Asian investors stricken by gold fever on record price

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Gold fever is gripping Asian investors and could spread to central banks as global growth uncertainties tarnish the appeal of other assets, putting bullion on course for more gains but also provoking fears about supply.

Spot gold surged more than $100 in 11 straight days to Tuesday, its longest winning streak in four decades, hitting a record $1,609.51 an ounce, as debt default fears in the United States and Europe drove investors to seek safety.

Abhay spoke about his relationship

In an interview to Simi Garewal in the show India's Most Desirable , Abhay Deol candidly spoke about his relationship with Preeti Desai. " I am in a relationship at the moment with Preeti Desai, Miss Britain," Abhay said.I usually like to keep quiet about my affair, that is why they are never blown out of proportion," he said in the interview.Abhay, who is currently living in with his girlfriend, says: " Now that is something we'd surely agree to.

Jet Airways flight with 134 passengers averts mid-air collision

Guwahati, July 21 (IANS) A Jet Airways flight with 134 passengers on board narrowly averted a mid-air collision Thursday, triggering panic aboard, passengers said.

Jet Airways Flight No 9W 2280 from New Delhi to Guwahati was probably flying over Patna when it abruptly lost control, leading to chaos inside.

'Bodies on the streets' in Syrian crackdown

Human rights activists and residents of Homs, Syria's third largest city, are reporting intense gunfire as security forces conduct raids and arrests.
A resident told the Reuters news agency by phone that the army fired at worshippers in eastern Khalidiya district as they left the Khaled Ibn al-Walid mosque in the early hours of the morning on Thursday.

Russia to hold 2012 presidential vote on March 4

(Reuters) - Russia will hold 2012 presidential elections on March 4, a Central Election Committee official said on Thursday.

Current Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his successor as president, Dmitry Medvedev -- whom Putin steered to power when facing a constitutional ban on a third presidential term in 2008 -- have both indicated they could run next year.