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Extreme retirement abroad: How one footloose couple sees the world

For Americans looking to retire abroad, deciding where to live can be a challenge. But Lynne and Tim Martin took that question off the table by deciding to retire everywhere and anywhere.

Sep 18, 2014 4:18 PM EDT

Life

Archaeologists uncover buried gas chambers at Sobibor death camp

Archaeologists working at the site of the Nazi concentration camp at Sobibor, in eastern Poland, say they have uncovered previously-hidden gas chambers in which an estimated quarter of a million Jews were killed.

Microsoft lays off 2,100 as part of earlier job cut plan

Microsoft Corp made a second round of layoffs on Thursday, moving towards its target of cutting 18,000 staff, or about 14 percent of its workforce, as Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella tries to slim down the giant software company.

Markets

Dollar hits six-year peak vs yen, stocks rally

The dollar hit a more than six-year peak against the yen on Thursday on data showing U.S. jobless claims fell more than expected last week, while global equity markets rallied after the Federal Reserve renewed a pledge to keep interest rates low.

Dollar slips vs euro after U.S. CPI data hints at dovish Fed

The U.S. dollar edged lower against the euro on Wednesday after data showed U.S. consumer prices fell last month, fuelling scepticism that the Federal Reserve will adopt a more hawkish tone in a policy statement later in the session.

Sep 17, 2014 11:42 AM EDT

Swiss keeper shocked after fans urinate in his water bottle

A Swiss goalkeeper has threatened legal action after fans of a rival lower league team urinated in his water bottle and then taunted him when, unawares, he took a sip during a match at the weekend.

Sep 17, 2014 11:37 AM EDT

A Minute With: Ethan Hawke on lessons from Robin Williams

It has been more than 25 years since a young Ethan Hawke stepped on his desk to salute his teacher, portrayed by Robin Williams, in "Dead Poets Society."

Sep 17, 2014 11:32 AM EDT

Ebola could drain billions of dollars from African economies: World Bank

The largest-ever outbreak of Ebola could drain billions of dollars from economies in West Africa by the end of next year if the epidemic is not contained, the World Bank said in an analysis on Wednesday.

Sep 17, 2014 11:26 AM EDT

U.S. NSA chief says monitoring tech-savvy Islamic State

As U.S. military leaders outlined their strategy before Congress to fight Islamic State militants on the battlefield, the National Security Agency chief said on Tuesday he was watching the media-savvy group's cyber capabilities.

Sep 17, 2014 11:23 AM EDT

Ukraine PM tells army to be on full battle alert despite ceasefire

Ukraine's prime minister told the defense ministry on Wednesday to ensure that government forces were on full battle alert despite a 12-day ceasefire with Russian-backed separatists.

Sep 17, 2014 11:16 AM EDT

Xi sees factory China and back office India as global engine

The "world's factory" and the "world's back office" could together drive global economic growth, Chinese President Xi Jinping said as he began a rare visit to India on Wednesday, playing down mistrust that has long kept the Asian giants apart.

Sep 17, 2014 11:13 AM EDT

Shares in Russia's Sistema plunge with billionaire chairman under house arrest

Shares in sprawling Russian holding company Sistema plummeted over 30 percent on Wednesday after its billionaire chairman was placed under house arrest, wiping more than $2 billion in value off the company.

Sep 17, 2014 11:10 AM EDT

Scots' support for independence lags on eve of referendum

On the eve of Scotland's historic referendum, polls showed support for staying in the United Kingdom just ahead of backing for independence but tens of thousands of citizens were still agonizing over which way to vote on Thursday.

Sep 17, 2014 11:04 AM EDT

U.S. consumer prices post first decline in 16 months

U.S. consumer prices fell for the first time in nearly 1-1/2 years in August and underlying inflation pressures were muted, which could lessen the urgency for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates.

Sep 17, 2014 11:00 AM EDT

Wells Fargo finds mortgage myths hamper home purchases

Getting a mortgage in the United States may be easier than many borrowers think, according to a survey released Monday by Wells Fargo & Co, the largest U.S. mortgage lender.

Sep 16, 2014 11:32 AM EDT

Israeli artist depicts pain of rootless Jews in Berlin exhibition

Moshe Gershuni's expressive, historically loaded art, which places symbols of the Holocaust in a religious setting and seeks to polarize opinion about current Israeli society, seems unlikely to reward the casual viewer.

Sep 16, 2014 11:29 AM EDT