LOCKHART， United States， July 31 (Xinhua) -- Sixteen people were killed on Saturday after a hot air balloon caught fire and crashed near Lockhart， Texas， authorities said.

The accident occurred shortly after 7:40 a.m. (1240 GMT) on Saturday near Lockhart， a city about 50 km south of the Lone Star State capital of Austin， when the hot air balloon with at least 16 people on board crashed into a pasture， the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement.

Local police also confirmed the accident， saying that "the balloon was occupied and it does not appear at this time that there were any survivors of the crash."

The crash is the second most deadly in history. The deadliest hot air balloon crash happened in February 2013， when a hot air balloon flying over Luxor， an ancient city in Egypt， caught fire， crashed to the ground from about 300 meters and killed 19 tourists.

Two hot air balloons collided near Alice Springs， a city in the center of Australia， and one of them crashed， killing all 13 people on board.

In the wake of Saturday's crash in Texas， many people are questioning the safety of flying in a hot air balloon. According to USA Today， Dean Carlton， president of the Balloon Federation of America， hot air balloon is "a vehicle like cars and trucks，" adding that Saturday's crash is "very rare."

While main causes of balloon accidents include equipment trouble， bad weather conditions and human errors， the cause of the Texas balloon crash is still not known. CNN said the balloon may have struck power lines.

The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are to investigate the accident. Local police said it will be difficult to identify the victims as tourists can buy balloon ride tickets without identity authentication.

There have been 69 severe hot air balloon accidents since 1964 in the United States， claiming 116 lives altogether.

Saturday's crash is among the worst tourism-related accidents in the United States.

UNITED NATIONS Comprar Nike Air Max 97 Mujer , Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council on Thursday strongly condemned renewed fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has led to civilian casualties and the death of a Tanzanian peacekeeper.

The Council "condemned in the strongest terms the repeated and targeted attacks by the M23 against civilians and MONUSCO, which have led to civilian casualties and loss of life, the death of a peacekeeper and the injury of several others Comprar Nike Air Max 97 Hombre , and damage to a MONUSCO ambulance," it said in a statement.

The attack occurred in the Kibati heights in North Kivu when the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) was supporting action by Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC) to protect civilian-populated areas of Goma.

MONUSCO delivered mortar and artillery fire and engaged its attack helicopters, while the FARDC used attack helicopters, battle tanks and ground forces. The operation was still going on.

In the statement Comprar Nike Air Max 97 Ultra 17 , the Council "expressed their condolences to the family of the peacekeeper killed in the attack, as well as to the government of the United Republic of Tanzania and to MONUSCO."

Moreover, the most powerful body of the UN called on the government of the DRC to swiftly investigate the incident and bring the perpetrators to justice.

The 15-nation council reiterated its demand that M23 and other armed groups "cease immediately all forms of violence and that their members immediately and permanently disband and lay down their arms," the statement said.

In this regard Comprar Nike Air Max 98 Hombre , the council members reiterated their readiness to "adopt additional targeted sanctions against those acting in violation of the sanctions regime and the arms embargo."

Over the past year, the M23, along with other armed groups, have clashed repeatedly with the FARDC. The rebels briefly occupied Goma in November 2012.

The fighting resumed in recent weeks Comprar Nike Air Max 98 Supreme , this time dragging in a group of Ugandan-based rebels. The clashes displaced more than 100, 000 people, exacerbating the region's ongoing humanitarian crisis, which includes 2.6 million internally displaced persons and 6.4 million in need of food and emergency aid.

In March Comprar Nike Air Max 98 QS , the Security Council authorized the establishment of the intervention brigade to carry out targeted offensive operations, with or without the FARDC, against armed groups that threaten peace in eastern DRC.

The strengthening of the MONUSCO mandate with the intervention brigade is designed to further support the political objectives of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the DRC and the region Comprar Nike Air Max 98 Gym Red , a peace deal signed in February in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The southern Chinese city of Shenzhen will host the WTA Finals from 2019 for a decade with record prize money of US$14 million for the season-ending event -- a move welcomed by players.

The elite tournament, which sees the top eight female players battle it out for the Billie Jean King trophy, has previously been held in Singapore.

"It gives me great pleasure to announce that the dynamic city of Shenzhen has been chosen to host the WTA Finals Comprar Nike Air Max 98 Triple White , the WTA's crown jewel season finale, for the next decade," WTA chief Steve Simon said on the sidelines of the Australian Open.

"This will easily be the largest and most significant WTA Finals deal in the 45 years since the WTA was founded and promises to take the event to a spectacular new level."

Simon said in 2016 that the body was searching for a permanent base for the event, with interest reportedly received from Singapore Comprar Nike Air Max 98 Tour Yellow , Manchester, Prague, St Petersburg and Shenzhen.

The winning bid was submitted by Gemdale Corporation, one of China's largest property developers Comprar Nike Air Max 98 Fossil , and will include building a state-of-the-art venue in the city center, with seating for 12,000 people.

Prize money will double from the current US$7 million.

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