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City officials have said that the National Rifle Association's convention is coming to Charlotte, N. C., bringing an estimated $20 million with it.

The Charlotte Observer reported on Wednesday that the NRA's annual convention, expected to draw 70,000 attendees to Charlotte and pump $20 million in the local economy, is being called the city's biggest-ever convention.

Officials have said that a visit to the United States this week by a senior South Korean diplomat is expected to address the recent sinking of a South Korean warship.

Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday that the two countries will discuss joint measures concerning the March 26 sinking of the 1,200-ton Cheonan near a tense border with North Korea in the Yellow Sea.

North Korea is increasingly suspected of involvement in the tragedy that left 46 sailors dead, South Korea has said.

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According to the media reports, a Chicago-area man has sued a county sheriff, saying he was held overnight as a suspected illegal alien even though he showed proof he is a U. S. citizen.

The Arlington Heights Herald has reported that Edward Bustos, 32, of Harvard in McHenry County, in court papers, said that he was originally arrested for driving with a revoked license in 2008. When he told a corrections officer at the county jail he was born in Mexico, an immigration detainer was placed on him.

According to official reports, Software giant Microsoft Corp. has rolled out its latest version of application software, Office 2010, for customers across the world.

Xinhua has reported that the company also announced Wednesday the release of Microsoft SharePoint 2010, a web-based collaboration software, as well as the new version of diagramming programme and project management software.

Stephen Elop, president of Microsoft's business division, said, "Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 define the future of productivity."

After the company reported a quadrupled profit in the final quarter of the last fiscal, the second-largest two-wheeler maker in the Indian market has said it will be a tough task for the company to maintain the level of profits at such a high level.