PUBLIC MARKS from Hemanshu

Stormy seas hit coastal sea defences and a lighthouse at Seaford in Sussex in southern England March 10, 2008. A storm rushing in from the Atlantic lashed the south west on Monday as high winds and tides brought the risk of coastal flooding. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN)

Visitors photograph cherry blossoms and field mustards at a park in Matsuda village, on the outskirts of Tokyo on Saturday, March 8, 2008. Hundreds of people came to the park to admire the beauty of the tiny pink petals of the cherry trees. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

A peacock soaks in the sunshine Friday, March 7, 2008 at the Spring River Park Zoo in Roswell, N. M, (AP Photo/Roswell Daily Record, Mark Wilson)

Dina, a Jordanian-born tiger, looks at visitors from its cage in Jordan's Zoo near Amman March 10, 2008. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji (JORDAN)

Iku Nakagawa of Japan performs during the finals of the 5th Rudolf Nureyev international ballet competition in Budapest March 8, 2008. REUTERS/Karoly Arvai (HUNGARY)

(R to L) Canada's Maelle Ricker, Bulgaria's Alexandra Jekova, Switzerland's Olivia Nobs and Austria's Manuela Riegler compete in the women's Snowboard-Cross FIS World Cup Grand Finals 2008 in Chiesa Valmalenco March 13, 2008. Canada's Ricker won the Snowboard-Cross 2008 trophy. REUTERS/Max Rossi (ITALY)

With inflation again creeping up to worrisome levels, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday virtually ruled out any government intervention to ease interest rates. Chidambaram, who hoped for cheaper credit at least on housing one week ago, changed his tone on Saturday saying the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) would determine rate policies.

A severe storm ripped through downtown Atlanta, damaging skyscrapers, hotels and two major sports arenas filled with thousands of professional and college basketball fans. Officials of the National Weather Service were unsure if a tornado had touched down, but wind was clocked at 60 m.p.h. as the storm moved through the city. Numerous windows were broken at CNN Center. A firefighter outside the CNN building said three people in the vicinity had been transported to hospitals, including a child with head injuries. He said none of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening.

Utility and clean up crews on Saturday morning worked to repair traffic lights, remove fallen trees and haul away tons of debris left on downtown Atlanta streets when a tornado swept through the city.

China is accusing rioters in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa of killing at least 10 people in violent protests Friday. The demonstrations against Chinese rule in Tibet were the worst there in nearly two decades. VOA's Stephanie Ho reports from Beijing.