US to Host Global Finance Crisis Summit  
US President George W. Bush and French President Nicolas Sarkozy Saturday said an emergency global summit on the finance crisis will be held in the US, possibly before the end of November. The announcement was made at the US presidential retreat, Camp David, outside Washington, where European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso also joined the meeting. Read On

IMF Probing Chief's Relation with Worker
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is investigating whether its chief, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, abused his position in connection with a brief affair with a female subordinate at a time when the key multilateral institution is focusing on helping developing countries withstand the global financial crisis. Read On

Cool Obama Can Turn US Recession Around:
Amartya Sen
The loss of confidence has pushed the US into a recession, but "cool" Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama can turn things around and restore the economy if he wins the elections, says Nobel laureate and economist Amartya Sen Read On

• West Over-reacted to 9/11: Ex-MI5 Chief  
• US Stocks Close Lower to End Roller-Coaster Week

After Post, LA Times and Chicago Tribune
too Endorse Obama
With just 17 days to go before the Nov 4 US presidential election, Democratic nominee Barack Obama has won endorsements from two more leading newspapers -- the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times. The largest daily in Obama's hometown, the Tribune hasn't backed a Democrat in its 161-year history, while the Times hasn't endorsed a presidential candidate since 1972, when it backed President Richard M. Nixon's re-election. Read On
► Obama Big Winner
     if the Rest of the World Could Vote: Survey

• Canada, EU, Seek New Trade Pact
  Amid Finance Crisis
• US Airstrikes Kill 60 Militants in Northwest Pakistan
• European Shares Rebound after Wall Street Gain  
• Tata-owned Corus, Jaguar Land Rover Take a Knock
• The Joke's on McCain, Obama,
  and Both Laugh Together 

Equating Islam with Terrorism is Dangerous
by Sarwar Kashani
The widening gulf between different religions was leading to dangerous global instability, said leaders of Western and Islamic countries here Friday, and warned against equating Islam with terrorism. Read On
► 'Islamophobia' a Threat to Global Peace: OIC Chief

Washington Post Endorses Obama
as 'Right Man' for Hard Times
Calling senator Barack Obama the "right man for a perilous moment," the Washington Post endorsed the Democratic candidate for the US presidency. With the endorsement, the paper added its national weight to 39 other regional newspapers - including the Boston Globe and St Louis Post Dispatch - that have declared for the centre-left candidate. Read On
► Obama would Maintain US Leadership Abroad

US Cannot Shape the World without India
by Arun Kumar 
Describing the India-US civil nuclear deal as a "game-changing" success story, a senior Republican leader has advised the next US president that American efforts to shape the world may not succeed fully without India. "The bottom line is that American efforts to shape the world are unlikely to succeed fully without the cooperation of India," said Senator Dick Lugar adding, "Its sheer size ensures that it will have an enormous impact on the global economy." Read On  

• Christians Continue to Flee Northern Iraq
• US Stocks Surge as Oil Price Falls Below $70 

US, Iraqi Negotiators Reach Agreement
on Troops Presence
US and Iraqi negotiators have reached a tentative agreement outlining the future presence of US troops but it still requires the support of lawmakers in both countries, the Pentagon said Thursday. The United States and Iraq have been negotiating the pact for months to establish a legal basis for maintaining American forces in Iraq once a UN mandate expires at the end of this year. Read On

Sri Lanka to Continue Operations against LTTE, Manmohan Urges Political Solution
Sri Lanka Saturday indicated that its military campaign against the Tamil Tigers will continue, even as it invited Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee to visit Colombo after New Delhi called for a negotiated settlement to the dragging ethnic conflict. Read On

• Mayawati Returns Rae Bareli Project Land 
• Only BJP Can Fight Terrorism: Advani 
• Ganguly, Mishra put Australia on Back Foot

Delays Holding Up Industry Expansion:
Tata Steel Chief  by Fakir Balaji
Prolonged delays in land acquisition, allotment of captive iron ore and other raw material, and inadequate infrastructure are holding up capacity expansion and execution of new Tata Steel plants, a top company official said. To meet the growing demand even during the current economic downturn, India continues to import steel though prices in the domestic market are lower than in the international markets. Read On

Manmohan asks Rajapaksa to Ensure Safety
of Civilians
Amid rising concern in India over the military conflict in Sri Lanka, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday asked President Mahinda Rajapaksa to ensure the safety of civilians “at all costs”, even as he stressed the need for starting a political process for settling the festering ethnic feud in the island nation. Read On

Eurocopter Focusing on Indian Market
by Mohammed Shafeeq
Eurocopter, the global leader in chopper manufacturing, is focusing on the Indian market and hopes to cash in on the increasing demand in various segments of the civilian sector and bag the defence contracts. Read On

• India Aviation Show Proves a Big Hit 
• Analysts Fear More Losses
  after Indian Stocks Crash  
• First Trade Consignment Across Kashmir Border
  Would be 'Gifts' 
• JNU Students go the Street Play Way
  for Gender Sensitization 
• I was Threatened, German Mother tells Goa Police

India-US N-trade Awaits some 'Technical Steps'  
by Arun Kumar
The historic India-US civil nuclear deal may be "done", but the US companies eyeing a $150 billion business opportunity cannot start nuclear trade with India before a some "technical steps" are completed. Read On
• Japan Wants India to Sign NPT, Cautious on N-issue

Bihar Puts Rat Meat on the Menu! by Imran Khan
Soon, if you stop by a restaurant or even a roadside eatery in Bihar, you might find an interesting addition to the menu - rat meat. A controversial pilot project to popularize rat meat in Bihar, thereby helping uplift the impoverished Dalit community that cultivates it, has been approved by the state government. Read On

• Peaceniks Damage Bofors Weapons
  Meant for Export to India

India Can Intervene in Sri Lanka: Karunanidhi
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi said Friday night that India could certainly intervene in Sri Lanka to alleviate the sufferings of Tamil minorities there, in the same way it did in then East Pakistan in 1971 Read On
► 14 DMK MPs Hand in Resignation Letters
    over Sri Lanka Issue
► India Summons Sri Lankan Envoy,
    asks Colombo to End Violence

Tata's 'Open Letter' Raises Political Storm
in West Bengal
In an advertisement splashed in several newspapers here, Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata Friday warned the people of West Bengal of the "destructive political environment of confrontation" that he said was being espoused by Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress - in the process, kicking off a political storm. Read On

Key Indian Market Index Dips below 10,000 
The mayhem in Indian stock markets continued Friday with a key index dropping below the psychologically important 10,000-point mark after having crossed an all-time high of 21,206.77 points in January. Read On

• Scores of Christians Convert to Hinduism
  in Orissa's Kandhamal 

Left Serves Notice of Privilege Motion against PM in Parliament
The Left parties have served notice of a privilege motion against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in parliament for failing to take the house into confidence on the India-US civilian nuclear deal. Read On

• Tendulkar is the Leading Run-getter in Tests
• Economic Meltdown or Terrorism,
  It's all about Human Psyche