Journalists wait for Boehner to arrive at the U.S. Capitol in Washington
Journalists wait for U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) (not pictured) to arrive at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, September 30, 2013. The Senate is expected to strip from the government spending bill amendments that delay President Obama's healthcare law, a move that throws the political hot potato back to Republican House Speaker John Boehner, as the first government shutdown in 17 years looms. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS MEDIA)
COLUMN-Does bad publicity kill merger plans - and should it?
PRILUCK-MERGERS/ (COLUMN):COLUMN-Does bad publicity kill merger plans - and should it?
Mortar shell hits Chinese embassy in Syria -state media
SYRIA-CRISIS/EMBASSY:Mortar shell hits Chinese embassy in Syria -state media
China threatens closure of mobile news apps amid Internet crackdown
CHINA-APPS/:China threatens closure of mobile news apps amid Internet crackdown
Muslims in hiding in Myanmar after sectarian strife flares
Clashes between majority Buddhists and Muslims have killed at least 237 people and left more than 150,000 homeless since June 2012
Journalists take pictures of giant panda cubs lying on a platform during a photo opportunity at the Bifengxia panda breeding centre in Ya'an
Journalists take pictures of giant panda cubs lying on a platform during a photo opportunity at the Bifengxia panda breeding centre in Ya'an, Sichuan province September 29, 2013. Fourteen cubs, which were all born in 2013, were shown to the public on Sunday at the breeding centre, local media reported. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS MEDIA) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA