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News Feed Latest worldwide news 'Wall of trees' to save wildlife Nairobi National Park is that rarest of things -- a conservation park located within a city -- and it is now a physical manifestation of the front lines in Kenya's human-wildlife conflict. Shortcuts Opting to Blow the Whistle or Choosing to Walk Away Many employees are using their companies ethics procedures to report misdeeds, but the outcome is sometimes not what they expected or hoped. Santiago Calatrava Collects Critics as Well as Fans The architect Santiago Calatrava is collecting critics as buildings develop problems. TPG agrees to sell China leasing business to Haitong for $715 mln HONG KONG, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Global private equity firm TPG Capital has agreed to sell its China leasing business UT Capital Group Co Ltd to Haitong International Holdings, a unit of Haitong... Irans New President Condemns Holocaust as a Crime An interview with CNN was part of an energetic effort by President Hassan Rouhani of Iran to distinguish himself from his bombastic predecessor. Gray Matter Why We Like Sad Music The emotions that we feel when listening to sad music differ from those that we perceive, a study shows. Bayern catches Dortmund at top Josep Guardiola hails Bayern Munich's best Bundesliga performance this season after his side crushes Schalke 4-0 on Saturday as leader Borussia Dortmund drops points for the first time. EMERGING MARKETS-Pension funds boost Mexican stocks; U.S. fears hurt Brazil * Telecom stock declines, U.S. debt concerns hurt Bovespa * Mexico IPC up 1.25 pct, Chile IPSA down 0.41 pct MEXICO CITY, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Mexican stocks surged on Wednesday, helped by big institutional investors adjusting their portfolios as the third quarter nears its conclusion, while U.S. budgetary and fiscal wranglings hurt Brazil. Mexico's IPC index ended the day up 1.25 percent, while Brazil's benchmark Bovespa stock index was 0.31 percent off at 54,261.11 points. Wo UPDATE 1-Private equity owner cuts stake in HellermannTyton LONDON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Private equity group Doughty Hanson said it sold a 20.9 percent stake in cable equipment maker HellermannTyton Group Plc for about 119 million pounds ($191.21 million). Brazilian cinema brings guns, coke, poetry to London LONDON (Reuters) - With movies ranging from an American poet's sexual awakening to a love story cut short by betrayal, cocaine and a Winchester rifle, the 5th Brazilian Film Festival in London opens this Thursday. Generic drug sales help Rite Aid to surprise profit (Reuters) - Rite Aid Corp, the No. 3 drugstore chain in the United States, reported a surprise quarterly profit after generic drug sales boosted margins, sending its shares up by a fifth to their... Katy Perry becomes four times the artist Sept 24 - Madame Tussauds unveils multiple wax figures of the global pop star. Alicia Powell reports. ArtsBeat Robert Johnsons Family Fights in Court Over Photo Rights The son of the blues guitarist Robert Johnson and more distant relatives are fighting in court over ownership of the two known photographs of him. DealBook Alibaba Is Said to Move Toward an I.P.O. in the U.S. The Chinese Internet company has ended talks with the Hong Kong stock exchange over an initial public offering. Preoccupations The Urban Lands of Opportunity Where we live, rather than whox2019;s employing us, may now be attaching us to our work and careers. BRICs will suffer from QE rollback - World Bank June 19 - As quantitative easing slows, developing countries will struggle to access capital, warns World Bank President Jim Yong Kim at a newsmaker event in London. Opinion Attack no shock Al-Shabaab, al-Qaeda's brutal Somali affiliate, has claimed credit for the attack by multiple gunmen at an upscale shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya that has already killed at least 39 people. Former Chief of Jewish Charity Stole Money Early and Often, Prosecutors Say A criminal complaint says William E. Rapfogel was mired in fraud nearly from the start of his 21 years with the Metropolitan New York Council on Jewish Poverty. Wild pigs menace suburban Atlanta ATLANTA (Reuters) - Wild pigs have descended on a suburban Atlanta neighborhood where they are scaring children, making a general nuisance of themselves, and acting as they