Earlier this week, California passed two pieces of legislation to protect victims of human trafficking -- individuals who are bought, sold, transported, and used as forced laborers or prostitutes -- "modern-day slavery," as Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger described it.

Chinese lawyers are contemplating the possibility of a class-action lawsuit against dairy manufacturers, but will the Chinese government allow them access to the courts?

With one of the world’s fastest growing economies, India is experiencing a lot of growing pains. Tensions have exploded recently, leading to violent protests.

After two years of struggling to get its news programming to American living rooms, Al Jazeera English’s program Witness will now be available to 30 million households in the U.S. via Link TV.

France is home to Europe’s largest Muslim population, and striking a balance between Islamic traditions and secular French values isn’t always simple.

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James Foley, the U.S. State Department senior coordinator for Iraqi refugees, is meeting with Middle East officials this week to discuss Iraqi refugee needs in the region and, ultimately, to speed up the process of admitting Iraqi refugees to the U.S.

As the stories of suffering in Iraq and subsequent frustration in Syria pile up, director Tania Rahkmanova takes a short break and visits a museum.

In this WIDE ANGLE web exclusive, Bashar Ja'afari, the Syrian ambassador to the United Nations, describes how Iraqi refugees have changed life in Syria.

Filmmaker Tania Rahkmanova arrives in Syria to film "Iraqi Exodus."