Unilever aims for big hair day with Alberto buy | Reuters

By David Jones
LONDON | Mon Sep 27, 2010 3:41pm BST
LONDON (Reuters) - Consumer goods group Unilever Plc/NV will buy U.S. hair and skin care company Alberto Culver for $3.7 billion (2.3 billion pounds) in the latest move to rebalance its portfolio towards higher growth lines.

Setback for Chavez in Venezuela vote | Reuters

Members of MUD (United Movement for Democracy) Ismael Garcia (L) and Caracas Mayor Antonio Ledezma (R) celebrate after listening to electoral results in Caracas September 27, 2010.
Credit: Reuters/Gil Montano
By Frank Jack Daniel and Patricia Rondon
CARACAS | Mon Sep 27, 2010 3:02pm BST
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition won a third of the seats in  ...

Furyk captures Tour Championship and FedExCup | Reuters

By Mark Lamport-Stokes
ATLANTA | Sun Sep 26, 2010 11:00pm BST
ATLANTA (Reuters) - American Jim Furyk held his nerve over a shaky closing stretch to win the Tour Championship by one shot at East Lake Golf Club on Sunday, along with FedExCup honours and the $10 million (6.32 million pound) bonus.

Ben Folds, Nick Hornby take trip down Lonely Avenue | Reuters

By Michael D. Ayers
NEW YORK | Sun Sep 26, 2010 6:02pm BST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - It may seem an unlikely pairing to fans of singer/songwriter Ben Folds and novelist Nick Hornby. But to them, collaborating on a new album due out this Tuesday seemed like a natural thing to do.

U.S. set to be a posse of one on China yuan at G20 | Reuters

By Paul Eckert
WASHINGTON | Sun Sep 26, 2010 5:17pm BST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner faces a lonely campaign to make China's currency a major issue at the next Group of 20 summit as would-be allies shrink from confronting Beijing.

Venezuela gives BP approval to discuss assets sale

By Marianna Parraga
CARACAS | Sun Sep 26, 2010 4:07pm BST
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela has granted BP (BP.L)(BP.N) permission to negotiate the sale of its assets in the South American OPEC member, Venezuelan Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez said on Sunday.

Israeli settlement freeze ends with peace talks in doubt | Reuters

An Israeli settler waves a flag across the street from a left-wing protest in Jerusalem calling for the continuation of a building freeze September 26, 2010.
Credit: Reuters/Ammar Awad
By Ari Rabinovitch
JERUSALEM | Mon Sep 27, 2010 12:49am BST
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel allowed its 10-month settlement construction freeze in the West Bank to expire on Monday, ..

Interactive Feature: On Darwin’s ‘On the Origin of Species’

Evolutionary biologists and historians of science comment on Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species.”

Really? - Exercise Ball vs. Desk Chair - Question

THE FACTS Exercise balls are becoming a popular alternative to plain old office chairs, a way — some say — to burn more calories and improve posture.

Observatory - Albatross Is Dethroned as Bird With Top Wingspan

Sven Tränkner

The wandering albatross has the largest known wingspan of any living bird, at times reaching nearly 12 feet. But millions of years ago, there was a bird with wings that dwarfed those of the albatross, researchers now report.