Gujarat riots will deter foreign investment:India's main

Gujarat riots will deter foreign investment:India's main opposition leader Sonia Gandhi said Friday that foreign investors would be "very wary" of investing in India following two months of Hindu-Muslim violence in the western Gujarat state which has left 900 people dead. --AFP

Top U.S. general visits Philippines: U.S. Air Force General Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in the Philippines Friday to check on a joint anti-terror campaign against Abu Sayyaf gunmen, officials said. The visit of Myers came amid reports the allies were weighing options of allowing U.S. Special Forces advisers join combat patrols on the southern island of Basilan. --AFP

Le Pen speaks of 'transit camps' for illegal aliens:Right-wing presidential candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen has turned up his anti- immigration rhetoric, saying on nationwide television that he believes France should set up transit camps where illegal aliens can be housed pending deportation. --AP

South Korea's president regrets scandals engulfing sons: South Korean President Kim Dae-Jung on Friday expressed regret through his aide for graft scandals engulfing his two sons, but critics demanded a direct, public apology. It was the first time the president's office has officially commented on allegations that Kim's sons may have been engaged in corruption. --AFP

Poles protest against labor reforms: Tens of thousands of Polish trade unionists rallied in Warsaw on Friday to protest against the left-wing government's proposed labor reforms, which they fear will add to record dole queues. The march began good naturedly, but later protesters let off a smoke bomb and threw firecrackers outside government headquarters. Despite some pushing and shoving, riot police on the scene did not intervene. --Reuters