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News Feed Latest worldwide news 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. ArtsBeat Lincoln Center to Expand Discount Ticket Sales The box office at the David Rubenstein Atrium will sell discount tickets to a weeks worth of events at New York City Center, the 92nd Street Y, Merkin Concert Hall and Miller Theater. Bridge Calcutta Pairs at the Cavendish Tournament The premier events at the Cavendish tournament in Monaco were the Calcutta Pairs. There were 16 entries in the womens and 60 in the open. In Mumbai Case, a Group of Sexual Predators Had Little Fear of the Law The details of a gang rape case in Mumbai reinforce the notion that rape remains a largely invisible crime in India. SapuraKencana surges 5.4 percent after buying Newfield's Malaysian oil and gas assets KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Shares in SapuraKencana Bhd jumped more than 5 percent on Wednesday after the Malaysian oilfield service provider agreed to pay $898 million to buy Newfield Exploration Co's... Business Briefing | Regulatory News Tentative Approval for Faster-Acting Hepatitis C Drug Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration unanimously voted in favor of a hepatitis C drug from Gilead Sciences. A Quiet Drink At a Steakhouse Bar, Less Volume Cant Be Ordered The bar behind the steak side of Harrys Cafe and Steak is a pleasant place to have a drink if the noise level is reasonable. Italy's Mount Etna volcano erupts ROME (Reuters) - Europe's tallest and most active volcano Mount Etna erupted on Saturday, spewing glowing lava into the air and sending a vast plume of smoke over the southern Italian island of Sicily. Daily Digit BASF exceeds expectations Oct.25 - BASF, the world's largest chemicals company by sales, beat expectations in the third quarter thanks to higher demand from carmakers for its catalytic converters and speciality chemicals. Hayley Platt reports. Currents | Books What Would They Do with Axl Rose? Wild Art features artworks that flourish outside of galleries like a bacon portrait of Kevin Bacon. UPDATE 2-Kurdish fighters seize Syrian border post from Islamists BEIRUT, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Kurdish militants seized a Syrian border post on the frontier with Iraq early on Saturday, fighters and monitors said, after three days of clashes with an al Qaeda-linked group which had held the crossing since March. LeBron's Heat Facing Toughest Road Yet to Title The Miami Heat enter the 2013-14 NBA season as favorites to win a third consecutive title but with several teams sporting beefed up rosters the reigning champions face their biggest challenge to the crown yet. Italy's Etna volcano erupts Oct. 26 - Europe's most active volcano, Italy's Mount Etna, erupts, sending lava and ash into the sky. Nathan Frandino reports. Finnish parliament should vote again on Fennovoima reactor minister HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish Finance Minister Jutta Urpilainen said parliament should hold a new vote on nuclear consortium Fennovoima's permit to build a nuclear reactor after it chose a supplier not included in original plans. Man surrenders with help of aunt, robot Breaking news update, Saturday 350 a.m. ET U.S. government shutdown benefits art museum CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - The U.S. federal government shutdown has forced the closure of monuments and tourist sites across the country, but it has brought some benefits to at least one private art museum. Richard Branson says quit Britain for health not tax LONDON (Reuters) - Billionaire businessman Richard Branson said on Thursday his decision to quit Britain to live on his private Caribbean island was not to dodge paying UK tax but to give him a healthier lifestyle as he approaches 65. Well After a Stroke, Running a Half-Marathon Six years ago I suffered a stroke that forced me to relearn how to walk. The other day I ran a half-marathon. Europe's energy challenges Isa Soares meets Antnio Mexia, CEO of Portugal's largest national energy provider, EDP. Mitsubishi Motors plans $2 bln share offer as early as Jan -sources TOKYO, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Mitsubishi Motors Corp plans to raise around $2 billion in a public share offering as early as January to pay back top shareholders for a 2004 bailout that enabled its decade-long turnaround, sources familiar with the matter said on Saturday. Noel Harrison, Who Sang The Windmills of Your Mind, Dies