Washington, Oct. 22 : Republican presidential candidate John McCain will fight the 2008 election to the end, though his path will be difficult.

According to a Washington Post analysis, McCain still has a fortnight left to try to change the trajectory of the race. The paper also predicts that unexpected things can happen in the remaining days, though the GOP’s future is almost certain to be different to what it has been the last decade.

Washington, Oct 22 : A new study has suggested that contrary to popular belief, polar dinosaurs may not have traveled nearly as far as originally thought when making their bi-annual migration, which questions dinosaurs as being truly the first great migrators.

University of Alberta researchers Phil Bell and Eric Snively undertook the study.

Bell and Snively have suggested that while some dinosaurs may have migrated during the winter season, their range was significantly less than previously thought, which means their treks were shorter.

The idea that these animals may have traveled distances nine times further than mule deer or four times those of wildebeest would have made them the greatest migrators in history.

Washington, Oct 22: The Earth is in the midst of the sixth mass extinction of both plants and animals, which has spurred a study by biologists at UC (University of California) Santa Barbara, to determine which species must be saved.

“The current extinction event is due to human activity, paving the planet, creating pollution, many of the things that we are doing today,” said co-author Bradley J. Cardinale, assistant professor of ecology, evolution and marine biology (EEMB) at UC Santa Barbara.

“The Earth might well lose half of its species in our lifetime. We want to know which ones deserve the highest priority for conservation,” he added.

Beijing - Chinese President Hu Jintao spoke to his US counterpart George W Bush, expressing hope that US efforts would help curb the global financial crisis, state media reported Wednesday.

The Chinese leader and Bush also discussed planned international financial summits and ways to strengthen international cooperation to stabilise financial markets in their Tuesday phone call.

Hu hoped that US measures to rein in the crisis "would take effect as soon as possible, restore investor confidence and prevent further expansion of the crisis," Xinhua news agency reported.

"The measures are conducive to the stability of the world economy and financial markets," Hu added, according to Xinhua.

Washington, Oct 22 : Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has reportedly launched a fresh attack on Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, saying that his hot pursuit policy of sending troops into Pakistan in search of Al Qaeda and Taliban militants “could spark an international crisis”.

She also criticized Bush for showing his support for former Pakistani dictator-turned-President Pervez Musharraf.

Reno (Nevada, US), Oct. 22 : Alaska Governor and Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin apologized Tuesday for suggesting some parts of America are more patriotic than others.

In an interview with CNN, Palin said she was referring to the "inspiring" patriotism she''s seen on the campaign trail.

"I say that this is true America. You get it, you understand how important it is that in the next four years we have a leader who will fight for you," Palin said.