• Unite to Stop Carnage, Save Lives in Syria, says U.N. Aid Chief

  Major powers must unite to stop the carnage in Syria as the collapse of U.S.-Russian peace efforts would be a setback for United Nations operations aimed at saving lives, the top U.N. aid official told Reuters on Friday.

  

• Thousands March in Dublin, Abroad for Irish Abortion Rights

  Thousands of protestors marched in Dublin, and Irish expatriates joined in demonstrations around the world on Saturday, to put pressure on the Irish government to hold a referendum to repeal restrictive abortion laws.

  

• Troubled Lawyer Shoots Nine in Houston Before Being Killed by Police

  A troubled lawyer opened fire on morning commuters in Houston on Monday, injuring at least nine people before being fatally shot by police, authorities said.

  

• Iran Releases Canadian Academic Held Since June

  Iran on Monday released a Canadian-Iranian academic who was detained in Tehran in June, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said, a week after the two countries began talks on a potential restoration of diplomatic ties broken off four years ago.

  

• Transgender Army Private Chelsea Manning Sent to Solitary Confinement for Suicide Try

  U.S. Army soldier Chelsea Manning, serving 35 years in prison for passing classified files to WikiLeaks, was ordered to spend 14 days in solitary confinement as punishment for attempting suicide and keeping a banned book in her cell, supporters said.