http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/16276-political-refugees.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/16276-political-refugees.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2100318-un-drop-syrians-reaching-jordan-unclear-why.html GENEVA (AP) — U.N. officials said Tuesday that the number of Syrian refugees arriving in Jordan has suddenly fallen from an average of 2,500 a day to fewer than 20, and they are trying to quickly figure out why. Millions of people have been displaced in Syria as the civil war there has engulfed large areas, and Jordan has become a main refuge for Syrians ... Tue, 21 May 2013 21:09:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2100318-un-drop-syrians-reaching-jordan-unclear-why.html 2013-05-21T21:09:41Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2090300-un-14-iranian-exiles-moved-iraq-to-albania.html BAGHDAD (AP) — The first exiles from an Iranian opposition group have moved to Albania from a camp near Baghdad as part of a relocation process, the United Nations said Thursday, a step toward defusing an explosive dispute left over from the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s and the U.S.-led ousting of the regime of Saddam Hussein. In a statement, the U.N. envoy... Thu, 16 May 2013 20:50:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2090300-un-14-iranian-exiles-moved-iraq-to-albania.html 2013-05-16T20:50:23Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2079898-turkey-wont-drawn-syria-conflict.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's prime minister vowed Sunday his country won't be drawn into Syria's civil war, despite twin car bombings the government believes were carried out by a group of Turks with close ties to pro-government groups in Syria. The bombings left 46 people dead and marked the biggest incident of violence across the border since the star... Sun, 12 May 2013 16:17:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2079898-turkey-wont-drawn-syria-conflict.html 2013-05-12T16:17:16Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2079820-refugees-face-uncertain-future-myanmar-opens.html MAE LA REFUGEE CAMP, Thailand (AP) — Since the day she was born, 20-year-old Naw Lawnadoo has known almost nothing of the world beyond the fence and guard posts that hem her in with 45,000 others — ethnic minorities from Myanmar and those like her who were born and raised in the Mae La refugee camp in neighboring Thailand. School, family, friends, shoppin... Sun, 12 May 2013 05:21:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2079820-refugees-face-uncertain-future-myanmar-opens.html 2013-05-12T05:21:40Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2078718-syria-linked-group-blamed-turkey-blasts-43-die.html REYHANLI, Turkey (AP) — In one of the deadliest attacks in Turkey in recent years, two car bombs exploded near the border with Syria on Saturday, killing 43 and wounding 140 others. Turkish officials blamed the attack on a group linked to Syria, and a deputy prime minister called the neighboring country's intelligence service and military "the usual suspects." ... Sat, 11 May 2013 20:23:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2078718-syria-linked-group-blamed-turkey-blasts-43-die.html 2013-05-11T20:23:51Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2071750-ivory-coast-gbagbo-fighters-to-return-togo.html ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — About 200 fighters loyal to former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo will be repatriated from Togo after two years of exile following their country's 2010-11 postelection conflict, government spokesman Bruno Kone said. Kone said the fighters include members of Gbagbo's Defense and Security Forces army and pro-Gbagbo militiam... Wed, 08 May 2013 17:03:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2071750-ivory-coast-gbagbo-fighters-to-return-togo.html 2013-05-08T17:03:01Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2071454-apnewsbreak-us-to-provide-100m-syria-aid.html ROME (AP) — The Obama administration is providing $100 million in new Syria aid, U.S. officials said Wednesday, but the money is for humanitarian purposes only and not linked to any decision on arming Syrian rebels. The announcement will be made by Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday in Rome, where his diplomacy includes a meeting with Jordan's fore... Wed, 08 May 2013 15:43:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2071454-apnewsbreak-us-to-provide-100m-syria-aid.html 2013-05-08T15:43:59Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2071170-fearing-m23-hundreds-congolese-flee-to-uganda.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A spokeswoman for the United Nations refugee agency in Uganda says hundreds of Congolese are fleeing into Uganda to avoid being forcibly conscripted into the ranks of the rebel group M23. Lucy Beck of UNHCR said Wednesday that more than 250 Congolese villagers crossed into Uganda on Tuesday alone, joining at least 1,000 more who fle... Wed, 08 May 2013 12:43:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2071170-fearing-m23-hundreds-congolese-flee-to-uganda.html 2013-05-08T12:43:21Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2053234-jordan-than-45000-refugees-return-to-syria.