Our editors will be looking ahead today to these developing stories ...
Students protest against Strauss-Kahn address
Protests are expected at Britain's Cambridge University where Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who quit as head of the International Monetary Fund in May amid claims he sexually assaulted New York hotel maid Nafissatou Diallo, is scheduled to speak at the debating society. Students angry that the disgraced former IMF chief has been asked to address them have invited Diallo's lawyer Douglas Wigdor to speak on the same day. Wigdor 'will discuss Ms Diallo's case as well as how legal systems can systemically disadvantage both women and immigrants', the student union's Women's Campaign said. US prosecutors dropped criminal charges against Strauss-Kahn in August, but Diallo continues to seek damages through civil action.
Steady rise in new jobs marks economic progress
Economists expect US unemployment data to show the jobless rate is steady at 8.3 per cent. But they also expect it to show employers added more than 200,000 jobs last month, which would mark the strongest three-month stretch in almost a year. US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said last week that while the labour market was making progress in restoring the 8.7 million jobs lost as a result of the recession, it was 'far from normal'.
Will NPC chairman's report surprise again?
National People's Congress chairman Wu Bangguo delivers his annual report. While this is usually fairly non-controversial, last year Wu's report raised some concerns as he ruled out Western-style pluralism and political reform, warning that the mainland could face civil disorder if it abandoned its present system.
