Vatican City  - Pope Benedict XVI celebrated All Saints Day Saturday by urging the faithful to follow the example of the Christian martyrs and other men and women who dedicated their lives to God.

Benedict made the appeal when he delivered the noon Angelus blessing before thousands of people gathered in St Peter's Square.

Among those present were participants in the "Race of the Saints" a 10 kilometre run through Rome in which the Italian capital's Mayor Gianni Alemanno also took part.

London - A British commander of reservist Special Air Service (SAS) troops in Afghanistan has resigned in protest over what he has called the "chronic underinvestment" in protective military equipment for use in Afghanistan, the Daily Telegraph reported on Saturday.

Major Sebastian Morley in his resignation letter singled out the continued use of the so-called Snatch Land Rover vehicles commonly used in Afghanistan to transport troops, which have been criticized for their lack of sufficient armour.

Madrid - Real Madrid midfielder will be out of action indefinitely, sports daily Marca reported on Saturday.

Marca states that the Spanish international will not play again until the causes of his Wednesday fainting fit are known.

De la Red, 23, fainted after just 18 minutes of Real's cup game away to third division side Union Irun. Scenes of panic and concern ensued, as the Spanish international was stretchered off unconscious and rushed to hospital.

Melbourne, Nov 1 : A colony of ghost bats, born at Featherdale Wildlife Park near Blacktown, has moved into Sydney Wildlife World at Darling Harbour for Halloween.

The carers for the four one-year-old bats were worried that they may not adapt to their new surroundings, but they put their fears aside after the male bats took to the specially renovated nocturnal enclosure with gusto.

A part of the Wildlife World’s sanctuary for nocturnal exhibits had to be renovated to include a specialised cave that is warmer, darker and more humid.

London, Nov 1 : American singer/actress Jessica Simpson’s latest movie has turned out to be a flop, and is headed straight for the DVD shelves.