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WASHINGTON, — United States (U.S.) are being closely monitored the trial four military personnel accused of torturing two Papuans, a spokesman said U.S. State Department, Philip Crowley, on Thursday (13/01/2011).

"It is very important for Indonesia to reform its security forces and continue to maintain troops in a high standard, in terms of individual behavior and human rights," said Crowley. "We will monitor the case closely."

Three members of Battalion 753 AVT / Nabire Kodam XVII / Paradise, which consists of a non-commissioned officer and two enlisted, namely Irman Risqianto second Sergeant, Aug Yakson Private First Class, and Private First Class Mahanggiri Thamrin, were tried in Military Court III-9 Jayapura on Thursday. They were prosecuted after a video showing the torture of civilians in circulation in the online media last year. All three are accused of violating orders from superiors while on duty in the village of Gurage, District High Nambut, Puncak Jaya regency.

In a video posted on YouTube, the soldiers, among others, laid the wood stick that was burning to the genitals of a unarmed man as part of the way of interrogation to determine the location of weapons.

The government has promised to press the military abuses in areas such as Papua and Maluku islands. "We will continue to ask Indonesia to hold this commitment," said Crowley.

The three soldiers, if convicted, would face a maximum sentence of two and a half years in prison.

CAIRO, – Kubu northern Sudan continued to attack the parties from southern Sudan is often a plebiscite over the state separation. Missiri Arab tribes attacked the convoy of vehicles residents of southern Sudan on the border of South Kurdufan (northern Sudan) and Bahr al-Ghazal (Southern Sudan) on Monday (10 / 1) night.

This attack killed 10 people and wounding 18 people. The attack happened as people from southern Sudan who lived in northern Sudan headed south to vote in the referendum.

Attacks by Arab tribes Missiri was the second time after the attack on the Dinka tribe in the area of Abyei, which is rich in oil, last Sunday. Clash on Sunday was carrying victims of 24 people were killed and dozens wounded.

Interior Minister Gier Chuang southern Sudanese authorities asked for international troops deployed Aluong along the Sudan border north and south along the 2100 kilometers, the longest borders in Africa.

Do not know peace

This case raises fears the two countries will only add to the typical Sudanese of African countries that do not recognize the stability and even hostile to one another. Eritrea broke away from Ethiopia through a referendum in 1993.

Until now Eritrea and Ethiopia continue to hostile and often engaged in border skirmishes between the two countries.

Other countries in Africa almost did not recognize the good tradition of neighborliness and peaceful. Two countries such as Sudan that any potentially significant given the many issues that still hang and become a time bomb ready to explode at any time, including the oil-rich region, Abyei.

Abyei region is a critical point concerning the future relationship north and south Sudan pascareferendum. The referendum in Abyei region should be carried out simultaneously with the referendum in southern Sudan. However, due to disagreements between the tribes Missiri (Arabic) and Dinka (African) in Abyei and the border about who has the right to vote, the referendum in oil-rich region was postponed.

Another issue is the problem of the existence of people from southern Sudan who lived in northern Sudan. There are 1.5 million to 2 million people from southern Sudan who lived in northern Sudan. Most of them refused to move to the south because they breed and work in the north.

Internal situation of northern Sudan and southern Sudan is no less crucial. Ridden south Sudan tribal rivalry, that between Dinka tribe (the largest tribe in southern Sudan), Nuer, and Shilluk. (MTH)

RIO DE JANEIRO, — The death toll from floods and landslides near Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday (01/12/2011), increased to at least 237, according to Brazilian television station, GloboNews.Kenaikan sharp, from the previous 170 people on the basis of data from local authorities and the media, occurred when reports emerged about the death toll was 97 people from the town of Novo Friburgo, previously reported only seven people. Related immediate confirmation that the report be not possible because the telephone network and roads leading to Nova Friburgo damaged.

&mdash Flash floods are portrayed like the tsunami in the State of Queensland, Australia, leaving a record of 90 victims lost, the government's version. The city was devastated by the worst flood is Toowomba.

According to AP news agency AFP, and ABC on Wednesday (12/01/2011), flooding is actually not yet subsided. So, now at least 20,000 homes at risk of Brisbane inundated. Central Australia's third largest city has been turned into a ghost town due to loss of power.

Meanwhile, flooding in the town of Ipswich in the west of Brisbane predicted to reach a height of 22 meters within the next few hours. The situation in town was described as very chaotic.

In addition to the flood, the city government also had to face Ipswich looters who acted in an abandoned settlement area citizens.

Heartbreaking

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh warned that this time will be the most poignant moment for both rescue workers and residents whose families have not been found.

PM Anna told Australian television said the death toll likely to rise because many victims that have not been found missing. "Police are looking for more than 90 people who could not contacted their families," said Bligh.

"The good news is the rain now began to subside so that rescuers can start the search. Rescue teams will undergo a tough job," said Bligh.

Brisbane condition has not improved. Adult knee-deep water still soaking the number of areas. While residents continue to save their property.

Flash floods occurred on Monday (1/10/2011) after a rain for 36 hours without stopping. At least 14 people were killed and dozens of others remain missing. Flooding has spread to the northern State of New South Wales.

CANBERRA, — support flowing from around the world with offers of help coming to Queensland, while the state's fight against floods, said the Foreign Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd, on Wednesday (01/12/2011).

Various countries, including Indonesia, the United States and Britain, along with European countries and Africa, has offered support to deal with flooding in Queensland.

"We were flooded with expressions of support from around the world, offer material assistance," Rudd told Nine Network on Wednesday.

"So, this has attracted the attention of the world," he said.

Rudd also like to thank the people across Australia for the support call to ease the impact of floods and urged them to continue to give donations. This is because the real problem will stretch for 12 months.

Australia faces worst floods in its history. As many as 10 people were confirmed dead. Half of them small children and as many as 78 (according to Reuters, more than 90) missing persons in southeastern Queensland.

Water flows through Brisbane, Australia's third largest city, and threatened to drown the 6,000 houses and make more and more people at risk.

The water in Wivenhoe Dam — which was built to save the capital of Queensland is the recurrence of floods that memorakporandakan region in 1974 — reached its highest limit.

Rudd said, because the state is forecast to worsen this week, all citizens "feel anxious, but still determined to strong". He himself felt worried.

Thousands of residents in Brisbane, a city with two million residents, left home on Wednesday when flash floods threatened to soak the financial district. It makes people panic buying of food, while the government struggled to find dozens of people missing.

Worsen flooding that forced economists to raise estimates its economic impact. A member of the board of directors of the central bank, was quoted as saying on Wednesday, said the disaster could result in losses amounting to one percent of economic growth Autralia — nearly 13 billion Australian dollars, double the previous highest estimate.