From Washington this is VOA news. A U.N. human rights official calls for an independent investigation into the Houla massacre in Syria. A newspaper says President Obama ordered cyber attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities. I’m David Deforest reporting from Washington.

The U.N. human rights chief is calling for an (independent investigation) into last week’s killing of dozens of civilians in the Syrian town of Houla. Navi Pillay’s comments came in a statement to U.N. Human Rights Council which is holding an emergency session in Geneva today.

Navi Pillay: “In my speech, we say according to the reports we received the attacks, eh, come from the Shabia, the (military wing). But the government has explained that it’s a group of armed individuals and that that the army fired against them. So since we have two conflict versions it’s very important to have an independent investigation.”

The council is discussing the May 25th massacre that killed at least 108 people, nearly half of them children. The killings in Houla have sparked widespread (outrage) with some leading diplomats calling for an international coalition to remove Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power. For more on the situation in Syria, go to our website, voanews.com.

A U.S. newspaper is reporting U.S. President Barack Obama in his first month in office ordered attacks on the computers systems that ran Iran’s main (nuclear) enrichment facilities. The New York Times cited anonymous sources close to the program. The so-called cyber weapons programs reportedly started during the George W. Bush administration.

Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on international investors today to exercise what she called healthy skepticism about her country’s reforms.

Aung San Suu Kyi: “I would not like you to be (overoptimistic). I think optimism is good but cautious optimism. These days I’m coming across a lot of what I would call reckless optimism. That is not going to help you. It’s not going to help us. So we need a balance report. A little bit of (healthy skepticism), I think, is in order.”

In an address to the World Economic Forum on East Asia on Bangkok, the Nobel Laureate condemned a lack of change in Burma’s legal system and said she did not want the (resumption) of foreign investment in Burma to mean further corruption and greater inequality there.

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is urging the international community to bolster security in Somalia.

Ban Ki-moon: “I call for steps to improve security, advance the political process and boost (assistance) for recovery, the construction and development. And today we carry this vision forward. My message to this conference and the world is this: commit to long-term assistance for Somalia.”

Mr. Ban’s comment today came at a conference on Somalia held in Turkey, focusing on helping Somalia to establish stable government and elect a new president.

Tuareg rebels in Mali have called off an (agreement) with an Islamist group to create an independent Islamic state in north of the country. In an emailed statement today, a senior member of the Tuareg –led National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad said the rebels are pulling out of the agreement to maintain their staunchly secular character.

The U.S. unemployment rare is increasing lightly by 0.1% this point to 8.2% in May. Today’s report from the Labor Department also shows the U.S. economy had a net gain of just 69,000 jobs which is much less than most economists have predicted. The (unemployment rate) in Europe’s 17-nation euro currency bloc has risen to 11%.

Unofficial results of voters of the referendum vote in Ireland say the voters have approved the European Union’s (debt-reduction treaty.) Election workers are counting votes from the referendum on the measure that would impose strict limits on debt and budget deficits in the 17-nation euro currency bloc.

Afghan officials say a suicide car bomber and other suspected insurgents attacked a NATO base outside the city of Khost today. A NATO spokesman tells VOA 14 suspected insurgents were killed in clashes at base before Afghan coalition forces repelled the attackers.

On Wall Street, U.S. stock indexes are down at this hour. From the VOA news center, I’m David Deforest, more news on the internet at voanews.com.