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News Feed Latest worldwide news African leaders call for Congo peace as army, rebels clash MBUZI, Democratic Republic of Congo/PRETORIA (Reuters) - African leaders and international envoys appealed to Congo's government and M23 rebels on Monday to stop fighting and embrace a peace deal after the two sides bombarded each other near the Ugandan border. Fred Couples Wins Charles Schwab Cup Championship Fred Couples won the Champions Tour's season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship on Sunday, and Kenny Perry topped the yearlong points race to earn a $1 million annuity. NEWSMAKER Carney on IMF, inflation how he got his new job Incoming Bank of England governor Mark Carney explains where he differs with the IMF on austerity, central bank inflation targeting and how he was made Bank of England chief even though he's Canadian. Retro Report Hopeful Glimmers in Long War on Cancer A Retro Report and a medical writer reflect on the grand hopes and stuttering progress of Richard Nixons war on cancer. Arts Review | Westchester A Review of Industrial Sublime at the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers The exhibition Industrial Sublime Modernism and the Transformation of New Yorks Rivers, 1900-1940 is at the Hudson River Museum. Global Soccer An Arsenal Team That Thrives on Change Arsenal's goal scorers on Saturday typify Arsne Wenger's insistence that soccer is not just a contest, but should be entertainment at its highest level. Twitter Illiterate? Mastering the @BCs Only about 18 percent of American Internet users are active on Twitter, so here are some tips if youre still new to the microblogging service. Dutch activists track alleged child abusers with help of digital "girl" THE HAGUE (Reuters) - An international children's rights group said on Monday it had passed details of 1,000 alleged Internet sex offenders to Interpol after trawling video chatrooms with the aid of... Book About Amazon Is Reviewed on Amazon, by Founders Wife In her lengthy review, MacKenzie Bezos took issue with The Everything Store, about Amazon and Jeff Bezos. Jewels turn up atop French glacier It reads like the opening scene of an "Indiana Jones" movie. Thai ferry sinks killing at least six people Nov. 3 - Rescued passengers are brought ashore after an overcrowded ferry sank near Pattaya in Thailand, killing at least six people. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. A history of defaulting on debt Jim Boulden looks at countries that have come to the brink, and even defaulted on their debt in the past. U.S. manufacturers refashion themselves as 'lifestyle brands' CHICAGO (Reuters) - Call it concealed-carry chic With all 50 U.S. states now permitting people to pack pistols in public, it was only a matter of time before some company came to market with an apparel line targeting the gun-toting crowd. UPDATE 2-Weir warns on profit as mining customers cut back * Shares down 7.9 percent (Adds CEO, analyst comments, detail, shares) Stormy Halloween in central U.S. leaves four people dead Kansas City, Missouri (Reuters) - A violent Halloween storm swept from the U.S. Gulf Coast up to the eastern Great Lakes killing at least four people, three in Texas and one in Tennessee, and contributed to the overturning of a school bus in a rain-swollen creek in Kansas. Detroit emergency manager pressed on pension cuts at bankruptcy trial DETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit's unions called witnesses on Monday to testify that the city does not belong in bankruptcy including representatives of a union and retirees who said a negotiated settlement of the city's debts had been possible before it filed for bankruptcy in mid-July. Bankers warn of long crisis as rich seek comfort LONDON (Reuters) - Private banks are telling their clients financial volatility surrounding Europe's debt crisis will continue for at least a year as more of the continent's rich seek the comfort of... Doctor and Patient A Vital Measure Your Surgeons Skill The dexterity of a surgeons hands can account for much of the differences in how well patients do, a new study confirms. The world's fastest blind daredevil He's broken record after record but Mike Newman isn't done yet -- and on November 1st he goes after the third and final piece in the jigsaw. Business Briefing | Regulatory News F.D.A. Clears New Cancer-Fighting Drug From Roche The Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug from Roche to help treat patients with a type of cancer of the blood and bone marrow. Alligator captured in Chicago airport Carrying an alligator bag on an airline flight is fine, but live alligators are banned from boarding. That might explain