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الاثنين، 30 أبريل 2012

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British Red Cross worker found beheaded in Pakistan
British Red Cross worker found beheaded in Pakistan
Two buses collide head-on in northern India, killing 18
Two buses collide head-on in northern India, killing 18
Former Libyan prime minister Ghanem found dead in Vienna

British Red Cross worker found beheaded in Pakistan

Posted: 29 Apr 2012 05:33 PM PDT

QUETTA, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Police have found the beheaded body of a British aid worker who was kidnapped by suspected militants in southwestern Pakistan earlier this year, officials said on Sunday.

Health program manager Khalil Rasjed Dale, 60, was kidnapped by suspected militants on January 5 when he was on his way from work in a car marked with International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) emblems. The British national was kidnapped about 200 meters (650 yards) from an ICRC residence in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan which borders Afghanistan.

"All of us at the ICRC and at the British Red Cross share the grief and outrage of Khalil's family and friends. We are devastated," said ICRC Director-General Yves Daccord. "Khalil was a trusted and very experienced Red Cross staff member who significantly contributed to the humanitarian cause."

Quetta police said the body of the Muslim convert was found wrapped in plastic in an orchard with a note saying he had been killed by the Taliban. A sharp knife was used to sever Dale's head from the body, although it was not immediately clear if that was the cause of his death.

"I was deeply saddened to hear today about the brutal murder of Khalil Dale - a man who was killed whilst providing humanitarian support to others," British Prime Minister David Cameron said in a statement released by Number 10. "This was a shocking and merciless act, carried out by people with no respect for human life and the rule of law."

According to the BBC, the militants holding Dale had demanded a 'very large' ransom which could not be paid.

"Tireless efforts have been underway to secure his release, and the British Government has worked closely with the Red Cross throughout," UK Foreign Secretary William Hague said. "I utterly condemn the kidnapping and killing of Mr Dale, and send my deepest condolences to his family and loved ones as they come to terms with their tragic and distressing loss. This was a senseless and cruel act, targeting someone whose role was to help the people of Pakistan, and causing immeasurable pain to those who knew Mr Dale."

British Red Cross chief executive Nicholas Young said Dale first worked overseas for the Red Cross in 1981 in Kenya, distributing food and improving the health of people affected by severe drought. He also worked in Sudan, Somalia, Afghanistan and Iraq, before his posting to Pakistan with the International Committee of the Red Cross.

"In other words, he did not shy away from the tough assignments, in the name of improving the lives of others," Young said, adding that his death also robs the people he was helping from the expert care they need. "He was a brave man who had the utmost respect of his colleagues in the Red Cross and in the humanitarian world generally."

British Red Cross worker found beheaded in Pakistan

Posted: 29 Apr 2012 05:33 PM PDT

According to the BBC, the militants holding Dale had demanded a 'very large' ransom which could not be paid.

Two buses collide head-on in northern India, killing 18

Posted: 29 Apr 2012 04:58 PM PDT

GORAKHPUR, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- Two buses collided head-on and fell into a ditch in northern India, killing at least eighteen people and injuring more than two dozen others, police said on Sunday. The cause of the accident was not immediately known.

The accident happened on a narrow road in the Chiluataal area of Uttar Pradesh (UP) state, about 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) from the city of Gorakhpur, when a private bus and a UP State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) bus collided head-on. The buses then fell partly in a ditch next to the road, witnesses said.

"Eighteen people have died in this accident," a local police officer said, adding that they were identified as thirteen men, three women and two children. A total of 26 people were injured in the accident, including more than a dozen people who were said to be in a serious or critical condition.

The cause of the accident was not immediately known, but local officials said the collision happened when the overloaded private bus tried to avoid a three-wheeler which was ahead of it. When the private bus made the sharp turn, the UPSRTC slammed into the vehicle.

India, the world's second most populous nation, is often the scene of deadly road accidents, many of which are attributed to reckless driving, aging vehicles and overloading. In new figures released in 2010, India overtook China to top the world in road fatalities.

According to India's National Crime Records Bureau, approximately 120,000 people are killed in road accidents in India each year. Deaths as the result of road accidents account for up to 40 percent of the country's deaths due to unnatural causes.

Two buses collide head-on in northern India, killing 18

Posted: 29 Apr 2012 04:58 PM PDT

Former Libyan prime minister Ghanem found dead in Vienna

Posted: 29 Apr 2012 03:29 PM PDT

VIENNA, AUSTRIA (BNO NEWS) -- Former Libyan prime minister Shokri Ghanem, who defected from Muammar Gaddafi's regime last year, was found dead in the Austrian capital of Vienna on early Sunday morning, police said, but his cause of death was not immediately known. He was 69.

Wien police spokesman Roman Hahslinger said Ghanem's body was found by a passerby at around 8:40 a.m. local time near a popular beach known as Copa Cagrana in New Danube, a side channel of the Danube river. "The corpse was recovered and there was a police commissioning at the location," he said.

Hahslinger said the initial examination revealed no signs of a third party being involved in Ghanem's death, but an autopsy scheduled for early next week will determine the cause of death. Ghanem, who was reportedly dressed when he was found on Sunday, had no personal identification documents on him.

Educated in the United States, Ghanem was one of the few senior Libyan officials who attempted to use their influence to allow reform in the African country and open it to Western investment. But his plans were often blocked by other Libyan officials, including long-time leader Muammar Gaddafi, who were opposed to reform.

Ghanem took over as prime minister in June 2003 but was forced out in March 2006 after which he assumed the role of Oil Minister. But when pro-democracy protests erupted across Libya in February 2011, which were met with a violent crackdown by security forces, Ghanem expressed his unhappiness and fled to Rome where he announced his defection.

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الاثنين، 30 أبريل 2012

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