Refugees
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Germany: Stabbing leads to xenophobic riots; state launches probe into warrant leak
World | Aug 30, 2018, 12:51 PM ISTThe unauthorised disclosure has increased concerns of possible links between police and anti-migrant groups after a fatal stabbing of a 35-year-old German-Cuban man on Sunday sparked days of violent and xenophobic protests.
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508 Hindus among 1000 refugees cleared for 1st batch of repatriation: Myanmar
World | Feb 14, 2018, 02:09 PM ISTThe list, which also includes 750 Muslims, has been handed over to Bangladesh authorities to expedite the process of repatriating refugees now in the neighbouring country.
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US federal judge partially lifts Trump administration ban on refugees
World | Dec 24, 2017, 09:27 AM ISTRobart ordered the federal government to process certain refugee applications for people “with a bona fide relationship to a person or entity within the United States.”
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Rohingya crisis: UN says situation of refugees in Bangladesh 'catastrophic', appeals for $430mn in aid
World | Oct 04, 2017, 07:03 AM ISTUN said on Tuesday that it would appeal for $430 million in aid from the international community to respond to the Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh.
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Nearly 3 weeks into Rohingya crisis, refugees still fleeing to Bangladesh
World | Sep 14, 2017, 08:41 PM ISTOne of the dozens of boats carrying Rohingyas to the Bangladeshi border town of Teknaf capsized on Thursday and at least two people drowned.
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India to send relief materials for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
World | Sep 13, 2017, 11:24 PM ISTBangladesh High Commissioner in New Delhi Syed Muazzem Ali had met Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar last week and discussed the issue of Rohingyas in detail
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2,500 refugees entered US from six travel-restricted countries during Trump presidency
World | Mar 15, 2017, 11:21 PM ISTNearly 2,500 refugees have entered the United States from countries which are now under new travel restrictions since President Donald Trump took office.
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‘Refugees Welcome’ banner unfurled at statue of liberty
World | Feb 22, 2017, 08:40 PM ISTA 20-feet red and white banner reading "Refugees Welcome" was illegally placed on the base of the Statue of Liberty on Tuesday afternoon. National park police officers were investigating how the banner got on, the
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ISIS paying human smugglers for recruiting child refugees: UK report
World | Feb 05, 2017, 07:40 PM ISTThe dreaded terror group Islamic State (ISIS) are paying human traffickers fees for recruiting child refugees from countries like Lebanon and Jordan, a new UK report has warned. The report from counter-terrorism think-tank Quilliam to
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Angela Merkel urges Turkish President Erdogan to uphold freedoms
World | Feb 03, 2017, 12:32 PM ISTGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday said she stressed the importance of opinion in talks with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim.
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Chaos, despair reign as Trump's travel ban hits refugees, Muslims
World | Jan 29, 2017, 09:33 AM ISTDespair and confusion set in Saturday among citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries who found themselves abruptly unable to enter the United States a day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order.
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Nigeria: More than 100 refugees ‘mistakenly’ killed in an operation against Boko Haram
World | Jan 17, 2017, 11:59 PM ISTIn a shocking incident, a Nigerian Air Force fighter jet that was on mission against Boko Haram extremists on Tuesday mistakenly bombed a refugee camp, killing more than 100 refugees. A Red Cross worker said
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Hungarian politician from ruling party suggests hanging pigs' heads along border to deter Muslim refugees
World | Aug 22, 2016, 08:23 PM ISTA Hungarian member of the European Parliament has suggested that Hungary should hang severed pigs' heads along the border fence to deter Muslim refugees and migrants from entering the country. Gyorgy Schopflin, a member
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Six months extended stay for Afghan refugees: Pakistan
World | Jun 30, 2016, 11:39 AM ISTPrime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday granted an extension in the stay of registered Afghan refugees residing in Pakistan for another six months - till December 31, 2016.
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Record 65 million people displaced worldwide in 2015 due to conflict in Syria and Afghanistan: UN
World | Jun 20, 2016, 04:53 PM ISTThe total number of refugees and internally displaced people who are victims of conflict and persecution in places like Syria and Afghanistan worldwide has risen to a record 65.3 million at the end of last year, says the U.N. refugee agency.
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WEF meet ends; raises concerns over China, terror & refugees
World | Jan 23, 2016, 10:39 PM ISTDavos: The 5-day annual jamboree of the world's rich and powerful came to a close in this Alpine resort today, with leaders raising concerns about economic headwinds from China, geo-political risks arising from the refugee
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Charlie Hebdo cartoon depicts Alan Kurdi as a 'groper', draws ire
World | Jan 15, 2016, 06:40 PM ISTA year after it faced a ghastly terror attack that left eight of its staff, two policemen and two other men dead on January 7, 2015, French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is back in the news.
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Angela Merkel thanks Germans for helping 1 million refugees
World | Dec 31, 2015, 06:27 PM ISTBerlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel in her annual New Year's speech expressed gratitude to her fellow compatriots for their overwhelming support for the 1 million refugees who came to this country in 2015.Merkel says in
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Japan, wary of outsiders, keeps doors closed to refugees
World | Dec 28, 2015, 02:55 PM ISTTokyo: For Mohammed, the perils of staying in Damascus crystalized when a sniper's bullet whizzed past his head while he and his cousins were on his rooftop, watching the Syrian air force bomb rebel forces.The
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Obama praises refugee kids at school in Malaysia
World | Nov 23, 2015, 01:53 PM ISTKuala Lumpur: Brushing off refugee worries at home, President Barack Obama crouched alongside migrant children and declared they are the opposite of terrorists wreaking havoc from Paris to Mali. Working to put a human face