Bangladesh's law enforcement agencies have used systematic torture on detainees to stifle dissent, an international human rights group said Monday in a report that the government dismissed as baseless. The report, titled "Cycle of Fear", was jointly produced by the Geneva-based World...

Hundreds of protesters rallied outside Australia's Parliament House Monday, saying they wanted to highlight the uncertain futures of many refugees since the government replaced permanent protection visas with temporary visas. The protesters were from Iraq, Iran, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Somalia...

The start of Afghanistan's election season was marred by deadly violence Sunday, just hours after President Ashraf Ghani insisted "peace is coming" to the war-torn nation. At least two people were killed and 25 others wounded in an attack targeting the Kabul office of Ghani's running mate,...

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh refuse to return to Myanmar unless they are recognized as an ethnic group in their home country, leaders told visiting Myanmar officials Sunday as fresh repatriation talks started. A campaign by Myanmar's military in response to insurgent attacks in 2017...