ln_content_div = document.createElement('div');;
ln_loading_img = {};
ln_div_id = "latest_news"
function get_news(href, count, title, summary, details){
	if($("latest_news")){
		pars = "href="+href+"&count="+count+"&title="+(title && title != 'undefined' ? title : '')+"&summary="+(summary && summary != 'undefined' ? summary : '')+"&detail="+(details && details != 'undefined' ? details : '');
		ln_content_div.style.display = 'none';
		ln_loading_img = document.createElement('div');
		ln_loading_img.width = '100%';
		ln_loading_img.align = 'center';
		img = document.createElement('img');
		img.src = "images/loading.gif";
		ln_loading_img.appendChild(img);
		$('latest_news').appendChild(ln_loading_img);
		url = "latest_news.php";
		ajaxie = new Ajax.Updater(
			ln_content_div,
			url,
			{
			    onComplete: function(){
			    	$(ln_div_id).removeChild(ln_loading_img);
			    	$(ln_div_id).appendChild(ln_content_div);
			    	ln_content_div.style.display = 'block';
			    },
				parameters: pars,
				method: "get",
				evalScripts: false
			}
		);
	}
}