JENNIFER HUDSON TO PLAY WINNIE MANDELA: Oscar winner takes on wife of Nelson Mandela in next movie role. *Jennifer Hudson is set to star in a drama that casts her as the former wife of South Africa’s first black president, Nelson Mandela. Full Article at EURweb

*President Barack Obama met briefly with a half brother who lives in China and who recently wrote a semi-autobiographical novel about the abusive Kenyan father they share, reports the Associated Press. "I don't know him well. Full Article at EURweb

Mark Ndesandjo says he is "over the moon" about his recent visit with half brother Barack Obama. Full Article at Denver Post

Nov. 18: President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that he met briefly with a half-brother who lives in China and who recently wrote a semi-autobiographical novel about the abusive Kenyan father they share. Full Article at Asian Age

Obama, who spent three days in China during his first official tour of Asia, acknowledged the meeting in an interview with CNN. He offered no details. Full Article at Irish Examiner

Mr Obama, who spent three days in China during his first official tour of Asia, met Mark Ndesandjo on Monday night after arriving in the Chinese capital. Full Article at The Scotsman