Pete Knutson
New evidence suggests systematic torture by Syria’s government
New images and reports have surfaced of wholesale torture and starvation on the part of the Syrian regime, just as peace talks to end the war are set to start on Wednesday. On the US west coast, scientists dispel fears that Pacific Ocean fish are contaminated with Fukushima radiation. And side-by-side men’s toilets at an Olympic venue have become a social media joke. That and more, in today’s Global Scan.
