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السبت، 22 أكتوبر 2011

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Mexican official survives helicopter crash in Mexico City
Six Indian policemen killed in Maoist ambush
Guatemala, Morocco and Pakistan elected to two-year terms on UN Security Council
Thousands of Jordanians urge new PM to implement political reforms
Dozens dead, hundreds missing after heavy rains and landslides hit Burma

Mexican official survives helicopter crash in Mexico City

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 02:42 AM PDT

MEXICO CITY (BNO NEWS) -- Two people were killed on Friday when a helicopter carrying four people, including a state secretary, crashed in the Mexican capital of Mexico City, local officials said on Saturday. Two people were injured.

Governor of the State of Mexico Eruviel Avila said the Agusta helicopter crashed in the Coyoacan area, which is located in the southern region of Mexico City. The chopper belonged to the State of Mexico's Metropolitan Development Department.

Metropolitan Development Secretary Fernando Alberto Garcia Cuevas was on board the aircraft but survived the accident. Two others were killed and were identified as Julio Cesar Macerano, Garcia Cuevas' assistant, and the co-pilot of the aircraft, Juan Esteban Rodriguez.

The accident happened moments after the helicopter took off from the municipality of Nezahualcoytl in Mexico State after Garcia Cuevas attended a meeting along with other officials at the municipality's Chamber of Commerce. They were on their way to Toluca in Mexico State.

The captain of the aircraft, Juan Manuel Ruiz Rivera, also survived the crash. Both he and the secretary were transported to the Pedregal General Hospital and were reported in a stable condition.

Six Indian policemen killed in Maoist ambush

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 02:34 AM PDT

NEW DELHI (BNO NEWS) -- Six policemen were killed and three others were injured on Friday in an ambush by Maoist rebels in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, local media reported on Saturday.

A team of sixteen policemen who were riding on motorcycles was ambushed near Netanar village in the Bastar region of India. Six policemen were killed and three others injured, the Times of India reported.

"Late Thursday night, the Maoists damaged a forest guest house and other buildings in Netanar. The team had gone for a spot verification. They came under attack while returning," Ratan Lal Dangi, Superintendent of police for Bastar district, told the Times.

The police official added that the rebels triggered explosives, the second time this month that Maoist rebels have triggered an IED explosion in Bastar district. On October 7, the Maoists exploded a landmine in the district, killing two soldiers.

More than one-third of India's 626 administrative districts are affected by the Maoist insurgency. At least 1,170 rebels, troops and civilians were killed in insurgency-related incidents in 2010. The Maoists say they are fighting for the rights of tribal, landless and poor people in the country's poorest regions.

Guatemala, Morocco and Pakistan elected to two-year terms on UN Security Council

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 02:31 AM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) -- The United Nations General Assembly on Friday elected Guatemala, Morocco and Pakistan as the non-permanent members of the 15-member Security Council for 2012-13.

The new members received a two-thirds majority of those countries present and voting during the first round of elections held earlier on Friday. UN Member States voted in the General Assembly by secret ballot for five non-permanent seats divided by geographical grouping – three from the Africa and Asia-Pacific grouping, one from Eastern Europe, and one from Latin America and the Caribbean.

Guatemala received 191 votes and was duly elected to the Latin America and Caribbean seat. Morocco received 151 votes and Pakistan received 129 votes, which means they were elected to two of the three seats allocated this year to Africa and the Asia-Pacific.

Togo and Mauritania did not receive enough votes, and so a second round of voting will now take place for the third seat in that region. In the Eastern European category, Azerbaijan received 74 votes, Slovenia picked up 67, and Hungary received 52, which means a second round of balloting must be held for that seat as well.

The five new members will replace the departing members which are Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Gabon, Lebanon and Nigeria. They will all vacate their council seats on December 31.

Thousands of Jordanians urge new PM to implement political reforms

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 02:28 AM PDT

AMMAN (BNO NEWS) -- Thousands of Jordanians marched in downtown Amman on Friday to urge the country's new prime minister to implement tangible political changes, local media reported on Saturday.

Activists joined the pro-reform demonstration dubbed "Tribes Friday" to condemn corruption and demand genuine political reforms. The participants denounced what they described as "state-sponsored thuggery" which is perpetrated against pro-reform protesters and activists by groups declaring themselves as "loyalists," Ammon News reported.

Friday's protest witnessed the participation of the Islamic Front Action (IAF), leftists, youth groups and a number of leaders of prominent tribes. They urged prime minister-designate Awn Khasawneh, who was appointed this week, to implement tangible political changes as the international judge prepares to announce his new government.

Jordanian King Abdullah II on Monday accepted the resignation of Marouf Bakhit, who submitted his resignation during his second term in office which he had held since February 1. Jordanian protesters had been demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Bakhit's government for its failure to carry out political reforms.

In July, Jordan's King Abdullah II issued a decree approving a cabinet reshuffle in Bakhit's government. This was the first reshuffle of the cabinet, which was formed in February after protesters called for the resignation of then-current prime minister Samir Rifai and his government. The previous government was blamed for price hikes, excessive taxation, unemployment, and difficult economic conditions.

Dozens dead, hundreds missing after heavy rains and landslides hit Burma

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 02:23 AM PDT

YANGON (BNO NEWS) -- At least 58 people have been killed and hundreds more are missing after flash floods hit central Burma this week, officials told a Burmese news organization in exile on Saturday.

The flooding happened on Thursday in the town of Pakkokku in the Magwe Division after torrential rains hit the region. A local official told Mizzima News that at least 58 people were killed while 320 others are still missing as a result of landslides and flood waters.

Four relief centers in local monasteries have opened to assist flood victims. According to residents, at least 500 houses from an illegal slum quarter located along the Shwechaung stream were swept away by the flood waters.

"There was a landslide along the bank of the stream, about 400 or 500 yards (365 to 457 meters) in length in some places. About 15 to 20 feet (4.5 to 6 meters) of soil eroded and the houses were swept away by the water. In total about 500 houses [were affected]," said one resident.

South East Asia has been hit by unusually heavy monsoon rains in the past months, killing hundreds of people in flood-related incidents and affecting thousands of villages. Burma is also known as Myanmar.

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