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Newsline 18.05.2013 | 16:15 UTC News Syria US condemns Russian shipment of missiles to Syria The United States has expressed disapproval at Moscow for sending a missile shipment to the Syrian government. Meanwhile, the UN Security Council is considering a plea to allow aid into the country. Iraq, Afghanistan can serve as lessons for Syria North Korea North Korea fires three short-range missiles South Korea's defense ministry has said North Korea fired three short-range missiles from its east coast. The alleged launches follow months of threats from Pyongyang of impending war with the US and Seoul. North Korea's 'emotional connection' to the South World Human Rights Argentina's 'dirty war' dictator dies in prison Former Argentine strongman, Jorge Rafael Videla, died Friday in a Buenos Aires prison at the age of 87. During his rule, between 1975 and 1981, an estimated 30,000 people disappeared or were killed. Former Argentine military dictator Videla dies in jail Dictatorship casts shadow over Bergoglio Argentine court hands down jail terms over stolen babies Health Rising EU obesity rings alarm bells in Brussels Half of EU citizens are overweight. Among these people, serious obesity is on the rise. It's a heavy and expensive burden for national health care systems - and one the EU Commission hopes to stop. Record number of obese Brits go under the knife Weight loss surgery a growing fad in India Chinese medicine can have a pharmacological effect 'but it's not a cure' How Viagra helps burn fat Health Record number of obese Brits go under the knife A growing number of people in the UK increasingly need surgery because of life-threatening weight issues. Britain has the highest level of obesity in Western Europe, at great cost to the health system. Click here to listen to Lars Bevanger's report for Inside Europe Weight loss surgery a growing fad in India Too much meat and alcohol Syria Ignatieff: 'We have a duty to intervene in Syria' Political scientist and public intellectual Michael Ignatieff says the international community has a duty to intervene in Syria. He told DW that he sees signs of the emergence of new global security architecture. Iraq, Afghanistan can serve as lessons for Syria Erdogan and Obama want Assad's ouster Human rights commissioner Löning: 'We can't paint our own world' Newsletters More DW DW is turning 60 - Celebrate with us! Let your creativity flow and upload your photographic birthday present to us by May 30. There are plenty of great prizes to win. The best and most original photos will be published online at www.dw.de/mydw.   Unsubscribe   Personal Data   Feedback   Imprint © Deutsche Welle 2013