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Repatriation of Afghans Slowing As Conditions In Pakistan Improve

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The number of Afghan refugees in Pakistan returning to their homeland is expected to decrease this year, UN officials said Thursday, after a record number of repatriations in 2016 sparked fears of a humanitarian crisis. Some 32,000 registered refugees have returned from Pakistan since April 3, when repatriations for the year began following the winter, … Read more

S. Korea’s Moon To Reopen Probe Into Gwangju Massacre

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South Korea’s new President Moon Jae-In vowed Thursday to reopen a probe into a 1980 massacre of pro-democracy activists that remains a traumatic landmark in the fight to end decades of military rule. The president wiped away a tear at a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the crackdown in Gwangju, which left more than … Read more