WORLD IN BRIEF : GEORGIA : Crash of Cargo Plane Kills at Least 40

At least 40 people, including about 30 people on the ground, died when a cargo plane crashed into a suburban area in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, Radio Russia said. “About 30 (local) inhabitants died,” the radio said. Earlier, Tengiz Epitashvili, head of the Georgian police’s transport department, told local reporters that “seven crew members and six people accompanying the cargo were killed,” adding, “The plane crashed because it was overloaded.” Officials said the plane, carrying a commercial cargo of tea, had been unable to gain altitude as it took off from the Transcaucasian country’s airport.