WikiLeaks urges US to probe alleged rights abuses

Founder of the group WikiLeaks urged US authorities Thursday to probe possible rights abuses in Afghanistan and Iraq instead of focusing on tracking down who leaked that information to his group.

"It is time the United States opened up instead of covering up," Australian-born Julian Assange told reporters near the UN European headquarters in Geneva, where on Friday the US will face its first comprehensive human rights review by the global body. (AP)