London, November 10 : Best-selling novelist Frederick Forsyth is set to put his life on the line for his next thriller - by trying to break into groups of cocaine traffickers.

The 70-year-old will take to the dangerous alleys to narrate a first-hand experience for his future thriller set in the underworld of drug dealers.

“I’m hoping to talk to what you might call friends in low places. These are out-and-out gangsters, really dangerous people,” the Daily Express quoted him as telling at the London launch of scriptwriter and novelist Julian Fellowes’ book ‘Past Imperfect’.

“But I find that being a writer truly does open doors,” he added.

Hanoi - Vietnam is considering allowing some local heads of People's Committees to be directly elected by citizens, but it is not yet clear how far the reforms might go, Vietnamese political experts said Monday.

Vietnam's National Assembly is debating a pilot project to choose 500 localities, known in Vietnam as communes, where residents will directly elect chairmen of People's Committees, the main governing body.

The Assembly will vote on the proposal on November 15.

Brussels- The European Union is ready to toughen its sanctions on Myanmar if no progress is made on democracy, but would consider easing them if the situation improved, EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels said Monday.

EU member states "deplore the lack of progress made this year towards a genuine transition to democracy" and are "prepared to revise, amend or reinforce the measures (they have) already adopted to keep pace with developments," a joint statement said.

Hamburg - Jelena Jankovic topped the year-ending women's tennis rankings issued on Monday by the WTA, with Venus Williams climbing into sixth place courtesy of her title at the 2008 finale in Doha.

Jankovic, who was stopped in the Doha semis by Williams, tops the final list with 4,710 points. She was assured of the 2008 top spot ahead of the final week of action.

US Open champion Serena Williams is second with 3,866 points, swapping positions with Dinara Safina, who has 3,817 points.

Venus Williams climbed from eighth to sixth place after her three-set win Sunday over Vera Zvonareva. The Russian finalist also rose two places, from nine to seven.

London, Nov 10 : Popstar Jenny Frost, who has posed for Playboy’s new lingerie line, has revealed that this is the farthest she can go, and that she does not intend to bare all.

The ex-Atomic Kitten band member revealed that she was firmly going to hold on to her bra, as she definitely was not baring all.

“Some of those Playboy magazine shots are beautiful, but I will be keeping my Bunny Bra firmly on!” the Sun quoted Jenny as saying.

She also revealed that it was an honor to pose for Hugh Hefner’s product.

“It was an honour when they approached me to represent Playboy in the UK,” she said.

New Delhi - Indian equity indices rose by over 5 per cent Monday, trailing a rally in Asian markets after China announced a stimulus package of 586 billion dollars to spur its economy in the wake o