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News Feed Latest worldwide news One Direction star signs professional deal One Direction have already taken the music world by storm and now Louis Tomlinson is hoping to become a star in the football world. Crowdsourcing ideas in Mideast Things are looking up for entrepreneurs in the Middle East as a new breed of crowdfunding is emerging to help bring life to innovative ideas from the region. FEATURE-Government subsidies fire up London property hotspots LONDON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Tony Richmount is thankful he procrastinated. Economix Blog An Employment Number That Isnt Budging Although the unemployment rate fell to 7.4 percent, the share of American adults with jobs is stuck at just 58.7 percent. Ricky Williams Eager to Mold Young Minds as Coach Ricky Williams can't change the past and wouldn't want to even if he could. Scouting Report Openings, Sales and Events from the Week of August 1 Curve and Fellow Barber will open new locations; Stella McCartney debuts a new messenger bag. General Dynamics wins $212 mln contract for U.S. destroyer deckhouse WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - U.S. military shipbuilder General Dynamics Corp has won a contract valued at $212 million to design and construct a new steel deckhouse for the third Zumwalt-class destroyer it is building in Bath, Maine, the Pentagon announced on Friday. Scientists to cook world's first in-vitro beef burger LONDON (Reuters) - A corner of west London will see culinary and scientific history made on Monday when scientists cook and serve up the world's first lab-grown beef burger. Music Review Calder Quartet and Mostly Mozart Orchestra at Lincoln Center The Calder Quartet played Ads and Beethoven at the Kaplan Penthouse Saturday; earlier, the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra offered a Beethoven piano concerto and symphony. Vettel claims 'unbelievable' win Sebastian Vettel moved 34 points clear in the Formula One title race following his maiden German Grand Prix victory. Doping allegations hobble A-Rod Alex Rodriguez is the rare athlete who transcends the sport in which he is considered one of the greatest players of all time. UPDATE 3-China bans NZ milk powder imports on botulism scare-NZ trade min * NZ's Fonterra finds whey contaminated with botulism-causing bacteria * Product sold to 8 customers in 6 countries, including Danone * China bans all milk powder imports from NZ, Australia - NZ Trade Minister * China imported $1.9 billion of milk powder in 2012 * Coca Cola to recall batches of product that used Fonterra whey protein * Russia, Thailand reportedly putting in place bans, product recalls By Naomi Tajitsu WELLINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - China has halted i GLOBAL MARKETS-U.S. stocks edge higher; bond yields, dollar slip on jobs data * Pace of U.S. jobs growth slows but unemployment rate falls * Data seen making Fed more cautious on stimulus retreat * World, European stock indices advance NEW YORK, Aug 2 (Reuters) -... Nickelodeon on the Mend, Profit Soars at Viacom Better ratings at the childrens network raised revenue, as did streaming services like Amazon and Hulu. Failed flights cause sinking feeling July 29 - Neither wing nor prayer help contestants from crashing in Moscow's home-made flying machine contest. Tara Cleary reports. Interpol Asks Nations to Help Track Terror Suspects Freed in Prison Breaks The Interpol alert added to a climate of heightened concern set off Thursday when State Department officials spoke of possible terror plots against Western facilities overseas. World Briefing | Europe Spain Alarms Warned Trains Driver Before Accident The alarms went off inside the train that crashed last week in northwestern Spain moments before it derailed, prompting the panicked driver to activate the brakes three times, an examination revealed. UPDATE 3-China bans NZ milk powder imports on botulism scare-NZ trade min * NZ's Fonterra finds whey contaminated with botulism-causing bacteria * Product sold to 8 customers in 6 countries, including Danone * China bans all milk powder imports from NZ, Australia - NZ... Analysis Poland to get dirtier as it leans towards lignite coal WARSAW/LONDON (Reuters) - Poland, one of the heaviest polluters in Europe, will become even dirtier now that its shale gas ambitions have faded and it turns to cheap domestic lignite coal to secure its energy supply. Zuma congratulates Mugabe on win South