The United Nations rights panel presented detailed evidence that war crimes and crimes against humanity were committed by both Bashar al-Assad's forces, but also to a lesser extent, by the opposition.
Amir Hekmati, a former Marine who has been held in Iran for two years, sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry reportedly on September 1, underscoring that he has endured "miserable prison condition," adding that he believes Tehran is holding him hostage for a possible prisoner exchange in the future.
New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio defeated his rivals in the Democratic primary to succeed Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday, Real Clear Politics reported. Joe Lhota, his soon-to-be Republican challenger, easily defeated in the other primary. The general New York City mayoral election is scheduled for November 5
A Manhattan grand jury is investigating the beating death of 62-year-old Jeffrey Babbitt, who was beaten to death by Leshawn Martin, a black man in what is classified as a possible hate crime
