WikiLeaks urges US to probe alleged rights abuses

GENEVA (AP) — The founder of WikiLeaks urged U.S. authorities on Thursday to probe possible rights abuses in Afghanistan and Iraq instead of focusing on tracking down who leaked that information to his group.

Australian-born Julian Assange said the U.S. hadn't opened any probes into the alleged incidents detailed in secret documents published by WikiLeaks since the group began putting them online in July.

"It is time the United States opened up instead of covering up," he told reporters near the U.N. European headquarters in Geneva, where on Friday the U.S. will face its first comprehensive human rights review by the global body.

Officials at the U.S. mission in Geneva …