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News Feed Latest worldwide news Lagarde's warning for Europe IMF Managing Director, Christine Lagarde tells CNN that Europe can not be complacent over growth and jobs. Mars Science Lab launch delayed two years NASA's launch of the Mars Science Laboratory -- hampered by technical difficulties and cost overruns -- has been delayed until the fall of 2011, NASA officials said at a news conference Thursday in Washington. Sports of The Times Pigeon Racing Faster and Farther, but Fair? Pigeon racings followers were stunned when six Belgian birds failed tests for banned performance-enhancing drugs. It would be comical if it werent true. At 1201, Same-Sex Couples in New Jersey Say I Do Some same-sex couples, unwilling to wait a minute longer than they have to, made plans to marry the moment it was allowed in the state. JPMorgan in $5.1 billion deal with housing agency (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase Co has agreed to pay $5.1 billion to settle claims that it and firms it bought misled Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac about the quality of mortgage securities and home loans it sold to them during the housing boom. Poison Pen A Warning on Chemical Peels Two influential agencies moved to classify an acid commonly used by dermatologists as a possible carcinogen. Lotus Why Kimi was not paid Kimi Raikkonen is leaving Lotus because he has not been paid his salary -- and the Formula One team now admits its philosophy is to prioritize spending on the car not its star drivers. 2 Peacekeepers Killed in Northern Mali Suicide Attack Assailants killed two Chadian peacekeepers and injured nine other soldiers and civilians in a suicide attack on a checkpoint in northern Mali, the United Nations said. Currents | Open Art You Can Live With Hundred Mile, a design shop, opens in Rhinebeck, N.Y. Group Iran edges closer to nuclear bomb Iran may only need a month to produce enough weapons-grade uranium for a nuclear bomb, a U.S.-based anti-proliferation group says in a new assessment of Tehran's enrichment program. Youre the Boss Blog In Small-Business Lending, the Devil Is Often in the Lien Have you ever gotten tripped up by a lien? What was your experience and how did you handle it? Talk therapy may ease health-related anxiety study NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Talk therapy performed by nurses and other clinic staff may help people with health anxiety stop worrying about being sick when they're not, a new study suggests. Well How Safe Is Cycling? Its Hard to Say Although many cyclists have strong opinions on their sports safety, theres not enough of the right data to make a conclusion. Are U.S. sanctions killing Iranians? In July, Iran lost one of its most acclaimed playwrights and directors when Mahmoud Ostad-Mohammad passed away in Tehran at the age of 62. Bowed Piano Ensemble to Play at Allen Room A Saturday night concert by Bowed Piano Ensemble, whose members reach into the pianos guts with motley tools to extract sound, may be its last in New York. World Cup trophy trip The FIFA World Cup Trophy will visit 89 countries before Brazil 2014 -- and it will travel in style. Allegation of U.S. Spying on Merkel Puts Obama at Crossroads Officials in the Obama administration say that the National Security Agency, in its push to build a global data-gathering network, has rarely weighed the long-term political costs of some of its operations. Dot Earth Blog A Closer Look at Factors Curbing Chinas Appetite for Shark Fins How a conservation group worked with a basketball star to inspire a businessman to press politicians to cut Chinas appetite for shark-fin soup. Asia's tennis superstars Open Court looks at how Li Na and Kei Nishikori have raised tennis' popularity in Asia. The real 'Wolf of Wall Street' Susan Harrigan says Leonardo DiCaprio plays him in the upcoming Martin Scorsese movie, but the real "wolf" was more like a cockroach. What's got into the Saudis? It was certainly an unprecedented surprise when Saudi Arabia announced -- on 18 October, only a day after its election to one of the 10 rotating seats on the U.N. Security Council -- that it was turning down the chance to participate in the world's top forum for discussion of international issues. Property Values What You Get for ... $1,250,000 A federal-style house in Minneapolis; a Tudor in Denver; and a condo in a Boston brownstone. In Churchill's Land, 49ers' Coach Awaits Jaguars His players may be more interested in eating and shopping. San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh wants to draw on the force of history. Grand Jury Urged Charges In JonBenet Ramsey Case Although the jury chose to charge John and Patsy Ramsey in 1999 with child abuse, prosecutors declined to file criminal charges. Special Report Economy-class activist investor crashes the corporate party LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Shareholder activists come in different flavors. One is the deep-pocketed investor, such as Carl Icahn or Dan Loeb, who takes big stakes in companies and forces management to... The Assistants The Mensa Member Tom Herman, Ohio States co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, would prefer not to be known as the Mensa assistant, but it has trailed him. Kennedy cousin seeks jail release A day after he won a new trial in the murder of a 15-year-old girl, Michael Skakel, the nephew of Robert and Ethel Kennedy, filed a bond motion Thursday asking he be released from prison pending a second trial's outcome. Hague Court Says Kenyas Deputy President Must Attend Trial The International Criminal Court on Friday overturned a decision excusing Kenyas deputy president from attending his trial on charges of orchestrating deadly violence after his countrys 2007 election. Bits Blog Senator Intensifies Inquiry on Data Brokers Senator John D. Rockefeller IV is intensifying an investigation into major data brokers, including Experian, the credit bureau. Guthrie Extends Lead in China, McIlroy Seven Back American Luke Guthrie extended his lead to four shots at the halfway stage of the BMW Masters as former world number ones Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood struggled to make an impact in cool and windy conditions in Shanghai on Friday. T Magazine On Beauty | Two-Tone Eye Shadow, Double the Effect Color-blocked eye shadow is a chic way to achieve a dramatic, outr look, and the technique is less complicated than you might think. Sotheby's sets record with $542 million at Hong Kong autumn sales HONG KONG (Reuters) - Sotheby's celebrated its 40 years of business in Asia by raising a better-than-expected HK$4.2 billion ($542 million) in Hong Kong, a record for the global auction house's autumn sales in the city. Allen Klein, Bliss Hebert Curtain Up on a New Production A couple who have worked on more than 100 opera productions together and whose relationship had Stravinskys blessing marry more than 50 years after they first became a couple. 'Bionic man' makes debut at Washington's Air and Space Museum WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A first-ever walking, talking "bionic man" built entirely out of synthetic body parts made his Washington debut on Thursday. Netiquette Saying farewell So many folks manage to lose their netiquette heads when they scramble, legs flailing and akimbo, toward the denouement of events and life chapters. So here is the ultimate (get it?) digital-etiquette guide to a polite big finish. Islamists die in fierce Nigerian battle More than 70 members of the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram have been killed during a Nigerian military operation in the northeastern state of Borno, an Army spokesman told CNN Friday. T Magazine Art Matters | Two Artists, a Chevy Astro Van and a Statue of Michael Jackson This was the scene outside of the Kitchen in Chelsea a few days ago as the sculptor Fawn Krieger and the performance artist Neal Medlyn got ready for Medlyns new show, King, which opens Wednesday. Tone Changes in One of Englands Toughest Jobs Gus Poyet has replaced Paolo di Canio, who alienated fans and players at Sunderland, a widely supported English Premier League soccer club that is facing relegation. Showtime Renews Homeland and Masters of Sex Once a critics darling, Homeland has been receiving some critical mockery. But lately its ratings have been rising. Mexico's ICA posts 31.3 pct fall in third-qtr profit MEXICO CITY, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Mexican construction company ICA on Friday reported a 31.3 percent drop in third-quarter profit.

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