Manama, Bahrain - The trial of 35 men charged with allegedly taking part in a foiled bombing terror plot last December in Bahrain opened in Manama on Monday - but was immediately postponed for one month.

The Criminal High Court was placed under heavy police guard for the opening hearing, amid skirmishes between police and relatives of the suspects after most of the families were denied access to the court.

The 35 suspects are accused under anti-terrorism legislation of conspiring to overthrow the Bahraini government and taking part in an alleged plot to detonate homemade explosives at a public celebration.

Geneva - The United Nations' Human Rights Council adopted Monday a resolution on the financial crisis, calling for protection of the most vulnerable and for assurances on international aid to developing countries.

The resolution received 31 votes in favour from the council's 47 members but saw European Union states, Japan, Canada, Switzerland and others abstaining.

Some Western states had opposed a special session by the council on the economic situation in principle, saying it was not the right forum for dealing with the wider issue.

New Delhi, Feb 23 : Christian Humanitarian Organisation World Vision has urged moviegoers to increase their awareness by watching movies like Slumdog Millionare.

"Don''t just be entertained; do something," insisted World Vision as India''s Slumdog Millionaire, a movie depicting the challenges of ''street children'' won eight Oscars.

"While the film does a good job in depicting the realities of slum life to a large extent, there are many more challenges these children are up against," said Dr. Jayakumar Christian, National Director, World Vision India.

Quetta, Feb. 23 : The Balochistan Liberation United Front (BLUF) has denied killing abducted United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) provincial head John Solecki.

The News quoted the BLUF spokesman, as saying that the rumors were false alarm as Solecki was `still alive and absolutely fine'.

He also quashed the reports of making phone call to press club, and informing them about the killing of the abducted UNHCR official.

Earlier, unknown persons had called up the Quetta Press Club claiming that Solecki had been killed and his body would be found within a couple of hours.

London, Feb 23 : British Justice Secretary Jack Straw has said that there may still be some pockets of institutional racism in the Metropolitan Police ahead of the 10th anniversary of a landmark report which made the claim.

The Macpherson Report was published after an inquiry into the handling of the murder of Black teenager Stephen Lawrence in 1993, and helped usher in a new era of policing and race relations in Britain.

London, Feb. 23 : British gangsters are planning to leave their mark on the London Olympics in 2012, and turning it into "Crime Olympics".

Mobsters are reportedly looking forward to the 93 billion pounds event, and are already lining up a series of money making scams, the Daily Star reports.

The villains include fraudsters selling dodgy merchandise, counterfeiters flogging fake tickets and cyber crooks using fake websites to solicit cash and steal identities.