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Migrant death toll in shipwreck off Egypt rises to 300
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], Sept. 24 (ANI): The death toll in this week's latest shipwreck rose to about 300 on Friday after the sinking of an overloaded ship off Egypt's Mediterranean city of Rosetta.
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42 dead as boat capsizes of Egypt's north coast
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], Sept.22 (ANI): At least 42 people were drowned and another 150 were rescued after a boat carrying migrants capsized in the Mediterranean off Egypt's north coast on Wednesday.
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World leaders adopt declaration on refugees at UN
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sept. 20 (ANI): The leaders from 193 countries came together to adopt the 'New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants' at the United Nations to save the lives of over 65 million refugees and migrants and share responsibility.
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Iran draws flak for exhibiting detained Afghan migrants in cages
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Sept. 10 (ANI): Hurt by the way the Afghan migrants were exhibited in cages in Shiraz city, the Afghan government has slammed Iran for the act, saying it goes against the principles of human rights.
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Children make up 58 % of all Pakistani migrants: UN report
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sept. 8 (ANI): United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in its latest report has pointed out that children make up 58 per cent of all refugees from Pakistan, the highest proportion in the South Asian region.
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After separatists, now Kashmiri Pandits refuse to meet all-party delegatio
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Sept. 5 (ANI): The Panun Kashmir, a frontal organisation of migrant Kashmiri Pandits, on Monday refused to meet the visiting parliamentarians, saying they have humiliated the nation by not giving enough time to the representatives of various delegations to
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2007 protest: SC relief to JKNPP general secretary, secretary and journali
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 13 (ANI): Hearing a petition filed by three Kashmiri migrants, who had planned to take out a peaceful protest march up to Delhi demanding redressal of their grievances in 2007 but were assaulted by the Jammu and Kashmir Police, the Supreme Court on Friday ordered the payment
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Nepal to send team to assess security in Kabul post attack
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu, July 10 (ANI): The government has decided to form a team that would soon be sent to Afghanistan to make an assessment of the potential security risk faced by the Nepali migrants working there.
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Suu Kyi to meet migrant workers during Malaysia visit
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Naypyidaw, July 6 (ANI): State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi will meet with Myanmar migrant workers during her trip to Malaysia in August.
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