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Once the new policy is safely implemented - and we're going to work closely with the carrier to do that - it will be a win-win, Glading said in a statement.

We're frankly tired of feeling like 'hall monitors' when it comes to this issue.

But connecting to the Internet to surf, exchange emails, text or download data will still be prohibited below 10,000 feet, the agency said.

Passengers will be told to switch their smartphones, tablets and other devices to airplane mode.

So, still no Words With Friends, the online Scrabble-type game that actor Alec Baldwin was playing on his smartphone in 2011 when he was famously booted off an American Airlines jet for refusing to turn off the device while the plane was parked at the gate.

And heavier devices such as laptops will continue to have to be stowed because of concern they might injure someone if they go flying around the cabin.

In-flight cellphone calls also will continue to be prohibited.

Regulatory authority over phone calls belongs to the Federal Communications Commission, not the FAA.

FAA may lift ban on some electronic devices during takeoff and landing

Last month, National Transportation Safety Board Mark Rosenker, a CBS News national transportation safety expert, said that cell phones are still considered a risk.

Cell phones, that really is an issue, not just because potentially it could create interference with navigational devices, but we do know, according to the FCC, that it could interfere with cell phone towers when they're in the air, Rosenker said.

An industry advisory committee created by the FAA to examine the issue recommended last month that the government permit greater use of personal electronic devices.

Pressure has been building on the FAA in recent years to ease restrictions on their use.

Critics such as Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., contend there is no valid safety reason for the prohibitions.

The restrictions have also become increasingly difficult to enforce as use of the devices has become ubiquitous.

Some studies indicate as many as a third of passengers forget or ignore directions to turn off their devices.

The FAA began restricting passengers' use of electronic devices in 1966 in response to reports of interference with navigation and communications equipment when passengers began carrying FM radios, the high-tech gadgets of their day.

New airliners are far more reliant on electrical systems than previous generations of aircraft, but they are also designed and approved by the FAA to be resistant to electronic interference.

Airlines have been offering Wi-Fi use at cruising altitudes to passengers for several years.

Planes modified for Wi-Fi systems are also more resistant to interference.

The vast majority of airliners should qualify for greater electronic device use under the new guidelines, Huerta said.

Today's electronic devices generally emit much lower power radio transmissions than previous generations of devices.

E-readers, for example, emit only minimal transmissions when turning a page.

But transmissions are stronger when devices are downloading or sending data.

Among those pressing for a relaxation of restrictions on passengers' use of the devices has been Amazon.com.

In 2011, company officials loaded an airliner full of their Kindle e-readers and flew it around to test for problems but found none.

FAA advisory committee members expressed mixed feelings about whether use of the devices presents any risk.

Douglas Kidd of the National Association of Airline Passengers said he believes interference from the devices is genuine even if the risk is minimal.

Other committee members said there are only anecdotal reports from pilots to support that the devices can interfere with aircraft systems, and most of those reports are very old.

However, the committee recommended the FAA allow pilots to order passengers to shut off devices during instrument landings in low visibility.

A travel industry group welcomed the changes, calling them common-sense accommodations for a traveling public now bristling with technology.

We're pleased the FAA recognizes that an enjoyable passenger experience is not incompatible with safety and security, said Roger Dow, CEO of the U.S. Travel Association.

After learning the lesson of the Patna Serial Blasts the UT police in the view of security have become ready to react quickly to any emergency situation during the Diwali celebrations.

1,800 Soldiers will patrol the major areas of the city in vehicles or on foot, to ensure that the traffic runs smoothly to prevent any bag snatching and to teach the lesson to eve teasers along with any other miscreants.

Female police officers will also be involved along with the PCR, Traffic Unit in that Unit.

Police officials and officers, doing their duty promptly, will inspect the records of all the other venues including hotels, guest houses, and PG accommodation.

The station SHOs have been ordered to set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the case.

The responsibility of investigating the VIP sectors of the city along with the markets, malls, etc. has been assigned to the DSPs along with the inspectors.

Due to the emergency situation and the Diwali festival, senior officials have deployed additional police employees in the control room to facilitate the flow of people.

Other than the Director of the PGI and fire department, Principal Director and DHS Sector 16 GMSH and Sector 32 GMCH staff of other dispensaries were also asked to be on high alert for emergencies.

To teach a lesson to the goons the divisional officers have appointed female police officers and others under the leadership of the NGO's, naming them the "Anti Goon Staff".

The Anti Goon team will be on alert in the crowded market areas and other crowded areas in civilian clothes.

All the SHOs have been ordered to set up 44 posts in the internal parts of the city during Diwali.

Also police officials will be stationed at 38 checkpoints on the city borders.

Bird airlifted to safety from North Sea rig released back into wild

A bird airlifted ashore after being found exhausted on a North Sea oil rig has been released back into the wild.

The water rail was put on a helicopter to Aberdeen last month before being nursed back to health by the Scottish SPCA at its rescue centre in Alloa.

Centre manager Colin Seddon said: "This water rail was likely a winter migrant from Northern Europe who got caught up in strong winds over the North Sea."

It seems the bird became exhausted and managed to find refuge on the oil rig.

He added: "It was unable to fly off again so we were contacted for help."

The water rail was fit and well by the time it was released.

Is Europe's elite ready to do business with Britain?

