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India's lone judoka Avtar Singh crashes out of Rio Olympics
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug. 10 (ANI): Avtar Singh, India's sole judoka in ongoing Rio Olympics, was knocked out of the prestigious games after suffering a defeat at the hands of Misenga Popole of the Refugee Olympic Team in the Men's 90 kg elimination round-of-32 here on Wednesda
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UN says "gravely concerned" by Nauru abuse reports
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London, Aug. 10 (ANI): Voicing concern over the leaked reports revealing widespread abuse and trauma among children and women at Australia's offshore detention centre for asylum seekers on the Pacific island of Nauru, the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, has said it is "gravel
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Two juveniles among three held for molestation of Burmese girl
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 7 (ANI): The Delhi Police on Sunday claimed to have arrested three accused, including two juvenile, in connection with the molestation a 23-year-old Burmese refugee girl on the intervening night of August 5-6 in Sitapuri locality.
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Gay Syrian refugee brutally murdered in Turkey
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York, Aug. 5 (ANI): A Syrian gay refugee living in Turkey has been brutally murdered as his body was so mutilated that his friends could only identify him by his pants.
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Merkel refuses to reverse Germany's refugee policy
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Berlin, July 28 (ANI): Pronouncing that the assailants want to undermine Germany's willingness to help people in need, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has firmly rejected calls to reverse her welcoming stance towards refugees despite a series of brutal attacks in the country.
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10, 000 Afghan refugees return from Pak in four days amid increasing press
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul, July 28 (ANI): The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations (MoRR) has said that the number of Afghan refugees returning home from Pakistan is on the rise, adding that 10,000 have returned home in just four days and a total of 2,00,000 refugees have returned in the past six months.
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Villagers flee after landmine blast, hostilities continue in Myanmar'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Naypyidaw, July 11 (ANI): A recent landmine blast that killed a person and increased activity by hostile ethnic armed groups in the Mine Ton township of Myanmar's Shan State has led more than 320 villagers living in the Mong Maw village tract seeking refuge in Shwe Myin Thar monastery.
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