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  Rohingya crisis: UN says situation of refugees in Bangladesh 'catastrophic', appeals for $430mn in aid

  World | October 04, 2017 7:03 IST

  UN 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 | September 14, 2017 20:41 IST

  One 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 | September 13, 2017 23:24 IST

  Bangladesh 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 | March 15, 2017 23:21 IST

  Nearly 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 | February 22, 2017 20:40 IST

  A 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 | February 05, 2017 19:40 IST

  The 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 | February 03, 2017 12:32 IST

  German 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 | January 29, 2017 9:33 IST

  Despair 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 | January 17, 2017 23:59 IST

  In 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 | August 22, 2016 20:23 IST

  A 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 | June 30, 2016 11:39 IST

  Prime 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 | June 20, 2016 16:53 IST

  The 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 | January 23, 2016 22:39 IST

  Davos: 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 | January 15, 2016 18:40 IST

  A 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 | December 31, 2015 18:27 IST

  Berlin: 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 | December 28, 2015 14:55 IST

  Tokyo:  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 | November 23, 2015 13:53 IST

  Kuala 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

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  Russia says warplanes hit Islamic State, denying criticism

  World | October 01, 2015 17:36 IST

  Paris : Russia today insisted its warplanes in Syria were hitting at the same terrorists targeted by the US and contradicted American criticism that its military failed to coordinate the airstrikes, describing the allegations as a "war of disinformation." Alexander

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  US to accept more refugees: John Kerry

  World | September 21, 2015 7:04 IST

  Berlin: US Secretary of State John Kerry announced here that the US would increase the number of worldwide refugees it will take in over the next two years.Kerry made the remarks on Sunday after meeting

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  Ten other images of refugees that did not go viral

  World | September 07, 2015 21:44 IST

  New Delhi: Earlier this week, harrowing images of three year old Syrian refugee Aylan Kurdi lying dead on a Turkish beach went viral. In the days that followed, world leaders came out in support of