The Villages (Florida, US), Sept. 22: The Palin wave shows no signs of diminishing.

On her first trip as John McCain’s running mate to the battleground state of Florida, Palin drew a massive crowd of 60,000 people.

A Fox News report said that she was welcomed like a star, with tens of thousands cramming into a plaza and nearby streets in the enormous retirement community about an hour north of Orlando.

Some waited more than five hours in 92-degree heat to see her speak for 23 minutes.

New York, Sept. 22: Seeking to distance himself from President George W Bush in the run-up to the November 4 presidential poll, Republican presidential candidate John McCain has accused him and his administration of failing to arrest the meltdown on Wall Street.

"I say the Bush administration has failed," McCain said on "60 Minutes" after agreeing that he placed "a great deal" of responsibility on the President for the financial meltdown,” the New York Daily News quoted McCain, as saying.

Kabul - Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday left Kabul for New York to attend the opening of the 63rd UN General Assembly and meet world leaders including US President George W Bush.

On Wednesday, Karzai is scheduled to address session to inform about the progress his country has made against terrorism, the presidential palace said in a statement.

Islamabad - Pakistani security forces and tribesmen repelled a suspected US attack by shooting at intruding helicopter gunships in the tribal region bordering Afghanistan, officials said Monday.

The incident occurred late Sunday night in Lowara Mandi village of the North Waziristan tribal district that is believed to be infested with al-Qaeda and Taliban militants.

"Two gunships flew at least a kilometre into Pakistani territory but hails of machine-gun fire by troops and the villagers forced the intruders to turn back," a security official said while insisting on anonymity.

The US choppers did not return fire and flew back to Afghanistan, he added.

New York, Sept. 22: Democratic presidential candaiate Barack Obama has said that the country’s regulatory system needs to be changed to ensure an improved economic performance.

Speaking with CBS’s Steve Kroft, Obama said America’s biggest financial crisis could be blamed on a lot of factors, but the main one appeared to be a badly-managed regulatory system that has not kept pace with the times.

Washington, Sept 22 : Exposure to sweet and pleasant aromas while sleeping can affect your dreams positively, while a bad odour can have a negative impact, according to a new study.

The research has shown that what people smell while sleeping has a huge impact on their dreams.

This is the first valid study that documents the impact of olfactory function on dreams.

During the study, German researchers used specific volatile odorants with a negative or a positive smell ("rotten eggs" versus "roses") for simulating the participants during sleep.

After the participants woke up, the researchers recorded their impressions.