A government-appointed committee has tentatively agreed to set Burma’s minimum daily wage at between 4,000 and 4,800 kyat (US$2.93–$3.50). The decision was made during the third consultative meeting of the National Minimum Wage Committee on Monday. Committee members, including MP Thein Swe, had c...

World | Wed Nov 4, 2015 12:26pm EST Related: WORLD, GREECE, MIGRANT CRISIS Greece carries out first relocation of refugees to Luxembourg ATHENS | BY MICHELE KAMBAS Greece relocated six asylum-seeking families to Luxembourg on Wednesday, the first such transfer from its soil under an European Un...

THE Federal Government has taken steps to strengthen security around all registered Internally Displaced Persons Camps in the country as a result of Boko Haram insurgency in the North East. Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Mohammed Bello Adoke, made this known while ...

Sixteen Days of Activism against Gender Violence kicked off in all Dollo Ado camps today, with celebrations, drama, theatre, dance, sport and public announcements. November 26th is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and refugees turned out in force to attend the various ...

Malian special forces have entered the Radisson Blu Hotel in Mali's capital, Bamako, to end a siege by gunmen. The hotel says 138 people remain inside. The gunmen stormed the US-owned hotel, which is popular with foreign businesses and airline crews, shooting and shouting "God is great!" in Arabi...

Central African Republic's long awaited presidential runoff vote will go forward Sunday alongside a second attempt at credible legislative elections, election authorities said as the two top candidates campaigned outside the capital Wednesday. The nation recovering from several years of intense c...

African states should act quickly and collectively to curb the growing threat posed by Nigeria's militant Islamists, the African Union chief has said. Cross-border raids into Cameroon showed the dangers the Boko Haram group posed, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said. Nigeria has rejected AU or UN inte...