North Korea requests UN probe of CIA

TOKYO — North Korea has asked the U.N. Security Council to investigate the CIA’s “brutal medieval” treatment of terrorism suspects just as the council agreed to consider a resolution calling for Pyongyang to be brought before an international court for its own human rights violations.

In the wake of the Senate report released last week about secret CIA interrogations, North Korea is joining other nations in criticizing American practices.

North Korea’s objections came as the Security Council agreed to consider a resolution calling for North Korea’s leaders to be called before the International Criminal Court to answer charges of crimes against humanity.

Israel cracking down on fringe groups

JERUSALEM – Israeli police on Tuesday arrested 10 Jewish activists from an extremist group opposed to Arab-Jewish coexistence, including its leader, in the first major clampdown against a fringe organization that has become a symbol of rising anti-Arab sentiment.

Police said the crackdown followed a 10-month undercover investigation of “Lehava,” known for its efforts to break up Arab-Jewish romances.

The arrests Tuesday took place in Jerusalem and in the West Bank.

Associated Press & Washington Post