New York, Sept 25 : Prime Minster Dr. Manmohan Singh will meet U. S. President George W. Bush in Washington this evening, even as the suspense over the passing of the Indo-U. S. civil nuclear deal in the U. S. Congress continues.

The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday voted 19-2 in favor of the deal. The bill has been sent to the full Congress for a vote. It has been presently tabled in the U. S. House of Representatives.

Reports suggest that some changes have been introduced into the text of the Senate Bill.

New York, Sept. 25 : A smitten Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari appeared to fall head over heels during his meeting with Alaska Governor and Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin here on Wednesday, and described her as gorgeous.

Zardari and a delegation of Pakistani officials greeted Palin. The conversation between the two went as follows:

“I am honored to meet you,” Ms. Palin said.

“You are even more gorgeous than you are on the (inaudible),” Mr. Zardari said.

New York, Sept 25: The meeting between Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin in New York today added a glamour quotient to US trip.

The meeting was held on the sidelines of the ongoing UN General Assembly session in New York.

The no show of Republican presidential nominee John McCain didn’t seem to matter as the glamorous new poster girl of the Grand Old Party met Manmohan Singh for half an hour.

No details of the meeting were released.

New York, Sept 25: Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh met Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin in New York today.

The meeting was held on the sidelines of the ongoing UN General Assembly session in New York.

Palin, who is said to be having less foreign affairs experience as compared to her Democrat rival Joe Biden, is also scheduled to meet other world leaders, including the Presidents of Iraq and Georgia.

New York  - The UN Security Council on Wednesday renewed the mandate of its peacekeeping mission in Chad, which has been monitoring that country's border with the Central African Republic.

The council adopted a resolution extending the mandate while it considers forming a new peacekeeping operation to replace military forces from the European Union, which was dispatched to the region to help refugees and maintain security.

New York  - The so-called green economy is booming across the globe and the market for environmental products and services is likely to double by 2020, according to a UN study released Wednesday.

Efforts to combat climate change have already created millions of new "green jobs" and opened up fresh sectors for economic growth as countries around the world invest in new technologies. UN officials urged governments to keep going despite a global economic crisis.