Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey, speaking after a joint United States and European Union (EU) ministerial meeting on yesterday, highlighted ‘Operation Joint Hammer’ - the US component of an ongoing global enforcement operation targeting transnational rings of child pornographers.

The operation already has led to the arrest of over 60 people in US involved in the trade of child pornography; a number that the Attorney General remarked was likely to increase.

Up to now, 11 child victims have been identified through Operation Joint Hammer.

Attorney General Mukasey said, “It should come as news to no one that crimes against children have been an area of special focus for the Department of Justice, and an area of great success.”

London, Dec 15: More than 14,000 Santa Clauses braved cold weather and drizzling rain as they paraded the streets of Portugal's city of Porto to set a world record for the largest gathering of Santas.

Scores of women and children dressed as Father Christmas walked down the streets singing songs and dancing in the annual parade that started in the afternoon and stretched after dark.

Pakistan authorities said that Indian air force violated its air space on Saturday inadvertently. Indian war planes covered up to 7.4km distance into the Lahore and Azad Kashmir sectors. The Information Minister of Pakistan, Sherry Rehman said that Pakistan's air force has taken no action this time but the country would not allow this to escalate. Pakistan's air force is ready to face any eventuality. She said," There is no need for alarm. We have spoken to the Indian air force and they have said it was inadvertent."

London, Dec 13: Increased usage of "text message speak" and street slang in essays has left UK teachers baffled, according to a study.

The study found that four-in-10 teachers couldn’t understand some pupils'' writing as it was laden with obscure language.

It was revealed that phrases like "innit" and Gr8 have become a regular sight in schoolwork.

In fact, one teacher actually claimed that how an essay contained the sentence "i noe u dnt noee mii, i donno huu u r" - I know you do not know me, I do not know who you are.

There was another student who wrote "ma m8s wnt ova" - my mates went over.

London, December 13: Over four million Brits have yet to repay the amount they spent on Christmas shoppings last year using credit cards, say reports.

Latest figures show that one in 10 adults, the equivalent of 4.5 million, have yet not paid off their credit cards even as the debt crisis worsens amid the economic downturn.

New Delhi, Dec. 13: A career with an Indian Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO) establishment is the least preferred among law students, according to a survey.

In its survey, ValueNotes Database, a leading provider of business intelligence and research, says that 45 percent of respondents felt that the pay package at an LPO was better as compared to the pay package at law firms, but they still did not consider it as a preferred career choice.