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
From Prince Charles to Harrods, refugees target global markets with luxury crafts
More than 1,500 refugees from 15 countries have been recruited to create a stylish collection of MADE51 products, from cashmere throws with crochet insets to hand-knotted sheep's wool rugs
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
South Sudan court rules against marriage of girl, 16, in landmark case
South Sudan has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world with more than half of girls wed before their 18th birthday
From Madagascar to Brazil, researchers pick best spots to replant forests
Environmentalists say protecting existing forests and restoring damaged ones prevents flooding, stores carbon, limits climate change and protects biodiversity
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
Nepalese mum tells how unfair citizenship laws squander children's futures
Twenty-five countries - including Nepal, Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Sudan - do not let women hand their nationality to their children, placing them at risk of becoming stateless
Iran expected to scrap ban on women passing nationality to children
Such laws can fuel statelessness, potentially depriving people of basic rights such as education, health care, housing and employment
Sudan must end repression and let monitors in, says U.N. rights boss
Michelle Bachelet received reports that more than 100 protesters were killed and many more injured when security forces raided a peaceful sit-in on June 3
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