AP - The top-ranked teams at the 38th Chess Olympiad advanced in the second round in both the open and women's section.

Reuters - An explosive charge was thrown at the building housing the office of the European Union's special representative in Kosovo on Friday, shattering windows and damaging some cars nearby, police said.

AP - Facing an uphill battle in Congress and stiff opposition from President George W. Bush, supporters of a government bailout for the sinking U.S. auto industry are offering to reduce its $25 billion size.

AFP - World leaders began arriving at the White House on Friday for a working dinner hosted by US President George W. Bush, the first event in a summit focused on finding solutions to the financial crisis.

AP - President-elect Barack Obama has chosen a veteran Capitol Hill aide as his top White House representative to Congress, the Democrat's transition team announced Saturday as he works to fill out the senior ranks of his team.

AP - Presidents typically say they want to be surrounded by strong-willed people who have the courage to disagree with them. President-elect Barack Obama, reaching out to Hillary Rodham Clinton and Republicans, actually might mean it.

AP - President-elect Barack Obama is an invisible force as foreign leaders and Congress convene separately in Washington, the economy at center stage.

AP - His hopes for the presidency dashed yet again, John McCain returns to the Senate as the Republican iconoclast his GOP colleagues find hard to embrace and one his Democratic peers would love to win over.

AP - World leaders assembled in Washington to grapple with the global financial crisis. There are conflicting ideas about how to deal with the problem, what reforms are needed and what should fall under global regulations. A look at the approaches advocated by various countries:

Politico - Early indications that men might dominate the hierarchy of Obama administration have women’s groups worried, even as a growing chorus of advisers reportedly pushes Hillary Rodham Clinton for secretary of state.

AP - Gazans seeking food aid walked away empty-handed from locked United Nations distribution centers Saturday after a strict Israeli border closure depleted U.N. food reserves.

Politico - President-elect Barack Obama tells “60 Minutes” that one of his top priorities will be a program to help homeowners renegotiate mortgages to avoid default.

AP - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Saturday the House would provide aid to the ailing U.S. auto industry, requiring that the industry meet new fuel-efficiency standards, produce advanced vehicles and restructure 'to ensure their long-term economic viability.'

AFP - President George W. Bush warned global leaders against protectionism Saturday before opening a crisis summit of the 20 biggest economies.

Politico - Gregory B. Craig, a well-known Washington lawyer who quarterbacked President Bill Clinton’s impeachment defense, has been chosen White House counsel by President-elect Barack Obama, according to Democratic officials.

AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy is backing down from comments critical of a planned U.S. missile defense system in Europe.

AP - Two explosions in a coal mine in southwestern Romania Saturday killed eight miners and four emergency workers, officials said.

Politico - World leaders met  in D.C. with President Bush on Saturday and agreed to agree on how to handle the economic crisis, but took a raincheck on working out just what they're agreeing to until a meeting in late April with President Obama.