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Precious collection of treasure debuts in Rome
Oct. 30 - The "Treasure of San Gennaro", an Italian treasure trove of gifts to ward off catastrophe, goes on show in Rome. Tara Cleary reports.


Facebook Eases Privacy Rules for Teenagers
Teenagers will now be able to post items that can be seen by the public, making it easier for the social network to turn a post into an ad that can be shown widely.


iPhone's fingerprint sensor works for dogs
You'll have to be doggedly clever to unlock Mike Linden's new iPhone 5S.


Dining | New Jersey Tailgate Parties Far Beyond Burgers and Dogs
Some football fans are turning to caterers to help elevate the banquet-style celebrations that occur on stadium parking lots.


Serena Williams Pushes Her Limits in WTA Semifinal Win
The No. 1-ranked woman, playing in her 81st match of the year, looked exhausted at times but held on to eliminate Jelena Jankovic.


Russell Peters' good impression
Known for his impressions of different accents, Russell Peters talks about how his time in Hong Kong inspired him.


News Analysis Nothing Personal They Want to Eat You
Sick of zombies? Theres a new wave of evildoers waiting to step in cannibals.


UPDATE 2-BBC to shrink as it shares in UK spending cuts
* 2,000 jobs to be axed, senior manager roles to be cut


Linking Europe and Asia
As a country, Turkey is often described as a bridge between Europe and Asia. On Tuesday, for the first time, the two continents will be officially connected by a multi-billion dollar underwater railway tunnel.


Breakingviews Apple's asterisks
Oct 29 - The iPad maker beat expectations, expanded in China and should have a new product soon. Jeffrey Goldfarb talks to Rob Cyran about the two ways investors can interpret Apple's latest results.


Court rejects Bo Xilai appeal
A court in eastern China on Friday upheld the guilty verdict and life sentence against former high-flying politician Bo Xilai, effectively ending one of the messiest political scandals to hit the ruling Chinese Communist Party in decades.


Watch CNN FC episode 16
Champions League veterans Owen Hargreaves and David Ginola discuss the game between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.


Greeks Question Media, and New Voices Pipe Up
Amid the Greek financial crisis, small radio stations, magazines and websites take a bigger role in the nations civic discussion.


U.S. Dream Chaser space taxi soars on test flight, skids after landing
(Reuters) - A privately owned prototype space plane aced its debut test flight in California but was damaged after landing when a wheel did not drop down, developer Sierra Nevada Corp said on Tuesday.


Nasdaq says human error behind latest trading snafu
(Reuters) - Nasdaq OMX Group said human error left the U.S. exchange unable to transmit index values for nearly 45 minutes on Tuesday, leading to a temporary halt in options trading on some stock...


The Miss America you didn't know
Miss America Nina Davuluri opens up about the cultural clash she experienced when she introduce her boyfriend to her traditional parents.


Israel pushes plans for 3,500 settler homes after prisoners freed
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered officials on Wednesday to press ahead with plans to build 3,500 more homes for Jewish settlers, hours after Israel freed 26 Palestinian prisoners as part of U.S.-brokered peace efforts.


Dance Review John Heginbothams Dark Theater, at BAM
Saties music and a contemporary choreographers movement combine in John Heginbothams Dark Theater, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.


STXNWS LATAM-Brazil bourse removes OGX from indices, shares to continue trading
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Brazil's BMF Bovespa, operator of the So Paulo stock exchange, said late on Wednesday that it would remove oil company OGX Petrleo e Gas Participaes SA from its various stock indices but that the shares, after a brief suspension on Thursday, would continue to trade.


Theater Review House of Dance by Tina Satter at Abrons Arts Center
Even the hopes are shabby for would-be stars in House of Dance, by Tina Satter.


ArtsBeat Seeking Students Short Hamlet Videos
The New York Times invites student actors and actresses to submit their performances of lines from Hamlet using Instagram.


Square Feet Recent Commercial Real Estate
Notable properties that have been recently listed for sale, sold or leased.


Seoul business travel guide
Etiquette, tricky addresses, best hotels by business hub. Here's what many business travelers wish they'd known before arrival.


Prominent Muslim Brotherhood Leader Is Seized in Egypt
The capture of Essam el-Erian, a political adviser to the ousted president, Mohamed Morsi, appears to complete the jailing of the organizations top leaders.


Last year's top ten
The top 10 Heroes In their own words


UPDATE 4-France denies paying ransom as Sahel hostages return
* French FM says "no public money" used to secure hostages


Pilotless jets within reach?
"We're ready to take control" confirms Bob Fraser, a well-seasoned pilot who has been flying for 37 years.


Music Review Jessica Rivera, Kelly OConnor and Robert Spano at Zankel
The soprano Jessica Rivera and the mezzo Kelley OConnor recital at Zankel Hall, accompanied by Robert Spano at the piano, made for a fragrant, appetizing blend of sounds.


Self-stabilising ship to keep oil rig workers on even keel
Oct. 28 - The world's first single hull, floating accommodation vessel that uses its own waves for stability is being prepared for launch in 2015. Designed by Norwegian company, Salt Ship Design for Hyundai Heavy Industries, the vessel will be the largest ship of its kind ever built, providing 800 oil rig workers with a stable, temporary home in rough seas. Jim Drury reports.


Social change in Kenyan slums
African Voices meets Aggrey Otieno, a human rights activist who tackles high rates of maternal mortality in his hometown.


Malmo Weathers Storm to Clinch Swedish Title
Malmo FF secured its 17th Swedish league title, beating Elfsborg, 2-0, in the next-to-last round.


Katy Perry tops Billboard in worst week for album sales since 1991
LOS ANGELES, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Pop singer Katy Perry shot to the top of the weekly Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday with her latest album, "Prism," although overall album sales for the week were the lowest since the publication began charting in 1991.


Love and Math, by Edward Frenkel
A mathematician says that his subject directs the flow of the universe.


No. 13 LSU Dominates 2nd Half, Downs Furman 48-16
Sloppy play by No. 13 LSU had its fans grumbling and feisty Furman believing until Odell Beckham Jr. and Terrence Magee added a few more big plays to their personal highlight collections.


U.S. spy agency's defense Europeans did it too
WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The political uproar over alleged U.S. eavesdropping on close European allies has produced an unusual defense from the National Security Agency NSA says it was the Europeans themselves who did the spying, and then handed data to the Americans.


Classes canceled to deal with race issues
Oberlin College in Ohio suspended classes Monday after a student reported seeing a person resembling a Ku Klux Klan member near the college's Afrikan Heritage House.


Theater Review Eager to Lose, Burlesque at Ars Nova
Eager to Lose, a play that combines rhyming couplets with burlesque, is running at Ars Nova.


U.S. consumer spending gauge rises, but confidence weakens
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A gauge of U.S. consumer spending rose in September as Americans likely snapped up Apple's new iPhone and bought leisure goods, but falling car sales pointed to sluggish...


Encounters Ik Ud The Wildness of Clothes, but Not for Fashion
Mr. Uds wild choices of clothes in his images are not for fashion but a way of conveying culture, he said.


ArtsBeat Designer Thomas Heatherwick to Create Centerpiece for Hudson Yards Project
The Hudson Yards development on Manhattans West Side will feature a public art centerpiece by British designer Thomas Heatherwick.


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