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News Feed Latest worldwide news Iranians welcome Rouhani speech Sept. 25 - Tehran residents and media see president's U.N. address and U.S. reaction in a positive light. Paul Chapman reports. Carnival leads FTSE lower, energy stocks pressured LONDON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Britain's top shares fell on Wednesday, led down by Carnival after a profit warning triggered downgrades, while Centrica and SSE fell after the opposition Labour Party... Sislo Scores Winner in Devils Win Over Flyers Mike Sislo scored the winner at 7 minutes 34 of the third period in the Devils 2-1 preseason victory over host Philadelphia. Gold iPhones sold out til October With the latest iPhone handsets going on sale in 11 countries and territories Friday, there will be the usual lines of diehard fans snaking around popular Apple stores. Bits Blog Elance Pairs Hunt for Temp Work With Cloud Computing The ranks of temporary online workers continue to grow, and Elance, an online job site, is setting up virtual private networks of trusted freelancers that companies can call on as needed. U.S. judge won't dismiss Argentine central bank from bondholder case NEW YORK (Reuters) - Argentina's central bank lost a bid Wednesday to dismiss a lawsuit by bondholders seeking to hold it responsible for the country's obligations on defaulted debt, in the latest victory for holdout creditors. Opinionator How Did Conservatives Get This Radical? Showdowns, shutdowns and meltdowns. Books of The Times Francos Crypt Spanish Culture and Memory Since 1936 Mr. Treglown, a former editor of The Times Literary Supplement, challenges the idea that Spanish dissidents were completely stifled under Franco. UPDATE 1-Merck KGaA revives testing of cancer vaccine * Vaccine had failed in previous trial (Adds survival data, background on cancer vaccines) Obituaries Paul Dietzel, Coach Who Led L.S.U. to Its First National Title, Dies at 89 In Louisiana States 1958 championship season, the football coach used a platoon system famous for a scrappy defensive unit known as the Chinese Bandits. U.S. to get coveted Alibaba IPO after Hong Kong talks founder HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd will pursue an IPO in the United States after talks with Hong Kong regulators broke down, a move bound to set off a dogfight... Well Pregnant Weight Lifter Stirs Debate Most Americans are being told they are not exercising enough. Lea-Ann Ellison, who is pregnant, is being told she has taken her exercise routine too far. Rays 7, Yankees 0 Rays All but Crush Yankees Wild-Card Hopes With a shut-out loss, the Yankees were eliminated from the American Leagues first wild-card spot Tuesday as they fell six games behind the Rays with five to play. Johnson earns a shot at $10M jackpot Zach Johnson took a step nearer the $10 million end-of-season prize after claiming victory at the rain-delayed BMW Championship in Chicago Monday. Emerging-market investors get picky with Fed set to taper NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors bracing for the U.S. Federal Reserve to wind down its monetary stimulus have fled emerging markets in recent months, and while the impact of slow capital flows is... Theater Two Big Voices Back From Grave Janis Joplin and Billie Holiday are coming to life anew for temporary, theatrical visits to the corporeal world. State of the Art Chair Pitched as Answer to New Ways We Sit on Job Steelcase says we need chairs to accommodate the strange new positions we work in these days, but its new model may offer only a slight improvement. Do black tech entrepreneurs face institutional bias? Wayne Sutton has been asking venture-capital investors and Silicon Valley executives a question that's not often broached here in the epicenter of the technology industry FOREX-Dollar on the ropes as U.S. budget fears weigh * Dollar slips as U.S. gov't shutdown concerns leave traders wary Troops comb rubble for Kenya attack victims Sep. 25 - The number of bodies beneath collapsed floors remains unknown -- at the Kenya mall attacked by al Shabaab militants. Gavino Garay reports. White Lifts Canadiens Over Devils Ryan White scored the winner at 16 minutes 8 seconds of the third period to send Montreal to a 3-2 victory over the visiting Devils in a preseason game. Cute dogs sniff out poaching Specially trained sniffer dogs are using their amazing sense of smell to combat poaching. UPDATE 5-ICAP fined $87 mln over Libor, three former staff charged * U.S. files criminal charges against three former ICAP employees Recent Commercial Real Estate Notable properties that have been recently listed for sale, sold or leased. Miss Piggy, other Muppets, join Kermit the Frog at Smithsonian WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Miss Piggy is finally getting the attention and recognition she desperately sought. Real Madrid don't do austerity Even in tough economic times, Real Madrid doesn't do austerity. Gareth Bale's signing is yet another example. But do its fans care? 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. Fashion designers look to patents to fight knockoffs NEW YORK (Reuters) - Design companies tending to the details of fashion shows have more to think about than skirt lengths and handbag clasps - they must decide whether to seek U.S. patent protection... Building a World Cup Stadium in the Amazon Organizers face extraordinary hurdles, from humidity to bureaucracy, in the construction of a 42,000-seat stadium in Manaus, a city in the midst of the rain forest. Online Book Clubs Talk That Stays on the Page Once thought impersonal, online book clubs may be more serious than get-togethers in somebodys living room. The Learning Network Blog Word of the Day | fray This word has appeared in 314 New York Times articles in the past year. China shows off 14 baby pandas Sept. 24 - Fourteen baby pandas born in a southwest China breeding centre are shown to the public for the first time. Elly Park reports. Matsuzaka Pitches Mets to 1-0 Win Over Reds The Cincinnati Reds probably would have liked Daisuke Matsuzaka's first career appearance against them to come at another time such as next season. Deadbeat dads get a second chance Marcus Dixon refers to the tattoos on his face as the "art of war" an eye etched on his forehead, five stars down the left side of his face, and the words "don't cry" on his eyelids. List of missing Colorado flood victims down to just one DENVER (Reuters) - The list of people still missing in the devastating Colorado floods dwindled to one person on Tuesday, a woman who is presumed dead, after six others once among the hundreds unaccounted for notified authorities that they were alive and well. Attack on a Kenyan Mall Scenes from inside the Westgate mall in Nairobi as shoppers fled the assault by Shabab militants. Note Contains graphic images. Amanda Bynes' drunk driving case moved to mental health court LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The drunk driving case against troubled actress and former teenage star Amanda Bynes has been moved to the mental health court at the request of her attorney, a Los Angeles judge ruled on Tuesday. Editor's Choice Our best photos from the last 24 hours. Brady Blames Himself for Patriots' Red-Zone Woes Tom Brady bent forward and put his hands on his knees in frustration. Then he stood up, slapped both sides of his helmet and jogged off the field. U.S. IRS struggles to track its 'Obamacare' spending watchdog WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service needs to do a better job tracking its spending related to President Barack Obama's new healthcare law, an IRS watchdog said on Wednesday.

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