| Latest worldwide news | Monty Python lose 'Spamalot' court battle | | | LONDON (Reuters) - The surviving members of the British comedy troupe Monty Python lost a High Court battle on Friday over tens of thousands of pounds in royalties from their hit Broadway musical "Spamalot". |
| COMMODITIES-Corn falls near 3-year low, sugar jumps; gold little changed | | | NEW YORK, July 29 (Reuters) - Corn prices fell on Monday, approaching three-year lows on forecasts for ideal U.S. crop weather, while raw sugar had its biggest one-day surge in six weeks as funds covered short positions. Bullion slipped but gold futures rose slightly , as investors waited to see whether a two-day policy meeting by the Federal Reserve would shed clues on the central bank's plans for U.S. monetary stimulus. Copper rebounded from losses in two previous sessions. Oil price |
| 38 killed in Italy bus plunge | | | A bus carrying Catholic pilgrims in southern Italy strikes 11 cars before falling off a bridge, leaving at least 38 people dead. |
| One dead in Japan flooding | | | July 29 - Japanese rescuers rush to help hundreds stranded by flooding in villages across western Japan after at least one person died. Rough Cut (no reporter narration) |
| Motherlode Blog Why I Hate Pinterest | | | Maybe my lack of craftiness is at the root of my loathing. No matter how hard I tried, my cookies came out looking as if my 4-year-old had decorated them. |
| The man who could have been Pele? | | | Seven decades before Neymar, a world away from Ronaldinho and Ronaldo, a predecessor to Zico and Socrates, there was a formidable striker who could have rivaled Pele. That man was Heleno de Freitas, a soccer superstar in the days before Brazil ruled the "beautiful game." |
| Why urban gardens can cut obesity | | | What's better than fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables? How about fresh, locally-grown, free fruits and vegetables, all within an easy walk of your home or office? |
| Well Australians Are Getting Fatter | | | Australia may be known for its rugged outdoor lifestyles but recent statistics suggest a different reality. Australia and its equally outdoorsy neighbor, New Zealand, are now two of the fattest countries in the developed world. |
| Scientists smell success with durian wine | | | July 21 - Scientists in Singapore are turning their hands to wine-making, using the pungent-smelling durian as a replacement for grapes. They're still a long way from commercializing durian wine, but the researchers are confident that the so-called "King of Fruits" has potential for producing a wine that people will want to drink. Tara Cleary reports. |
| David Gilberts Sons | | | An impenetrable author gathers his three sons for a tense reunion in David Gilberts novel. |
| Athletics New blade running hero | | | Last year he shocked South Africa's Oscar Pistorius to win over 200m at the Paralympics and Sunday Brazil's Alan Oliveira returned to London's Olympic Stadium to prove he is the fastest amputee sprinter in the world. |
| Child Prostitution Raids Rescue 105 Young People | | | Declaring child prostitution a "persistent threat" in America, the FBI said Monday that authorities had rescued 105 young people and arrested 150 alleged pimps in a three-day sweep in 76 cities. |
| France Orders Strauss-Kahn to Stand Trial | | | French magistrates charged Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former chief of the International Monetary Fund, and 12 others with aggravated procurement in a group, or pimping. |
| UPDATE 1-Valeant Pharma to save more from Bausch Lomb deal | | | July 29 (Reuters) - Canada's Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc said it would cut 10 to 15 percent jobs after buying contact lens maker Bausch Lomb and added that cost savings may rise from initial estimates at the time of the deal. |
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