London, Oct 19 : If you think that drugs are creation of the modern world, then here’s a piece of information: Stone Age man used herbal mixtures to get high, scientists have discovered.

Although it has long been speculated that humans have an ancient history of drug use, there has been a lack of proof to support the theory.

However, now, boffins have found equipment used to prepare hallucinogenic drugs for sniffing, and dated them back to prehistoric South American tribes.

The breakthrough was made by Quetta Kaye, of University College London, and Scott Fitzpatrick, an archeologist from North Carolina State University, on the Caribbean island of Carriacou.

Los Angeles (dpa) - Eight years ago, the votes of Cuban exiles in Florida launched a Republican presidential era in the United States. On November 4, a similarly-decisive role could be played by young voters, and they are most likely to favour Democratic candidate Barack Obama.

Largely won over by Obama's "change" discourse, millions of first- time voters are tilting the balance toward the senator for Illinois, according to opinion polls. If, as expected, they do vote for change, it will be difficult to stop the first African American from getting to the White House in the upcoming election.

Washington - Merger talks between struggling US auto giants General Motors and Chrysler were pressing forward, with a view to concluding them before November 4 presidential elections, the Detroit News reported Saturday.

Added pressure for a deal was coming from private investor Cerberus, which owns 80 per cent of Chrysler. German auto group Daimler still holds 20 per cent of Chrysler.

Washington - US President George W Bush and French President Nicolas Sarkozy Saturday said an emergency global summit on the finance crisis will be held in the United States, possibly before the end of November. 

The announcement was made at the US presidential retreat, Camp David, outside Washington, where European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso also joined the meeting. 

Washington - US President George W Bush and French President Nicolas Sarkozy Saturday said an emergency global summit on the finance crisis will be held in the United States, possibly before the end of November. 

The announcement was made at the US presidential retreat, Camp David, outside Washington, where European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso also joined the meeting. 

Washington - US President George W Bush and French President Nicolas Sarkozy Saturday said an emergency global summit on the finance crisis will be held in the United States, possibly before the end of November. 

The announcement was made at the presidential retreat, Camp David, outside Washington, where European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso also joined the meeting.