| Latest worldwide news | U.S. prosecutors accuse ex-Mexican governor of laundering millions | | | McALLEN, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors have accused a former Mexican state governor of laundering stolen millions via the United States, in an unwelcome reminder for the Mexican government of corruption allegations dogging the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party. |
| Can this tech bring whole world online? | | | Step into any major urban center across Africa and you'll have no problem accessing your favorite websites. Step outside the city, however, and you'll soon have to say goodbye to the web. |
| "I'm not Tarzan," Pope Francis tells young crowd | | | CAGLIARI, Sardinia (Reuters) - Pope Francis brought laughter to a crowd of young people on Sunday when he told them he was not "Tarzan" but gets his staying power during times of difficulty from his faith. |
| No. 5 Stanford Routs No. 23 Arizona State, 42-28 | | | Tyler Gaffney ran for 95 yards and two touchdowns, Anthony Wilkerson added 68 yards and another score, and No. 5 Stanford started strong in a 42-28 victory over No. 23 Arizona State on Saturday night in the Pac-12 opener for both teams. |
| Republican infighting on full display on U.S. Senate floor | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican infighting took a nasty turn in the U.S. Senate on Thursday with Senator Bob Corker accusing fellow conservative Ted Cruz of using the looming fiscal deadline for self-promotion and to endear himself further with Tea Party groups. |
| COMMODITIES-Oil up on bargain hunting; gold drops on dollar | | | By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Oil rose on Thursday as bargain hunters entered the market following recent losses and copper edged higher supported by improving demand in top consumer China. Gold fell as a rise in the dollar and mixed U.S. economic indicators prompted investors to take profits from bullion's gains in the previous session. In crop markets, raw sugar fell from Wednesday's 4-1/2-month highs while robusta coffee hit three-year lows . Wheat rose for the |
| Thai provinces hit by floods, authorities say industry safe | | | BANGKOK (Reuters) - Nine people have died and more than 1 million have been affected by flooding in Thailand, officials said on Wednesday, but authorities offered assurances that floodwaters would not reach central industrial areas and near Bangkok as in 2011. |
| Chinese 'whistleblower' freed | | | A Chinese journalist jailed for eight years for leaking government restrictions on reporting has been freed. Shi Tao made headlines in 2004 when he sent the media restrictions to a human rights group -- an act that China said amounted to "leaking state secrets." |
| Where superyachts are born | | | CNN's MainSail takes a sneak peak inside the Wally workshop, which has built some of the world's most expensive boats. |
| Russian courts order activists held over Arctic oil protest | | | MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Thursday ordered 14 Greenpeace activists and a photographer to be held in custody for two months pending further investigation over a protest against offshore Arctic oil drilling, drawing criticism from the environmental group. |
| A Peaceful Voyage | | | The artists Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, with the help of schoolchildren, launch a boat/art installation inspired by the Sept. 11 attacks. |
| Ghana's tricky commute | | | CNN's Errol Barnett discovers some of the innovative and creative ways Ghanaians handle the challenges of commuting. |
| Activists infiltrate Belgian F1 race | | | Activists protesting against Arctic oil drilling infiltrate a Formula One race in Belgium Sunday, but the off-track incident does not stop Sebastian Vettel's march towards a fourth successive world title. |
| A Back and Forth About Narcissism | | | A social-science journal invited Jean M. Twenge and one of her most prominent critics, Jeffrey Arnett, to debate the levels of narcissism in todays emerging adults. |
| Why oil is where Iran feels the pain | | | Economic sanctions have ground down the Iranian economy and hit the energy sector. The country has huge potential and now, it seems, a moderate tone. But will it destabilize the oil markets? CNN's John Defterios explains. |
| Al-Shabaab | | | Somali teens, many of them orphans, are lured into Al-Shabaab by the promise of food and security -- not for religious beliefs, but simply to survive, writes James Fergusson. |
| Ex-NFL player commits suicide | | | Paul Oliver, who played defensive back at the University of Georgia then in the NFL for the San Diego Chargers, was found dead Tuesday night from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot, police in suburban Atlanta said. |
| Dream Advance to Conference Finals | | | Erika de Souza scored 10 of her 18 points during a decisive fourth quarter and the host Atlanta Dream beat the Washington Mystics, 80-72, in the decisive Game 3 of their W.N.B.A. first-round series. |
| Nokia handset sale hammers hedge funds | | | LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - Hedge funds betting that the collapse in Finnish telecom group Nokia's share price would continue got a rude surprise on Tuesday, and their rush to unwind their bets left the... |
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