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Rome - AC Milan are looking to kick off a virtuous financial course after the lucrative sale of Brazil star Kaka to Real Madrid.

La Gazzetta dello Sport reported Wednesday that new arrival from Porto, Aly Cissokho, will cost the Devils 10 times less than what they paid the Brazil international.

Although it's hard to compare the 2007 FIFA world player to the the 21-year-old French defender, Cissokho's pay per season substantially helps the Devils' efforts to balance their budget by slimming contracts.

Berlin  - The German government demanded on Wednesday that Iran release demonstrators arrested during protests following the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

"We are very concerned about the extent of the violent clashes," said government spokesman Ulrich Wilhelm, calling for Iran to respect the right to "peaceful demonstrations" and allow the media to report freely.

Germany also welcomed the decision by Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to review the election results.

Attari (Punjab), June 17 : After observing 403rd Martyrs Day of Guru Arjan Dev, the 5th master of the Sikhs, the Sikh Jatha (group) of nearly 200 devotees returned at Attari railway station from Pakistan on Wednesday through a special train.

The group, during its 10 days stay in Pakistan, visited Nankana sahib, Sacha Sauda, Rohri sahib, Punja Sahib and Gurdara Dera sahib in Lahore.

A few members of the group had an opportunity to visit Gurdara Kartarpur sahib situated in Narowal district of Pakistan Punjab.

Lahore, June 17 : Police have arrested the mastermind of the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team bus outside the Gaddafi Stadium, according to CCPO Lahore Pervaiz Rathore.

Naik Muhammad alias Zubair is described as the mastermind behind the gruesome attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in March which led to abandonment of all international cricket in Pakistan, including the 2011 World Cup.

Abohar Jun 17 : Radio Pakistan in its recent Punjabi Durbar programme said that the Sikh community had been denied the rights promised to it.

The allegations were made recently, when the world fraternity watched how the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance received a huge public mandate and chose Dr. Manmohan Singh, a Sikh, for the post of the prime minister of the country for a second time.