• Singapore Forumla 1 Grand Prix: Track Tweaks and Tyre Wear Leave Mercedes in a Spin

  Formula One world championship leader Lewis Hamilton was unhappy with track changes at the Singapore Grand Prix on Friday as he and his Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg endured an uncharacteristically tough day in practice.

  

• U.S. Accuses Volkswagen Of Clean Air Violations, Order Recalls of 500000 Cars

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and California environmental regulators on Friday accused Volkswagen AG of deliberately circumventing clean air rules on nearly 500,000 diesel cars and the company could face penalties of up to $18 billion.

  

• Soccer-FIFPro Says Game Would Be Better Off Without Transfers

  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - FIFPro's plans to dismantle the transfer system may sound far-fetched and possibly eccentric to the average fan but the world players' union says there is no other way to fix a sport which is losing its competitive edge.

  

• California Wildfires 2015: Crews Gain Ground on California Blazes, Search for Missing Goes On

  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Firefighters battling two devastating and deadly wildfires in drought-stricken Northern California over the past week have gained more ground, fire officials said on Friday, as the search goes on for those reported missing.

  

• Lebanese Journalist Karma Khayat Convicted of Defying Hague Court Order

  THE HAGUE (Reuters) - A U.N.-backed court said on Friday that a Lebanese journalist had risked exposing purported witnesses in its hearings over the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri, and had defied a court order to remove the material from a website.