why a toothy reptile was slithering around Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on Friday. DealBook SAC to Plead Guilty and Pay $1.2 Billion for Insider Trading SAC Capital Advisors, the hedge fund owned by Steven A. Cohen, has agreed to plead guilty to insider trading violations, becoming the first large Wall Street firm in a generation to confess to criminal conduct. Tempest in a toilet costs New York restaurant workers their jobs NEW YORK (Reuters) - Restroom attendants at Balthazar, the trend-setting French-style bistro in New York City, will soon be relieved of their duties watching others relieve themselves after a... Florida State 41, Miami 14 With Rivalry Rejuvenated, Florida State Routs Miami No. 3 Florida State overcame some early trouble by Jameis Winston, its star quarterback, and shut down the running game of No. 7 Miami. SAC to plead guilty in insider trading case prosecutors NEW YORK (Reuters) - Steven A. Cohen's embattled hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors will plead guilty in federal court and pay $1.8 billion to settle charges stemming from an insider trading investigation that lasted more than five years, prosecutors said on Monday. 'Phantom Goal' Game Will Not Be Replayed, Says German Court Hoffenheim lost its appeal for a replay of a Bundesliga match won by Bayer Leverkusen with a goal that should not have been allowed. Music Review The Calder Quartet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art The Calder Quartet was joined by David Longstreth of the rock band Dirty Projectors, illuminating the links between the quartets and vocal music. More U.S. small businesses plan for employee health coverage survey (Reuters) - The number of U.S. small businesses planning to start to offer health coverage for their employees next year slightly exceeds the number that expect to drop coverage, even as costs... Report Adds to Doubts on Rodriguez Doping Denials Alex Rodriguez tested positive for a banned stimulant in 2006, according to two people with knowledge of the results, raising questions about his public statements since then. Dot Earth Blog A Risk Communicator Says Industry Should Embrace Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods A longtime risk communicator says industry should drop its fierce opposition to GMO labels. On Horse Racing Moving Moments Send Shivers, Both Good and Bad Mucho Macho Man won the Breeders Cup World Championships title by a nose, but the day was also marked by a filly who broke her leg and was euthanized. Corner Office To MasterCardx2019;s Retiring Chief, the X Factor is Presence Robert W. Selander, who is retiring this week as chief executive of MasterCard, says it is important for leaders to relate to stakeholders at different levels of their companies. Sports Briefing | Sports Business Pieces of Astrodome for Sale Thousands of people vied for the chance to take home a piece of the iconic, aging Houston Astrodome, once the home of the N.F.L.s Oilers and baseballs Astros. Timelapse video shows nine years of 9/11 reconstruction Sept. 11 - Marking the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, webcam company EarthCam has released a timelapse video showing the nine year construction of One World Trade Center in lower Manhattan. The company says the video is made up of hundreds of thousands of images captured from 35 different angles by high definition cameras. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). As Bush Settles Into Dallas, Golf Tees and Family Time Now Trump Politics Nearly five years after leaving office, former President George W. Bush lives a life of self-imposed exile in Texas, with new interests and few regrets. NYSE Euronext shares remain suspended at company's request PARIS (Reuters) - NYSE Euronext shares in Paris remained suspended on Thursday at the request of the company, according to Euronext. The Read Around Nicholas Sparks Nicholas Sparks, author of The Longest Ride, says elements like betrayal, loss and honesty are all needed to make a novel work. Turkey and 'the Kurdish problem' The latest round of peace talks with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) remains the Turkish government's best bet not just to solve the country's 29-year old "Kurdish problem" but also to feed its energy-hungry population and wean it off costly and politically risky Russian and Iranian energy imports. Museum and Gallery Listings for Nov. 1-7 A critical guide to the visual arts in New York and the region. Dubai's mega-airport opens Dubai's aviation industry achieved its biggest milestone yet on Sunday, when the emirate's new airport celebrated the arrival of its first commercial flight.

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