var counter;

function initNews(language){
	
	//loadNews(language);
	//var timerID = setInterval("loadNews('" + language + "')", 12000);
}

function loadNews(language){

	var divID = "news";
	var dataSource = "/index.php";
    var obj = document.getElementById(divID);

	if(obj==undefined) return;
	if(counter==undefined) counter=0;

	new Ajax.Request(dataSource, {method: 'get', parameters : 'lang=' + language + '&action=news_home&counter='+counter, onSuccess: mifuncion});

	function mifuncion (resp){
		var respuesta = resp.responseText;
		obj.innerHTML =respuesta;
		counter++;
	}
}