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GM won't rule out request for more government funds

GM won't rule out request for more government funds Detroit  - General Motors Corp cannot rule out the possibility it will need another cash injection from the US government after the Bush administration threw ailing automakers a lifeline late last year, GM President Frederick Henderson said at the Detroit auto show on Monday.

GM and Chrysler were given a 13.4-bilion-dollar loan from the government through the end of March, and Henderson said he could not say whether additional help would be need after that.

Chief Executive Rick Wagoner earlier also did not rule out that possibility.

British World War I veteran dies aged 108

British World War I veteran dies aged 108 London - William Stone, one of four surviving British veterans from World War I, has died at a care home aged 108, the Veterans' Association said Monday.

Stone, who was known as Bill, joined the Royal Navy in Plymouth, southern England, as a stoker in 1918, at the age of 18. He also served in World War II during which he took part in the evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940.

His death Sunday afternoon was confirmed by Dennis Goodwin, secretary of the World War One Veterans Association.

ATP confirms former Nike official Helfant as its new boss

ATP confirms former Nike official Helfant as its new boss London  - Adam S Helfant, a former employee of the sports gear giant Nike, is the new boss of global men's tennis, the ATP confirmed Monday.

Helfant, 44, "will begin his role with the ATP immediately and will be based in London," the ATP said in a statement.

The appointment of Helfant, marks the end of the controversial three-year term of South African Etienne de Villiers, who led the ATP in opposition to key players like Swiss former world number one Roger Federer and his successor, Spaniard Rafael Nadal.

Czech EU presidency ready to hold Gaza donor conference

Czech EU presidency ready to hold Gaza donor conference

Egyptian police arrest at least 60 activists after Gaza demo

Egyptian police arrest at least 60 activists after Gaza demo Cairo - Egyptian security forces detained at least 60 members of the Muslim Brotherhood Monday in the Nile Delta city of Damanhour during a protest organized by the group in support of Gazans, security and Muslim Brotherhood sources told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa.

A security source, speaking on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak with the media, said that "around 60" people had been arrested.

Israel asks world leaders to condemn anti-Semitic actions

Israel asks world leaders to condemn anti-Semitic actions Jerusalem  - Israel called Monday on world leaders to "condemn, suppress and curb" anti-Semitic actions sparked by the Jewish state's current assault on Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.

"We have received with great concern and revulsion many reports of physical, moral, verbal and other manifestations of anti-Semitic attacks towards Jews and Israeli citizens in many parts of the world," a statement from the Foreign Ministry said.

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