var newsitem = 0;
var swapnextnews = 1;

function startNews() { 
	nextnews( false );
	setTimeout("startNews()", 10000); 
}

function nextnews( forced ) {
	if ( swapnextnews == 1 || forced ) {
		if ( newsitem == maxnewsitem ) { var tempni = 0; } else { var tempni = newsitem +1; }
		document.getElementById('newsitem'+newsitem).style.display= 'none';
		document.getElementById('newsitem'+tempni).style.display= 'block';
		newsitem = tempni;
	}
}

function prevnews( forced ) {
	if ( newsitem == 0 ) { var tempni = maxnewsitem; } else { var tempni = newsitem -1; }
	document.getElementById('newsitem'+newsitem).style.display= 'none';
	document.getElementById('newsitem'+tempni).style.display= 'block';
	newsitem = tempni;
}