function createXMLHttpRequest()
{
    var ua;
    if(window.XMLHttpRequest)
    {
        try
        {
            ua = new XMLHttpRequest();
        }
        catch(e)
        {
            ua = false;
        }
    }
    else if(window.ActiveXObject)
    {
        try
        {
            ua = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
        }
        catch(e)
        {
            ua = false;
        }
    }
    return ua;
}

var req = createXMLHttpRequest();

function show_news()
{
	req.open('get', 'rssnews.php');      
	req.onreadystatechange = handleshow_news;
	req.send(null); 
	cache='false';   	
	return false;	
}

function handleshow_news()
{
    if(req.readyState == 1)
    {
      document.getElementById("news_cont").innerHTML = "<b>Fetching news ...</b>";
    }
    if(req.readyState == 4)
    {
        var response = req.responseText;
        
        var update = new Array();

        if(response.indexOf('||' != -1))
        {
        	update = response.split('||');	       	
        	document.getElementById("news_cont").innerHTML = response;
        }
    }    	    
}