$(document).ready(function() {
    cycleNews();
    setInterval('cycleNews()', 18000);    
});

function cycleNews() {
    setTimeout('newsFadeIn(1)', 0);
    setTimeout('newsFadeOut(1)', 5000);
    setTimeout('newsFadeIn(2)', 6000);
    setTimeout('newsFadeOut(2)', 11000);
    setTimeout('newsFadeIn(3)', 12000);
    setTimeout('newsFadeOut(3)', 17000);
}

function newsFadeIn(news) {
    $('.rightnowarea li:nth-child(' + news + ')').fadeIn(1000);
}

function newsFadeOut(news) {
    $('.rightnowarea li:nth-child(' + news + ')').fadeOut(1000);
}