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ISIS attack on refugee camp kills 32 in Syria
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], May 3 (ANI): As many as 32 persons were killed and several others injured in a suicide attack by Islamic State of Iraq and the Syria (ISIS) militants on a refugee camp in Syria's Hasakeh province, local media reports said.
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JMI confers Honoris Causa on Turkish President Erdogan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday was conferred with the Degree of Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) in a convocation function by the Jamia Millia Islamia University for "his contribution to strengthen international cooper
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Refugee Olympic swimmer Yusra Mardini appointed youngest UNHCR Goodwill Am
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Apr 28 (ANI): First ever Refugee Olympic Team swimmer Yusra Mardini, a Syrian who fled across the Mediterranean, has been appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador for United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR).
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German officials concerned over Taliban migrants
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Apr 23 (ANI): German officials have voiced concern over the possibility of thousands of former Taliban fighters having entered the country over the past two years among an influx of more than a million migrants and refugees.
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South Sudanese refugees take 13 UN staff hostage in DRC
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
United Nations [U.S.A.], Apr 19 (ANI): A group of 100 unarmed South Sudanese refugees have taken 13 United Nations mission staff hostage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, demanding to be moved to another country, a UN official said on Tuesday.
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New Pak envoy to US offers five-point formula for Afghan peace
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [USA], April 3 (ANI):Pakistan's newly-appointed ambassador to the United States, Aizaz Chaudhary, has offered a five-point formula for restoring peace in Afghanistan that includes no military solution, better relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan, better border managemen
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Trump's new travel ban blocked by Hawaii judge
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
NewYork [U.S.], Mar. 16 (ANI): Hours before President Donald Trump's new travel ban was set to go into effect, a federal judge in Hawaii blocked the ruling which states that travelers from six Muslim-majority countries and refugees will be able to travel to the US.
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India lauds Jordan's exceptional humanitarian assistance: President M
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 9 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee has lauded Jordan's exceptional humanitarian assistance in hosting refugees from its war torn neighbourhood despite the tremendous strain on its socio-economic resources.
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Iraq dropped from ban list, says Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], Mar. 6 (ANI): White House advisor Kellyanne Conway has confirmed that Iraq will not be included under the travel ban in revised executive order on immigration and refugees.
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Activists hang 'Refugees Welcome' banner on Statue of Liberty
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], Feb. 23(ANI): A banner, reading "Refugees Welcome," was unfurled atop the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty.
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Sheikh Hasina says global community must help to relocate Myanmar refugees
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], Feb. 19 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought the support of the international community for relocating Myanmar refugees to more spacious healthy areas in the country.
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Qatar to fund for Rohingyas in Malaysia
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Feb. 18 (ANI): Around 56,000 Rohingya refugees living in Malaysia will be given access to education, training and healthcare using funds contributed by the Qatar government.
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