#1 — BBC | Decline in Chinese trade slowing
Chinese official trade figures for September have suggested improvements in economies in the rest of the world.
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#2 — CNN | UN to resurrect debate on Israel-Hamas war
(CNN) — The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session Thursday to reopen discussion of Israel’s three-week offensive against the Islamic militant group Hamas in Gaza.
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#3 — Fox | McChrystal: More U.S. Troops May Not Prevent Afghanistan From Falling to Terror Haven
WASHINGTON — Rampant government corruption might derail the fight against the Taliban and Al Qaeda in Afghanistan even if as many as 80,000 additional U.S. troops were sent to the war, the top military commander there has concluded, according to U.S. officials briefed on his recommendations.
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#4 — Fox | Senate Leaders Begin Difficult Task of Merging Health Care Reform Bills
WASHINGTON — Health care talks slip back behind closed doors Wednesday as Senate leaders start trying to merge two very different bills into a new version that can get the 60 votes needed to guarantee its passage.
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#5 — Fox | ACORN Fires Longtime Companion of Group’s Founder
Controversial activist group ACORN has fired the longtime companion of founder Wade Rathke over apparent concerns about a lack of “accountability” in her work leading the Louisiana chapter in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
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#6 — DM | Just one in six incapacity benefit claimants ‘is genuine’
The scale of Britain’s sicknote culture was laid bare last night as it emerged that only one in six adults claiming incapacity benefit may be entitled to do so.
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#7 — DM | Now mortgage claims are the target
Hundreds of MPs have been warned they will have to pay back up to £90,000 in unproven mortgage claims.
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Times | After the payback, the fightback: MPs’ fury at expenses watchdog
#8 — Times | Czech President Vaclav Klaus dismisses Brussels warning over Lisbon treaty
A stern warning yesterday from Brussels that the Czechs could lose their place at Europe’s top table elicited only a shrug in Prague castle. Behind its ramparts, President Klaus maintained an enigmatic silence, but his footmen let it be known that he was in no mood to put pen to paper.
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#9 — Telegraph | Al Martino dies
Singer Al Martino, who played the Frank Sinatra-type role of Johnny Fontane in The Godfather and recorded hits including Spanish Eyes and Volare, has died aged 82.
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#10 — Telegraph | Malaysians left ‘stateless’ in UK after passport gamble backfires
Nearly 1,000 Malaysians are living in the UK in “stateless” limbo after tearing up their passports in expectation of winning British citizenship.
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