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US envoy had 'substantive' talks with N Korea

ABC Australia - World Lead | Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:20 EST
US chief nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill has said he had "substantive" talks during his visit to North Korea aimed at saving a shaky nuclear disarmament pact. More

Palin Performance Boosts McCain

FOXNews Lead Headline | Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:10 EST
Analysts say Palin's cool and confident debate performance helped running mate McCain regain his footing• Palin, Biden Spar on War, Economy• PHOTOS

EU Trade Minister Returning to British Politics

Deutsche Welle (Europe) | Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:10 EST
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has undertaken a cabinet reshuffle designed to shore up his government. The changes saw the unforeseen return to the cabinet of current EU trade minister Peter Mandelson.

U.S. House starts debate on financial bailout package

CBC Lead Headline | Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:10 EST
The U.S. House of Representatives began its debate Friday morning ahead of its vote on a $700-billion US financial bailout package after previously rejecting a similar bill on Monday. more

Viewers pick Biden as debate winner: snap polls

CBC Lead Headline | Fri Oct 03, 2008 10:50 EST
Two quick polls conducted after the U.S. vice-presidential debate suggest that more uncommitted voters judged Democrat Joe Biden the winner over Republican Sarah Palin. more

Viewers: Palin defies expectations, Biden wins

CNN Lead Headline | Fri Oct 03, 2008 10:40 EST
Sarah Palin stared criticism straight in the face Thursday, telling opponent Joe Biden and moderator Gwen Ifill that she would answer questions and address issues on her own terms during the vice presidential debate. Republicans may be happy with Palin's gaffe-free performance, but 51 percent of the debate watchers said Biden did the best job.

Brown Brings Back Mandelson in Surprise Cabinet Reshuffle

Deutsche Welle (Europe) | Fri Oct 03, 2008 10:40 EST
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown undertook a cabinet reshuffle Friday that saw the departure of Defence Secretary Des Browne and the return to the cabinet of Peter Mandelson.

Boy, 7, goes on animal killing spree in Australian zoo

CBC Lead Headline | Fri Oct 03, 2008 10:10 EST
The director of an Australian zoo said on Friday he is "horrified" after a seven-year old boy broke into the zoo, fed an assortment of animals to a crocodile and clubbed various lizards to death with a rock. more

U.S. House to vote on financial bailout package

CBC Lead Headline | Fri Oct 03, 2008 10:00 EST
The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote Friday on a $700 billion US financial bailout package after previously rejecting a similar bill on Monday. more

Palin defies expectations; Biden wins

CNN Lead Headline | Fri Oct 03, 2008 09:50 EST
Sarah Palin stared criticism straight in the face Thursday, telling opponent Joe Biden and moderator Gwen Ifill that she would answer questions and address issues on her own terms during the vice presidential debate.

Taliban leader rejects call for peace talks with Afghan government

CBC Lead Headline | Fri Oct 03, 2008 09:40 EST
A senior Taliban officer is spurning calls for negotiation from Afghanistan's government, calling President Hamid Karzai a U.S. "puppet" amid rumblings that peace talks could be in the offing. more

Vietnam bans 18 food products containing melamine

CBC Lead Headline | Fri Oct 03, 2008 09:40 EST
Vietnam's health ministry has discovered the toxin at the heart of China's tainted milk scandal in 18 products and has ordered importers to recall and destroy them. more

U.S. copyright board opts to leave music royalty rates unchanged

CBC Lead Headline | Fri Oct 03, 2008 09:00 EST
The U.S. federal Copyright Royalty Board on Thursday left the royalty that songwriters receive on sales of CDs and digital downloads at 9.1 cents per song for the next five years. more

Stocks slide ahead of crucial bailout vote

CNN World Lead Headline | Fri Oct 03, 2008 08:50 EST
Asian and Pacific stock markets followed Wall Street lower Friday as nervous investors sought safer investments ahead of U.S. House of Representatives vote of a $700 billion bank bailout plan intended to bolster the ailing financial system.

House set for fresh bail-out vote

BBC Lead Headline | Fri Oct 03, 2008 08:40 EST
The US House of Representatives is due to vote on a $700bn (Ł380bn) plan aimed at rescuing the US financial sector.

Great pumpkin pilfered from front lawn

CBC Lead Headline | Fri Oct 03, 2008 08:20 EST
Good grief! A massive pumpkin grown from Canadian seeds has gone missing from the front yard of a home in Flint, Mich. more

Sri Lanka bombs rebel political chief's office

CBC Lead Headline | Fri Oct 03, 2008 07:30 EST
Sri Lankan air force jets bombed the offices of the Tamil Tiger political chief Friday as the military pressed forward with its resurgent offensive against the separatist guerrillas, the military said. more

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