Briefly World

11 more bodies found in Philippines

AMPATUAN: Philippine security forces found 11 more bodies on Wednesday at the site of an election-related massacre in the south of the country,taking the toll to 57 dead,officials said. Not all have been identified,but 22 of them were believed to be journalists. An emergency was clamped in Maguindanao province,where the killings took place,and in Sultan Kudarat province and Cotabato City.

Washington Post to shut three bureaus

WASHINGTON: The Washington Post is closing down its bureaus in New York,Los Angeles and Chicago,the newspaper said in a report. While the six correspondents who were working in the bureaus would retain their jobs,three new assistants would lose their jobs. The Washington Post Cos newspaper division,lost US 166.7 million in first three quarters of 2009.

Google sorry for Michelle caricature

LONDON: Google has apologised for a racist caricature of Michelle Obama that became the top result for users searching images of the US First Lady. Anyone typing Michelle Obama into Google Images on Wednesday morning,was presented with an altered photo depicting the US presidents wife with animal features.