Morning Digest: Obama to urge support for Middle East peace at U.N.

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Good Morning Bit, THU 23 Sep 2010    Obama to urge support for Middle East peace at U.N. French strikes challenge Sarkozy on pension reform Stock index futures retreat; eyes on data Facebook working on creating two smartphone devices: report Old, pressed flowers give climate clues: study Broncos' McKinley had talked of suicide, report says Mel Gibson's ex-lover launches PR battle Robbers nabbed trying to drill into bank from above Tyler, J-Lo new judges Obama aide warns against US cuts Obama declares new aid policy TOP NEWS Obama to urge support for Middle East peace at U.N. September 23, 2010 06:04 AM ET UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is to make a plea at the United Nations on Thursday for international support for the Middle East peace process, urging world leaders to make sure "this time is different" from previous failed efforts. Full Article WORLD NEWS French strikes challenge Sarkozy on pension reform September 23, 2010 05:14 AM ET PARIS (Reuters) - French trade unions launched the second 24-hour strike in a month on Thursday against President Nicolas Sarkozy's unpopular pension reform, seeking to force him to reverse plans to raise the retirement age to 62 from 60. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Stock index futures retreat; eyes on data September 23, 2010 05:25 AM ET PARIS (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.6 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.4 percent, and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.2 percent at 5.08 a.m. EDT. Full Article INTERNET NEWS Facebook working on creating two smartphone devices: report September 23, 2010 12:24 AM ET BANGALORE (Reuters) - Facebook is working with mobile phone maker INQ Mobile Ltd to create two smartphone devices that may have a network tie up with AT&T Inc, Bloomberg said, citing three people familiar with the matter. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS Old, pressed flowers give climate clues: study September 22, 2010 09:47 AM ET OSLO (Reuters) - Flowers picked up to 150 years ago in Victorian England show that old collections of pressed plants around the world can help the study of climate change, scientists said on Wednesday. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Broncos' McKinley had talked of suicide, report says September 22, 2010 11:29 AM ET DENVER (Reuters) - Denver Broncos wide receiver Kenny McKinley, who was found dead in his home this week, had been depressed and told friends "he should just kill himself," investigators said. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Mel Gibson's ex-lover launches PR battle September 22, 2010 08:18 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva was portrayed on Wednesday as a "terrorized" woman who never attempted to extort money from the actor, with whom she has an 11-month old daughter. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS Robbers nabbed trying to drill into bank from above September 22, 2010 02:20 PM ET TIRANA (Reuters) - Two would-be Albanian bank robbers were arrested Wednesday as they tried to drill a passageway into a bank vault from a shop they had rented above it, police officials said. Full Article   REUTERS www.reuters.com Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book.Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Send this mailing to a friend or colleague Reuters.com: Help and Contact Us | Advertise With Us | Mobile | Newsletters | RSS | Interactive TV | Labs | Reuters in Second Life | Archive | Site Index | Video Index Thomson Reuters Corporate: Copyright | Disclaimer | Privacy | Professional Products | Professional Products Support | About Thomson Reuters | Careers