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News Feed Latest worldwide news China artist Liu Xiaodong goes local in London for first UK show LONDON (Reuters) - One of China's best known artists, Liu Xiaodong, headed down to the pub for inspiration for his first London show. China hit with flood waters Torrential rains trigger severe flooding in China. Cosabeth Bullock, Benjamin Grossman-Cohen The bride is a vice president for media relations at a consultancy in Washington; the groom is the senior media officer and the deputy manager in Washington for Oxfam America. Gary Player Why I love horses The nine-time Major Champion tells CNN's Errol Barnett about his passions beyond golf. Ford buys small software startup to bolster 'connected car' offerings DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co has bought a five-year-old software company for less than $10 million in a move the No. 2 U.S. automaker hopes will beef up its in-car connectivity that is critical... How do child refugees cope? I never imagined I would find myself in Lebanon, on the outskirts of the brutal civil war in Syria. As a 32-year-old woman from Chicago, I didn't know what to expect. Dot Earth Blog Will Hurricane Lull Blunt Coastal Shifts? As the sleepy hurricane season continues, will folks relax their guard or sustain shifts in coastal norms? Scores Feared Trapped in Collapse of Mumbai Building The collapse of a five-story residential building on Friday comes as concern has grown about lax standards and endemic corruption in the construction industry in India. Global Health Arsenic Contamination Threatens Water in Hanoi Aggressive pumping is draining aquifers, creating an opening for arsenic-contaminated water to leach into a major drinking-water aquifer that serves Hanoi, Vietnam, researchers say. Termites' powerful weapon against extermination? Their own poop ORLANDO (Reuters) - Scientists trying to understand why destructive wood-eating termites are so resistant to efforts to exterminate them have come up with an unusually repugnant explanation. Environmentalists win U.S. court fight to protect whales from Navy sonar (Reuters) - A federal judge in California has sided with environmental groups in their lawsuit against the U.S. government over Navy training exercises off the West Coast involving sonar that they say harms endangered whales, dolphins and other protected marine mammals. Friend of ex-NFL player Hernandez indicted as accessory to murder BOSTON (Reuters) - A friend of former National Football League player Aaron Hernandez, who is charged with murdering the semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd, has been indicted on a charge of accessory to murder after the fact, local prosecutors said. Cute dogs sniff out poachers Specially trained sniffer dogs are using their amazing sense of smell to combat poaching. Deals of the day- Mergers and acquisitions Sept 27 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Friday New Spanish Budget Free Of Austerity Measures The government called the proposal for 2014 the budget of economic recovery and forecast a 0.7 percent rise in gross domestic product. UPDATE 2-CEOs take familiar, frustrating path to Washington on budget woes Sept 27 (Reuters) - Some of America's leading CEOs are beating a familiar path to Washington to support efforts to avert a government shutdown and raise the U.S. borrowing limit, warning lawmakers that the threat of the first debt default in the country's history is damaging the economy. In first census since war, Bosnia's 'Others' threaten ethnic order SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Darko Brkan wants to upend Bosnia's constitutional order, and he's going to use the country's first census as an independent state to do it. Bolivian leader Let's take U.S. to court It's no secret that Bolivian President Evo Morales is not a fan of the U.S. government, and at the U.N. General Assembly he took his complaints to a wider audience, calling for action against the Obama administration. Umbrella and glove company Totes on the block -sources Sept 27 (Reuters) - The backers of Totes Isotoner are eyeing a sale that could value the world's largest marketer of umbrellas, gloves and rainwear at around $500 million, according to three sources... U.S. FHA to tap $1.7 billion in taxpayer funds WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Housing Administration said on Friday it will draw $1.7 billion in cash from the U.S. Treasury to help cover losses from troubled loans, marking the first time... New shoes for 10,000 homeless kids Nicholas Lowinger, 15, has provided new shoes to more than 10,000 homeless children since 2010. Chemical arms watchdog agrees Syria plan, U.N. set to vote UNITED NATIONS, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Executive Council on Friday adopted a decision on a plan to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons arsenal, enabling the U.N. Security Council to vote shortly on a draft resolution. National Briefing | New England Maine Former President Is Witness at Same-Sex Wedding The first President George Bush was an official witness at the same-sex wedding of two longtime friends in Maine, a spokesman, Jim McGrath, said. The top films at the North American box office LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Following are the top 10 movies at North American box offices for the three days starting Sept. 20, led by "Prisoners," according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters. 1 (*) Prisoners...........................$ 21.4 million 2 (1) Insidious Chapter 2................$ 14.5 million 3 (2) The Family..........................$ 7.0 million 4 (6) Instructions Not Included...........$ 5.7 million 5 (*) Battle of the Year..................$ AEG expert MJ was a drug addict Michael Jackson suffered a "quite extensive" drug addiction the last 15 years of his life, according to an addiction expert testifying Tuesday in the AEG Live wrongful death trial. Swiss banks steer clear of consolidation GENEVA (Reuters) - Swiss private bankers say a capital shortfall in the financial sector and a clampdown on tax evasion stand in the way of much-need consolidation in an industry battling rising... UPDATE 2-Sony near buying Ericsson out of phone venture-WSJ * Sony and Ericsson decline to comment on reported talks Ecuadorean villagers lose bid to remove judge in Chevron dispute NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday rejected a bid by Ecuadorean villagers to remove a judge overseeing a trial next month in a decades-old dispute between the villagers and Chevron Corp. 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. Breaking Views Its Time for Gates to Part Ways With Microsoft Bill Gatess many talents dont include effectiveness as chairman. Under his leadership, Microsofts board left Mr. Ballmer in place too long, the author writes. Vows Still Waters Meet Their Sparkling Counterpart Celebrating a loving relationship that developed in fits and starts and culminated in a wedding of taste and friendship. NASAs Deputy Administrator Is Leaving Agency Lori B. Garver, a top administrator at the agency who played a large role in drafting the Obama administrations controversial space policies, will leave next month. Civil Behavior How to Introduce a Married Gay Couple An Army sergeant asks how to introduce his girlfriend to a married gay couple, one of whom is an officer. Celebrating the life of Arthur Ashe Retired tennis player James Blake talks to Arthur Ashe's widow about keeping his legacy alive. Whats On Thursday Television highlights. Where Mets Go Deep The Mets fantasy football league, which this year has 12 teams, builds relationships and allows players to stay in touch in the off-season, when the trash-talking generally picks up. Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on Sept 27 ZURICH, Sep 27 (Reuters) - Swiss stocks were expected to open unchanged on Friday, while European stocks were seen rising slightly although investors expected ongoing U.S. budget and debt negotiations to keep indexes in a tight trading range. Keeping busy tunnel tip-top Atika Shubert looks at how engineers carry out maintenance on the Channel Tunnel, one of the world's busiest railway routes. 'Snake Man' moves like a serpent The "Snake Man" is real. The mythical creature with the body of a serpent and face of a human folds himself into a tight coil for the gasping crowds, before slithering into his next impossible position. Qatar 2022 Too hot? As the World Cup debate rages, CNN's Leone Lakhani looks at what it's like to play in the Gulf heat.

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