IMF urges European Union to open jobs market quickly to refugees
WASHINGTON: The tide of Middle East refugees should boost European economic growth over the short… Read More
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Germany recruits 8,500 teachers for child refugees
BERLIN: Germany has recruited 8,500 people to teach child refugees German, as the country expects… Read More
10 years ago
Lie detectors, solitary: How South Korea screens refugees
SEOUL: South Korea has spent decades screening refugees from a hostile neighbour but some enemy… Read More
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HRW urges Pakistan to end police ‘harassment’ of Afghan refugees
KARACHI: The Human Rights Watch has released a report highlighting flagrant police abuses against Afghan… Read More
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Rupert Murdoch taken to task for “proven Christian” remarks
The Australian-born billionaire Rupert Murdoch has stirred up a debate after his controversial tweet on… Read More
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US states shun Syria refugees in wake of Paris attacks
WASHINGTON: More than a dozen state governors refused on Monday to accept Syrian refugees after the… Read More
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Almost 220,000 migrants, a record, reached Europe by sea in October: UN
"That makes it the highest total for any month to date and roughly the same… Read More
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Migrant boat sinks off Turkey, 17 Syrians dead: report
ANKARA: Seventeen Syrian refugees including five children drowned Sunday when their boat sank in Turkish… Read More
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"Heads as well as hearts": Croatia says it can take no more migrants
After suddenly landing in the path of the biggest migration in Europe for decades, Croatia… Read More
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Swedish police give refugees warm Facebook welcome
STOCKHOLM: A group of Swedish police officers have posted a video on Facebook welcoming newly-arrived… Read More
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Top UN official urges 'global response' to migration crisis
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: The United Nations' top official in charge of migration said Tuesday that the… Read More
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Britain to take 20,000 Syrian refugees over five years
LONDON: Britain will take 20,000 Syrian refugees from camps near the war-torn country's borders over… Read More
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Germany pledges 6 bn euros for refugees as France vows to take 24,000
BERLIN: Germany pledged billions in new funds for refugees Monday, as Chancellor Angela Merkel said… Read More
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Refugees arrive in Germany to cheers, 'welcome' signs
BERLIN: Hundreds of migrants streamed into Germany on Sunday to cheers and "welcome" signs, joining… Read More
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Britain to take 'thousands more Syrian refugees': Cameron
Lisbon, Portugal: Britain will take in thousands more Syrian refugees, Prime Minister David Cameron said… Read More
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UN High Commissioner for Refugees praises Pakistan effort for hosting refugee population
ISLAMABAD: The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, called on Sartaj Aziz, Adviser to… Read More
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Turkey becomes world's biggest refugee host!
Turkey has housed scores of Syrian refugees in refugee camps, following the Islamic State's clashes… Read More
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Govt to register 1.4 million Afghan refugees
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan plans to register the 1.4 million Afghan refugees currently living in the country illegally… Read More
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Australia returns four boat arrivals from Sri Lanka
SYDNEY: Australia returned four Sri Lankan asylum-seekers approaching the nation's waters by boat, Immigration Minister… Read More
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Syrian army recaptures territory north of Aleppo in fierce fighting
BEIRUT: Syria's army seized an area north of Aleppo on Sunday and killed insurgents as… Read More
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