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News Feed Latest worldwide news Scientists urge Europe to shift focus to bowel cancer screening AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - European governments should divert funds to routine bowel cancer tests from less effective breast and prostate screening programs, scientists said on Saturday, presenting what they called "irrefutable" evidence that bowel screening saves lives. Tsonga and Simon Reach Open De Moselle Final Top-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will aim for his third straight Open de Moselle title when he plays Gilles Simon in an all-French final Sunday. Well Ask Well Is It Safe to Eat Soy? Concerns have been raised about possible health risks from eating soy. Anahad OConnor responds. Movie Review | 'Winter Nomads' Winter Nomads, a Documentary on French Shepherds A shepherd and his young apprentice spend a winter outdoors escorting 800 sheep on a traditional season of free grazing in Winter Nomads. Refugee boat sinks on way to Australia, 21 dead Indonesian police JAKARTA (Reuters) - A boat carrying migrants to Australia sank off the Indonesian coast on Friday, killing at least 21 people, Indonesian police said, a sign that Australia's tough new immigration rules may not be enough to deter would-be asylum seekers. Why Kimi was not paid Kimi Raikkonen is leaving Lotus because he has not been paid his salary -- and the Formula One team now admits its philosophy is to prioritize spending on the car not its star drivers. QA Gaming With Chrome, and Bypassing Windows 8 Fans of the game Minecraft may be able to get it to play on a Google Chrome notebook, and how to go directly from Windows 7 to Windows 8.1 Figure of fun to major champion This time it'll be Jason Dufner who laughs last and loudest. ArtsBeat Bernadette Peters Will Star in Sondheim-Marsalis Collaboration She will be one of the performers in A Bed and a Chair, which features Mr. Sondheims songs reimagined and arranged for a jazz orchestra. Greek police arrest leader, lawmakers of far-right Golden Dawn ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek police arrested the leader and more than a dozen senior members of the far-right Golden Dawn party early on Saturday after the killing of an anti-fascist rapper by a party supporter triggered outrage and protests across the country. Pawnshops hit paydirt as Southeast Asians sweat before pay day SINGAPORE/BANGKOK (Reuters) - Faced with rising living costs and unable to wait until pay day, growing numbers of Southeast Asians are putting their gold jewelry and designer watches in hock,... Official Poachers poison 87 elephants More than 80 elephants in Zimbabwe have been poisoned with cyanide -- the latest victims of poachers keen to feed soaring global demand for illegally trafficked ivory. Team New Zealand on the ropes For sailing fans, boxing references don't immediately spring to mind when describing the thrills and spills of their sport -- even if it is the biggest race of all The America's Cup. CFTC fines Vision Financial for second time this week CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission fined Vision Financial Markets $525,000 on Friday for illegally commingling customer money with company funds. Whats On Wednesday Television highlights. Motorsport New Jersey F1 race back on The American dream of holding two Formula One races in 2014 is kept alive as a new Grand Prix of America is added to the 2014 calendar. Planet penetrator offers high-speed path to Europa Sept. 24 - Scientists curious about possible life on Europa, one of Jupiter's moons, are developing a capsule that can be fired at high speed into the moon's surface to dislodge and collect samples. Astrium, a subsidiary of aerospace giant EADS, could be involved in a proposed European Space Agency (ESA) mission to Europa within the decade, and has been test-firing its planet penetrating rockets to prepare. Jim Drury reports. Coyotes Beat Sharks 2-1 to End Preseason Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored a power-play goal late in the third period and the Phoenix Coyotes closed out their preseason schedule with a 2-1 win over the San Jose Sharks on Friday night. Study Sees a Higher Risk of Storms on the Horizon Rising temperatures and the atmospheric changes they spawn are most likely to generate more severe-weather days in the eastern and central parts of the nation by midcentury, scientists concluded. Blues Get 4-1 Preseason Win Over Wild T.J. Oshie and Patrik Berglund scored 51 seconds apart during St. Louis' four-goal third period, leading the Blues to a 4-1 exhibition victory over the Minnesota Wild on Friday night. China obsesses about rumors In China online popularity can sometimes spell trouble. Meet the 'mermaid' of Barcelona With a first name that means "wave" in Catalan, perhaps Ona Carbonell was destined to pursue a career in water sports. Is "Swiss Made" sought in Asia? CNN's Patricia Wu talks to IWC's CEO on how much the "Swiss Made" label means to Asian consumers. U.S., Panama in talks on tax evasion pact -Treasury Sept 27, WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Panama are in talks on a tax evasion agreement, the U.S. Treasury Department said on Friday, a sign of U.S. progress in implementing a crackdown... Djokovic's No. 1 milestone Novak Djokovic admitted that this year could have been better for him at the grand slams. He won the Australian Open but lost two finals and had clay-court king Rafael Nadal on the ropes at the French Open. Hispanics Grow Cool to G.O.P., Poll Finds A new survey shows that Hispanics have grown negative toward the Republican Party during the immigration fight and lean liberal on social issues like gay marriage. BlackBerry confirms deep loss and revenue drop TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd reported a quarterly loss of nearly $1 billion on Friday, in line with a warning it gave last week, just days after the smartphone maker accepted its largest shareholder's tentative $4.7 billion bid to take it private. Your Money Adviser Free Apps for Nearly Every Health Problem, but What About Privacy? An analysis of 43 popular wellness apps by the nonprofit Privacy Rights Clearinghouse found that many apps connect to advertising and data-analysis sites without the users knowledge. Wealth Matters Financing Start-Up Dreams With Retirement Savings You can use 401(k) money to create a new business, but beware the rules are complicated and the Internal Revenue Service will be watching closely. T Magazine The Scene | Paris Fashion Week Haider Ackermann Scenes from the Paris Fashion Week photo diary of Filippo Mutani. New delays hit Obamacare rollout before October 1 launch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Thursday announced new delays in rolling out President Barack Obama's healthcare reform, saying small business and Spanish-language health insurance... QA Gaming With Chrome, and Bypassing Windows 8 Fans of the game Minecraft may be able to get it to play on a Google Chrome notebook, and how to go directly from Windows 7 to Windows 8.1 Monaco's F1 transformation The most famous race in Formula One -- the Monaco Grand Prix -- brings a change of pace to Monaco's Mediterranean idyll. Bands unite for peace Two Israeli bands, one Jewish and one Arab, are joining together in "metal brotherhood" to spread a message of peace through rock 'n roll. No clear path to ending U.S. debt limit, spending impasse WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Republicans on Thursday refused to give in to President Barack Obama's demand for straightforward bills to run the government beyond September 30... Hits to the Head Dont Differ With Age, Research Indicates Football players as young as 7 sustain hits comparable in magnitude to those absorbed by high school and adult players, and most of the hits are sustained in practices, not games. Could Germany's nuclear gamble fail? As Germany's switchover from nuclear power to renewable energy gathers pace, concerns are mounting over the cost to country's prosperity and its already squeezed consumers. AP Source Pacers, George Agree to New Contract Paul George wanted to keep playing in Indiana. Larry Bird made sure he wasn't going anywhere. The harm that casinos do David Frum says casinos are more than an entertaining diversion. They extract money from those least able to afford it. Dozens killed in Mumbai collapse Rescuers in Mumbai are searching for survivors in the rubble of a residential building which collapsed early Friday, trapping an unknown number of people.

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