Syrian forces escalate offensive in Homs
Syria's army unleashed a barrage of rocket and artillery fire on rebel-held areas in a central province Friday as part of a widening offensive against ...
UN: Spike in number of Syrians fleeing to Jordan
The U.N. refugee agency in Jordan says there has been a spike in the number of Syrians fleeing the civil war at home and crossing into Jordan.
Rights groups: Attacks on Somalis in Kenya rising
Human rights activists say Somalis in Kenya are facing increased attacks from gangs and harassment from the police since the government issued an ...
Group urges Egypt to not deport refugees to Syria
A New York-based rights group has urged Egyptian authorities not to repatriate asylum seekers to Syria, saying such a move would violate international ...
UN expects 700,000 more forced from homes in Mali
The U.N. refugee agency said Friday it has received reports of horrific abuses being committed in Mali, and it anticipates up to 700,000 more people ...
Syrian refugees vote for camp leaders in Turkey
Thousands of Syrians in a refugee camp voted Thursday to select camp leaders and administrators in elections the Turkish government has described as ...
Jordan says to stem refugees if Assad regime falls
Jordan will prevent a mass exodus of Syrian refugees from entering its territory if President Bashar Assad's regime collapses, and will instead create ...
Jordan: 7-member Syrian family killed in fire
A fire in a center for refugees who fled the Syrian civil war killed seven members of a family, a civil defense spokesman said Wednesday, the latest ...
UN: Mali clashes exacerbating displacement
Military clashes in northern Mali are adding to the already enormous numbers of people who have fled its recent conflicts, the U.N. refugee agency ...
Syria bombs Damascus suburbs to keep rebels out
The Syrian government bombed areas around Damascus on Monday as part of its push to keep rebel fighters out of the capital, leaving many children ...
Court: Escape from Greek lockup was justified
A group of illegal immigrants was justified in escaping from a police lockup last year because of the miserable conditions in their overcrowded cell, ...
Palestinian leader rejects deal on Syria refugees
The Palestinian president said he has rejected a conditional Israeli offer to let Palestinian refugees in war-torn Syria resettle in the West Bank and ...
Winter storm brings more misery to Syrian refugees
A winter storm is magnifying the misery for tens of thousands of Syrians fleeing the country's civil war, turning a refugee camp into a muddy swamp ...
Fighting flares in Palestinian camp in Damascus
Palestinian factions in Syria called for a cease-fire Tuesday after fighting flared at a refugee camp in the capital, Damascus, highlighting a split ...
UN completes 9-year refugee program for Liberians
The U.N. refugee agency says it has completed the repatriation of tens of thousands of Liberians nearly a decade after the end of its devastating ...
Syrian asylum seekers soared in Sweden in 2012
More than 12 times as many Syrians sought asylum in Sweden in 2012 than the previous year, making the Scandinavian country the top European ...
UN body: Around half-million Syrians now refugees
The U.N. refugee agency says about 84,000 people fled the escalating civil war in Syria in December alone, bringing the total number of those ...
MSF: More refugees to worsen state of Kenya camp
The health of thousands of Somali refugees will be threatened if they are moved from the country's urban areas into a camp near the Kenyan-Somali ...
Myanmar Muslims recall Buddhist assault
Stranded beside their decrepit flotilla of wooden boats, on a muddy beach far from home, the Muslim refugees tell story after terrifying story of ...
Hundreds of Syrians flee bakery attack to Turkey
Hundreds of Syrians crossed into Turkey on Monday, a day after an airstrike reportedly targeted a bakery and killed scores of people in a rebel-held ...
Iranian exiles blame Iraqis for camp death
An Iranian exile group representing residents of a refugee camp outside Baghdad alleged Monday that one of its members has died after Iraqi ...
Palestinian president offers aid to Syria refugees
The Palestinian president said Wednesday he is ready to take in Palestinian refugees fleeing Syria's civil war, and the U.N. Secretary-General Ban ...
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