Attacks on Mumbai, India's financial hub, have left the nation's financial sector reeling and the Sensex, the national stock exchange, closed for the day with the rupee dropping in value.
Obama's election victory was greeted by celebrations across the US, as well as in many countries around the world. However some 56 million Americans voted for John McCain, and many of them live in rural communities in the country's heartland. Al Jazeera's Barnaby Phillips reports on how people are coming to terms with the result of Tuesday's historic election.
John McCain and Barack Obama met in three debates ahead of the U.S. presidential election. The match-ups were filled with verbal blows, character attacks and angry denials. Did the negative rhetoric change the media's view of the two men battling to be the next president of the United States?
"Face The Nation" host and presidential debate moderator Bob Schieffer speaks with Katie Couric about the performances of John McCain and Barack Obama during their final debate together.
Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain spent their last debate reiterating familiar talking points to the American public, reports Jeff Glor. Also, a CBS poll suggests Obama came out a winner.
"Only On The Web:" The candidates said his name more than a half a dozen times during the debate and Katie Couric got a chance to speak with Joe Wurzelbacher, A.K.A "Joe The Plumber....
Palin Abused Power in Troopergate An Alaskan state investigation into Sarah Palin's involvement in the firing of State Trooper Mike Wooten has concluded that Palin violated the state Ethics Act by allowing her husband Todd Palin to use the resources of the Governors office to press for the firing of Wooten. After initially withholding specific emails from investigator Stephen Branchflower the investigation continued. Desptie bogus claims that the investigation was done for political reasons and intense pressure from Palin and her supporters, the Republican dominated Alaskan Legislative Council held their ground and voted unanimously to release the report. This damning report of Sarah Palins unethical behavior during her short time as governor of Alaska will no doubt have enormous political ramifications for the upcoming election.
Barack Obama, the Democratic candidate for the US presidency, and John McCain, his Republican rival, have held a policy debate in the US state of Ohio, as the race heads into its final month. Al Jazeera's Mike Kirsch samples the views of voters in Ohio about the debate.
The cream of America's female celebrities were out celebrating at Elle Magazine's 15th annual fete for women film makers. But what did they think about one of the most talked about women of the moment Sarah Palin?
Former Republican Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani spoke with Harry Smith and praised Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's performance at the vice presidential debate.
N.Y. Sen. Charles Schumer spoke with Harry Smith and said Sen. Joe Biden did everything right by comparing Sen. John McCain to President George W. Bush.