Newsline 14 October, 2009: Afghan President Hamid Karzai aims strong criticism at the Electoral Complaints Commission; four Dutch tourists die in a ballooning accident in China; and an international outcry greets Turkey's imprisonment of children in adult jails

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Karzai aims criticism at the Afghan Electoral Commission
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has hit out at the body investigating alleged fraud in the country's recent elections. His comments come after one of the body's members resigns. We ask Radio Netherlands' Afghanistan expert Bette Dam, what this means for the probe into the disputed result?

Four die in China ballooning tragedy
A group of four Dutch tourists have died in an accident in Yangshuo in China in which their hot air balloon crashed. We spoke to Paulien Leisink, who owns a hostel in the region, to find out whether other travellers should be worried.

Turkey slammed over treatment of young prisoners
There is mounting international criticism of the Turkish government's handling of child prisoners, who are regularly detained alongside adults. Could this affect its chances of EU membership? Dorian Jones filed this report for Newsline.