The United States said Thursday it saw progress in human rights in parts of South Asia last year, as Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives and Nepal all solidified democracy. The positive signs belied a grim situation in much of South Asia, where the US State Department found widespread rights problems in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. In its annual report, the State ...

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey recalled its ambassador to Sweden on Thursday and canceled an upcoming summit between the countries after the Swedish parliament branded the World War One killing of Armenians by Ottoman forces genocide. The move comes only a week after Ankara called home its ambassador to the United States because a U.S. congressional committee approved a similar resolution ...

The United States on Thursday accused China and Iran of worsening human rights abuses as it raised the alarm about growing anti-Semitism worldwide and discrimination of Muslims in Europe. In its annual worldwide human rights reports, the State Department also denounced North Korea's "deplorable" record and complained of growing crackdowns on non-government organizations, persecution of vulnerable groups and media ...