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... the suspension of all armed attacks including those on American troops is very good news. "We welcome this announcement and we believe it, it will contribute to the peace and stability and prosperity of Iraq in future."
The International Committee of the Red Cross has marked the International Day of the Disappeared by criticizing the international community for not doing enough to locate the hundreds of thousands of people worldwide who are missing, lost in battle, secretly detained or secretly executed. The Red Cross published a report highlighting what it calls "a hidden tragedy". Its Director of Operations Pierre Kraehenbuehl says the suffering for relatives is immense. "A woman in Latin America said to me once the worst about all this is, is not to know its uncertainty, every time the phone rings, every time somebody knocks at the door, literally I, I’m sure he is back and then he isn't. In the Balkans also, I once brought information to the mother of somebody who had a son missing, and where we were able (of) tragically to confirm that her son was dead. But at least there was information and that could help. And for a moment, she sat there in, in, in silence and then she said: 'If that, what about my other son and my husband?"
Nearly 60 African migrants including children and pregnant women were understood to be safely in Italy on Wednesday night after a distress call made from their boat led to an international rescue search. The alarm was raised after one of the boat's passengers called an Ethiopian relative who lives in England, saying that they hadn't eaten in three days. The relative called the British Coast Guard who then coordinated the rescue operation, alerting ships in the area of the migrants' boat and contacting authorities in Italy and Malta.
Police in Chile have used tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands of demonstrators participating in a 24-hour nationwide protest against the government's economic policies. At least 80 people have been arrested in the demonstrations, which were called by the country's main Labor Union Federation. Our South America correspondent Daniel Schweimler sent this report.
There were clashes throughout the day in the Chilean capital Santiago where riot police tried to stop demonstrators moving on the government palace. Among the hundred or so people injured was the Socialist Senator Alejandro Navarro. A police spokesman later apologized. President Michelle Bachelet said there was space within Chilean democracy for people to express their demands, but it should be done peacefully. Democracy, she added, did not need disorder and violence.
Our South America correspondent Daniel Schweimler reporting.
You are listening to the BBC World News from London.
The human rights organization Amnesty International has called for all presidential candidates in Guatemala's elections to condemn the political violence which has, so far, left more than 40 people dead. Warren Boone reports.
There are nearly two weeks until Guatemala goes to the polls. But already this has been the bloodiest campaign since the end of the civil war a decade ago. The latest victim was a center-left candidate for a local council seat shot dead on her way home from campaigning. Now Amnesty International has raised its concerns, blaming the violence on the failure to hold to accounts those responsible for thousands of murders and torture during Guatemala Civil War. The group said this had allowed clandestine groups to operate with impunity.
New research suggests that global warming will increase the risk of flooding more than previously estimated. In a report published in the journal Nature, scientists say increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will reduce the ability of plants to absorb water, making them less likely to soak up heavy downpours. The researchers said that, globally, the amount of water that ran into rivers could increase by 6% if levels of carbon dioxide reached predicted levels.
The American Space Agency NASA says an internal inquiry has found no evidence to support allegations of astronauts drinking heavily before space flights. The agency's head of safety Bryan O'Connor interviewed crew members and reviewed thousands of documents after an independent panel claimed in July that there had been two incidents of astronauts drinking in the 12 hours before launch. Mr. O'Connor said it would be almost impossible for flight crew to drink in this period because of extensive medical checks. Correspondents say the allegations of drunk astronauts dented morale at NASA, as well as its image.
BBC World News from London.
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... the suspension of all armed attacks including those on American troops is very good news. "We welcome this announcement and we believe it, it will contribute to the peace and stability and prosperity of Iraq in future."
The International Committee of the Red Cross has marked the International Day of the Disappeared by criticizing the international community for not doing enough to locate the hundreds of thousands of people worldwide who are missing, lost in battle, secretly detained or secretly executed. The Red Cross published a report highlighting what it calls "a hidden tragedy". Its Director of Operations Pierre Kraehenbuehl says the suffering for relatives is immense. "A woman in Latin America said to me once the worst about all this is, is not to know its uncertainty, every time the phone rings, every time somebody knocks at the door, literally I, I’m sure he is back and then he isn't. In the Balkans also, I once brought information to the mother of somebody who had a son missing, and where we were able (of) tragically to confirm that her son was dead. But at least there was information and that could help. And for a moment, she sat there in, in, in silence and then she said: 'If that, what about my other son and my husband?"
Nearly 60 African migrants including children and pregnant women were understood to be safely in Italy on Wednesday night after a distress call made from their boat led to an international rescue search. The alarm was raised after one of the boat's passengers called an Ethiopian relative who lives in England, saying that they hadn't eaten in three days. The relative called the British Coast Guard who then coordinated the rescue operation, alerting ships in the area of the migrants' boat and contacting authorities in Italy and Malta.
Police in Chile have used tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands of demonstrators participating in a 24-hour nationwide protest against the government's economic policies. At least 80 people have been arrested in the demonstrations, which were called by the country's main Labor Union Federation. Our South America correspondent Daniel Schweimler sent this report.
There were clashes throughout the day in the Chilean capital Santiago where riot police tried to stop demonstrators moving on the government palace. Among the hundred or so people injured was the Socialist Senator Alejandro Navarro. A police spokesman later apologized. President Michelle Bachelet said there was space within Chilean democracy for people to express their demands, but it should be done peacefully. Democracy, she added, did not need disorder and violence.
Our South America correspondent Daniel Schweimler reporting.
You are listening to the BBC World News from London.
The human rights organization Amnesty International has called for all presidential candidates in Guatemala's elections to condemn the political violence which has, so far, left more than 40 people dead. Warren Boone reports.
There are nearly two weeks until Guatemala goes to the polls. But already this has been the bloodiest campaign since the end of the civil war a decade ago. The latest victim was a center-left candidate for a local council seat shot dead on her way home from campaigning. Now Amnesty International has raised its concerns, blaming the violence on the failure to hold to accounts those responsible for thousands of murders and torture during Guatemala Civil War. The group said this had allowed clandestine groups to operate with impunity.
New research suggests that global warming will increase the risk of flooding more than previously estimated. In a report published in the journal Nature, scientists say increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will reduce the ability of plants to absorb water, making them less likely to soak up heavy downpours. The researchers said that, globally, the amount of water that ran into rivers could increase by 6% if levels of carbon dioxide reached predicted levels.
The American Space Agency NASA says an internal inquiry has found no evidence to support allegations of astronauts drinking heavily before space flights. The agency's head of safety Bryan O'Connor interviewed crew members and reviewed thousands of documents after an independent panel claimed in July that there had been two incidents of astronauts drinking in the 12 hours before launch. Mr. O'Connor said it would be almost impossible for flight crew to drink in this period because of extensive medical checks. Correspondents say the allegations of drunk astronauts dented morale at NASA, as well as its image.
BBC World News from London.
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