Parents of US reporter held in Russia seek help at UN
United Nations (United States) (AFP) - The parents of US reporter Evan Gershkovich said Wednesday they want world leaders due to gather at the United Nations next week to join in pressing for his release from prison in Russia. Gershkovich was detained in March during a reporting trip to the Urals and accused of spying -- charges that he, the US government and his employer, the Wall Street Journal, vehemently deny. In August his pre-trial detention was extended by three months. "We just want him home," his father Mikhail Gershkovich told reporters at the UN, which will host its annual General A...