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News Feed Latest worldwide news On the Runway Blog A Clean-Cut Bag That Respects Its Owners Style AB A Brand Apart makes handbags with modern world travelers in mind. Rogers first openly gay MLS player Robbie Rogers was introduced as the newest member of the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday, making him the first openly gay male athlete to compete in Major League Soccer and in any American professional team sport and ending his brief retirement. Gitmo detainee's dating profile Dating sites. Book deals. Guantanamo Bay detainees are reaching out to the world. Chris Lawrence reports. Obama missed out on Arab Spring Frida Ghitis says if Washington stood more convincingly with those who share its ideals, it would strengthen them in their revolutions. Sports Briefing | Soccer Brazil Reaches Confederations Cup Final Paulinho scored on a header from Neymars corner kick in the 86th minute, and host Brazil beat Uruguay, 2-1. Sports Briefing | College Basketball N.C.A.A. Expands Use of Replay Review in College Basketball The N.C.A.A.s panel on rules oversight voted to expand the use of replay review in college basketball. Sports Briefing | Soccer Ghana Advances in Under-20 World Cup Yiadom Boakye set up the equalizer and scored a late winner as Ghana came from behind to beat Portugal and reach the quarterfinals of the under-20 World Cup in Istanbul. For G.M. and Honda, a Fuel-Cell Partnership Both General Motors and Honda, two automakers considered leaders in the technology, said they could reduce costs and development time by working on a common design. Astronaut chats from space Becky Anderson talks with astronaut Karen Nyberg live from 240 miles above the Earth at the International Space Station. Lock of Mick Jagger's hair sells for $6,000 at auction LONDON (Reuters) - An anonymous buyer snapped up a lock of Mick Jagger's hair for 4,000 pounds ($6,000) after bidders pushed the price to double its pre-sale estimate, auction house Bonhams said. La Eurocmara pide bloquear el acceso a datos europeos de EEUU BRUSELAS, 4 jul (Reuters) - El Parlamento Europeo pidi el jueves que se revoquen dos acuerdos que dan a Estados Unidos acceso a datos financieros y de viaje europeos a no ser que Washington revele la extensin de sus operaciones de espionaje electrnico en Europa. Sentences for cyber crime and snooping to be tougher across EU * Decision seeks to harmonise patchwork of national tariffs Books Mind Over Matter Debunking Alternative Medicines Of 51,000 supplements on the market, Dr. Paul A. Offit finds only a few have proven benefits, with the popularity of the rest a testament to the power of self-delusion and the powerful placebo effect. 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. Start Heres an App to Help You Find a Local Find NoChains helps users search for the best dishes in town. When the app reaches 300 to 400 downloads a day, the owner said, well essentially be a food search engine. Out There Timeless Questions About the Universe Is time an illusion? Is there a universe, or multiverse? Finite or infinite? Will we ever know, and does it matter? World Briefing | Africa Sudan Aid Workers Hit in Cross-Fire One aid worker was killed and three others wounded when a grenade hit their office during a gunfight between competing security forces in Darfur. The return of golf's 'Mechanic' Pedro Pinto meets Miguel Angel Jimenez, the oldest ever winner on the European Tour who has recovered from an accident. Pinhole camera lights the way for traditionalists June 11 - A Slovenian designer has developed a durable and user-friendly wooden pinhole camera in an attempt to remind amateur photographers of the lost art of picture taking. Jim Drury has more. U.S. Standards for School Snacks Move Beyond Cafeteria to Fight Obesity The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled standards for foods sold in vending machines, snack bars and school stores, changes intended to combat childhood obesity. In Bid for Keystone, Visions of a Greener Pipeline A race to develop cleaner technologies is one part of an industrywide campaign in Canada aimed at winning the Obama administrations approval for a pipeline extension. China to Test Free Trade Zone in Shanghai as Part of Economic Overhaul China wants to use Shanghai as a platform for financial overhauls, including interest rate liberalization and full convertibility of Chinas currency. FDA grants priority review to Roche's leukemia drug ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG said on Wednesday U.S. health regulators have granted priority review to its experimental leukemia treatment GA101. She Owns It Surviving a Succession Without a Plan About four months after their fathers sudden death, and following a court battle with their stepmother, the sisters were awarded ownership of the company. What happened to Malala's friend? Today we can tell the remarkable story of Shazia Ramzan, a 15-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl. Kite rider fights back from brink Hannah Whiteley laughs in the face of danger -- at least she does now. And after a near death experience she has gone on to establish herself as one of Europe's rising kitesurfing stars. Vatican official arrested A bishop who works in the Vatican and two other people have been arrested on suspicion of corruption in a case connected to the Vatican bank, Rome Prosecutor Nello Rossi said Friday. Kingsbury Says No Reason to Slow Down Offenses Unless it can be shown that up-tempo offenses lead to more injuries, Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury sees no reason to slow down the game with rule changes. 'The Voice' winner talks triumph "The Voice" crowned Texas teen Danielle Bradbery its new winner on Tuesday, proving to the country singer that she could do what she'd thought to be impossible. Multitasking with Chrome OS and Linux on the Chromebook Pixel Google's Chromebook Pixel is quite versatile after all. I can run Chrome OS and Linux at the same time, and switch between the two, allowing me to use Skype and other third party apps! ECB, abandoning tradition, commits to record low rates FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank broke with precedent by declaring it would keep interest rates at record lows for an extended period and may yet cut further, responding to turbulence caused by the U.S. Federal Reserve's exit plan from money-printing. EU carbon fix squeaks through in lucky break for Greens LONDON (Reuters) - There's a century-old phrase often attributed to Otto von Bismarck on laws and sausages - you never want to see them made. ArtsBeat A Years Worth of Verse at Poets House The organizations 21st annual showcase of poetry includes nearly 3,000 books. 'Fast Furious' rolls over Will Smith's 'After Earth' June 2 (Reuters) - Car chase sequel "Fast Furious 6" kept racing at U.S. and Canadian box offices, leading all movies for a second straight weekend and finishing far in front of Will Smith and son's new sci-fi film "After Earth." You're the Boss Blog My Restaurant Adventure Why I Started Talking to Brokers In Part 3 of a series, the owner explains how he came to realize that he was ready to walk away from the restaurant he had spent years creating. Knicks and Nets Plans Complicated by Suddenly Expensive Wing Players An overheated market for free-agent shooting guards and small forwards means the Knicks and the Nets might not get the players they had been hoping to sign. UPDATE 1-Oracle to pay $199.5 mln to resolve false claims case * Oracle denied engaging in fraud, but agreed to settle (Adds details of case, Oracle comment) Column Are consumers ready to be empowered by smart power meters? LONDON (Reuters) - Used right, the new generation of smart power meters could cut peak electricity consumption by up to 20 percent, avoiding the need to construct 2,000 new power plants across the... European Central Bank Commits to Low Rate Mario Draghi, the banks president, said on Thursday that interest rates will stay low for an extended period of time. Seles turns novelist Nine-time grand slam champion Monica Seles talks to CNN about tennis and her new novel.

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