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By BRIAN KNOWLTON / The New York Times WASHINGTON - After an "especially tumultuous and momentous year" for human rights, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said on Thursday, the challenge in many Arab countries has shifted from breaking the back of entrenched dictatorships to protecting new freedom during the often chaotic and sometimes violent transitions that follow. Mrs.

By SALMAN MASOOD Published: May 24, 2012 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - As tension between Pakistan and the United States deepened on multiple fronts on Thursday, a Senate panel voted to cut aid to Pakistan further, and C.I.A.

0 The United States will not ease sanctions on Iran before a third round of talks between major powers and Iranian officials about Tehran's nuclear program, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday. "As we lay the groundwork for these talks, we will keep up the pressure as part of our dual-track approach.

Report quotes statistics provided by the UNHCR, showing that during the year out of 4,603 new asylum applications 3,692 were rejected. Only one was approved. By Natasha Mozgovaya Tweet Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, May 24, 2012, to discuss the State Department's annual report on human rights Photo by AP Natasha Mozgovaya

Reuters | 33 mins ago Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington. -AP Photo WASHINGTON: Pakistan's jailing of a doctor for 33 years for helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden is "unjust and unwarranted," Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday, vowing to continue to press the case with Islamabad. "The United States does not believe there is any basis for holding Dr