India passes 'historic' minimum wage law amid activist worries
The "historic" bill would for the first time ensure about 500 million Indian workers received minimum pay
Syrians fleeing war allowed to stay longer in the United States
The 7,000 Syrian beneficiaries can now re-register for Temporary Protected Status and remain in the United States with work permits through March 2021
Sudan extends ceasefire with southern rebels
The two countries share a long and porous border, and have a history of supporting armed groups on each others' territories after oil-rich South Sudan became independent in 2011
South Sudanese rebel group says it killed eight soldiers
The attack underlines the fragility of a peace deal brokered between South Sudan's government and rebels last year
Italy court says Eritrean in migrant case was victim of mistaken identity
The defendant always maintained that he was an impoverished refugee called Medhanie Tesfamariam Behre with no criminal background
Beaten and abused, Sudan's women bear scars of fight for freedom
Women were a driving force during months of protests against President Omar al-Bashir's 30-year rule, before he was replaced by a military council in April
More than 100 civilians killed in South Sudan violence after peace deal-U.N. report
South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011 but descended into a civil war two years later. A 2018 study found that nearly 400,000 people have died as a result of the war
Kushner's economic plan for Mideast peace faces broad Arab rejection
The blueprint envisions a global investment fund to lift the Palestinian and neighbouring Arab state economies
OPINION: The world can do better in sharing the burden of refugees
The world must take collective responsibility for the horrors of rampant conflict, violence and human rights abuses that continue to force people to flee
Poor nations hosting most refugees worldwide, need more Western help - UN
Venezuelans formed the second biggest flow abroad last year after Syrians