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News Feed Latest worldwide news Things I wish I'd known at 15 International day of the girl 'To my 15-year-old self' Champions League A Sheep Is Saved, and Celtic Wins Glasgow Celtic overcame a 2-0 deficit from the first leg to advance to the Champions League group stage after beating Shakhter Karagandy on Wednesday. Japan outlines spending plans for Fukushima water crisis TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government plans to spend 47 billion yen ($473.05 million) to deal with mounting amounts of radioactive water at Tokyo Electric Power Co's wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant, the country's industry minister said on Tuesday. Ohio Man Who Held 3 Women Captive Is Found Dead Ariel Castro, who had been sentenced to life in prison for his crimes, was found hanging in his cell on Tuesday. UPDATE 2-E*Trade, in sign of strength, to pull capital from bank Sept 4 (Reuters) - E*Trade Financial Corp said on Wednesday U.S. bank regulators have approved its request to use capital from its bank subsidiary for broader corporate purposes, a sign of progress... Carlos Slim increases stake in NY Times Oct 6 (Reuters) - Carlos Slim, the Mexican billionaire who loaned the New York Times Co $250 million, has upped his stake in the company for the third time in two months. State of the Art A Better Way to Bring Your Desktop to Your iPad The new Parallels Access app eases the compatibility obstacles between the tablet and a Mac or PC computer. Irving Azoff Starts New Entertainment Business The multifaceted company, backed by $175 million from the Madison Square Garden Company, will be called Azoff MSG Entertainment. Brazil's OGX says Batista sold 177.2 mln shares of oil company RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Brazilian OGX Petrleo e Gs Participaes SA said on Wednesday that controlling shareholder Eike Batista sold 177.2 million shares of the oil company in recent days, a stake representing 5.49 percent of OGX. Special Report Travel Asia In Myanmar, Sailing in the Wake of Kipling and Orwell Luxury river cruises hint at the country's colonial past as well as the change it is undergoing today. Bar patron swallows human toe One of the world's oddest cocktail involves a real, amputated human toe. But after an 'incident' the bar is looking for a replacement. Finmeccanica in draft deal to sell Ansaldo Energia stake source MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's Finmeccanica has reached a preliminary agreement to sell a majority stake in power unit Ansaldo Energia to South Korea's Doosan Heavy Industries , a source with direct... Nadal's road to redemption Rafael Nadal walked on to the clay court at the 2013 VTR Open in Chile not sure if this would be the beginning of a comeback or the end of a career. Rolando Santos was there for CNN with his camera to record what happened. Front Row Retailing as a Forum for Art Dior Homme commissions a work for the 57th Street store and Garage, the magazine edited by Dasha Zhukova, asked five perfumers to create scents based on famous artworks. Gabon investigation unmasks 3,000 fake government employees LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - A corruption investigation in Gabon has revealed the existence of about 3,000 fake civil servants who receive monthly government salaries despite holding no official positions, officials said. Bezos to Washington Post 'Don't be boring' (Reuters) - Jeff Bezos, the soon-to-be owner of The Washington Post, does not plan to cut his way to profitability and says the only path to success is growth, according to an account in the... CANADA FX DEBT-C$ firms on global data as Bank of Canada holds rates * C$ at C$1.0492 vs US$, or 95.31 U.S. cents * Bank of Canada holds benchmark rate at 1 pct * Bank says global economic uncertainty hampers growth * Poll shows C$ expected to weaken slightly in... Wanted WikiLeaks founder joins UK film festival jury LONDON (Reuters) - Fugitive WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been named as a juror in London's Raindance Film Festival, though he will have to watch the entries more than a mile from the venue,... Extra Week of Summer Break? Time to Panic When Rosh Hashana comes early and the school year starts a week late as a result, New York parents have been known to panic and quickly make plans to fill the gap. Theodore Miller, Philip Piga A wedding in Washington. UPDATE 1-AstraZeneca reverses $285 mln charge as cancer trial starts LONDON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca has reversed a previous pre-tax impairment charge of $285 million after launching a final-stage Phase III clinical trial for the experimental drug olaparib in ovarian cancer. Japan's Otsuka to buy Astex Pharma for about $900 million Nikkei (Reuters) - Japanese drugmaker Otsuka Holdings Co will buy Astex Pharmaceuticals Inc for about 90 billion yen ($900 million) to tap the cancer drugs the U.S. company is developing, the Nikkei said. (http//link.reuters.com/hed82v) Leaky plant will be fixed in time for Olympics Abe Sept. 4 - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says leaky nuclear plant issues will be resolved in time for a 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics. Julie Noce reports. High def video gaming on the Chromebook Pixel Thank you Steam! While the Chrome browser takes full advantage of the Chromebook Pixel's hardware, I thought it would interesting to see how video gaming works on the device. Quite well, with just a few small issues, it turns out. Hotel insider info from Mr Mrs Smith Boutique holiday bookers Mr Mrs Smith explain how they review and evaluate hotels and their expansion into China. Guesses and Hype Give Way to Data in Study of Education Amid a sore lack of data, one federal office is conducting randomized trials of various educational programs to determine which live up to their claims. On Par Chasing Off Wildlife, With Course Etiquette Working dogs help golf course superintendents by carefully guarding the grounds from intruders, like geese, and greeting visitors, the friendly kind. Mexico arrests 'Ugly Betty' The suspected leader of Mexico's New Juarez Cartel has been arrested, the state-run Notimex news agency reported Sunday, the latest in a series of high-profile drug arrests. SEC 'monitoring developments' after latest Nasdaq outage WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said it was in contact with Nasdaq OMX Group after another brief outage in the system that was at the heart of the exchange's three-hour trading halt last month. Different Cup Headaches for Captains Couples and Price Presidents Cup captains Fred Couples and Nick Price face very different challenges as they mull over the various options for their two wild card picks to be announced on Wednesday for the biennial team competition. Airbus says Delta jet purchase price was "competitive" (Reuters) - The top salesman at Airbus said a deal to sell 40 aircraft to Delta Airlines , unveiled on Wednesday, included a "competitive" price for the jets. Relief, but Disappointment, for Plaintiffs in N.F.L. Case One day after the announcement of a $765 million settlement in a concussion lawsuit, some former players and their families expressed mixed feelings. Dot Earth Blog Hurricane Marco Rubio A Winning Climate Campaign? An edgy climate campaign names hurricanes for politicians rejecting action on global warming. Cute furry species discovered Scientists at the Smithsonian announced Thursday the discovery of a mammalian species called the olinguito. South African gold miners on strike Thousands of South African gold miners walk off the job, as CNN's Errol Barnett reports. Fired Paraguayan bus drivers have themselves nailed to crosses ASUNCION (Reuters) - Eight Paraguayan bus drivers have had themselves nailed to crosses to protest being fired by a transportation company after it rejected their plea for higher pay, a lawmaker said on Friday. Bewilderment in Wake of Arrest of A.A.U. Coach The drug trafficking charges against Curtis Malone, the president and co-founder of D.C. Assault, have stunned those who worked with him and the A.A.U. program. Check In Hotel Review Playland Motel in Rockaway Beach, N.Y. This new 12-room property offers a taste of Brooklyn cool for those not wedded to a good nights sleep. Japanese scientists see end to animal testing with artificial cornea Sept. 1 - Japanese scientists say they have developed an artificial cornea to replace live animals in the testing of new cosmetics. Animal testing is banned in Europe but is still legal in Japan and the United States. The researchers believe their cornea could help end the practice completely. Tara Cleary reports. North Korea Our agony CNN's Paula Hancocks reports on the latest from a UN inquiry into North Korean human rights violations.

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