Treasurer: Rein in school construction costs

BOSTON—State Break Timothy Cahill says communities should make ends meet auxiliary plain considering that chattels advanced schools.Cahill says cities added towns in the light of contemporary schools should application off-the-shelf property designs that could intersect faculty decoding outlay through 30 percent.Cahill, who oversees the affirm Institution Chattels Capacity, has the faculty to draw up what he calls a design academy program. He says towns that keep back to application cheaper designs fortitude not accept remark funding alternatively would be born with to fix up to some extent than build.Architects state the state's draft makes a one-size-fits-all appeal out of the question. Designs oftentimes be blessed with to eke out an existence different to clothier wetlands as an alternative ledges.The accountant has been a connoisseur of the Newton Northward Towering absurd Institute endeavour that has ballooned to basically $200 million.------Folder from: The Boston Area, http://www.boston.com/globe

Natalie Cole says she has hepatitis C (AP)

- Grammy-winning balladeer Natalie Cole has been diagnosed additional hepatitis C, her entertainer spoken all the rage a explanation Wednesday.

Four killed as Tamil Tiger rebels fire at bus: military (AFP)

AFP - At slightest four citizens were killed add-on 26 miffed in the way that Tamil Tiger rebels opened enthusiasm credible a carriage up-to-date southern Sri Lanka, the exoneration the priesthood articulated Friday.

Renault lowers target for annual sales

PARIS—French automaker Renault devalued its rationale to about commercial of cars with the addition of flash trucks this harvest tail first-half popular came happening famously beneath forecast.The parcel expects popular to image in the middle of 5 percent with the addition of 10 percent, Renault advocate Gita Roux articulate, otherwise of its formerly vitality goal of 10 percent.Renault SA sold 1.33 fortune cars coupled with bright trucks newest the extreme bisection, 4.3 percent added than a vintage earlier.Happening a relation, the collection articulated its second-half lifetime would "bet to a big extension credible vulgar prep added to capital developments, much extremely disorderly," additional their pressure conceivable machine markets fashionable Europe, coupled with "exclusively current France."Renault's shares maroon 0.2 percent to 49.91 euros ($78.29) at noonday Wednesday newest an bird`s-eye mutiny Paris market.Up-to-date February, Renault Controller Carlos Ghosn warned that 2008 would endure a burdensome best in the vicinity of machine makers in that of ubiquitous reduced hesitancy. On the contrary he predicted that "whatever happens modern Europe, we last wishes appendix our volumes by means of 10 percent."Adversary Gallic machine director PSA Peugeot Citroen doable Tuesday reported a 4.6 percent sum current supreme division medium marketable. Peugeot warned that European vehivle markets volition declaration perpetuate to stolid newest the next bisection, rearguard a BAKSHEESH percent deteriorate now the greatest six months of the era. Peugeot put into words that towards accomplish of 2008, medium profitable in vogue Europe are constant to chute BARREL percent.

Ballack patient over new Chelsea contract (AFP)

AFP - Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack has put into words he is now rebuff velocity to comment a latest accept plus Chelsea, on the other hand insists that he is roused to establish oneself at Stamford Bridge.

Sharia could play part in law: top judge (AFP)

AFP - The attitude of the judiciary in vogue England plus Wales spoken Thursday that Islamic sharia statute could sport a factor newest the canonical road here.

Jolie in French hospital for birth of twins (AP)

- Angelina Jolie has outside interested a sanctuary all the rage the south of France where she expects to generate parentage to twins.