10 METRO Tuesday, November 24, 2009 D METROWorld South AfricA: Special courts will be set up to deal with crime committed during the 2010 World Cup. The government hopes the promise of swift justice will help stamp out crime during the event and ease worries of fans visiting one of the worlds most violent countries an average of 50 people die violently every day. Its also hoped the fast-track system will enable visitors to give evidence while still in the country and, therefore, act as a deterrent. The justice ministry is concerned the influx of 450,000 tourists will bring with it a surge in crime, and vowed to give priority to cases involving foreigners, either as victims or perpetrators. cypruS: The Greek Orthodox church is suing Turkey for preventing worship at religious sites in the north of the divided island. Lawyer Simos Angelides said the lawsuit with the European Court of Human Rights concerns 520 churches, monasteries, chapels and cemeteries. Past rulings hold Turkey responsible for the north because it maintains 35,000 troops there. Mr Angelides said the faithful cannot worship at those sites as they are either derelict or have been converted to mosques, barracks or clubs. He said Turkey committed ethnic and religious cleansing in 1974 when it invaded the island following a coup by supporters of a union with Greece. AuStrAliA: Recently separated conjoined Bangladeshi twins left intensive care yesterday and are adjusting well after their operation. Trishna (pictured) and Krishna, who turn three next month, had been joined at the top of their heads and shared brain tissue and blood vessels. They were separated last week after 25 hours of delicate surgery in Melbournes Royal Childrens Hospital. A statement said the girls are in a stable condition after leaving the paediatric intensive care unit and are sharing a room together. croAtiA: A goalkeeper was booked after rescuing a cat which invaded the pitch during a top-flight match. Medjimurje Cakovecs Ivan Banovic picked up the cat after it strayed on to the pitch 20 minutes into a game at Sibenik. He placed it near a scoreboard but was then yellow-carded by the referee for leaving the pitch without permission. Sibenik won 1-0. More than 4,000 bones belonging to Japanese soldiers killed in World War II are burnt near Manila after being collected around the Philippines by a charity. The ashes will now be sent home for burial Picture: EPA WORLD WAR ii BONES CREMATED ruSSiA: The leader of the countrys impoverished Muslim republic of Ingushetia, who narrowly survived an assassination attempt in June, conceded widespread state corruption was helping an Islamist insurgency in the region. Bandits give money to officials, knowing they can be easily paid off, Kremlin-backed Yunus-Bek Yevkurov (pictured) said. This in turn means officials are [aiding] the terrorists and militants. He added that law enforcement agencies were also behind eight kidnappings this year. By roger WeaThers Gunmen massacre politicians familyPHILIPPINES troops found 21 bod- ies after dozens of gunmen hijacked a convoy of politicians and support- ers filing their nominations for next years elections. The victims, 13 women and eight men, were found in southern Am- patuan township, 5km from where they were taken hostage as they trav- elled in three vans earlier yesterday. The wife of Buluan township vice mayor Ismael Mangudadatu, along with his two sisters, followers and several local journalists were in the group, although he was not. He ac- cused political rivals belonging to a prominent clan for the massacre. Philippine elections are particu- larly violent in the south because of armed groups, including Muslim rebels fighting for self-rule in the predominantly Roman Catholic na- tion, and political warlords with pri- vate armies. The decades-long Mus- lim insurgency has killed about 120,000 people since the 1970s. But a presidential adviser, Jesus Dureza, said the massacre was un- equalled in recent history. There must be a total stop to this senseless violence, he said, recom- mending a state of emergency for the area to disarm all gunmen. Anything else will not work. index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html