Business for Britain launched in April with a pledge to bring business together and define what the UK's wealth and job creators want to see changed in our relationship with the EU.

To that end, we commissioned the largest and most comprehensive poll of British business leaders asking them for their thoughts on Britain, business and the EU.

YouGov polled over 1,000 business leaders, broadly representative of Britain's business sizes, sectors and regions.

The conclusions of the poll will come as a surprise to many.

We found that the vast majority of businesses are now looking to export outside of Europe, focusing on countries that are modernising and growing while the EU states stagnate.

They want to see the Government prioritise new trading links with the likes of China, India and Brazil, rather than getting bogged down in the long and arduous process of reforming the EU's arcane institutions.

When asked their views on specific policy areas - ranging from monopoly regulation to product laws - the majority of business leaders thought that control of these key competences should be returned to Westminster.

There was general discontent with the Single Market, with businesses saying that the costs of Brussels regulation now outweighed the benefits of being part of Europe's trading area - even 40 per cent of large businesses, traditionally the most pro-European of companies, agreed.

Finally, and most tellingly of all, our poll of business leaders found a clear majority wanted to see Britain pursue a course of treaty change and a relationship with the EU that is based on trade, not politics.

This finding, which was reflected across the sizes and major business groups, shows that business is pushing for a "meaningful change" that brings powers back to the UK.

The stakes are high - achieving treaty change and a better deal for Britain sees a 16 per cent swing towards voting to stay in the EU in a referendum.

The Prime Minister should be in no doubt: this poll shows that British business backs his plan for renegotiating the terms of Britain's membership of the EU.

It also shows that business expects that renegotiation to make a significant shift in the current balance of power back towards the UK.

A better deal for British business is possible, and increasingly necessary as the eurozone embarks on the road to closer economic and fiscal union.

The priority must be jobs and growth in Britain and, as the findings of our poll show, for business this means a renewed focus on trade and a fundamental change in Brussels" regulatory approach.

Gazprom's Alexei Miller says pipeline in Bulgaria starts new gas era

The start of construction of the South Stream gas pipeline in Bulgaria marks the launch of one of Europe's largest energy projects, Gazprom's chief said.

A landmark event has taken place today: Construction started on the Bulgarian section of the South Stream gas pipeline, the most large-scale and important project in Europe, Gazprom Chairman Alexei Miller said in a statement Thursday.

This project is a key element of energy security of the whole European continent.

South Stream is meant to add diversity to Russia's export routes through Europe.

A contractual dispute between Gazprom and its counterparts in Ukraine, which hosts most of Russia's gas for Europe, adds a layer of risk to conventional routes, officials say.

Miller said the direct connection to Bulgaria, a member of the European Union, means geopolitical risks associated with transit countries are eliminated "forever."

Bulgarian consumers will receive gas from South Stream at a discounted rate once the entire project starts operating in 2015.

Gazprom said construction should begin in other downstream countries by year's end.

The pipeline is designed for an annual capacity of 2.2 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.

The FAA is easing restrictions on the use of electronic gadgets on airplanes - though chatting on cellphones will still be prohibited.

Warplanes attack a store of Russian missiles in the port city of Latakia, an official says.

It's an apparent continuation of Israel's campaign to keep arms from proliferating in the Mideast.

A federal appeals court blocks a judge's ruling that the NYPD's controversial tactic discriminates against minorities.

Nearly 100 African migrants hoping to travel to Algeria die of thirst after their two trucks break down in the middle of the Sahara.

Experts say violence that left 14 adults and seven children dead is nothing more than random chance, not a sign of growing violence in America.

Rather than being rattled by the U.S. government shutdown, investors kept their focus on what probably matters more: the Federal Reserve.

The California woman plans to challenge what may be a first-of-its-kind citation, saying the Internet-connected eyewear makes navigation easier.

Police say they have a video that appears to show Mayor Rob Ford smoking a crack pipe.

Even close allies keep things from one another - and work every angle to find out what's being held back.

The Vatican wants to know how Catholic parishes around the globe handle sensitive issues like contraception, divorce and gay couples.

Foreign athletes will perform gymnastics.

The MLA from the City Constituency, Balbir Pal Shah, inaugurated the Asiad Circus by cutting the ribbon on Thursday evening.

The Municipal Corporation Mayor, Bhupinder Singh Sardar, and the former Chairman of the City Improvement Board, Mukesh Tuteja, also attended the event.

The first performance of the city circus was watched by dignitaries.

Asiad circus manager, Raghbir Singh, said that Kenyan athletes will perform gymnastics.

Dwarf clowns are sure to make everyone laugh.

The flying trapeze will be a particular centre of attraction for the visitors.

He said that focus will be on entertaining the residents.

Two YMCA employees charged with sex offences before allegations against Jonathan Lord, Royal Commission hears

Two YMCA NSW employees had been charged with child sex offences before allegations were raised against Caringbah child care worker Jonathan Lord in 2011, the child sexual abuse Royal Commission has heard.

But in its opening statement to the Commission it said it had "never dealt with an incident of child sexual assault within its organisation," the Commission was told.

Chief executive officer Phillip Hare was asked about one case where a YMCA employee was charged child pornography offences, and another when a gym instructor at the YMCA Caringbah Hall was convicted of child sexual offences against children in his care in 1991.