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الجمعة، 30 ديسمبر 2011

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Fierce clashes over construction in Pakistan leave 10 dead
South African man accused of raping own mother
North Korea awards honorary title of ‘DPRK hero’ to Kim Jong-il
North Korea awards honorary title of ‘DPRK hero’ to Kim Jong-il
Kazakhstan launches probe into use of police force during deadly protests

Fierce clashes over construction in Pakistan leave 10 dead

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 01:03 AM PST

GUJRANWALA, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Fierce clashes over the construction of a shop in eastern Pakistan have left at least ten people killed and several others injured, local media reported on Friday.

The fighting happened on Thursday in the Pipli Wallah Pull area in the industrial city of Gujranwala, which is located in the country's eastern province of Punjab. An exchange of fire between two rival groups over the construction of a shop continued for about 45 minutes.

Few details about the dispute were released, but the Express Tribune newspaper said the groups have been fighting over the construction for more than two years. Thursday's fighting began when members of one side trespassed the house of a member of the rival group, resulting in a bloody exchange of fire.

After the initial gunshots were fired, angry groups began setting homes in the area on fire and attacked members of their rivals. Ten people were killed while several others were injured, including a number of people who were not involved in the dispute.

Local authorities condemned the violent confrontations, the report said, adding that two people were taken into custody.

South African man accused of raping own mother

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 12:20 AM PST

JOHANNESBURG (BNO NEWS) -- A South African man has been arrested for allegedly raping his elderly mother earlier this week, a local newspaper reported on Friday.

'The Sowetan' newspaper reported that the 32-year-old man, whose name was not immediately released, was arrested after his 65-year-old mother reported being raped on Wednesday evening while she was sleeping at her home in Diphagane village, located in Limpopo province.

"We were told that the suspect demanded to get under his mother's blankets," Constable Thapelo Lesufi told the newspaper. He said the suspect grabbed his mother's throat when she tried to scream and then proceeded to rape her.

The man allegedly fled the scene when the woman's granddaughter heard the screams and went to investigate. "The rapist escaped through a window when the girl entered the room," Lesufi told the newspaper.

An investigation is continuing.

North Korea awards honorary title of ‘DPRK hero’ to Kim Jong-il

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 10:54 PM PST

PYONGYANG (BNO NEWS) -- The North Korean Supreme People's Assembly has adopted an official decree which awards the honorary title of 'hero' to the late Supreme Leader Kim Jong-il, state-run media reported on Friday.

The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said the Supreme People's Assembly adopted the decree on December 19, but it was not announced until Friday. Kim Jong-il was also given the honorary title of hero in 1975 and 1982, before he took over as the country's leader.

According to the North Korean government, Kim Jong-il died on December 17 after suffering an 'advanced, acute myocardial infarction, complicated with a heart shock,' while on a train for a 'field guidance tour'. He was pronounced dead at 8:30 a.m. local time, aged 69 or 70.

"Kim Jong-il performed undying revolutionary feats for the country and its people, the times and history by wisely leading the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), army and people for decades since he embarked upon the road of revolution in his early years," KCNA said in a news report.

The state-run news agency said Kim Jong-il devoted 'all his efforts and wisdom and energies' to build a thriving nation and improving the standard of living for its citizens. "He breathed his last at work on a train due to manifold mental and physical strain while making the most arduous forced march for field guidance without having any good rest," KCNA added.

Kim Jong-il ruled the Communist nation since the death of his father, Kim Il-sung, in 1994. The mystery about Kim's life extended right back to his birth. North Korea claimed he was born on February 16, 1942, at a secret military camp on the Baekdu Mountain in Japanese Korea. But Soviet records indicate he was likely born a year earlier, in the village of Vyatskoye.

Kim Jong-un, the third and youngest son of Kim Jong-il, was promoted earlier this week to Supreme Leader to lead the impoverished and secretive country. Kim Jong-il's funeral took place on Wednesday, followed by a huge memorial service in Pyongyang on Thursday.

North Korea awards honorary title of ‘DPRK hero’ to Kim Jong-il

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 10:54 PM PST

Kazakhstan launches probe into use of police force during deadly protests

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 10:24 PM PST

ASTANA (BNO NEWS) -- Prosecutors in Kazakhstan have launched an investigation into the use of weapons by police during a protest earlier this month, leaving more than a dozen people killed and many others injured.

The clashes erupted on December 16 as the Central Asian nation marked the 20th anniversary of independence from the Soviet Union. Police moved in to clear the main square in the town of Zhanaozen for independence celebrations but were charged by the oil workers, who have been demanding higher wages for months.

As a result of the incident, at least sixteen people were killed and more than 80 others were injured. But protesters and witnesses claimed police opened fire on unarmed protesters, and one eyewitness told the BBC how an unarmed man died in her arms after being shot.

A spokeswoman for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Virginie Coulloudon, told CNN on Thursday that the government of Kazakhstan has informed OSCE that its general prosecutor's office launched an investigation into police actions. The internal security department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has also launched an in-house investigation.

"The conclusions of this investigation, according to Kazakh sources, should be available within a week," Coulloudon told CNN via email.

The Kazakh general prosecutor's office said in a statement on its website on Thursday that 20 people had been detained over alleged involvement in the unrest, with 18 of the arrests ordered by a court. A criminal case was opened on Tuesday into the alleged excessive use of force by police who opened fire. However, it noted that some of the deaths were not related to the actions of law enforcement.

Video posted previously to the video-sharing website YouTube showed protesters fleeing a large square amid gunfire as police advanced with riot shields. An injured person can also be seen being beaten with a baton by someone who appears to be a police officer.

The workers' trade union puts the number of dead at 50 to 70 and says as many as 500 were injured, according to European lawmakers. International rights groups condemned the violence, while the U.S. State Department and a group of 48 European lawmakers also expressed concern.

The oil workers at the Ozenmunaigas oil field had been protesting for months to demand higher salaries, and strike organizers claimed the workers were owed danger money for the tough conditions they work in. Hundreds of workers were fired for demonstrating in the oil-rich but remote western Mangistau region.

The unrest was unusual for Kazakhstan as President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who has been in power since April 1990, has kept a tight rein on public protests. Nazarbayev was last re-elected in April with 95 percent of the votes, but election observers claim the elections were rigged with ballot box-stuffing, voter intimidation and a lack of transparency.

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