2.  Who are there to join are:-
› Pepsico's India-born CEO Indra Nooyi
› Honeywell CEO David M Cote
› Terry McGraw, CEO of leading publishing
house McGraw Hill
› Louis Chênevert, CEO of aerospace major
United Technologies Corp,
› Ellen Kullman, chief executive of chemicals
giant DuPont

3.  French President Nicolas Sarkozy sign a
bill raising France's retirement age to 62
despite the massive protests and strikes it
has sparked.
 French parliament has passed the bill,
which is now set to go before a council
that will rule on whether it is constitutional
 Unions have organized massive street
protests and strikes that disrupted
transport and shut down oil refineries.

4.  The US economy grew two percent in the
third quarter, the Commerce Department.
 Boosted by a rise in consumer spending.
 The world's largest economy showed more
signs of life in the July-September period,
 After slowing to an annual rate of 1.7
percent in the second quarter from 3.7
percent in the first.

5.  Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told US
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that China
aims to be a "reliable supplier" of rare earth
minerals.
 "He made some very clear indications of
how China is going to fulfil its contracts and
to work with the international community
and will be a reliable supplier," a senior
State Department official said on condition
of anonymity.

6.  White House has identified New Delhi as
one of its best counterterrorism partners.
 "The Indian government is one of our best
CT (counter terrorism) partners," said John
Brennan, Assistant to the President for
Homeland Security and Counter-Terrorism.
 "We share on a regular basis with the Indian
government," Brennan said