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