China's former Politburo Standing Committee Member Zhou Yongkang attends the closing ceremony of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in this March 14, 2012 file photo. REUTERS/Jason Lee/Files

China turns up heat on former security chief

By Benjamin Kang Lim, Charlie Zhu and David Lague 

BEIJING/HONG KONG - Zhou Yongkang, China's retired security czar is not just the prime target in President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign but is also being investigated in the probe of the death of his first wife.   Full Article 

Scottish support for independence slips behind unionists a week before vote: poll 12:42am EDT

EDINBURGH - Supporters of keeping Scotland in the United Kingdom have clawed back a 4 percentage point lead over separatists, a YouGov poll showed on Friday with just a week to go before Scots vote in a referendum on independence. | Video

U.S. President Barack Obama pauses during a moment of silence at the Pentagon in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the 9/11 attacks, in Washington September 11, 2014. REUTERS/Gary Cameron
U.S.

Obama, victims' families remember Sept. 11

By Sebastien Malo

NEW YORK - Politicians, dignitaries and victims' relatives were gathering in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania to commemorate the nearly 3,000 people killed in al Qaeda's attack on the United States 13 years ago.  Full Article 

Russian President Vladimir Putin lights a candle during his visit to the Life-giving Trinity church in Moscow, September 10, 2014. REUTERS/Alexei Druzhinin/RIA Novosti/Kremlin
Russia

Russia faces new U.S., EU sanctions

By Adrian Croft and Arshad Mohammed 

BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON - European Union governments agreed to begin their new sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis with immediate effect but could lift them next month if Moscow abides by a fragile truce.   Full Article 

The headquarters building of U.S. satellite TV operator DirecTV is seen in Los Angeles, California in this May 18, 2014, file photo. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn/Files
Deals

Univision to provide content for DirecTV online

By Ronald Grover and Liana B. Baker

Hispanic media giant Univision will be a major supplier of content when satellite operator DirecTV launches an Internet-delivered service aimed at a Hispanic audience, according to two people with knowledge of the agreement.  Full Article 

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Business

Looking for a 5 to 10 percent correction

David Rosenberg, chief economist with Gluskin Sheff and Associates, sees a correction of 5 to 10 percent in stocks. He says it will be a very attractive buying opportunity.  Video 

Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice (27) warms up during the NFL's Super Bowl XLVII football practice in New Orleans, Louisiana January 30, 2013. REUTERS/Sean Gardner
Sports

Former FBI director to lead probe of NFL

By Steve Ginsburg

A former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Robert Mueller III, will lead a probe into the NFL's handling of former Baltimore Ravens player Ray Rice's domestic violence case.  Full Article 

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An illustrated reconstruction shows the new mammal species, Xianshou songae, in this American Museum of Natural History image released on September 10, 2014. REUTERS/Zhao Chuang/American Museum of Natural History/Handout

Putin pizzas and abused robots

Embargo-hit Russia finds a new source for cheese, a Jurassic squirrel and a sleepwalking miracle. Amy Tennery picks coverage you might have missed.   Full Article 

Opinion

Photo

Obama picks his targets while missing the point

By Andrew J. Bacevich
File photo of a beer mug in Munich, September 22, 2012. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Expect a huge hangover in Scotland

By  Bill Coles 

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Volunteers lower a corpse, which is prepared with safe burial practices to ensure it does not pose a health risk to others and stop the chain of person-to-person transmission of Ebola, into a grave in Kailahun, July 18, 2014. REUTERS/WHO/Tarik Jasarevic/Handout via Reuters

Ebola sparks economic contagion

While African countries with Ebola are suffering financially, there are signs that economic contagion is starting to spread to other parts of the continent.  Video