Washington  - Troubled media giant Tribune Company is consulting with bankruptcy experts to consider its options in the face of 13 billion dollars in debt and plummeting advertising revenue, the Chicago-based firm said late Sunday.

In an article on the website of its flagship newspaper, the Chicago Tribune, a spokesman described an "uncertain and difficult environment."

"We haven't made any decision," Tribune Co spokesman Gary Weitman said. "We're looking at all of our options."

Tribune Co's nationwide holdings include the Los Angeles Times, which is the company's largest newspaper, the Baltimore Sun, cable TV superstation WGN and the Chicago Cubs baseball team.

Arafat, Dec 8 : Saudi Arabia''s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Sheikh has said that militants have no link with Islam.

Calling for Muslims to unite in the face of terrorism, the Grand Mufti said: "Islam does not support terrorism in any form and strictly prohibits shedding blood of innocents."

Speaking on ongoing global financial crisis, the Grand Mufti said: "Today, we watch as this financial crisis enfolds and some companies and banks go bankrupt. This is the result of ignoring God''s rules," he said, adding, "Muslims must abide by God''s rules, and build their economies accordingly."

London, Dec 8 : Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo has been accused of wrecking the marriage of a millionaire businessman, who has now vowed to confront the footballer.

According to reports, Ronaldo is dating Ukraine-born brunette Olena Haynes, wife of wealthy businessman John Haynes.

John, 50, branded the football ace a slimy toe-rag after discovering his wife and Ronaldo had sent each other more than 300 text messages.

John claims Olena was using a secret mobile he found stashed in their home.

Washington, Dec 8 : The Lashkar-e-Taiba, the Pakistan-based militant group said to be behind the Mumbai terror attacks, has quietly gained strength in recent years to become a more effective militant outfit with the help of Pakistan’s main spy agency, the ISI.

The assistance of the ISI has allowed the LeT to train and raise money while other militants have been under siege, The New York Times quotes US intelligence and counter-terrorism officials, as saying.

Islamabad  - Pakistani soldiers have seized 20 people connected to a disbanded militant group accused of orchestrating the Mumbai terrorist attacks, media reports said Monday.

Troops made the arrests Sunday afternoon after storming a camp used by Jamaat-ud-Dawa, the charity wing of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), which India blamed for the November 26 attacks that killed more than 170 people, the Dawn newspaper reported.

Jamaat-ud-Dawa previously claimed it had no connection with the LeT and was focusing on religious and charitable work.