Syrian Refugee Numbers Pass Five Million
The tally of refugees who have fled the war in Syria now exceeds five million, the United Nations said Thursday. ...
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‘Pastor’ Jailed For Stealing Gold Ring At Atwea Mountains
The Nsuta Circuit Court presided over by her honour, Ms Lydia Osei Marfo has convicted and sentenced a self-acclaimed Pastor ...
UN Chief Urges Arabs To Unite Against Syria War
UN chief Antonio Guterres called on Arab leaders Tuesday to set aside their differences to confront Syria's six-year conflict, as ...
EU Diplomat Suggests Visa Restrictions For African Leaders Who Reject Deportees
The European Union should consider restricting visas for senior officials from African states The European Union should consider restricting visas ...
Uganda At ‘breaking Point’ From S Sudan Refugee Crisis
The United Nations has warned that Uganda is at a "breaking point" as almost 3,000 refugees pour into the country ...
Syrian Refugee Tent Find Life As Dress With A Past
Once home to a family of Syrian refugees, a UN tent has found a new life as a dress still ...
Avoiding Risky Sea Journey, Syrian Refugees Head To Italy ‘pronto’
Just before midnight in a sleepy district of Beirut, dozens of Syrian refugees huddle in small groups around bulging suitcases, ...
From Syria To Paris, Music Provides Haven For ‘Refugees of Rap’
Staccato lyrics may be no match for Bashar al-Assad's military firepower, but two brothers, who fled to Paris from Syria ...
Border Jumper From US Found With Severe Hypothermia In Canada
An Ivory Coast migrant was found suffering from severe hypothermia and near death after jumping the border from the United ...
Trump’s Revised Travel Ban Dealt First Court Setback
A federal judge in Wisconsin dealt the first legal blow to President Donald Trump's revised travel ban on Friday, barring ...
German MPs Reject Declaring N.African States ‘safe’
German Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a setback Friday when the upper house of parliament rejected a proposal to declare three ...
The ‘robot Lawyer’ Giving Free Legal Advice To Refugees
A technology initially used to fight traffic fines is now helping refugees with legal claims. When Joshua Browder developed DoNotPay ...
Hong Kong ‘Snowden Refugees’ Seek Asylum In Canada
Refugees who sheltered fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong are formally seeking asylum from the Canadian government as their ...
Trump Travel Ban: Targeted Nations Condemn New US Order
Countries targeted under a new US travel ban passed by President Donald Trump have attacked the move, along with the ...
Sudan, Somalia Condemn US Travel Ban
Countries targeted under a new US travel ban passed by President Donald Trump have attacked the move, along with the ...
Targeted Nations Condemn New US Order
Countries targeted under a new US travel ban passed by President Donald Trump have attacked the move, along with the ...
Trump Signs New Travel Ban Directive
President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order placing a 90-day ban on people from six mainly Muslim nations. ...
Trump Signs New Travel Ban Directive
President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order placing a 90-day ban on people from six mainly Muslim nations. ...
32,000 South Sudanese Already Entered Sudan In 2017
About 32,000 South Sudanese have entered Sudan since the start of the year, with tens of thousands more expected to ...
Refugees Make Up Bulk of Crossings From US To Canada
Most of the hundreds of people streaming over the US border into Canada in recent weeks are asylum-seekers, coming from ...