Venezuela is vying for a seat on UN Human Rights Council Thursday over opposition from advocacy groups and fellow Latin American countries as the General Assembly chooses 14 new members of the panel. The Geneva-based council works to promote and protect human rights around the world. It has...

China called for foreign governments not to interfere in its affairs Thursday, after a Norwegian politician nominated the "people of Hong Kong" for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize. Semi-autonomous Hong Kong has been hit by months of pro-democracy protests, which Beijing has portrayed as riots...

China on Thursday slammed as "groundless" a US decision to order Chinese diplomats to notify the State Department before meeting with local officials, in the latest spat to strain bilateral relations. Washington -- which called the move "reciprocal" -- announced the decision Wednesday in...

A Russian protester who faces up to five years in prison for throwing a plastic bottle at police said Thursday he fled the country amid an unrelenting crackdown on the opposition. Aidar Gubaidulin, a 26-year-old programmer, was among more than a dozen people who were arrested following...