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Turkey detains 121 migrants at sea
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Izmir (Turkey), Jan 5 (ANI): Turkey on Friday detained at least 121 people of different nationalities, who were attempting to cross Europe by sea.
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More than 250 illegal migrants apprehended in Turkey
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], Dec 13 (ANI): As many as 268 illegal migrants were apprehended in Turkey by security forces on Wednesday in three different provinces of the country, security officials said.
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Rajnath cautions border states to be vigilant against Rohingya influx
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 08 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has appealed to the states sharing border with neighbouring Bangladesh to be vigilant against the influx of Rohingyas and illegal migrants through the India-Bangladesh border.
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Evacuation planned for migrants in Libya detention camps at AU-EU summit
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], Nov 30 (ANI): The summit between European and African leaders, which is underway in Ivory Coast, will be considering a plan for voluntary evacuation of migrants from Libya's government-controlled detention camps.
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30 dead in Libya boat capsize
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], November 26 (ANI): At least 30 migrants have died and 200 have been rescued after their boat capsized off the coast of Libya .
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60 Pak Hindu migrants get Indian citizenship, 600-700 more to get: Chhatti
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India] October 26(ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Wednesday said the state government has given clearance to 60 Pakistani Hindu migrants, remaining 600-700 will be given the citizenship soon.
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H-1B work visa holders contribute to US economy, are not illegal economic
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 15 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said that he has urged the United State of America to change its perspective for H-1B visa holders as they are professionals who heavily contribute to the US economy.
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Smugglers throw migrants in Yemen Sea, 5 die, 50 missing
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Aug 10 (ANI): Nearly 5 migrants are feared dead and 50 are missing after smugglers threw 180 Africans off a boat into the sea off Yemen's coast.
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Mexico: 178 migrants, abandoned in trailer, found
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], July 31 (ANI): Authorities in Mexico have rescued as many as 178 Central American migrants found abandoned in a trailer in Veracruz state, the country's National Institute for Migration said.
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50 migrants feared dead near Morocco-Spain coast
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Jul 6 (ANI): At least 50 migrants died after their boat sank between the coasts of Spain and Morocco, according to the Spanish Coast Guard.
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EU ready to increase support for Italy to cope with influx of migrants
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], July 2 (ANI): The European Union is ready to scale up its financial and operational support for Italy to help the country manage the mass migration crisis it has been reeling with.
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Rohingya muslims may be threat to Bangladesh's security: Foreign mini
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 16 (ANI): Bangladesh Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali has said that the Rohingya muslims, migrants from the Rakhine state of Myanmar, may be a threat to the national security.
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