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China is rejecting the charge of a U.N. human rights inquiry that suggested Beijing was aiding and abetting crimes against humanity by returning defectors to its ally, North Korea.

Australian officials said one asylum seeker was killed and at least 77 wounded during the second riot this week at a detention center in Papua New Guinea.

Negotiators from Iran and a group of world powers meet Tuesday in Vienna to discuss a long-term agreement to ensure Iran's nuclear program is peaceful.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said the Syrian government is trying to win a military victory over the opposition, and that Russia is enabling President Bashar al-Assad on that path.

Thousands of Thai protesters have surrounded government headquarters in the capital, Bangkok, in defiance of police who have vowed to reclaim sites protesters have occupied for weeks.

Suspected Islamist militants have killed more than 90 Christian villagers in an attack in northeastern Nigeria.

Seven former political detainees from South Sudan will take part in peace talks for the country as a "third party," alongside negotiators for President Salva Kiir's government and opposition forces, including loyalists to former vice president Riek Machar.

International diplomacy with Iran over its controversial nuclear program enters a thorny phase as on Tuesday when negotiators from Iran and six world powers gather for talks in Vienna.

North and South Korea are holding a second round of high-level talks, with both sides looking for a compromise that would allow for the resumption of the reunion of families separated by the Korean War.