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News Feed Latest worldwide news New York Times, Twitter hacked by Syrian group SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Media companies, including the New York Times, Twitter and the Huffington Post, lost control of some of their websites Tuesday after hackers supporting the Syrian government breached the Australian Internet company that manages many major site addresses. Reports of Syria Chemical Attack Spur Question Why? Defenders of Syrias president, Bashar al-Assad said he would not have benefited from launching any chemical attack, but even his accusers puzzled over a motive. Dance Review Indian Dances at the Erasing Borders Festival A two-hour concert on Thursday at the Erasing Borders festival at Battery Park featured five of the classical dance forms of India and one of its many folk forms. Cosmonauts prepare for new lab in record Russian spacewalk CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Two Russian cosmonauts floated outside the International Space Station on Friday to set up power and ethernet cables for a new research laboratory scheduled to arrive in December. The Week A Molten Planet and Meteorite Jewelry Recent developments in health and science news. This week A bog mummys remains are dated to 2000 B.C., and a United Nations warning on global warming. Lira, rupee at forefront as Syria tension pounds emerging assets LONDON (Reuters) - Emerging stocks, bonds and currencies took another hammering on Wednesday as mounting expectations of Western action against Syria pushed up oil prices and drove investors to seek shelter in dollar assets. Raising the Costa Concordia It's been 19 months since one of the largest cruise liners ever built ran aground and capsized off the coast of Italy, killing 32 passengers. What's next for the wreck? Bits Blog Researcher Controls Another Persons Brain Over the Internet Researchers at the University of Washington were able to send a brain signal from one person through the Internet to control another persons hand. Meet F1's 'Mr. Consistency' He may hate the attention off the track, but it's hard to avoid the media glare when you've been driving as well as Kimi Raikkonen this season. In Facebook's first pay vote, tough love from an old friend Aug 28 (Reuters) - Some of Mark Zuckerberg's mutual fund backers delivered a tough message on compensation for the leaders of Facebook Inc. Brian De Palma Deconstructs Sequences in His Films Brian De Palma, the director behind suspense films like Sisters and Dressed to Kill, analyzes sequences in his earlier work and in his latest, Passion. Thai tycoon Charoen eyes $500 mln IPO for FN REIT-sources SINGAPORE, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Thai billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi is looking to raise at least $500 million by listing a hospitality trust in Singapore next year to help refinance some of the debt that his companies took on to win control of Fraser and Neave (FN), people with knowledge of the matter said. Rays' Price Warms Up for Football in Vandy Uniform David Price is all warmed up for the college football season. TREASURIES-U.S. bond prices slip after recent rise; auction tepid * Treasury sells $35 bln 5-year debt at high yield of 1.624 pct Again Away From Delaware, but Finally at Home Elena Delle Donne once needed to find herself, and she did. Now she has the Chicago Sky in line for their first W.N.B.A. playoff berth in their eight-year history. U.S. envoy to visit North Korea over jailed American WASHINGTON/SEATTLE (Reuters) - The United States will send its North Korean human rights envoy to Pyongyang this week to seek the release of an imprisoned and ailing U.S. Christian missionary, the State Department said on Tuesday. Rugby Australian Rugby Adopts Anti-Homophobia Policy The new policy will cover all levels of the game in Australia, including professional leagues, and include public-awareness campaigns by some top players. Twelve Minutes of Freedom in 460 Days of Captivity My kidnapping marked the moment when one life ended and another began. On the Runway Blog Bethanie Mattek-Sands Makes Fashion Statements With Her Hair Ms. Mattek-Sands, often called the Lady Gaga of tennis, walked onto the court at the United States Open on Monday with bright purple hair. UK's Cameron forced to delay strike against Syria LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron was forced on Wednesday to push back his plans for an imminent military strike against Syria in a humiliating climb-down for Britain's leader after coming under fierce domestic and international pressure. Court lifts Mercedes sales ban in blow to France PARIS (Reuters) - France's top administrative court lifted a sales freeze on Mercedes vehicles on Tuesday, dealing a blow to the government in a bitter row over German carmaker Daimler's use of a banned chemical. The latest on the 'Arrested Development' movie Mitch Hurwitz has good news for "Arrested Development" fans. Korean golf prodigy An 11-year-old female golf prodigy in South Korea has big plans. CNN's Ian Lee reports. Whats on Wednesday Television highlights. Colombian peace talks recess with scant progress, election looms HAVANA (Reuters) - The Colombian government and leftist FARC rebels wound up a 13th round of peace negotiations on Wednesday, bickering over how to end the conflict and making little visible progress over key issues despite nine months of talks. Scientists create glow-in-the-dark rabbits August 14 - A team of researchers from Hawaii and Turkey successfully inject fluorescent jellyfish proteins in rabbit embryos that make them glow green in the dark. Elly Park reports. FIFA Chief Expects to Reschedule 2022 Cup Sepp Blatter said that his executive committee would almost surely approve shifting the tournament out of June and July, when summer heat sears Qatar. Russian athletes issue angry denial of 'gay kiss' protest Two Russian athletes issued angry denials Tuesday that their exchange of a kiss on the victory podium at the world championships was a protest against their country's strict new anti gay propaganda law. WRAPUP 4-India cenbank to sell dollars to oil companies to shore up rupee * Foreign investors turning heavy sellers of Indian shares Japan raises Fukushima alert Japan's nuclear watchdog on Wednesday said a toxic water leak at the tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi power plant has been classified as a level 3 "serious incident" on an international scale. Your Money Adviser Assessing the Costs of Caring for an Aging Relative Studies of Americans who take on in-home care are documenting health and financial repercussions. Essay Thriving on Chaos, Manziel Shocks a Traditional System Johnny Manziels style, rooted in improvisation and individualism, is challenging a tradition of institutional dominance valued by Nick Saban and Alabama. Amanda Klein, John Koenigsberg The bride is the marketing coordinator for the International Culinary Center; the groom is a business strategist for Razorfish, the digital advertising agency. Huge donation awaits UK Treasury - but there's a hitch LONDON (Reuters) - An anonymous half-million pound bequest to Britain has mushroomed to 350 million pounds ($546 million) since it was made 85 years ago, trustee Barclays Bank said on Saturday - but London lawmakers can not get their hands on it. Putin, Rouhani oppose chemical arms, military intervention in Syria MOSCOW, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani agreed that the use of chemical weapons is unacceptable and signalled their shared opposition to military intervention in Syria war, the Kremlin said after the leaders spoke by phone. Where King Stood, Obama Reframes a Dream for a New Era President Obama stepped into the space where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once spoke and summoned his iconic dream of a colorblind society in a celebration of a half-century of progress. How to cut the cable cord and watch TV now (Reuters) - The monthly cable and Internet bill for the Adrienne Capollupo's Roanoke, Virginia, family had reached $150 when they decided to cut the cord - the one that runs to the television... West Scrambles for Legal Rationale for Syria Strike The issue is suffused with memories of the war in Iraq and the later discovery that Saddam Hussein did not possess weapons of mass destruction. Son of Chinese general faces rape trial; raises anger over top families BEIJING (Reuters) - The teenage son of a prominent Chinese general goes on trial on Wednesday suspected of involvement in a gang rape in a case that has inflamed public anger at the offspring of the political elite who are widely seen as spoilt and reckless. Mind A Dry Pipeline for Psychiatric Drugs With rare exceptions, it is hard to think of a single truly novel psychotropic drug that has emerged in the last 30 years.

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