if they own the place. Besiktas, Galatasaray ends in violence A derby match between Besiktas and Galatasaray in Istanbul was abandoned on Sunday as one of Europe's most fiercely contested football rivalries descended into violence and chaos. Gadgetwise Headphones for Protection, Not Cranking It Up The 3M Tekk Protection WorkTunes headphones keep excessive noise out, and wont damage your ears with loud music levels, either. EMERGING MARKETS-Pension funds boost Mexican stocks; U.S. fears hurt Brazil * Telecom stock declines, U.S. debt concerns hurt Bovespa * Mexico IPC up 1.25 pct, Chile IPSA down 0.41 pct MEXICO CITY, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Mexican stocks surged on Wednesday, helped by big... The Buzz Today Cher sounds-off on Miley Cyrus, Hailee Steinfeld's shakespearen romance and Chris Hemsworth's secret revealed! Currents | QA An Osmond Offers Up a Bit of Home Donny Osmond on the new housewares collection he created with his wife, Debbie. BRIEF-Doughty Hanson to reduce stake in HellermannTyton Sept 25 (Reuters) - Hellermanntyton Group PLC * J.p. morgan SEC plc - proposed placing * Doughty hanson today announces its intention to sell part of its shareholding Ivory Coast won't transfer former first lady to the Hague Ivory Coast says it will not transfer former first lady Simone Gbagbo to the International Criminal Court, and plans to try her in a domestic court instead. Gbagbo is accused of crimes against humanity. Well Statins Tied to Cataract Risk In one of the largest studies ever done on the subject, researchers have found that taking statins, the widely used cholesterol-lowering drugs, is associated with an increased risk for cataracts. Obama and Iranian Leader Miss Each Other, Diplomatically The near miss between President Obama and President Hassan Rouhani of Iran illustrates the political sensitivities that will affect both leaders as they try to embark on a diplomatic path. NASA enlists ex-Air Force drones for tropical storm research CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA is using of a pair of decommissioned military drones to study how tropical storms develop over the Atlantic Ocean. T Magazine Primer | Tools and Tips for Surviving Paris Fashion Week Everything you need to survive in style, from cant-miss exhibitions to a good workout to a heated pool for hiding out between shows. ArtsBeat Levine Returns to the Met James Levine was greeted to a thundering ovation as he returned to the conductors podium at the Metropolitan Opera after a two-year absence because of injury. T Magazine Market Report | World-Class Watches for International Travelers These stylish timepieces for men and women, which can keep track of up to 24 time zones, cater to the worlds most serious journeyers. UPDATE 2-U.S. household wealth rises $1.3 trillion in 2nd qtr WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - A rise in home and stock prices lifted U.S. household net worth to a record high in the second quarter, giving a hopeful sign for the nation's economy, Federal Reserve... Phys Ed How Physical Fitness May Promote School Success Physically fit children absorb and retain new information more effectively than children who are out of shape, a new study finds, raising timely questions about the wisdom of slashing schools physical education programs. Cheaper iPhone Will Cost More in China While many analysts expected Apple to price the iPhone 5C at about $400, it will actually go for significantly more in China, where the company is struggling. QA Exporting an iPhoto Library to Aperture How to move photos from iPhoto to Aperture, and how to update a Google Calendar invitation. Tasting the Green Circle Chickens In a blind tasting, Melissa Clark and two Dining editors sampled the chickens fed scraps from some of New Yorks best restaurants. IMF approves next $1 billion for Ireland bailout program WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund disbursed the next $1 billion aid tranche to Ireland on Wednesday, as the European island nation remains on track with the conditions... ArtsBeat Stings Musical to Open on Broadway After Chicago Tryout The Last Ship will open in Chicago next summer, before a planned Broadway opening that fall. Passengers lack info on cruise ship crime Vegas stole the slogan. But cruise ships can also lay claim Whatever happens on cruise ships, stays on cruise ships.

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