Americans fear Chinese products, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said, adding that the reason was the recent recalls.

President Bush has sent an emergency request to the U.S. Congress for an extra $46 billion in expedited funds for Iraq, Afghanistan and other national security needs. VOA White House correspondent Paula Wolfson reports the money is in addition to the $145 billion in war-related spending included in his original 2008 budget.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he expects Poland's new government to continue to discuss hosting a U.S. missile defense site. U.S. Defense chief is in Prague for talks with Czech leaders on American plans to build part of a missile defense system in the Czech Republic. Czech government has expressed no strong objections to the U.S. plan. But polls show most Czech citizens oppose the missile system.

North Korea wants to set better relationships with the U.S. that is why it hurries up to resolve the international standoff over its nuclear weapons program, South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun said Friday.

Republican Sam Brownback being an outsider will drop out of the 2008 campaign on Friday. Brownback, a senator from Kansas, had trouble raising money to compete in the race. He is expected announce his withdrawal in Topeka, Kansas.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says the United States is seeking ways to resolve differences over a planned missile shield, but he warned Russia could redeploy weapons if Russian concerns were not heeded.

China has called on the United States to do something to make up for the hurt caused after it awarded the Dalai Lama a medal.

US President George W Bush has made an unprecedented public appearance with the Dalai Lama at a ceremony honouring the Tibetan spiritual leader.

An analysis of the potential relationship of Cuba and United States tourism interests by Sergei Khrushchev and two coauthors, published in the November 2007 issue of the Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, suggests that the U.S. hospitality industry can begin to help bridge the economic gap between Cuba and the United States.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says the United States may be ready to soften its position on plans for a missile defense system in Europe and stressed that talks on the issue should continue.

The United States' east Asian negotiator says he is confident that North Korea's nuclear program will be dismantled by the beginning of next year.

China has officially warned US President George W Bush not to meet the Dalai Lama. United States President George Bush is planning to meet exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama later tonight.