10 METRO Wednesday, December 2, 2009 D Why not cash in on all that gold jewellery you NEVER wear! We buy and pay cash immediately for all gold items in any condition. Old Wedding Rings, Earrings, Chains, Bracelets, Ingots or Coins. EXTRA CASH FOR CHRISTMAS? Call Peter at College House Jewellers, 44 Nassau Street, Dublin 2. Tel: 01 677 7597 (Sorry no Engagement Rings) Your Dublin Bus prepaid ticket will now do more than save you time and hassle. It will save you money and not just on your bus fare. Present your valid Dublin Bus prepaid ticket this Thursday at participating City Centre stores, restaurants and venues and youll enjoy exclusive discounts and offers. Look at it as our little way of saying thanks for taking the bus. For a full list of Ticket Thursdays participating outlets and full terms and conditions visit www.dublinbus.ie/ticket-thursdays or www.pigsback.com Terms and conditions apply. Offers valid every Thursday from 12.11.09 to 03.12.09. Must produce valid prepaid ticket to receive offers. Get the bus. Get more. On Ticket Thursdays. METROWorld COLD COMFORT: Afghan women wait for United Nations relief supplies as the harsh winter arrives in Kabul. The UN in Afghanistan is giving out more than 177,000 blankets and 620,000 items of warm clothing Picture: EPA Germany: Shops must remain closed on Sundays, a court has ruled, overturning legislation in Berlin which allowed stores to open seven days a week, and had angered the nations churches. The Constitutional Court ruled the looser shopping hours violated the nations constitution which upholds Sunday as a day of rest. In 2006, Berlin eased strict legislation and allowed merchants to open their doors on the four Sundays before Christmas, as well as two other Sundays in the year. It also allowed shops to remain open for 24 hours during the week. However, both the Lutheran and Catholic churches had challenged the ruling. Italy: Three separate anti-Mafia raids across the south have resulted in 100 arrests and 240million in seized assets. The most significant police raids occurred in Bari, where an entire mob clan was dismantled, with arrest warrants issued against 83 people and 220million in assets seized. Businesses, land, vehicles, racing horses and a London-based online bookmaker identified as Paradisebet Ltd were seized from the Parisi clan. In Sicily, police issued arrest warrants against 11 people accused of helping long-time Cosa Nostra fugitive Salvatore Provenzano, who was arrested in 2006. And in Naples, police seized 20million in assets from a Camorra crime clan. SwItzerland: Roman Polanski will remain in jail at least three more days as he needs more time to pay his 3million bail. All other conditions have been satisfied for the 76-year-old directors house arrest at his Alpine chalet, and the bail transfer is expected soon, Justice Ministry spokesman Folco Galli said. Once fitted with an electronic monitoring bracelet, Polanski (pictured) will not be allowed to leave his house while Berne decides whether to extradite him to the United States for having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl. SerbIa: President Boris Tadic has been charged over drinking champagne at a football stadium. Mr Tadic (pictured) faced the misdemeanour charge for drinking alcohol at a sports venue, which is illegal, after Serbias 5-0 victory over Romania in October. Mr Tadic admitted being unaware of the law but said: I take full responsibility for the committed offence. The judge will deliver his verdict to Mr Tadic, his sports minister and the head of the football federation who, together, had toasted the nations football World Cup qualification. He faces fines of up to 500. ChIna: Judges refused to grant a wife a divorce after ruling her husband showed great love by locking her up... to prevent her going to court. Wu Ling phoned her lawyer after realising hubby Hang Wei had locked her in their flat in Zhenjiang to keep her away from the family court hearing. Judges ruled his great love was strong enough to save the marriage and refused the divorce. THE heir of a powerful clan was yester- day charged with the Philippines worst ever political massacre, in which 57 peo- ple were killed. Three witnesses who escaped said they saw Andal Ampatuan Jr and about 100 gunmen, including police, stopping cars. The convoy included 30 journalists and family members ofAmpatuans rival, Es- mael Mangudadatu. Mr Mangudadatu had sent his relatives to file his candidacy papers for governor in upcoming elections as he said Ampatuan had threatened to kill him if he tried to challenge the clans iron-clad control. Hours later, troops found their hacked and bullet-riddled bodies, hastily buried in three mass graves. Ampatuan (pictured), who turned him- self in and has denied all charges, is the heir of a brutal clan allied with President Gloria Arroyo that has ruled Maguindan- ao province unopposed for years. The massacre, which also left 17 jour- nalists dead, was so shocking Ms Arroyo declared a state of emergency in the prov- ince and sent troops in to restore order. By Teresa cerojano Clan heir charged in massacre of 57 a Qatari investor watches stock market activity at the Doha securities Market. Qatari stocks lost 8.3 per cent by the close of business on the first day of trading after a five-day public holiday, amid worries the gas-rich Gulf state could be exposed to the Dubai debt crisis A heAd for numbers index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html24.html25.html26.html27.html