Manila - Somali pirates have released a Japanese-operated cargo ship with 21 Filipino crewmen aboard, a Philippine foreign official said Tuesday.

Moscow - Russia resumed supplies of gas to Europe on Tuesday as observer teams began measuring gas flows through Ukraine in an effort to mediate the ongoing standoff between Moscow and Kiev.

Ukraine's Naftogaz said it had received a fax from Gazprom informing it 76 million cubic metres of gas had been sent through the pipelines "at 10 am Moscow time" (0700 GMT), news agency Itar-Tass reported.

London, Jan 13: Wrappers and cups from McDonald''s meals make up the largest proportion of litter on Britain''s streets, according to a new survey.

The study, conducted by Keep Britain Tidy, looked at litter in 10 cities aover two days in the first attempt to discover which brand names were most commonly discarded.

It was found that fast food litter was second to cigarette ends in littering the country's streets and 29 per cent of that was from McDonald's restaurants, followed by boxes and cups from unbranded kebab and fast food shops.

Greggs the bakers generated almost a fifth of the fast food litter, followed by Kentucky Fried Chicken, Subway and a number of coffee brands.

New Delhi, Jan 13: Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today greeted the nation on the auspicious occasion of Lohri, Makar Sankranti, Bhogali Bihu and Pongal.

In his message, the Prime Minister said: "The harvest festivals of different parts of our country are an occasion to celebrate the bounty of nature and the colour and gaiety of the country."

London, January 13: Vacationing Amy Winehouse has reportedly made fellow guests in a St Lucia hotel moan and shake their heads with her "circus" acts.

The `Rehab' hitmaker, who has been at the hotel since the New Year, had reportedly shelled out 32,000 pounds to fly friends to soak up the sun with her in the Caribbean.

The singer has apparently been infuriating staff and other guests at the posh Le Sport hotel with her drunken cavorting and crazy antics, reports the Sun.