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UK Prince Charles sees Syrian refugees in Jordan
Britain's Prince Charles and his wife on Wednesday heard tales of hardship from Syrian refugees in Jordan and saw the difficult conditions for ...
Britain's Prince Charles, Camilla touring Jordan
Britain's Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, have started a tour of the region aimed at examining the plight of Syrian ...
UN refugee chief sees increase in Syrian refugees
The U.N. chief for refugees says the number of refugees from Syria could increase by "two or three times" the present level by the end of the year if ...
Syrian refugees top 1 million, rebels take city
Syria's accelerating humanitarian crisis hit a grim milestone Wednesday: The number of U.N.-registered refugees topped 1 million — half of them ...
Jordan's king urges help for Syrian refugees
Jordan's King Abdullah II has called on world nations to help Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon shoulder "the tremendous burden" of caring for hundreds of ...
Thousands of terrified Congolese flee to Uganda
A spokeswoman for the U.N. refugee agency in Uganda says more than 4,000 Congolese refugees crossed into Uganda Thursday night to escape renewed ...
Oxfam: Syrian humanitarian crisis out of control
Syria's humanitarian crisis is spinning out of control as refugee numbers spike and funding to help ease the suffering has yet to materialize, ...
Jordan sees new surge in Syrians fleeing civil war
A Jordanian official says there is a new surge in Syrians fleeing across the border to Jordan as fighting intensifies in southern Syria. A government ...
Israel quietly sends migrants to Sudan
Israel has quietly repatriated hundreds of Sudanese migrants in recent months, drawing accusations from rights groups that it has coerced the Africans ...
Victims of Kenya's last election still in limbo
Alex Ndungu is the latest victim of the harsh mountain winds that blow through the rows of straw huts in Gwa Kungu, a village where those displaced ...
Syrian refugees riot in Jordan camp; 3 hurt
A Jordanian official says a nighttime riot at a Syrian refugee camp close to the Jordan-Syria border has left two Syrian refugees and a Jordanian ...
Kurdish refugees have mixed feelings about Syria
Syrian Kurds who fled their country's civil war have mixed feelings about a future without Bashar Assad: They hope to win a measure of autonomy after ...
UN warns risk of hepatitis E in S. Sudan grows
The United Nations says an outbreak of hepatitis E has killed 111 refugees in camps in South Sudan since July, and has become endemic in the region. U
Chaotic influx of refugees to Lebanon stirs fears
For many Lebanese, the massive, chaotic influx of Syrians fleeing their country's civil war is evoking painful memories and real fear. They say the ...
6 dead in rocket attack on Iraqi refugee camp
Rockets and mortar rounds struck a refugee camp for Iranian exiles next to Baghdad's international airport before dawn Saturday, killing six people ...
Group urges Lebanon to protect Syrian refugees
Lebanon has failed to enact political reforms to curb human rights abuses, promote women's rights, and protect migrants and refuges as the country ...
Gulf leads UN appeal for major boost in Syrian aid
An emergency U.N. appeal to raise $1.5 billion in humanitarian aid for Syria exceeded its goal Wednesday at a conference with dire predictions of ...
Syrian refugee surge tests Sweden's welcome
Wisam Attiki was drawn by the tales of Nordic refuge: All he had to do was set foot in Sweden, his fellow Syrians said, and the rich, peaceful nation ...
Palestinian fighter, rebel dies in Damascus
A hard-line Palestinian military commander who rebelled against leader Yasser Arafat to form his own rival party died in Damascus on Tuesday, ...
UN: Syrian refugees overwhelm Jordan camp
A wave of 21,000 Syrian refugees in the past week, moving into northern Jordan at about five times the usual daily rate, has overwhelmed this crowded ...
Refugees again, Palestinians flee Syria's war
When Syrian warplanes bombed a Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus last December, Umm Sami rounded up her three sons, shut the windows and locked the ...