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  Syria teenager refugee selected to run with Olympic Torch in Brazil

  World | May 04, 2016 9:12 IST

  United Nations: The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Organising Committee of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Tuesday selected a 12-year-old Syrian refugee, Hanan Dacka, to run with the Olympic Torch in the Brazilian

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  Syrian refugee allows smugglers to rape his wife as payment

  World | January 08, 2016 11:35 IST

  New Delhi: A Syrian man who had run out of money allegedly allowed smugglers to rape his wife as payment for his family being trafficked to Europe.The unidentified woman and a mother-of-four children, is now

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  Arab states to help Lebanon with refugee, security problems

  World | January 13, 2015 8:04 IST

  Beirut: An Arab delegation Monday promised to help Lebanon with its Syrian refugee and security problems, media reported.The delegation, led by Kuwaiti Vice Premier and Foreign Minister Sabah al-Khaled al-Hamad al-Sabah, also included the Arab