Delaware Coast Closes Down for Hurricane Sandy

Delaware Coast Closes Down for Hurricane Sandy
Media Decoder Blog: News Corporation Is Said to Bid for Penguin
India Ink: India's Unassuming Formula One Pioneer
Governments to debate 50 billion euro cut to EU budget
No More Kid Stuff for Taylor Swift
Ruling party leads Ukraine parliamentary poll
VIDEO: SpaceX capsule heads for Earth
Cheap colour test picks up HIV
Chelsea 2-3 Man Utd
US election: Five campaign cash comparisons
India Ink: Formula One Veers Into Global Politics Again
Panama scraps Colon land sale law
Hurricane Sandy set to take US by storm
Junk Bonds Grow More Popular and Turn Even Riskier
Live Updates
Finnish eurosceptics gain local seats, keep pressure on PM
Berlusconi threat to topple Monti shows party divisions
Left in Lithuania eyes vote win after austerity pain
Ukraine's ruling party leads in election: exit polls
French arrest 'top Eta leader'

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 12:55 PM PDT

One by one, hotels were closed and storefronts were boarded up in Rehoboth Beach, Del., as Hurricane Sandy moved toward shore.

Media Decoder Blog: News Corporation Is Said to Bid for Penguin

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 11:35 AM PDT

Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has reportedly offered $1.6 billion cash for Penguin, the book publishing division of Pearson PLC.

India Ink: India's Unassuming Formula One Pioneer

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 12:33 PM PDT

Narain Karthikeyan struggled to get Indian corporates to fund his entry into the sport.

Governments to debate 50 billion euro cut to EU budget

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 12:58 PM PDT

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union governments will debate a cut of at least 50 billion euros this week as the starting point for negotiations on the bloc's proposed 1 trillion-euro ($1.3 trillion) long-term budget, a source familiar with the issue said.

No More Kid Stuff for Taylor Swift

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 09:35 PM PDT

On her new album, "Red," Ms. Swift, now 22, finally begins to sound like an adult.

Ruling party leads Ukraine parliamentary poll

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 12:03 PM PDT

Viktor Yanukovych's party leads exit polls, with Yulia Tymoshenko's party second and boxer Vitali Klitschko's in third.

VIDEO: SpaceX capsule heads for Earth

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 11:59 AM PDT

A privately-built spacecraft has begun its journey back to Earth from the International Space Station carrying an unusual cargo.

Cheap colour test picks up HIV

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 11:53 AM PDT

A cheap test which could detect even low levels of viruses and some cancers has been developed by researchers in the UK.

Chelsea 2-3 Man Utd

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 11:19 AM PDT

Manchester United overcome nine-man Chelsea to move within one point of the Blues at the top of the Premier League.

US election: Five campaign cash comparisons

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 10:32 AM PDT

Money spent on US election = how many fighter jets?

India Ink: Formula One Veers Into Global Politics Again

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 12:12 PM PDT

Ferrari grilled by Indian media for displaying the Italian flag to support Italian marines accused of killing Indian fisherman.

Panama scraps Colon land sale law

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 11:43 AM PDT

Panama's National Assembly repeals a controversial law allowing the sale of land in Colon Free Zone, Latin America's biggest duty-free zone.

Hurricane Sandy set to take US by storm

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 12:44 PM PDT

President warns residents to heed government instruction in order to protect themselves from "serious and big storm".

Junk Bonds Grow More Popular and Turn Even Riskier

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 01:19 PM PDT

More bonds are being issued at the lower end of the junk rating spectrum as individuals continue to buy freely, but big institutional investors have taken a small step back.

Live Updates

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 11:38 AM PDT

Multimedia, maps and live coverage of Hurricane Sandy's path toward the Eastern Seaboard.

Finnish eurosceptics gain local seats, keep pressure on PM

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 12:32 PM PDT

HELSINKI (Reuters) - The anti-euro Finns Party won around 12.8 percent of votes in Finnish municipal elections on Sunday, according to a preliminary count, keeping pressure on the pro-Europe government to take a tough stance on aid to euro zone states.

Berlusconi threat to topple Monti shows party divisions

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 11:09 AM PDT

ROME (Reuters) - Former premier Silvio Berlusconi's threat to bring down Italy's government underscores deep divisions in his center-right party ahead of next year's elections and risks rattling markets which see Prime Minister Monti as Italy's saviour.

Left in Lithuania eyes vote win after austerity pain

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 01:21 PM PDT

VILNIUS (Reuters) - Center-left parties were set to win Lithuania's final round parliamentary election on Sunday thanks to voter anger over spending cuts, likely spelling the end for a conservative government praised abroad as a model of austerity.

Ukraine's ruling party leads in election: exit polls

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 12:51 PM PDT

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich's pro-business ruling party led in a national election on Sunday and seemed likely to keep its majority in parliament, exit polls showed, despite a strong showing by the combined opposition.