at 79 Mr. Harrison was an actor and troubadour best known for his role on The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. and his rendition of the Windmills song. Report U.S., Pakistan had secret agreement on drone strikes Pakistani officials have for years secretly endorsed the U.S. drone program, even picking out at least one target for such an attack, according to a Washington Post report. Ecuador sees GDP growth of 4.5 pct to 5.1 pct next year QUITO, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Ecuador's economic growth will accelerate to as high as 5.1 percent next year, despite less revenue from the oil industry, and inflation is expected to slow to 3.2 percent,... Royal baby a retail giant UK retailers are riding the wave of excitement over Prince William and Kate Middletons baby all the way to the bank. Spending, from collectibles to celebratory libations, is expected to exceed $300 million. Germany sends intel officials to U.S. Germany is sending intelligence officials to Washington amid outrage over claims the U.S. National Security Agency monitored German Chancellor Angela Merkel's cell phone. Andersen Makes 26 Saves, Ducks Edge Senators 2-1 Ryan Getzlaf scored the winner, Frederik Andersen made 26 saves and the Anaheim Ducks earned the first victory of their eight-game road trip, a 2-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Friday night. Shopping With Brian McCarthy Yes, Thats Right Sconces The versatile fixtures create an interesting play of light and shadow. Hands-on with the iPad Air, new Mini There is nothing terribly surprising in Apple's refreshed line of tablets, but that's OK. Solar charity takes aim at Africa's kerosene lamps Sept. 24 - Non-profit groups aiming to replace Africa's deadly kerosene lamps with safe, solar alternatives say their campaign is gaining momentum. The award-winning Solaraid project says the dangerous lamps could be eliminated from the continent by 2020. Jim Drury has more. This Land A World Away, the Seventh Game; Close at Hand, Condemned Nazis For two American chaplains at Nuremberg prison in Germany, the climactic end of the initial phase of postwar judgment coincided with Game 7 of the 1946 World Series. Man Group ends run of client exits with $700 million net inflow LONDON (Reuters) - Hedge fund firm Man Group ended two years of client withdrawals with a surprise inflow of new money in the third quarter, helped by strong performance from its stock-picking GLG... Man arrested with four guns at New York's Kennedy airport Oct 26 (Reuters) - A Tennessee man faces six felony weapons charges after police found two rifles, two handguns and high-capacity ammunition in luggage he was trying to check at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Saturday, an official said. Tech boss dares staff to fail How Trend Micro CEO Eva Chen turned international failure into an opportunity to carve out a new business strategy. Hong Kong transforms airport Andrew Stevens explores how Hong Kong transformed an iconic airport into a possible future for the cruise industry. Special Report Help wanted in Fukushima Low pay, high risks and gangsters IWAKI, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Tetsuya Hayashi went to Fukushima to take a job at ground zero of the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. He lasted less than two weeks. India Ink A Conversation With Human Rights Activist Sima Samar Sima Samar, one of the foremost human rights activists from Afghanistan, talks about the challenges Afghan women face. T Magazine Gallery | The Buildings and Statuary of Central Park, in Gorgeous Watercolor Drawings of New Yorks most famous sanctuary, by the artists Andrew Zega and Bernd H. Dams, are the subject of a new exhibition at Didier Aaron, on the Upper East Side. National Briefing | South Tennessee Recruiter Was Disciplined Before Shooting at Armory A National Guard recruiter was charged Friday with shooting three of his superiors after he was told that he was being punished for misconduct. EU mergers and takeovers (Oct 25) BRUSSELS, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process Italy's right could split after Berlusconi move -lawmakers ROME, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Italy's political centre-right could split, lawmakers said on Saturday, after Silvio Berlusconi resurrected his old Forza Italia party and suspended the People of Freedom (PDL), part of the wobbly left-right coalition government.

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