UN Calls for North Korea Human Rights Inquiry
GENEVA — The U.N.’s top human rights official is calling for an international inquiry into what she calls the "deplorable human rights situation" in North Korea.
Internet Activist and Prodigy Aaron Swartz Dead from Suicide, Family Blames Over-Reaching U.S. Attorney's Office
26-year-old Aaron Swartz, a computer prodigy turned Internet activist, was found dead in his Brooklyn apartment on Friday. He committed suicide by hanging.
Mosque Blast Kills Seven Civilians after early Morning Attack
Afghan officials are reporting the death of seven civilians in a mosque explosion early Sunday morning in the Sayad Abad District of the Wardak province of Afghanistan.
Death Toll in Chinese Landslide Reaches 36, 48 Still Missing
Chinese authorities have reported that a landslide has swept through a village in southern China Friday at 8:20 am, killing at least 32 people.