*Humanitarian intervention;

"Cluster bombs used in Iraq by US and British forces caused "hundreds of preventable civilian deaths", many of them in cities, despite pledges to avoid such indiscriminate weapons in populated areas, a human rights group alleges in a report published today."

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"The bomblets killed hundreds of civilians when first used, and unexploded duds continue to pose a threat in the postwar period, particularly to children, HRW alleged. The study confirms allegations by Washington and London that Iraqi forces customarily placed their guns near schools, hospitals and other civilian sites, but argues that the coalition should have used different weapons and tactics against them."


*"A retired military intelligence officer has been arrested in Chile for his role in the execution of the American film-maker Charles Horman, whose death during the 1973 military coup became the focus of the film Missing.

The arrest on Wednesday of Colonel Rafael González, 64, was the first big break in the 30-year investigation of the killing. "

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"Recently unearthed papers in the Chilean military archives show that Horman's arrest was closely monitored by the US secretary of state, Henry Kissinger, whose responses to questions about his knowledge of the affairs have failed to satisfy the victim's lawyers.

Gen Pinochet's part in Horman's death is also being re-examined: the courts are considering a human rights lawyer's request to interview him about it.

Mr Corvalán said Horman's death had been "completely avoidable".

He said the newly discovered memoranda showed that US officials could have saved his life.

He said: "These arrests are a huge advance, but we need further cooperation from US authorities. Many of the relevant documents are still classified. "


*"In some parts of the world people are crying 'revolution, revolution' in others they're crying 'evolution, evolution'

MULTAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - A Pakistani man has been sentenced to be blinded by acid after a judge found him guilty of doing the same to his former fiancee, court officials said Friday.

"Acid drops will be thrown into his eyes in line with the Islamic laws," Mohammad Shahid, a court official told Reuters.


*No problem here (see diagram below too);

"At least 150,000 people die needlessly each year as a direct result of global warming, three major UN organisations warned yesterday. The belief that the effects of climate change would become apparent in 10, 20 or 50 years time was misplaced, they said in a report. The changes had already brought about a noticeable increase in malnutrition, as well as outbreaks of diarrhoea and malaria, the three "big killers" in the poorest countries of the world."