African President Jacob Zuma congratulated Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe on his re-election, urging opposition groups Sunday to accept the results of "the successful harmonised elections." FOREX-Dollar drops broadly after weaker-than-forecast jobs data * U.S. hiring slows in July; jobless rate at 4-1/2-year low Canada's Harper insists Keystone XL is important for jobs OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper contradicted on Friday U.S. President Barack Obama's dismissal of the job-creation potential of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, saying the project is important both for jobs and for energy security. Tunisian Islamist Finds Hope in Challenging Time An Islamist leader in Tunisia expresses optimism for his movement despite setbacks in Egypt. Narrowing Second Quarter Loss, Yelp Raises Sales Forecast for Year Yelp is getting clicks, helping it increase its ad sales. It drew 108 million unique visitors per month in the second quarter, a 38 percent increase from a year earlier. DealBook JPMorgan Looks to Pay to Settle U.S. Inquiries JPMorgan Chases payouts started Tuesday when the bank struck a $410 million settlement with a regulator over allegations that its traders manipulated electricity markets. Vodafone sues Telecom Italia for one billion euros MILAN (Reuters) - British telecoms provider Vodafone Group is suing Telecom Italia for abusing its dominant position in Italy, seeking damages of more than 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion). Skating with Gandhi ... and Tutu too Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Mahatma Gandhi. They're names you might associate with protest and peace ... less so skateboarding. Mugabes Party Appears Headed for Parliamentary Victory in Zimbabwe Early results from the vote, which observers gave a mixed report, showed ZANU-PF, President Robert G. Mugabes party, earning a big majority in Parliament. There was no word yet on the presidential race. In Germany, a Union Culture Clashes With Amazons Labor Practices In the United States, Amazon is often celebrated as a font of jobs. But across the Atlantic, labor relations are more confrontational. Breakingviews Elan deal's tax zeal July 29 - Jeffrey Goldfarb talks to Rob Cyran about the dangers of Perrigo's seemingly tax-motivated $8.6 billion acquisition of Irish biotech Elan. Career Couch Avoiding Collisions of Church and the Workplace When it comes to religious expression at work, employers must balance the interests of the business with their employeesx2019; beliefs, workplace experts say. 'Fabulous Fab' verdict is vindication for SEC lawyer NEW YORK, Aug 4 (Reuters) - As the head of litigation for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Matthew Martens' main job is to oversee other lawyers. In his three years at the agency, he had not tried a case himself. City Room Aug. 3 Where the Candidates Are Today The candidates daily campaign schedule at a glance. U.S. Extends Closing of Some Diplomatic Posts Nineteen diplomatic missions in the Middle East and North Africa will be shut down through at least Saturday because of continued fears of attacks by Al Qaeda and its allies. Israel's Netanyahu lampooned for failing to fill top central bank job JERUSALEM, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his finance minister, Yair Lapid, were pilloried by Israeli media on Sunday for their failure to fill the job of central bank chief... ArtsBeat Keen Company and Womens Project Announce New Seasons Keen Company will begin its season with a revival of Jon Robin Baitzs 1989 play The Film Society. Michael Ansara, actor behind Klingon leader Kang, dies Michael Ansara, who played villainous Klingon commander Kang in three iterations of "Star Trek" among many other roles in his long career, has died at age 91, his former agent said. For a New Generation, an Elusive American Dream In the Nicholson family, America is not delivering for a grandson as it did for his father and grandfather. Congo rebels face U.N. deadline Rebels in an unstable part of the Democratic Republic of Congo have until Thursday afternoon to hand in their weapons to U.N. peacekeepers or risk being disarmed by force. M.I.T. Cleared in Report After Suicide of Activist Arguments persist that M.I.T. could have done much more to end the prosecution of a young man whose promise was great and whose actions caused no damage to the universitys computer network.

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