Los Angeles  - Nintendo, the world's largest maker of game consoles, continued to dominate the US video game market in 2008, according to figures released Friday.

The top seller was Nintendo's Wii console which sold 10,224,000 units in the US last year. This was followed by the Nintendo DS portable gaming unit, which sold 9,951,000 units, according to figures released by researcher NPD Group.

Third place was taken by Microsoft's Xbox 360 and the next three spots were taken by Sony machines for the Playstation Portable, Playstation 3 and Playstation 2.

After bankruptcy of leading financial institutions of United States, its now turn of Nortel Networks Corp. to file bankruptcy following the adverse impact of global financial crisis on its business.

Nortel Networks Corp is a leading telephone equipment manufacturer in US, which is facing tough liquidity conditions under the impact of global financial crisis.

New York  - Proud New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Friday handed out medals and certificates to those who worked to rescue 155 passengers and crew of the US Airways plane that crashed into the frigid waters of the Hudson River.

Bloomberg said the personnel and equipment deployed on Thursday to pull all 155 people to safety was a fraction of what the city has to prepare for any emergency.

He praised city agencies and private groups for what is now known as the "miracle on the Hudson."

Washington - US government figures released on Friday showed that do

Nairobi- Barack Obama's African relatives will take a front seat when their most famous family member takes his oath as 44th president of the United States in Washington next Tuesday.

His 87-year-old grandmother Sarah Obama, who raised Obama's deceased father, was among several relatives who travelled from her home in Kenya to Washington on Friday. Further members of the large clan - Obama's father had 8 siblings and four wives - are expected over the weekend.

Grandmother Sarah had already witnessed Obama's swearing in as senator in 2005 and still remembers the US capital with mixed feelings: "Much too cold!"

Washington, Jan 16 : Cancer-stricken actor Patrick Swayze, who had been hospitalized on January 9 for pneumonia, will soon be out from the hospital revealed Beast producer Bill Rotko.

Swayze is said to be healthy enough to film a second season of his new A&E show, The Beast.

"He''s doing good, and he''ll be getting out of the hospital soon," US magazine quoted Rotko as telling gossip site These Boots Are Made for Stalking at a private screening of the show in Chicago Wednesday.

"He''s a tough son of a b--ch. We''re hoping he''ll be back for a second season!