Jang Song Taek, the brother-in-law of late Supreme Leader Kim Jong Il, the uncle of current leader Kim Jong Un, and an urbane politician who was thought to have been the second most powerful man in North Korea, has been reportedly executed for planning a coup. Jang "is a traitor to the nation for all ages," according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the country's main news agency, which released the news on the morning of Friday Dec. 13 Korea time.

In solidarity with victims of the 1973 coup in Chile, Amnesty International is calling for silence following the country's first goal in its match against Venezuela at National Stadium Friday. In 1973, days after the September 11 coup, about 12,000 suspected leftists were shepherded into the National Stadium, where they were interrogated and tortured...Thousands online are using #goldelsilencio ("silent goal") to discuss the campaign, causing "Chile" to trend worldwide.

It's good for the U.S. to call for tolerance and political inclusion, without believing it can or should dictate a government. It is fine to speak out against political or civil abuses on either side, and there have been abuses on all sides. It is an illusion, however, to believe that the recent coup is right, acceptable, proportionate to Morsi's actions, or in any way useful in solving any of Egypt's deep problems.