The Union Government has decided to send a Ministerial committee (GoM) to riot-hit Kandhamal of Orissa to take stock of the situation within a fort night.

Central Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar will head the team. Other members of the team are Social Justice Minister Meira Kumar, Tribal Affairs Minister P R Kyndiah and Transport Minister T R Baalu.

The team, during its visit, would inspect the relief camps and would also discuss the situation with the state Government.

According to sources, the Ministerial team is likely to apprise the Centre of its observation before the beginning of Parliament session. The session is scheduled to begin on 10 December.

Washington, Nov 6 : An internal US military report has reportedly found that the deadly attack on a US outpost in eastern Afghanistan in July was executed with the support of local police, government leaders and villagers.

In the attack launched on July 12 by about 200 insurgents, as many as nine US troops were killed, and 27 wounded. At least 52 of the attackers were killed and another 45 wounded, the report said.

It also said the incident was an example of repeated problems in the volatile mountain region where the local population was offering “passive and active support” to the insurgents, which also had infiltrated the country’s security forces, reported the Dawn.

Seoul - Shares crashed Thursday on the Seoul stock exchange a

Melbourne, November 6 : American newspapers carrying banner headlines about Barack Obama’s historic White House victory were sold out as soon as they reached newsstands, and people who missed out were bidding about 600 dollars for an edition online.

About 800 sellers offered copies for sale on eBay by early on Wednesday evening.

Bids for The New York Times with its banner headline "Obama" were up to 400 dollars, while The Washington Post’s "Obama Makes History" edition was bid up to 41 dollars.

Islamabad, Nov 6 : Pakistan federal cabinet is learnt to have approved a new law aiming at protecting women against workplace harassment.

New York, Nov 6 : Cameron Diaz reportedly upset guests of her close friend Drew Barrymore’s lavish Halloween bash – by refusing to share her cigarettes.

Diaz spent most of the evening smoking along with many of the other guests but when approached by a couple for her cigarettes, the actress bluntly refused.

"Cameron was outside smoking the whole time, but when a couple of people asked if she had a cigarette, she always said no. It was so rude," the New York Post quoted a source, as saying.