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Colin Powell Endorses Obama for President Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell says Obama 'has met the standard of being a successful president, being an exceptional president' Pakistani Forces Kill Insurgents as US Diplomat Visits Islamabad The operations took place during a visit to Islamabad by US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher Taliban Hijack Bus in Afghanistan, 30 People Killed Defense Ministry spokesman General Zahir Azimi says the militants hijacked the bus and its 50 passengers Thursday in the Maiwand district of Kandahar province, a Taliban stronghold Iraqi Coalition Calls for Changes to US Military Plan Statement by the United Iraqi Alliance, which includes the Dawa party of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, says parts of the proposed agreement need more discussion and amendments before the deal can be approved S. Korea Announces Emergency Measures To Stem Effects Of US Financial Crisis The plan includes a massive guarantee of the country's foreign debt, and an injection of dollars into the banking system NASA Probe to Observe Edge of Solar System US space agency will monitor the violence and turbulence at the edge of the solar system UN Refugee Agency Says Thousands of Georgians Return Home UN refugee agency spokesman Ron Redmond says more than 78,000 people have returned to their homes across Georgia UN Official: Recent Violence in Darfur Displaces 40,000 Head of UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in northern Darfur, says many of the newly displaced living in the desert with no shelter Zimbabwe's Rival Parties Take Power Sharing Dispute to Southern African Summit Calls for special meeting follows failure of reaching an agreement between Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and two opposition parties on new cabinet Thousands Mourn Austrian Far Rightist Joerg Haider   Tens of thousands gather in Klagenfurt Saturday to mourn provincial governor, whose views as a Nazi sympathizer in the 1990s sparked international outrage E-mail: Forward this E-mail Click here to unsubscribe from the VOA Daily World News Summary If you have questions about this E-mail newsletter send an e-mail to: voanews@voanews.com