednesday, promising a congressional inquiry after the White House delayed a requirement for employer-provided health insurance until after the 2014 congressional elections. The Actor Michael Cera Is Now Writing and Directing, Too The actor Michael Cera, currently in Crystal Fairy and This Is the End, has been directing short films and writing new episodes of Arrested Development. Coffee boss makes trade fair CNN's Ayesha Durgahee meets Andrew Rugasira, a social entrepreneur empowering coffee farmers in western Uganda. German solar group Conergy says to file for insolvency FRANKFURT, July 5 (Reuters) - Germany's Conergy said it would file for insolvency on Friday, becoming the latest casualty in the solar sector's global crisis that has already claimed many of its... INSIGHT-Africa makes the grade for richest U.S. university investors JOHANNESBURG, July 7 (Reuters) - America's wealthiest universities are venturing into Africa's fast-growing frontier markets in search of outsized investment returns that will allow them to offer... Jim Hudson, Who Intercepted Pass to Help Jets Win Title, Dies at 70 Mr. Hudson, whose interception helped defeat the Baltimore Colts in the 1969 Super Bowl, requested that his brain and spine be given to researchers studying sports-related trauma. Celebrities pay tribute to Irish singer Bernie Nolan LONDON (Reuters) - Celebrities paid tribute on Friday to the Irish singer and TV star Bernie Nolan, who has died at the age of 52 after a three-year battle with cancer. Resentment toward U.S. in Egypt Many Egyptians are angry with Washington's dealings with the Muslim Brotherhood. CNN's Ben Wedeman reports. Costa Rica probes soapy money-laundering link to Venezuela SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) - Costa Rica said on Thursday it was investigating two men suspected of laundering money for Venezuelan government firms after detecting a shady scheme to buy millions of bars of soap. RPT-In China, Nestle and Danone play it by the book SHANGHAI, July 6 (Reuters) - Swift responses from Swiss food company Nestle and French rival Danone to Beijing's announcement that it was investigating possible price-fixing of instant milk formulas are textbook examples of how firms should deal with such crises in China, executives and consultants say. Convoy takes remains of fallen Arizona firefighters home PHOENIX (Reuters) - A solemn procession of 19 white hearses carrying the remains of firefighters killed battling an Arizona wildfire left Phoenix accompanied by police motorcycle outriders on Sunday on a final journey passing through the crew's hometown. Japan's DoCoMo holds out to iPhone mania, but at what cost? TOKYO (Reuters) - NTT DoCoMo Inc, Japan's largest mobile provider and a pioneer of the mobile Internet, is one of just a few holdouts among the world's big mobile carriers not offering Apple Inc's iPhone to its 60 million customers. Really? The Claim Children Tend to Gain Weight Over Summer Recess Studies suggest that youngsters may be most likely to pack on pounds when they are home for summer vacation. Snowden lingerie ad First a proposal from a former spy, and now his name is used in lingerie ads. Edward Snowden has an odd celebrity status. Gunmen kill 20 students, teacher in Nigerian school shooting Gunmen stormed a school in Nigeria killing 20 students and a teacher over the weekend, state news reported. Can racism ever be beaten? Watching dozens of crazed supporters trying to set fire to a stadium makes you question your love of football. UPDATE 6-Batista exit from MPX begins breakup of EBX empire * Batista will retain $2 bln of assets, $1.7 bln debt -source Alfredsson Joins Detroit on Busy Free Agency Day Swede Daniel Alfredsson ended his 17-season career with the Ottawa Senators and signed for the Detroit Red Wings on Friday as National Hockey League's free agency opened with a flurry of player movement. EU financial transaction tax will hit FX users hard -report LONDON, July 8 (Reuters) - A proposed EU financial transaction tax (FTT) could discourage use of the foreign exchange (FX) market by typically raising costs of doing business by up to 700 percent, a... Malaysia Denies Entry to Journalist The journalist, Clare Rewcastle Brown, is the sister-in-law of former Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Britain and the founder of news outlets that have taken on the Malaysian government. Emergency vehicle may have run over one of Asiana crash victims SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An emergency vehicle rushing to the scene of the Asiana Airlines crash at San Francisco's international airport may have run over one of the two teenage Chinese girls killed in the incident, the local fire department said on Sunday. 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.

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