Bernanke is expected to leave when his second term as head of the central bank ends on January 31, after an eventful eight years in helping the U.S. economy recover from the worst recession since the Great Depression.

After informing the council of his decision, Perkins released a statement saying his time as city attorney was the most rewarding experience of his career.

Speaking to a leading daily Rakhi said, Vidya had done nothing in "The Dirty Picture" and she will be surprised after seeing her (Rakhi) version of the film.

In Tunisia today, Bashar's vocal but peaceful opposition Syrian National Council meets to hammer out their differences. There could not have been a better avenue to form strategy against the blood thirsty minority regime in Damascus that has at least killed 5,000 of its own citizens.

"It's a real threat. In some ways Mongolian society should react to that. The question is will it react in a civilised way or will it try to go to extremes?"