New York, Nov 27 : Cuban President Raul Castro seems quite optimistic of the normalization of relations between the US and Cuba.

London  - Administrators called in by collapsed retail group Woolworths in Britain said Thursday that efforts were under way to find a buyer for the giant High Street chain.

Accountancy firm Deloitte said it had received expressions of interest from "a number of parties" for both the retail arm and the firm's wholesale operation.

The board of Woolworths, which employs up to 30,000 staff in 815 outlets across Britain, confirmed late Wednesday that the group had filed for administration.

Washington, Nov 27 : American television host Rosie O''Donnell debuts her show “Rosie Live”, a live variety show straight from Broadway’s Little Shubert Theater, on November 27.

The show’s outcome is being awaited with bated breath, as its viewership could help out in reviving an ailing network schedule, Fox News reports.

NBC has already dumped “Lipstick Jungle”, “My Own Worst Enemy” and “Crusoe”, and has also announced that they’re putting “Deal or No Deal” on the shelf for a while.

London, Nov 27 : Brit auction house Bonhams is auctioning off James Bond memorabilia at London''s Olympia on December 1.

Items that are being auctioned off include the ‘swimming’ Lotus Esprit from The Spy Who Loved Me, and other collectors’ cars, motorcycles and related ephemera.

The 1976 Esprit was recently restored, and according to the director of engineering at Lotus Cars, Roger Becker, this is the only one of the two fully functioning Esprits to be fitted with the missile launch button on the gear lever and the revised housing for the clock/periscope screen.

Imphal, Nov. 27:Five laborers were shot dead and some seriously injured by suspected Naga militants at Maphou dam area located near the border of Ukhrul and Thoubal districts in Manipur.

The militants in army uniform gunned down five labourers engaged in the construction of the dam over Thoubal river at Maphou area under Litan police station. Equipment used in the construction of the dam were also damaged by the militants Injured people have been admitted to hospital in critical condition.

Berlin  - German Chancellor Angela Merkel phoned Indian Prime Minister