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News Feed Latest worldwide news 1 million to watch fireworks festival Expect debilitating traffic jams and crammed subways as hordes of joyous, beer-guzzling, gimbap eating, DSLR-toting visitors hit the streets of Seoul this Saturday for the city's most explosive festival of the year. Jessica Smith, Andrew Pugliese The couple met as graduate students at the University of Missouri. USA wins America's Cup Team USA pulls off one of the greatest sporting comebacks to deny New Zealand sailing's premier prize with a dramatic victory in San Francisco. U.N. panel to blame mankind for global warming, explain 'hiatus' STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A United Nations panel of experts met on Monday to review a draft report that raises the probability that climate change is man-made to 95 percent and warns of ever more extreme weather unless governments take strong action. Opinion Europe must help refugees This latest incident is what happens when refugees are denied access to safety, writes Maurice Wren. Editorial The Supreme Court Returns The more than 50 cases on the schedule so far should make the new term one to watch. World Briefing | Middle East Saudi Arabia New Infections Raise Virus Cases to 136 Saudi Arabia has confirmed six new infections from the potentially fatal MERS virus, the World Health Organization reported Friday. Graphene is creeping into your home Just under ten years ago, the Dutch-British physicist Andre Geim stumbled across a substance that would revolutionize the way people understood matter and win him and his colleague Kostya Novoselow the 2010 Nobel Prize for Physics. It was Graphene -- a one atom thin substance. The Professor of Physics at Manchester University talks to CNN about discovering the first ever 2-dimensional material. World Briefing | Europe The Hague Warrant Issued for Kenyan The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for a man suspected of tampering with witnesses in the war crimes case against William Ruto, Kenyas deputy president. Costume festivals for grown-ups As Paris Fashion Week demonstrates, adults love playing dress up just as much as children. The only difference between junior and senior would-be masters-of-disguise is that kids don't need an excuse to don a costume; grown-ups, however, seem to feel more comfortable when there's a theme involved. In the market for an outfit to match your fetish? With Halloween on the horizon, we've rounded up some of the craziest costumed events out there. Shark's victim gets new leg Craig Hutto lost his right leg in a shark attack when he was 16 years old. Defectors sent back to N. Korean hell "Pack your bags you're going to South Korea." Nine young North Korean defectors had waited years to hear having traveled thousands of miles. But it turned out to be a cruel lie. As Germans Push Austerity, Greeks Press Nazi-Era Claims Resentment over Germanys power to dictate budget austerity to Greece has some Greeks talking about settling debts from World War II. Letterman to Stay at CBS Through 2015 The contract extension means that the late-night host will be on the air well past the Jay Leno era on NBC. Occupy Bakery An immigrant fights to change working conditions at a Manhattan bakery cafe. U.S. and Israel Share a Goal in Iran Talks, but Not a Strategy The stated goal is to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, but the mantra of the Israeli prime minister is distrust, dismantle and verify, while President Obama focuses on verifying the peaceful nature of the program. CORRECTED-UPDATE 3-Lilly says it must cut costs to meet goals; shares fall (Corrects in second to last paragraph that dulaglutide is an injectable drug, not a pill) Kenyan private equity firm Fanisi eyes second fund in 2014 NAIROBI, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Kenya-based private equity house Fanisi Capital will launch a second fund of at least $100 million before the end of next year to invest in new markets across sub-Saharan... 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... U.S. gasoline prices dip most in last 2 weeks since 2012 -Lundberg Survey NEW YORK, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The average price for a gallon of gasoline in the United States fell 13.78 cents in the last two weeks, as refiners continued to pass on lower crude oil prices, according to the Lundberg survey released on Sunday. Q. and A. How a Debt Ceiling Crisis Could Do More Harm Than the Shutdown Most economists and investors view the debt ceiling as a much more significant issue for the economy which has the potential to set off a global financial crisis. Students in Britain Are Drawn to U.S. Colleges The U.S.-U.K. Fulbright Commissions American college fair was once a sleepy single-day event. No longer. This year, more than 5,000 visitors registered for the fair on Sept. 27 and 28. Observatory Cuckoo Finches Come Up With a New Con Scientists have discovered that the birds have another way of duping other species into raising their young laying multiple eggs in the foreign nest. The Boss Having Fun at AccuWeather, Rain or Shine At age 9, the meteorologist who started the AccuWeather forecasting service would monitor weather reports on the radio so he could track storms. Is this the dawn of the super-ports? London Gateway is a new deep water container port on the Thames Estuary near London. It's one example of how many existing ports are being forced to adapt their facilities to cope with bigger container ships. Formula One Vettel Takes Step Closer to Title With Victory in South Korea The German driver Sebastian Vettel retook control of the race after a late restart, earning his eighth victory of the season and third in a row at the Korean Grand Prix. Tweeter Home shares explode on apparent Twitter mix-up NEW YORK (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 Tweeter... Opinion The View From Dubai An elegant building imbues its inhabitants with calm and grace. Shuttle lands at California air base NASA officials Sunday waved off the first opportunity for space shuttle Endeavour to return to Earth, citing poor weather conditions. Iran says four arrested for trying to sabotage nuclear site DUBAI, Oct 6 (Reuters) - At least four people have been arrested in Iran for trying to sabotage a nuclear site, an Iranian official was quoted by Iranian media as saying on Sunday. Good start to the weekend for Hamilton Lewis Hamilton realistically can't win the title but the former world champion hopes to challenge powerhouse Sebastian Vettel at the Korean Grand Prix after posting the fastest practice times Friday. On Baseball In October, Showcasing a Thriving Sport Thats Not Football The notion that football rules and baseball is pass has persisted for decades, never mind that the fundamental difference in the sports the schedules invalidates the premise. Colorado flooding fallout continues Efforts continued Friday to cope with fallout from flooding that''s rocked the Rocky Mountain state -- including more airlifts of stranded residents, discoveries of oil spills and a plea to one town's residents to stay away until E. coli is cleared from their tap water. America's rising tennis star The top junior player in the world last year, 17-year old Taylor Townsend talks body image and those who've inspired her. Qatar shows new green credentials with first low-energy villa Sept. 4 - Sensitive to criticism over its high carbon dioxide emissions, Qatar has opened its first ultra-low energy villa to show a new commitment to environmental sustainability. The oil-rich emirate hopes the development in capital Doha will pave the way for more sustainable properties to be built in the desert nation. Jim Drury reports. Bankers urge borrowers to come to market now NEW YORK, Oct 4 (IFR) - Companies are being urged to ignore Washington's political impasse and pull forward financing plans for share buybacks, acquisitions and early 2014 maturities before the US debt ceiling deadline on October 17. Water discovered in Martian soil Scoop up some soil on Mars, heat it up, cool down the steam and ... slurp, slurp! You've got water! Bertelsmann sees 2013 sales, operating profit up FRANKFURT, Aug 30 (Reuters) - German media group Bertelsmann expects sales and adjusted operating profit to grow this year, as cost cutting and bestsellers such as Dan Brown's "Inferno" will help offset slow economic growth in Europe. Fast food giants get taste for Africa Western fast food brands are increasingly moving into Africa as they look to tap the continent's growing middle class. But the new branches are offering up dishes that look a little different than the usual. De Blasio Focuses on Inequality as He Courts Business Elite Speaking to a civic group, mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio delivered his most detailed blueprint yet for how he would change New York.

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