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News Feed Latest worldwide news 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. Siege is new blow to Kenya tourism Kenya remains a safe place to visit despite an attack on a Nairobi shopping mall over the weekend in which at least 68 people, including foreigners, died, the country's tourism minister said yesterday. Wealth Matters Financing Start-Up Dreams With Retirement Savings You can use 401(k) money to create a new business, but beware the rules are complicated and the Internal Revenue Service will be watching closely. Dance Review The Inkomati (dis)cord, at New York Live Arts Boyzie Cekwana and Panaibra Canda presented The Inkomati (dis)cord, which refers to the nonaggression pact between Mozambique and South Africa, at Live Arts. Economix Blog Jobs Report May Be a Shutdown Casualty If Congress fails to reach a budget accord and government operations are halted for more than a day or two, the monthly jobs report is unlikely to be released on Friday, as scheduled. On Pro Basketball Mixed Opening Lines in Knicks Courtship of Anthony While Steve Mills, the Knicks new top executive, made it clear during N.B.A. media day that signing Carmelo Anthony to a contract extension was a priority, the teams star was more circumspect. How impressive is the Chromebook Pixel? Very! I've been using a Chromebook Pixel for the past two days and a single phrase comes to mind blown away. Is it worth $1,299 or more? Take a look to see and then stack it up against your mobile computing needs. Ex-Morgan Stanley broker pleads guilty in insider trading case (Reuters) - A former Morgan Stanley financial adviser pleaded guilty to an insider trading charge for tipping a childhood friend to Gilead Sciences Inc's plan in 2011 to buy Pharmasset Inc, three... Pogue's Posts The iPhone 5ss Fingerprint Scanner Was Hacked, but Im Not Worried Yes, Apples Touch ID can be fooled by a determined attacker with the time and resources to do it. 'Homeland' season 3 10 things to know The second season of the Showtime hit "Homeland" ended with an explosive finale that left the CIA headquarters in shambles and a former war hero on the run, suspected of setting a bomb that killed 219 innocent people. Gods forbid India's temples guard their gold from government THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India (Reuters) - India's Hindu temples are resisting divulging their gold holdings - perhaps nearly half the amount held in Fort Knox - amid mistrust of the motives of... The greatest F1 driver ever? Who is the greatest F1 driver of all time? Past and present drivers give their verdict on the contenders to CNN. Who is the 'White Widow'? British-born Samantha Lewthwaite was once seen as a kind of victim of the July 2005 London terror attacks -- the pregnant wife of one of the suicide bombers that killed 52 people, now left alone to care for her children. Hong Kong's new poverty line Hong Kong, with its glittering skyscrapers and luxury malls, is home to some of the world's richest people but new government figures show that a fifth of its population lives in poverty. Bits Review Roundup The iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C A small number of technology journalists have had their hands on Apples new iPhones for about a week, and the consensus was generally positive. World Briefing | Europe Portuguese Voters Punish Leaders Party for Austerity Policies The Social Democratic Party, the main party in Portugals center-right coalition, suffered a heavy defeat in municipal elections over the weekend. Marc Jacobs to Leave Louis Vuitton The designer Marc Jacobs confirmed Wednesday that he is leaving Louis Vuitton after 16 years, to concentrate on his own eponymous line. RPT-UPDATE 2-Australia boosts mineral exports, but coal targets tough * Australia eyes 6 pct rise in thermal coal exports in 2013/14 Kenya mall attack Additional suspect arrested An additional suspect was arrested Sunday in connection with the deadly attack on a mall in Nairobi, Kenya, the country's interior minister said. Kenya's jewelry from boiled bones In Kenya's biggest slum an entrepreneur is helping tackle the huge garbage problem, and creating jobs, by making striking jewelry from discarded animal bones. International court charges Kenyan with bribing witnesses AMSTERDAM/NAIROBI (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court said on Wednesday it had issued an arrest warrant for a Kenyan charged with trying to bribe witnesses to withdraw testimony against Deputy President William Ruto. BP evacuates some workers ahead of Gulf of Mexico storm HOUSTON (Reuters) - A looming low-pressure storm system prompted BP Plc to evacuate some workers from its four oil and gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico but production was unaffected, the company said on Wednesday. Rays 5, Rangers 2 Price and Longoria Propel Rays Into Wild-Card Game David Price threw a complete game and Evan Longoria hit a two-run homer as Tampa Bay advanced to play at Cleveland on Wednesday. Dan Zevin Wins Thurber Prize for Humor The award, given annually for an outstanding book of humor published in the United States, recognized Mr. Zevins Dan Gets a Minivan. The great North Korea bike ride When Bernt Johansson crossed the mountainous countryside of North Korea into the city of Rason, the crowds there reminded the Swedish biker of the adulation that greeted his 1976 Olympic gold finish in Montreal. At a Festival, Molly Danced but Didnt Cut In The first TomorrowWorld electronic dance-music celebration this weekend seemed to go off without any serious health problems from drug use. Phys Ed How Intense Study May Harm Our Workouts A new study suggests that exercise simply feels harder when your brain is tired, so you quit earlier, even though objectively your muscles are still somewhat fresh. Florida sues Georgia to protect oyster farmers in water dispute TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Florida filed a lawsuit on Tuesday asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reduce neighboring Georgia's use of water from the Chattahoochee River that feeds the oyster beds and fish-spawning areas of Florida's Gulf Coast. The shutdown's impact on travelers Never mind that visit to the Statue of Liberty in New York City. Forget visiting Independence Hall in Philadelphia. And that hiking adventure at Yellowstone National Park? You might want to tweak your travel plans. Obama Summons Congressional Leaders to White House On the second day of the government shutdown, President Obama planned to urge passage of a stopgap spending measure and a debt-ceiling increase. India's obsession with lighter skin In India, many women are obsessed with lightening their skin. CNN writer Moni Basu recalls her own family's pressures to not get "too dark." The New Old Age The Icing on the Cake Theres no fixing this, whatever you call it. So I bake a cake. Buffett goes full Heisenberg Is billionaire investor Warren Buffett the next Heisenberg? CNN's Maggie Lake looks at the evidence. DealBook Chinese Conglomerate Plans $1.8 Billion Reverse Takeover in Hong Kong Cofco, whose operations include slaughtering livestock and selling life insurance, said it would place 12 property projects in mainland China into a subsidiary, the Hong Kong Parkview Group. Australian Open Announces Increase in Prize Money The Australian Open is increasing its prize money by $2.8 million to bring overall player compensation to $31 million next year. Sports Briefing | Tennis 100th Week at No. 1 for Djokovic Novak Djokovic is No. 1 in the rankings for the 100th week. Djokovic, 26, is the ninth player to reach the milestone. Your Money Adviser Free Apps for Nearly Every Health Problem, but What About Privacy? An analysis of 43 popular wellness apps by the nonprofit Privacy Rights Clearinghouse found that many apps connect to advertising and data-analysis sites without the users knowledge. Delayed take-off China cautious on large aircraft program SINGAPORE/BEIJING (Reuters) - China's largest domestically produced aircraft may not enter service until early next decade, a delay that gives dominant rivals Boeing Co and Airbus time to launch their upgraded single-aisle planes first. Sports Briefing | Soccer Inter Milan Rallies to Win Inter Milan defeated Fiorentina to stay in touch with the Italian league leader Roma. Wembley Journal A Football Match Where Hooligans Take a Back Seat to Vikings At Britains national stadium, Wembley, a sold-out crowd of 83,500 people watched a close game, as the Minnesota Vikings won a first victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, 34-27.

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