Bishkek protested the United States over the awarding of a human rights award to a dissident who is serving a life sentence in a Kyrgyz prison for "inciting ethnic hatred." On Thursday, the US Department of State awarded the 2014 Human Rights Defender Prize to a journalist and activist ...

The authoritative non-governmental organization “Atlantic Council of the USA” will present the “For Freedom” award to the Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko. The award on behalf of Savchenko will be received by her sister Vera. The same award, according to the official, will be received by former Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, teachers and students of Donetsk...

US authorities have promised a total of $20 million for information about four leaders of the Islamic State group. A message on the State Department website clarifies that the largest reward - seven million dollars - will be paid for information about Mustafa al-Kaduli, who...