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السبت، 31 مارس 2012

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Winning ‘Mega Millions’ tickets sold in Maryland, other states
UN: Fighting in northwestern Pakistan displaces over 100,000
Afghan police officer shoots and kills 9 colleagues
Explosion, fire kills two at Istanbul café
Seventeen still trapped after northeast China mine accident

Winning ‘Mega Millions’ tickets sold in Maryland, other states

Posted: 30 Mar 2012 10:04 PM PDT

ATLANTA, GEORGIA (BNO NEWS) -- A winning ticket for the record-breaking $640 million 'Mega Millions' jackpot was sold in Maryland, lottery officials confirmed on early Saturday. Winning tickets were also sold in several other states.

The Maryland Lottery said one of the winning tickets for Friday's drawing had been purchased at a retailer in Baltimore County. "Lottery officials are waiting for information on jackpot winners from other Mega Millions states," the lottery said in a statement, adding that several winning tickets had been sold nationwide.

State lottery officials said no one won the jackpot in California or Oregon. The winning numbers were 2 - 4 - 23 - 38 - 46 and Mega Ball 23.

The winner of the $640 million jackpot will have the option to receive the amount in annual payments over a 26-year period or to be paid $462 million immediately, although the prizes are still subject to federal, state and local taxes. Mega Millions is a multi-state lottery game played in 42 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

UN: Fighting in northwestern Pakistan displaces over 100,000

Posted: 30 Mar 2012 07:42 PM PDT

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND (BNO NEWS) -- Military operations against militant groups in northwestern Pakistan have left more than 100,000 people displaced since the fighting began in late January, the United Nations (UN) said on Friday.

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimated that roughly 101,160 people, mostly women and children, have been uprooted by the fighting that began on January 20 in Pakistan's Khyber Agency region of the country's Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA), which borders Afghanistan.

UNHCR spokeswoman Melissa Fleming, during a press conference in Geneva, said newly arrived refugees claimed that the proximity of fighting and instructions by local authorities have caused their evacuation of the area. A recent increase in the intensity of the fighting is driving even larger numbers of families to flee to the safety of Jalozai camp, where UNHCR is registering them and providing them with basic humanitarian supplies.

On average, UNHCR has been registering 2,000 families per day since mid-March. While the UNHCR, along with the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), continue to carry out humanitarian aid, the UN World Food Program (WFP) has also been providing food aid in Jalozai.

Currently, there are some 62,818 people in Jalozai camp, of which 47,134 were living in the camp before March 17. Fleming noted that this is now the largest camp for internally displaced people in Pakistan.

In 2009, more than two million people were displaced by similar clashes between Government troops and militants in northwestern Pakistan. The clashes led to one of the largest displacement crises in the world.

Afghan police officer shoots and kills 9 colleagues

Posted: 30 Mar 2012 07:33 PM PDT

SHARAN, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Nine Afghan police officers were killed on late Friday morning when one of their colleagues opened fire in the southeastern region of the country, officials said. It comes after a series of incidents in which rogue Afghan security forces opened fire at coalition troops.

The shooting occurred at around 9 a.m. local time at a check post in the Yahyakhel district of Paktika province when a police officer opened fire at his sleeping colleagues. Afghan media said the shooter is believed to be the son of Mullah Ihsanullah, who was previously killed by the Taliban for cooperating with government officials.

Governor spokesman Mukhlis Afghan told the Pajhwok Afghan News agency that two police officials have been arrested on suspicious of being involved in the deadly shootings. A third policeman, the suspected shooter, was able to flee in a pickup truck carrying the weapons used during the attack. He remains at large.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack and said the gunman, who he identified as Sanaullah, had infiltrated the police force earlier this week. "Sanaullah, after accomplishing his mission, loaded all the weapons and ammo of the enemy in a ranger vehicle and left the area safe and sound," Mujahid said, adding that the gunman later joined other Taliban insurgents.

Friday's attack comes in the wake of a series of shooting incidents in which Afghan security forces turned their weapons on coalition service members. On Monday, two British soldiers were killed when an Afghan soldier opened fire at the entrance to a coalition base in southern Afghanistan. A U.S. soldier was killed hours later when he was shot by an Afghan police officer.

Explosion, fire kills two at Istanbul café

Posted: 30 Mar 2012 07:15 PM PDT

ISTANBUL, TURKEY (BNO NEWS) -- Two people were killed on early Friday morning when an explosion ripped through a live music café in Turkey's largest city of Istanbul, officials said. A third person was injured.

The blast occurred at around 6 a.m. local time in the establishment in Istanbul's Esenler district, which is located on the European side of the city. The café, which plays live music, is located on the basement floor of a building at Orhan Gazi Street.

Emergency workers arrived quickly at the scene of the explosion, which triggered a subsequent fire. After it was learned that several people were believed to be trapped inside, firefighters tore down a wall and entered the building with the help of oxygen masks.

The firefighters were able to rescue one man who was rushed to Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital for treatment, although his condition was not immediately known. The bodies of two women were also found in the café. All three victims are believed to have been employed at the cafe.

The cause of the blast was not immediately known, but investigators suspect it was caused by a gas canister.

Seventeen still trapped after northeast China mine accident

Posted: 30 Mar 2012 06:48 PM PDT

LIAOYANG, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- Seventeen workers remain trapped underground after a coal mine accident in northeastern China last week, local officials said on Friday. There is little chance of finding any survivors.

The accident happened on March 22 when two suspected gas explosions ripped through the Dahuang No. 2 Coal Mine in the city of Liaoyang in China's northeastern Liaoning Province, according to the State Administration of Work Safety. Five people were found dead while 17 others remain missing.

As rescue operations continue, emergency teams told the state-run Xinhua news agency that there is little chance of finding survivors of the mine accident. The rescue headquarters said high levels of carbon monoxide and other gases were released following the blast, further hampering rescue efforts.

According to the Public Security Bureau of Liaoyang, the mine was illegally re-opened after an earlier safety overhaul ordered it shut down. Despite the owner of the mine fleeing the scene after the accident, police officers were later able to arrest the owner, as well as three managers, on Wednesday.

Earlier this month, at least thirteen miners were killed after an elevator fell out of control and slammed into the bottom of the Shimen Iron Ore Mine in Lucheng township, which is located in Cangshan county in Shandong province. The accident occurred when a steel rope which was carrying the elevator broke, causing it to plummet to the bottom of the pit.

Safety conditions at mines in China have significantly improved in recent years but they remain among the world's most dangerous with 1,083 fatalities in the first seven months of 2011 alone. There were 2,433 fatalities in 2010 and 2,631 in 2009.

China in recent years shut down scores of small mines to improve safety and efficiency in the mining industry. The country has also ordered all mines to build emergency shelter systems by June 2013 which are to be equipped with machines to produce oxygen and air conditioning, protective walls and airtight doors to protect workers against toxic gases and other hazardous factors.

The first manned test of such a permanent underground chamber was carried out in August 2011 when around 100 people - including managers, engineers, miners, medical staff, and the chamber's developers - took part in a 48-hour test at a mine owned by the China National Coal Group in the city of Shuozhou in northern China's Shanxi Province.

One of the worst mining accidents in China in recent years happened in November 2009 when 104 workers were killed after several explosions at a coal mine in Heilongjiang province.

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