London, Dec 22 : The black leather shoes, which the Iraqi journalist Muntazar al-Zaidi threw at George Bush during a press conference in Baghdad, has created 100 new jobs.

The world's most notorious pair of shoes has yielded an unexpected bonanza for its Turkish manufacturer.

Ever since the incident took place, Ramazan Baydan, owner of the Istanbul-based Baydan Shoe Company, has been flooded with orders from across the world.

London, Dec 22 : Muntader al-Zeidi, the Iraqi journalist who grabbed the world spotlight when he threw his shoes at US President George W Bush, is set to file a lawsuit against the security guards who he alleges beat him up after the incident, his lawyer has said.

"Muntader has filed a complaint today (Sunday) against those who assaulted him," the Telegraph quoted lawyer Dhiya al-Saadi, as saying.

Washington  - US President George W Bush said there has been a "good deal" of progress in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process despite the failed effort to reach a settlement before he leaves office.

"No question this is a hard challenge," Bush said during a meeting Friday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. "But, nevertheless, people must recognize that we have made a good deal of progress."

Washington, December 19 : Television reporter Muntader al Zeidi may be put behind bars for throwing his shoes on U. S. President George W. Bush, with reports suggesting that the Iraqi Government is planning to punish him.

There have been conflicting accounts as to which law will be used to prosecute al Zeidi.

Many legal experts say that he may be imprisoned for a maximum period of 15 years.

However, some say that the sentence could be cult in half to seven-and-a-half years because both shoes missed, reports CBS News.

Washington, Dec 18 : President George W Bush has given another shock to people by saying that he really wants President-elect Barack Obama to succeed.

In an exclusive interview to FOX News, Bush acknowledged setting up with his staff a series of contingency plans for Obama in the event of an international crisis.

He said it was the "absolute right thing to do," considering there hadn't been a transfer of power during a war in a long time.

Washington, Dec. 17 : The White House has prepared more than a dozen contingency plans to help guide President-elect Barack Obama if an international crisis erupts in the opening days of his administration, part of an elaborate operation devised to smooth the first transition of power since September 11, 2001.

According to the New York Times, the memoranda envision a variety of volatile possibilities, like a North Korean nuclear explosion, a cyber attack on American computer systems, a terrorist strike on United States facilities overseas or a fresh outbreak of instability in the Middle East.