Bodh Gaya (Bihar), Nov 8: Buddhist monks from across the country participated in a sacred ceremony at Bodh Gaya, one of the most important pilgrim centre of the Buddhists, and prayed for world peace.

The monks made an offering of 500 meters of cloth to Lord Buddha and also prayed for world peace at Bodhgaya, where Lord Buddha attained enlightenment.

Chanting hymns, the monks carried the long sheet of cloth in a ceremony called ''Cheeva Dan'' (offering of monk''s robe) on Friday.

Taipei  - More than 10,000 people, including Taiwan's leader, Saturday mourned late petrochemical tycoon Wang Yung-ching during a funeral ceremony in Taoyuan, outside the capital Taipei.

"The death of Wang Yung-ching shocked the entire nation," said Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou. "Dubbed God of Management, Wang had not only contributed greatly to Taiwan's economy, but also the society through his various charity moves, including providing free education and medical services for the needy," Ma added.

Washington, Nov 8 : US President-elect Barack Obama, who is the first presidential candidate to widely use the Internet during his campaign, has revealed that he would like to take the aid of the Web during his governance too.

Obama had earlier in his campaign used the Web to get his message out, especially to young voters, and CBS News’ correspondent Daniel Sieberg reports that the Web will most likely be an important feature when he takes office.

New York, Nov 8: A longtime aide of John McCain’s vice presidential nominee, Sarah Palin, has bashed critics claiming that the Alaska governor was unfairly being made a scapegoat for the Republican campaign’s missteps.

Meg Stapleton gave a piece of her mind to anonymous critics inside the now defunct McCain-Palin team, claiming that they were inappropriately using Palin’s infamous 150,000 dollars shopping spree to cover up their misdeeds.

Kanpur, Nov 8 : In a rare case the police have registered a case of attempt to murder against a 10-year-old boy in Kanpur.

Family members of the accused said that some miscreants entered into a brawl in front of their home on October 29.

The miscreants attacked Ajay, the accused, and his father when they asked them to leave.

However, two days later they came to know that Ajay has been named in a case of attempt to murder.

Ajay''s mother said her son was traumatized after that.