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News Feed Latest worldwide news Play to Resume at Cup With U.S. in Early Control Foursomes play at the Presidents Cup was set to resume at 545 p.m. local (2145 GMT) on Friday after a weather delay of just over two-and-a-half hours due to a thunderstorm had halted early United States dominance. Somali Militants Mixing Business and Terror The Shabab, which claimed responsibility for the deadly mall siege in Nairobi, Kenya, makes money through illegal endeavors and even employs a team of accountants. Sotheby's adopts "poison pill" after Loeb raises stake (Reuters) - Sotheby's adopted a "poison pill" to ward off an unwanted takeover, two days after activist investor Daniel Loeb's Third Point LLC said it had raised its stake in the auctioneer and... China hit with flood waters Torrential rains trigger severe flooding in China. Canada's DeLaet Has a Day to Remember at Presidents Cup The intense pressure of the Presidents Cup does funny things to professional golfers, as Graham DeLaet discovered during a roller-coaster round on Thursday. UPDATE 2-Tweeter Home shares explode on apparent Twitter mix-up NEW YORK, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Excitement for Twitter's coming IPO is running pretty high - so much so that some investors on Friday mistook the nearly worthless stock of long-dead electronics retailer... Deadly Riots in Kenya After Muslim Clerics Killing The violence unleashed bubbling religious tensions in the wake of the terrorist attack last month on a shopping mall in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital. FIFA Official Urges Worker Protections Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan said Thursday that soccers governing body needs to support workers rights and World Cup projects in Qatar. Lululemon lawsuit over sheer yoga pants gets lead plaintiff (Reuters) - A Louisiana pension fund will lead U.S. litigation accusing Lululemon Athletica Inc of fraudulently hiding defects that caused yoga pants to become nearly sheer, and concealing talks that led to the surprise departure of its chief executive. No. 1s Djokovic, Serena Advance at China Open Top-ranked Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams advanced with straight-set victories Tuesday at the China Open, while Venus Williams was eliminated. Theater Listings for Oct. 4-10 A guide to theater productions in New York, with a special note of shows in previews or about to open. Oi, Portugal Telecom combine to battle bigger rivals LISBON/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's Grupo Oi SA , facing growing competition from foreign telecom carriers, will combine with Portugal Telecom SGPS SA to form a new company with more than 100... DealBook Alibaba Invests in a Search Engine for Apps Quixey, a search engine for apps, announced on Thursday that it had raised a $50 million financing round led by Alibaba. 'Only one way out' of shutdown President Barack Obama went on a rhetorical offensive against House Republicans on the third day of the federal government shutdown, telling a crowd in Maryland Thursday that there's only one party at fault and one remedy. Washington still deadlocked on shutdown and debt ceiling WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington headed into the fifth day of a partial government shutdown with no end in sight even as another, more serious conflict over raising the nation's borrowing authority started heating up. Vestas Joins With Mitsubishi for Offshore Turbines The venture will develop Vestass 8-megawatt offshore turbines, each of which can power roughly 8,000 households. U.S. municipal bond funds report $690 million of outflows Lipper (Reuters) - U.S. municipal bond funds reported $690 million of net outflows in the week ended October 2, up from $159 million of outflows in the previous week, according to data released by Lipper on... Galatasaray Hires Mancini as New Coach Galatasaray of Turkey hired the former Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini to replace Fatih Terim as coach. T Magazine Art Market | A Home Furnishings Visionary Takes On High Culture Gary Friedman, responsible for invigorating changes at Restoration Hardware over the past decade, has now decided to turn considerable resources toward disruptions in the contemporary art market and beyond. Siege is new blow to Kenya tourism Kenya remains a safe place to visit despite an attack on a Nairobi shopping mall over the weekend in which at least 68 people, including foreigners, died, the country's tourism minister said yesterday. Next week what's worse, earnings or politics? Oct. 04 - Ready or not, here comes earnings season, which will add to investor uncertainty over budget mudslinging in Washington. Conway G. Gittens reports. UPDATE 2-UN aviation body reaches emissions deal, averts trade war MONTREAL, Oct 4 (Reuters) - The United Nations body in charge of civil aviation has reached a consensus on a market-based system to curb carbon emissions from airlines by 2020, but rejected a... T Magazine Now Screening | A Train Film to Celebrate Doug Aitkens Station to Station Tour In this clever short, which played during the just-completed art caravan, the artist Thomas Demand pulls off a visual trick that makes references to the origins of cinema. Abuse inside Qatar's labor force? There's nearly a decade to go before a ball is kicked at soccer's 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. But the tiny Gulf state, which won the right to host the event nearly three years ago, is embroiled in controversy over the treatment of the huge migrant labor force within its borders. National Briefing | Midwest Michigan Petition Seeks Abortion Vote The petition seeks to ban abortion coverage from health plans unless a woman buys a separate policy. T Magazine Travel Diary | The Intoxicating, Tradition-Steeped Charm of New Orleans In spite of its difficulties, the Big Easy has hung on to its seductive authenticity. Its still ripe for discovery, for transplants and locals alike. RadioShack gets new financing offers -sources NEW YORK, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Struggling U.S. retailer RadioShack Corp has received several offers for new financing, including one from current lenders Bank of America Corp and Wells Fargo Co, three... Brooklyn Prosecutor, in Reversal, Will Run as a Republican to Keep His Job Charles J. Hynes is aiming to get many of Brooklyns Democrats to cross party lines and vote for him in November in hopes of remaining the boroughs district attorney. World's busiest airports Is it London? Or Beijing? Or somewhere in the U.S.? The answer may surprise you Whats on Wednesday Television highlights. Meghan Chaffee, Timothy Savage The couple met at Fairfield University, from which they graduated. Ask Well Is It Safe to Eat Soy? Concerns have been raised about possible health risks from eating soy. Anahad OConnor responds. Play to Resume at Cup With U.S. in Early Control Foursomes play at the Presidents Cup was set to resume at 545 p.m. local (2145 GMT) on Friday after a weather delay of just over two-and-a-half hours due to a thunderstorm had halted early United States dominance. Tropical Storm Karen heads toward U.S. Gulf Coast MIAMI (Reuters) - The first cyclone to threaten the U.S. coast this year moved across the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday and was forecast to sweep through offshore oil installations before hitting the mainland between Louisiana and the Florida Panhandle, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. UPDATE 1-India firms relying on foreign companies for domestic shale drilling * Indian explorers awaiting shale oil gas policy to start work Aerial engineers seek inspiration from slo-mo hummingbirds Oct. 1 - Researchers at Stanford University are looking to one of nature's most agile creatures - the hummingbird - for design tips as they build the next generation of aerial search and rescue vehicles. Using high-speed cameras, the engineers are slowing down time to study the birds in flight. Ben Gruber reports. Music Review American Symphony Orchestra Opens Carnegie Season After a days delay, Carnegie Hall opened its new season with the American Symphony Orchestra concert New York Avant-Garde. Thief caught green-handed by British police trap LONDON (Reuters) - A thief was caught not so much red-handed as green-faced in London after breaking into a car in that sprayed him with a liquid that glows emerald under ultraviolet light. Hospital shares up on signs of big demand for Obamacare insurance (Reuters) - Shares of hospital operators rose on Thursday on a strong show of interest in newly launched insurance plans under President Barack Obama's healthcare law, raising hopes that millions... Africa's inspiring spray can art Street art has forever been a vibrant tool of personal expression manifesting in a variety of unique ways. In Africa it comes in the form of beautifully painted shop fronts, alternative methods of political campaigning and striking murals designed to inspire.

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