| Latest worldwide news | Swiss engineers bring acoustic solution to noise pollution | | | Aug. 29 - Acoustic engineers at EPFL in Switzerland are developing a sound tracking system they say will help regulators control traffic flow and reduce road noise. The World Health Organization says road noise is a major contributor to poor health in Europe but by monitoring traffic flow, the engineers think they can help. Tara Cleary reports. |
| Try the poor man's space travel | | | Part of the imagined charms of space flight is not just the view from the window. It is also the thrill of breaking the shackles of gravity and free-floating. Now taking a break from Newton's laws is easier (and cheaper) than ever. |
| Florida State Rolls Behind Big Debut | | | The redshirt freshman quarterback Jameis Winston passed for 356 yards and 4 touchdowns in a spectacular debut and No. 11 Florida State dominated Pittsburgh, 41-13, on Monday night. |
| Morsy to stand trial for inciting murder | | | Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy will stand trial for incitement to conduct murder and "thuggery" relating to clashes in Cairo last year, state-run MENA reported. |
| Japan government abandons hands-off approach to Fukushima clean-up | | | TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government is moving to take a more direct role in the clean-up of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, as concerns grow over the ability of embattled operator Tokyo Electric to handle the legacy of the worst atomic disaster in a quarter century. |
| The Cheaters Club | | | Photos from the Amoralists production of the new play by Derek Ahonen. |
| Italian poultry worker tests positive for avian flu | | | ROME (Reuters) - A man who works with poultry in Italy has tested positive for avian influenza following outbreaks among birds on farms in the northern Emilia Romagna region, the Italian Health Ministry said on Monday. |
| Meet F1's 'Mr. Consistency' | | | He may hate the attention off the track, but it's hard to avoid the media glare when you've been driving as well as Kimi Raikkonen this season. |
| Egypt's president says road map on track as Islamists protest | | | CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's interim president, Adly Mansour, said on Tuesday that a plan for a return to civilian government after the army's removal of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi was on track despite "challenges" and that emergency law should be lifted soon. |
| The 6,000-Barbie doll man | | | Sept. 3 - A Singaporean man who describes himself as a "toy nerd" shows off his collection of more than 6,000 Barbie dolls. Tara Cleary reports. |
| Soros Angela Merkel was the creator of the European crisis | | | George Soros explains to Reuters' Chrystia Freeland how German Chancellor Angela Merkel's actions in 2008 could lead to the disintegration of the European Union. Consequently, a disorderly default of European sovereignties may lead to a global financial meltdown worse than 2008. He explains his analysis here. |
| Brazil, Mexico want spy answers | | | The U.S. National Security Agency directly targeted the communications of the presidents of Brazil and Mexico, according to a Brazilian news report likely to heighten tensions between the United States and Latin America's two biggest economies. |
| Indian women on harassment | | | A U.S. student's experience of sexual harassment in India has triggered much anguish. Four women tell CNN of their own sufferings. |
| Turkmen gas exports to China to hit 65 bcm/year by 2020 | | | ASHGABAT, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Turkmenistan will boost its natural gas shipments to China by an additional 25 billion cubic metres (bcm) annually to up to 65 bcm a year by 2020, Turkmen President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov and a senior government official said on Tuesday. |
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