var currentNews = new Array(1);

	currentNews[0] = " The total food allocation for the month of October stand at 72,000 MT";
	currentNews[1] = "Sweden says assistance the highest in bilateral relation ";
	currentNews[2] = " Cooperatives stabilizing market by purchasing grains for auction";
	currentNews[3] = " Water projects become operational in South Wollo, Silte zones";
	
	function displayCurrentNews(delay,pause,pauseIndex,step,tag,positionX,positionY){
		if(positionY = currentNews.length){
			positionY = 0;
			
		}	
		if(positionX > currentNews[positionY].length){
			if(pauseIndex == pause){
				positionX = 0;
				pauseIndex = 0;				
				positionY++;
			}else{
				positionX = currentNews[positionY].length;
				pauseIndex += delay;
			}
		}
		var newText = new String(currentNews[positionY]);
		newText = newText.substr(0,positionX);
		positionX = positionX + step;
	
		document.all.item(tag).innerHTML = "<font face='Trebuchet MS' size='2' color='#BCAB9B'>" + newText + "<font>";

		var fun = "";
		fun += "displayCurrentNews(";
		fun +=  delay + ",";
		fun +=  pause + ",";				
		fun +=  pauseIndex + ",";
		fun +=  step  + ",";
		fun += "'" + tag +  "',";
		fun += positionX +  ",";
		fun += positionY +  "";
		fun += ")";

		setTimeout(fun,delay);
	}
	
	function openNewsPage(){
		window.open("Pages/maps.htm");
	}