Officials at the United Nations in Geneva say the Human Rights Council is gearing up to hold an emergency session on last week's massacre of more than 100 Syrian villagers. Two officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the U.N.'s top human rights body plans to hold the session Friday to address the massacre in Houla over the weekend. Officials said Turkey, Qatar and the United States have taken the lead in calling for and organizing the session by the 47-nation council, which is likely to be asked to consider a resolution condemning the massacre and demanding that Syria's regime allow unhindered access for humanitarian workers and independent investigators.
