Five ill Malaysians hospitalized on bird flu fears

Caravan Park For Holiday North Wales: Five Malaysians with flu-like symptoms were in a hospital isolation ward Friday as a precaution for bird flu, the health minister said, after the country's first reported outbreak of H5N1 among birds in more than a year. The four males and one female age 11 months to 35 years were in stable condition and under observation after coming to Sungai Buloh Hospital on their own accord to seek treatment, said a statement from Health Minister Chua Soi Lek.Chua stressed that so far, including the five patients, "no case that meets the definition of avian influenza infection among humans has been detected."The statement did not specify whether the patients were being tested for bird flu. Other ministry officials said they could not immediately comment, and hospital authorities handling the matter could not immediately be contacted.

Malta sightings investigated in hunt for Madeleine

Caravan Park For Holiday North Wales: According to reports, a number of British tourists have reported seeing a child who resembled the missing four-year-old in the island's capital Valletta and the resort of Sliema.Maltese newspaper Nazzjon reported that two tourists had told police that they had seen a girl matching Madeleine's description in the capital, while later reports said that four people had reported possible sightings.Ray Roberts, from Anglesey in north Wales had reported seeing a child who appeared to be wearing a black wig, in the company of a man of Arab appearance in Sliema.