Ankara - Turkey's minister for women's affairs on Monday lashed out at a British television documentary in which the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, bluffed her way into state-run orphanages in Turkey and reported being disgusted by conditions there.

Women's Affairs Minister Nimet Cubukcu said the reports, which showed Ferguson entering the orphanages without permission, had damaged diplomatic relations. Cubukcu disputed Ferguson's claims and said the orphanages in question were open to visits by diplomats and non-governmental charities.

London (dpa) - US tycoon Donald Trump Monday won a long and acrimonious battle over plans to build a luxury golf course, hotel complex and apartments in Scotland, leaving local residents and environmental groups the disappointed losers.

John Swinney, finance secretary in the regional government of Scotland, said approval of the 1-billion-pound (1.6-billion dollar) golf resort would bring "a significant economic and social benefit" to Scotland.

The complex is to include two golf-courses, a luxury hotel with 450 rooms and hundreds of luxury apartments in an area of outstanding natural beauty near Aberdeen, on the north-east coast of Scotland.

Doha - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrived in Abu Dhabi Monday as he completes a four-day Gulf tour which already took him to Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

Brown has already received assurances from Saudi Arabia and Qatar that they will contribute to an International Monetary Fund (IMF) account to stabilize national economies rocked by the global financial crisis.

London, Nov 3 : A council-owned charity in Oxford came up with a plan to ban the word “Christmas” from this year’s festive celebrations, and it has earned itself the ire of religious leaders.

The Oxford city council provoked outrage among shoppers, when they confirmed the events in the city would be renamed ‘Winter Light Festival’ to make them more inclusive.

The name change, which came from the charity Oxford Inspires, a cultural development agency for the county, which runs the celebrations, has caused outrage among the people who want a traditional Christmas.

London, Nov 3 : The Queen has ordered steps to be taken to prevent Baroness Thatcher disrupting her schedule on Remembrance Sunday. The order follows a row over protocol at last year’s Cenotaph commemorations.

Sources in Whitehall have revealed that the Queen was furious at being kept waiting by Lady Thatcher, when the former Prime Minister was centre of attention on the 25th anniversary of the Falklands conflict, the Daily Express reported.