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There's evidence of "serious violence" at a village where activists say dozens died. United Nations monitors and journalists reached the scene today. The killings reportedly happened on Wednesday.

The nonbinding statement had the support of Russia, an ally of Syrian President Bashar Assad. The U.N. says at least 108 people, including 49 children and 34 women, died in the town of Houla.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice joins European and Mideast leaders to talk about the conflict in Lebanon at a conference in Rome. Proposals to end the fighting have focused on deploying an international military force to keep the peace between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.

Blackwater, a private security firm, wants to provide peacekeeping services in Darfur. Private contractors have been hired to provide security in Iraq and other places, with mixed results. But Blackwater says it could work under multinational supervision and help reduce civilian suffering.

Officials say the policy promotes parity with opposite-sex couples. But critics fear for these foreign diplomats and staff, many of whom hail from countries where same-sex couples suffer persecution.

There is still no sign of a cease-fire in Gaza after more than two weeks of fighting. Sporadic gunbattles between Israel and Hamas continue, and the U.N. says tens of thousands of internally displaced Gaza civilians are struggling to find shelter from the fighting.

Greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise and the world is still on track for severe climate change impacts, a new U.N. report finds. Action this decade will be essential.

Some politicians say that the nearly 60,000 unaccompanied minors who've come to the U.S. could put the nation at risk for everything from TB to mumps. Health officials tell a different story.

Korean cold noodles, or naengmyeon, are a treat enjoyed in both Koreas. One North Korean restaurant owner is reaping the rewards of this fact with the launch of a restaurant in Seoul.

The last time the United States held a national military parade was in June 1991, timed to welcome returning veterans of the 100-day Persian Gulf War.