Obama pressures Putin

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama piled pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to force pro-Russian separatists to stop blocking an investigation into the downing of flight MH17.  Full Article 

Fighting in Ukraine, Gaza sends Wall Street lower 12:15pm EDT

NEW YORK - U.S. stocks fell on Monday, following the sharpest moves in indexes in the past three months during the two previous sessions, as developments in Ukraine and Gaza continue to garner investor focus.

Conflict in Gaza

Israelis take cover on the side of a road as a siren sounds warning of incoming rockets outside the northern Gaza Strip July 15, 2014REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Life under Israel’s Iron Dome

By Keren Blankfeld 

As Hamas keeps lobbing rockets, I feel myself, along with others, become confounded by how surreal life in Tel Aviv has become.  Commentary 
Employees work at a production line prior to a seizure conducted by officers from the Shanghai Food and Drug Administration, at the Husi Food factory in Shanghai, July 20, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer
Business

Yum, McDonald's crisis: floor meat, old food

By Adam Jourdan

SHANGHAI - McDonald's and Yum Brands are facing a new food safety scare in China, denting the fast food giants' efforts to shore up reputations that were hurt by a 2012 safety scandal.  Full Article | Video 

News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch waits to testify before the House Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law Subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington September 30, 2010. REUTERS/Richard Clement
Media

How Murdoch can make larger inroads in China

By Ronald Grover 

Rupert Murdoch's plan to buy Time Warner would help the Twenty-First Century Fox chairman make larger inroads in China, a fast-growing market that media moguls are finding hard to crack.  Full Article 

Jack Ma, chairman of China's largest e-commerce firm Alibaba Group, attends a corporate event at the company's headquarters on the outskirts of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province April 23, 2013. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Breakingviews

The Alibaba leap of faith

Potential investors in Alibaba can probably trust founder and chairman Jack Ma to act in their interests - but with a few important caveats, says Breakingviews' John Foley.  Video 

Vegard Groeslie Wennesland, a survivor of the July 22, 2011 shooting at Utoeya, poses for a photo at a cafe in Oslo, July 11, 2014. REUTERS/Gwladys Fouche
Life

Survivors still bear scars of Breivik shootings

By Gwlady's Fouche 

KONGSBERG Norway - Memories of "July 22", as the attacks in central Oslo and at a youth camp on Utoeya island are commonly known, remain raw for relatives of the victims and the hundreds of survivors.   Full Article 

Video

Breakingviews: Fannie may die, at last

Report
 Breakingviews: Fannie may die, at last

Richard Beales talks to Dan Indiviglio about the latest plan to wind down and replace U.S. mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and why it could – eventually – actually happen.

Reuters FYI: News Worth Knowing

Civil War re-enactors fire a cannon every hour to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Atlanta, in Atlanta, Georgia, July 19, 2014. REUTERS/Christopher Aluka Berry

Mummies, Civil War and censorship

Actors remember the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Atanta; the Chicago cubs sue fake team mascots and Thai media ask for the easing of press curbs. Amy Tennery's picks of Reuters news.   Full Article 

Reuters Video

Frans van Houten, chief executive (CEO) of Philips, speaks during the presentation of the 2013 full-year results in Amsterdam, January 28, 2014. REUTERS/Toussaint Kluiters/United Photos

No plan to quit Russia: Philips CEO

Philips remains committed to Russia even after losing two of its staff in the Malaysian jet shot down over Ukraine, says CEO Frans van Houten as the firm reports forecast-beating second quarter earnings.  Video