The genocidal Biafran war still haunts Nigeria The persecution of the Igbos didn't end with the Biafran conflict. Until the nation faces up to this, its mediocrity will continue Almost 30 years before Rwanda, before Darfur, more than 2 million people – mothers, children, babies, civilians – lost their lives as a result of the blatantly callous and unnecessary policies enacted by the leaders of the

Human Rights Watch has said it accepts Nato took care to avoid civilian deaths in Libya but has not fully investigated such cases. Photograph: Joachim Adrian/AP Nato air strikes killed 72 civilians in Libya last year, Human Rights Watch has said, accusing the western alliance of failing to acknowledge the scope of collateral damage it caused during the campaign that helped to oust Muammar Gaddafi.

Why is postal reform a big issue?Japan Post operates 25,000 branches nationwide and employs 400,000 people.As well as delivering letters and parcels and selling stamps it holds personal savings and insurance deposits together worth 330 trillion yen (£1.6 trillion). About 85% of households have postal savings accounts and more than 60% also have postal life insurance.Privatisation would involve the