| Latest worldwide news | 36 Hours in Munich | | | While the citys beer gardens are as lively as ever, Munich is pushing to challenge Berlin as Germanys cultural capital. |
| Carnegie Mellon robots aim to please | | | June 26 - Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are designing modern day butlers - service robots that will one day help people with tasks like fetching coffee and cleaning up the kitchen. Ben Gruber has more. |
| Incredible rail journey ends | | | For 18 days, The Gateway has followed a pioneering railway journey from Chongqing in China to Duisburg in Germany. |
| Disney's 'Lone Ranger' starts box office ride with $2 million Tuesday | | | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co's big-budget Western reboot "The Lone Ranger" rode off with $2 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales during its first shows on Tuesday night, trotting behind animated "Despicable Me 2" with $4.7 million, according to studio estimates. |
| Detroit sues bond insurer over blocked creditor talks | | | (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 revenue from the city's three casinos. |
| House may vote soon on controversial auditor issue | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote soon on whether an auditor industry watchdog can force companies to switch auditors every few years, breaking up some business ties that have lasted over a century. |
| Firms can duck NSA surveillance Reddit co-founder | | | The best way for tech companies, from search engines to social media, to protect their users' privacy is to simply stop storing their data, says Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. Ohanian spoke with Reuters Opinion Editor Jim Ledbetter at the Aspen Ideas Festival. |
| Summer solstice It's all about sex | | | In the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice has a history of stirring libidos, and it's no wonder. The longest day of the year tends to kick off the start of the summer season, and with it, the harvest. It should then come as no surprise that the solstice is linked to fertility -- both of the vegetal and human variety. |
| GM reaffirms plan to move Opel up market in Europe | | | DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co reiterated a plan to position its struggling Opel line as a more expensive brand in Europe, while carving out a space for its mainstream Chevrolet nameplate as its value offering on the continent. |
| Djokovic and Murray face giant challenges | | | LONDON (Reuters) - Wimbledon 2013 will be remembered as a tournament of shocks but unless giants Juan Martin del Potro and Jerzy Janowicz can chop Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray down to size, Sunday's men's final will be a showdown between the world's top two players. |
| Art in Review Specific Objects | | | Specific Objects tries to correct a widely held misconception about an often-quoted article by Donald Judd that has the same title. |
| Battle buddies help injured vets | | | In 2008, Dale Beatty and John Gallina founded Purple Heart Homes, a nonprofit that has modified or helped provide homes to 23 disabled U.S. veterans. |
| The Consumer New Approach to Depression | | | Transcranial magnetic stimulation, which uses magnetic pulses to stimulate parts of the brain connected to mood, has helped some patients with severe depression. |
| Doping past haunts Tour | | | Kenyan-born Briton Chris Froome is hot favorite for the 100th edition of the Tour de France which starts in Corsica Saturday as the race is once again overshadowed by doping controversy. |
| In new games, gore gives way to emotion | | | Forget the macho world of the standard shoot-'em up video game. Rather than relying on blood, gore and mayhem, a number of game developers are tapping into their inner emotions, inviting gamers along for adventures of the psyche. |
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