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Ukraine steelmen hold their ground as frontline marches towards port

The war is being fought just over the hills. Civilians have started to flee the city. But the men of the vast Ilyich iron and steel works in the Ukrainain port of Mariupol are still in place, pouring molten steel, running the rolling mill and pledging to defend their factory and town from an onslaught by pro-Russian rebels.

Sep 03, 2014 11:16 AM EDT

World

Obama says NATO must help strengthen Ukraine's military

U.S. President Barack Obama urged NATO on Wednesday to help strengthen Ukraine's military and said the alliance must leave the door open to new members to counter what he called Russian aggression.

Life

Dethroned Myanmar beauty queen and pageant officials tussle over tiara

South Korean organizers of the Miss Asia Pacific World pageant threatened to call in the police on Wednesday in their row with dethroned Myanmar beauty queen May Myat Noe, demanding she return a gem-studded tiara from her home country.

Life

Federer marches on, youth movement stalls at US Open

Roger Federer rolled into the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open for the 10th time in 11 years on Tuesday, while experience finally got the better of youth at the year's final grand slam.

Samsung unveils Galaxy Note 4 with extras but no breakaway features

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, unveiled new versions of its Galaxy Note smartphone on Wednesday after previous design miscues cost it customers in the large-screen phone market it pioneered.

Sep 03, 2014 10:59 AM EDT

Ukraine, Russia agree peace moves but fighting rages on

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday a deal to end fighting in eastern Ukraine could be reached this week, a clear attempt to show the West he was trying to deescalate the conflict despite renewed shelling.

Sep 03, 2014 10:56 AM EDT

Obama says will 'degrade and destroy' Islamic State

The United States plans to fight Islamic State until it is no longer a force in the Middle East and will seek justice for the killing of American journalist Steven Sotloff, President Barack Obama said on Wednesday.

Sep 03, 2014 10:52 AM EDT

What your college kid isn't telling you about money

It is an American rite of passage. Little Johnny finally grows up, goes off to college, and starts handling money on his own. He probably spends a little too much, and racks up some debt.

Sep 02, 2014 11:37 AM EDT

Bullish U.S. manufacturing, construction data bolster growth outlook

U.S. manufacturing activity increased to its highest level in nearly 3-1/2 years in August and construction spending rebounded strongly in July, in further signs of vigor in the economy.

Sep 02, 2014 11:34 AM EDT

Putin orders building hastened at new Russian spaceport

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday ordered construction sped up on a multi-billion-dollar spaceport in Russia's Far East that he said would break reliance on the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and launch future missions to the Moon and Mars.

Sep 02, 2014 11:30 AM EDT

Nigeria records another Ebola case in oil city, 17 cases total

Nigeria has a third confirmed case of Ebola in the oil hub of Port Harcourt, bringing the country's total confirmed infections to 17, with 271 people under surveillance, the health minister said on Monday.

Sep 02, 2014 11:26 AM EDT

Insider traders in U.S. face longer prison terms, Reuters analysis shows

U.S. judges are imposing increasingly long prison terms for insider trading, a Reuters analysis shows. The rise is at least partly driven by the bigger profits being earned through the illegal schemes, defense lawyers said.

Sep 02, 2014 11:22 AM EDT

Drama of mother starving baby grips Venice fest

A film portraying New York City mother who starves her baby because she thinks he is saint-like and food contains impurities has caused a stir at the Venice Film Festival for its switch from light romance to painful psychosis.

Sep 02, 2014 11:17 AM EDT

Williams, Djokovic cruise, Nishikori works late

Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic kept their time in blazing conditions to a bare minimum on Monday as they breezed into the U.S. Open quarter-finals but Eugenie Bouchard's hopes of a maiden grand slam title melted away in the heat.

Sep 02, 2014 11:14 AM EDT

New Apple iPhone to have 'mobile wallet' function: Bloomberg

Apple Inc plans to enable its next iPhone to become a mobile wallet by allowing owners to securely make mobile payments in a store with the touch of a finger, Bloomberg said on Sunday, citing a person familiar with the situation.

Sep 02, 2014 11:09 AM EDT

Somali officials say U.S. struck where al Shabaab were meeting

An air strike by U.S. military forces struck an area where leaders of Somalia's al Qaeda-linked militants were meeting, intelligence sources said on Tuesday, but it was unclear whether any insurgent commanders were killed.

Sep 02, 2014 11:02 AM EDT