[03:19.95]Amnesty described the potential punishment as a form of torture.
[03:23.35]Prosecutors in Brazil have charged four men in connection with the death of 241 people in a nightclub fire two months ago.
[03:32.22]The two owners of the nightclub and two members of the band that was playing at the time have been charged with manslaughter.
[03:38.56]Police said the fire in Santa Maria was triggered by fireworks used by the band.
[03:43.14]A survey published weeks before general elections in Pakistan suggests that an overwhelming majority of young people are pessimistic about their future.
[03:52.82]The British council interviewed more than 5,000 voters aged under 30.
[03:57.97]Orla Guerin reports
[03:59.23]The survey paints a picture of a pessimistic generation disenchanted with democracy after five years of civilian rule.
[04:08.03]Ninety-four percent of respondents said Pakistan was going in the wrong direction up from 50% in 2007.
[04:17.01]More than half said democracy had not been good for them or the country.
[04:22.19]When asked to pick the best political system for Pakistan, Sharia law was the top choice followed by military rule, democracy came in third.
[04:33.12]And as Venezuela’s official election campaign gets underway.
[04:36.95]The interim President Nicolas Maduro has visited the house where the late President Hugo Chavez was born.