Updated at 9:55 am ET (CBS/AP) LONDON – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has called on President Obama to end a "witch hunt" against his secret-spilling website, after appearing in public for the first time since he took refuge inside Ecuador's embassy … Syrian helicopters drop leaflets over Aleppo
Syrian helicopters have dropped leaflets over the northern city of Aleppo urging residents not to shelter rebels and warning the Free Syrian Army it had one last chance to surrender. Down's Syndrome Pakistani girl accused of blasphemy
A Christian girl with Down's Syndrome has been arrested on blasphemy charges in Pakistan, accused of burning pages inscribed with verses from the Koran, police and activists said on Sunday. Lonmin to striking miners in South Africa: Return to work Monday or get fired
MARIKANA, South Africa – Lonmin PLC says striking miners must return to work Monday or face being fired from the platinum mine where rivalry between unions exploded into violence that has killed 44 people in a week. Thirty-four were gunned down by police in the worst display of state violence since apartheid ended in 1994.
Julian Assange makes first public appearance in 2 months amid stalemate over his fate
LONDON – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has called on President Barack Obama to end a “witch hunt” against his secret-spilling website, after appearing in public for the first time since he took refuge inside Ecuador’s embassy in London two months ago.
Striking Lonmin workers face Monday deadline to return
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Striking workers at the world's No. 3 platinum producer Lonmin, where 44 people have been killed in a week of violence, face possible dismissal if they do not return to work on Monday, a company spokeswoman said. Last week, 34 people were gunned down by police in a hail of bullets from automatic weapons when authorities moved in against 3,000 striking workers armed with machetes, spears and handguns who were camped on a hill at Lonmin's Marikana mine, about 100 km (60 miles) northwest of Johannesburg. … Sudanese helicopter crash kills 32
A Sudanese helicopter carrying a government delegation crashed in a mountainous southern region on Sunday, killing all 32 people on board including a Cabinet minister, a former presidential adviser, two generals and a TV crew.
Lonmin to SAfrica strikers: Work Monday or fired
Lonmin PLC says striking miners must return to work Monday or face being fired from the platinum mine where rivalry between unions exploded into violence that has killed 44 people in a week. Thirty-four were gunned down by police in the worst display of state violence since apartheid ended in 1994. 
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