London, Oct 31: Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama’s senior advisers have drawn up plans to lower expectations for his presidency if he wins next week’s election, amid concerns that many of his supporters are harbouring unrealistic hopes of what he can achieve.

The sudden financial crisis and the prospect of a deep and painful recession have increased the urgency inside the Obama team to bring people down to earth, after a campaign in which his soaring rhetoric and promises of hope and change are now confronted with the reality of a stricken economy.

Brussels - The European Commission on Thursday cleared a French plan for re-financing troubled lenders, describing it as an "appropriate" system for injecting confidence in the country's financial

Increasing population has forced humans to once again step into the domain of animals.

Jakarta - Indonesia has stepped up security at major installations and public places ahead of the execution of three Muslim extremists convicted for their roles in the 2002 Bali bombings, a police spokesman said Friday.

"National police have ordered security be improved at shopping centres, malls and other strategic places across Central and East Java, and Banten provinces," said national police spokesman Abukakar Nataprawira. "Security will also be focused at the Australian and the US embassies in Jakarta."

Nataprawira declined to say when exactly the executions were to take place.

Srinagar, Oct 31: Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Kuldeep Khoda has said that all possible security arrangements would be made to ensure smooth conduct of seven-phase elections in Jammu and Kashmir.

After reviewing the security arrangements in Anantnag, Kulgam, Shopian and Pulwama district, Khoda said the candidates contesting the forthcoming assembly polls will be provided adequate security,

He said all required measures will be taken to ensure the security of the public and venue of public meetings to be addressed by various political parties.

The FDA has issued two warning letters to Bayer for not submitting proof that the Bayer Women’s Low Dose Aspirin + Calcium and Bayer Aspirin With Health Advantage are useful in fighting heart disease and osteoporosis in women.

"These are not FDA-approved products," agency spokeswoman Rita Chappelle said. "They are selling products that are illegal."

The FDA has given a warning to Bayer to remove the medicines from the shelves or else face legal action.

But Bayer defended the medications and its right to market them.

"We stand behind both products and all marketing claims made in their support," the German drugmaker said in a statement.