US urges North Korea to release detainee Merrill Newman

The White House has urged the release of US citizen Merrill Newman, detained in North Korea for more than a month. On Saturday, state media in North Korea said Mr Newman, 85, had confessed to "indelible crimes" against the state during the 1950-53 Korean War. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25171535#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa