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News Feed Latest worldwide news ArQule up on hope for lung cancer drug revival (Reuters) - ArQule Inc shares jumped 19 percent on hopes that additional data from a discontinued trial could revive its experimental drug, tivantinib, as a treatment for lung cancer. 'Lord of the Flies' with guns James Fergusson says Somalian boys are lured into Al-Shabaab by promises of food and security. Until governments can give them that, they will continue to join up. 'Princeling' gets 10 years for gang rape Li Tianyi, the son of a famous 'singing general' in the People's Liberation Army, is sentenced 10 years in jail over a gang rape that unleashed public outrage at the behavior of China's "princelings," or children of the political elite. Greenpeace Activists May Face Russian Piracy Charges Russian officials have opened a piracy investigation against Greenpeace members who scaled a Gazprom offshore oil platform in the Arctic. Didnt Ace SAT? Just Design Microbe Transplant Research Beginning this fall, Bard College will look beyond grades and test scores by offering a new option for applying writing four, 2,500-word research papers. Immune drugs hold hope of "clinical cure" for deadly skin cancer AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A new generation of drugs designed to trigger the immune system to fight cancer is offering the prospect of a "clinical cure" for some melanoma skin cancer patients who until a few years ago were more likely to be facing a swift death. Tiger deception scares off crop-raiding elephants Sept. 24 - Using a system of sensors and speakers, researchers in California are exploiting elephants' natural survival instincts to stop them encroaching on farms and villages in India. By fooling the elephants into believing there are predators nearby, the researchers say crops and lives can be saved. Ben Gruber reports. Overnighter Looking for the Hamptons? Go the Other Way The North Fork of Long Island, dotted with farm stands and wineries, offers a rustic contrast to its glitzy southern neighbor. UPDATE 1 -Huishan Dairy debut feeble on worries about less govt favour * Huishan Dairy not named for state funds in Chinese media Cher saves 'best effort' for first album in 12 years LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Few musicians are able to keep their careers alive for more than five decades, but pop diva Cher says her latest album is her "best effort ever." DoubleLine's Gundlach says Fed unlikely to reduce stimulus in October NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jeffrey Gundlach, chief executive of DoubleLine Capital, said Thursday that the U.S. Federal Reserve is not likely to scale back the pace of its monthly bond-buying during its... Cheaper iPhone Will Cost More in China While many analysts expected Apple to price the iPhone 5C at about $400, it will actually go for significantly more in China, where the company is struggling. Gift of U.S. diplomacy to Iran? A 2,700-year-old silver chalice may be a new token of friendship between the United States and Iran. BRIEF-UAE's Etisalat says extends talks to buy Vivendi's Maroc Tel stake to Oct 31 DUBAI, Sept 29 (Reuters) - ETISALAT * UAE's Etisalat says extends exclusive talk period to buy vivendi's Israel and Others in Mideast View Overtures of U.S. and Iran With Suspicion Irans rivals worry about its sincerity, and fear that President Obamas desire for a diplomatic deal will only buy Iran time to continue its march toward building a nuclear weapon. Tesla, Tata equal tough times for GM General Motors faces a future challenged by emerging car companies such as Tata abroad and innovative firms such as Tesla in the U.S., says GM Vice Chairman Stephen Girsky. With Tastes Growing Healthier, McDonalds Aims to Adapt Its Menu The fast-food chain said it would increase its offerings of fruits and vegetables and promote more nutritional options to children. Britain's FTSE softens as BoE chief sees no need for more QE LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE softened early on Friday, pegged back after the governor of the Bank of England said that an improving economy means there is no need for a fresh dose of... The Boss Back to the Ballet The executive director of the New York City Ballet grew up in a musical family and knew early in life that she wanted to be involved in the arts. ArtsBeat Hold the Russian Vodka Great Comet Producers in Protest Against Anti-Gay Bias The producers of Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 said vodkas with ties to Russia would no longer be served to audience members. Closed museums to be least of the problems in a U.S. shutdown * Previous experience shows potential for serious consequences Google goes inside the A380 Not content with climbing Mount Fuji or scaling the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the Google Street View team has once again stretched the limits of their brief, this time with a full tour inside an Emirates Airbus A380. Adding Diversity to Lacrosse in New York City Nonprofit groups in New York City have been attracting a racially and economically diverse population to play a sport long associated with elite prep schools. UBS bootcamp readies private bankers for new front in wealth management HONG KONG, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Sipping coffee, a group of advisers to Asia's wealthy sit in pairs in a Hong Kong training room of Swiss bank UBS, trying to solve a riddle. Exxon to Extend Health Care to Married Same-Sex Couples The Exxon Mobil Corporation, which has drawn criticism for policies related to its gay and lesbian workers, said that it would extend health insurance to married same-sex couples effective Oct. 1. Report Cites Poor Communication Before Firefighters Deaths in June Investigators did not assign blame for the deaths of 19 men in an Arizona wildfire, saying they followed procedure but ended up trapped. Damascus Journal A Surface Calm, Punctured by Artillery and Weary Arguments Syrias capital is now a city of checkpoints, new arrivals and a pervasive sense of war weariness, where even those of opposite views seem worn out by their differences. Soccer Suarez fires up Liverpool Luis Suarez returned to reignite Liverpool's Premier League campaign as the Reds moved up to second with a 3-1 victory over Sunderland. Gareth Bale's Spanish lessons Why have British footballers struggled to succeed after moving to play abroad? Check out Africa's greatest graffiti Africa street art can be anything from beautifully painted shop fronts, to spray can graffiti, to inspiring murals. You sent your street art photos to CNN iReport - here are the best. Red Cross releases new video of Kenya mall attack, volunteers aiding victims Sept. 28 - Red Cross releases new video showing its volunteers arriving at the scene on the first day of the Westgate shopping mall attack. Rough cut (no reporter narration). How Jack Ma can keep a tight grip on Alibaba after an IPO NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd founder Jack Ma wants to keep a tight grip on the Chinese e-commerce company he founded even after he takes it public, and U.S. law gives him several ways to do so. U.S. approves first artificial pancreas system for diabetics Sept 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first artificial pancreas system for diabetics that reads blood sugar levels and automatically shuts off the flow of insulin. Well Married Cancer Patients Live Longer The burdens of cancer treatment take a greater toll on single patients than married patients, a new study shows. Dot Earth Blog Chinas Basketball Giant Again Presses Case for Elephant Conservation A basketball giant revisits an orphanage for tiny victims of the ivory trade. Marlins' Alvarez Throws No-Hitter Against Tigers Henderson Alvarez of the Miami Marlins pitched a no-hitter against the Detroit Tigers in the regular season finale on Sunday when the Marlins scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth for a 1-0 victory. $2 million check found on subway It's a check for $2 million, issued to a man with a California driver's license. And it was found in a subway car in Madrid, police say. Corsair group wins fight for RBS039;s 314 UK branches LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - A consortium led by private equity firm Corsair will pay 600 million pounds to be an anchor investor in 314 branches being sold by Royal Bank of Scotland . QA Gaming With Chrome, and Bypassing Windows 8 Fans of the game Minecraft may be able to get it to play on a Google Chrome notebook, and how to go directly from Windows 7 to Windows 8.1 Sport's most dangerous job? One of the scariest scenarios of any sport must be the realization by a jockey that the half-tonne animal underneath him is not going to land successfully as it flies over a fence six feet high at nearly 50 kilometers per hour.

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