function updateNews(URL, CONTAINER) {
    var div = document.getElementById(CONTAINER);

    var handleSuccess = function(o) {
        if (o.responseText !== undefined) {
            div.innerHTML = o.responseText;
        }

    }

    var handleFailure = function(o) {
        if (o.responseText !== undefined) {
            div.innerHTML = "<li>Transaction id: " + o.tId + "</li>";
            div.innerHTML += "<li>HTTP status: " + o.status + "</li>";
            div.innerHTML += "<li>Status code message: " + o.statusText + "</li>";

        }

    }

    var callback = 
    {
        success: handleSuccess,
        failure: handleFailure,
        argument: {
            foo: "foo",
            bar: "bar"
        }
    };

	var request = YAHOO.util.Connect.asyncRequest('GET', URL, callback);
	return false;
}