New York, Nov 3 : Heidi Klum, dressed as an Indian goddess, won the best costume at the Halloween costume party at her house.

The supermodel took the get-up of a Hindu goddess, complete with six arms carrying swords and shrunken heads.

And her mythological make over won her the best costume at her annual Halloween bash at 1 Oak on October 31.

The costume was so bulky that by the end of the night, her extraneous limbs were weighing her down.

Her hubby Seal was dressed as an Indian warrior for the party, which saw former finalist Christian Siriano as Cruella de Vil.

Amsterdam - Guarantees for Dutch savings accounts should be lowered, the Dutch banks said in a letter to Dutch Finance Minister Wouter Bos Monday.

Holders of savings accounts at Dutch banks are guaranteed for up to 100,000 euros (128,500 dollars) per person if a bank collapses.

In October, the sum guaranteed under Dutch law was increased for one year from 38,000 euros per account holder.

The Dutch central bank increased the guarantee to boost consumer confidence in the banking system, which reached a low in early October, when the government nationalized the Dutch division of former Belgian-Dutch Fortis bank and the Dutch subsidiary of Iceland's Landsbanki, Icesave, collapsed.

Singapore - Singapore stocks rose 4.99 per cent Monday as investors went bargain hunting, but analysts warned of continuing volatility ahead.

The Straits Times Index rose 89.55 points to 1,883.75.

Gainers outnumbered losers by 422 to 125, and volume was high with 1.64 billion shares traded.

The market is recovering from oversold positions, said Stephanie Wong, head of research at Kim Eng Securities Pte Ltd in Singapore.

Warsaw - The All Saints' holiday weekend claimed 41 lives, while 533 were injured as 1,416 drivers were pulled over for drunk- driving across Poland, Polish media reported on Monday.

Poles celebrated the Christian holidays of All Saints' Day on Saturday and All Souls' Day on Sunday. Christians traditionally visit the graves of relatives on the two days.

Many visited cemeteries to put candles and flowers on the graves of their loved ones, often travelling for hours and making several stops to visit relatives.

Weekend fog made road conditions worse, police said, and many of the accidents involved drivers breaking the speed limit.

Bangkok - Thai shares jumped 7.84 per cent Monday on good news for banks and energy stocks and the avoidance of political violence in Bangkok over the weekend.

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index ended at 449.19, up 32.66 points, on modest trade amounting to 17 billion baht (494 million dollars).

"Thai stocks were following other markets today," said Phuwadon Larpudomsuk, an analyst at Asia Plus Securities.

Singapore - Singapore Exchange Ltd on Monday signed an agreement with the government of China's south-eastern coastal province of Fujian to promote the listing of Fujian companies on the Singapore market.

Twenty-one Fujian firms with a total market capitalization of 4.2 billion Singapore dollars (2.86 billion US dollars) are already listed on the Singapore Exchange.

Fujian's Development and Reform Commission Office agreed to provide guidance to companies that wish to list in Singapore and facilitate regulatory checks and approvals from Chinese authorities, the exchange said.