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1. President George W Bush is warning against overcorrection--that is countries deal with the world economic crisis. Bush is in Lima to attend his 8th and final meeting of the 21-nation APEC forum¹.

2. Rocker Travis Barker is suing over a September plane crash that left four people dead. Barker wants more than 25,000 dollars in damages. The former Blink-182 drummer and celebrity² disc jockey DJ AM were the only survivors³ of the accident.

3. Zimbabwe has reportedly refused entry to Jimmy Carter, Kofi Annan, and a South African human rights advocate. They were planning to assess the country's humanitarian⁴ crisis. Zimbabwe's state-run newspaper says the three have been asked to "come at a later date" to accommodate the crop-planting season.

4. And watch as this brilliant fireball lights up the western Canada sky. Several people witnessed the meteor of many colors. No one has found any fragments, but experts say it's likely some fell in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. meteor: n.

A meteor is a piece of rock or metal that burns very brightly when it enters the earth's atmosphere from space.