‘Extermination’ site discovered in Mexico with cremation ovens, human remains

A United Nations expert group is calling for the immediate release of a Cambodian-American human rights activist, saying an investigation it conducted has concluded she was being “arbitrarily detained in violation of international law.” The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said in a judgment late Wednesday that while attorney Theary Seng had been […]

A section of a highway collapsed early Wednesday in southern China, sending cars tumbling and leaving at least 24 people dead, according to state media. Eighteen cars fell down a slope after a 58.7-foot long section of the highway collapsed, according to a statement from authorities in Meizhou city in Guangdong province. The incident occurred […]