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan says that more 45,000 refugees in its territory who fled Syria's civil war have chosen to return since last August. Col. Zaher Abu Shihab, who directs Jordan's largest refugee camp at Zaatari near the two countries' border, says 45,865 Syrian refugees have so far been voluntarily repatriated. Some refugees have complained of th... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:21:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2053234-jordan-than-45000-refugees-return-to-syria.html 2013-04-30T11:21:11Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2043336-syrian-troops-capture-key-town-damascus.html BEIRUT (AP) — After five weeks of battle, Syrian government troops captured a strategic town near Damascus, cutting an arms route for rebels trying to topple President Bashar Assad's regime, state media and activists said Thursday. By taking the town of Otaybah, east of the capital, the army dealt a major setback to opposition forces that in recent months... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:18:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2043336-syrian-troops-capture-key-town-damascus.html 2013-04-25T21:18:41Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2030778-hutu-refugees-fear-forced-return-to-rwanda.html NAKIVALE, Uganda (AP) — Leodegard Kagaba lifted his shirt to reveal an ugly scar on his belly left by a bullet that nearly killed him. Tutsi neighbors in Rwanda, he said, attacked him after accusing him of participating in the 1994 genocide. "I have many scars, even in my heart," he said. "The people who put those scars on me still live freely in Rwanda."... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:54:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2030778-hutu-refugees-fear-forced-return-to-rwanda.html 2013-04-19T15:54:53Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2025874-greece-halts-deportation-syrians.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has suspended the deportation of immigrants from Syria who entered the country illegally, amid growing concern from human rights groups that those fleeing the civil war there are not being properly screened for asylum. Public Order Ministry official Manolis Katriadakis told a news conference organized in Athens by UNHCR that d... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:51:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2025874-greece-halts-deportation-syrians.html 2013-04-17T22:51:07Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2010262-second-camp-syrian-refugees-opens-jordan.html MRAJEEB AL-FHOOD, Jordan (AP) — Struggling to cope with the influx of Syrian refugees, Jordan on Wednesday opened a second camp for Syrians fleeing the civil war at home. The kingdom has sheltered nearly half a million refugees who escaped the two-year conflict but officials fear that the number of Syrians could double in the next six months as the fighti... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:34:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2010262-second-camp-syrian-refugees-opens-jordan.html 2013-04-10T13:34:51Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/1997256-myanmar-communal-unrest-threatens-reforms.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Few imagined Myanmar would embrace democracy when the U.S. began its historic engagement with the military regime. The country's rapid changes were lauded by visiting Western leaders, and the nation's president was hailed as a hero. But spasms of spreading, communal violence show the reform path is bumpier than expected and have taken the sheen off a foreig... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:02:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/1997256-myanmar-communal-unrest-threatens-reforms.html 2013-04-04T12:02:46Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1994846-rebels-capture-military-base-southern-syria.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels captured a military base in the country's south on Wednesday after days of heavy fighting, activists said, in the latest advance by opposition fighters near the strategic border area with Jordan. Opposition fighters battling President Bashar Assad's troops have been chipping away at the regime's hold on the southern part of the... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:55:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1994846-rebels-capture-military-base-southern-syria.html 2013-04-03T14:55:29Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1984154-mortar-shells-strike-damascus-killing-10.html BEIRUT (AP) — Mortar shells crashed into an outdoor cafe at Damascus University on Thursday, killing at least 10 students in the deadliest of a rising number of mortar attacks in the heart of the Syrian capital. The strikes have escalated as rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad try to enter the city, terrifying civilians whose support the oppo... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:54:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1984154-mortar-shells-strike-damascus-killing-10.html 2013-03-28T19:54:51Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1984222-un-syrian-refugees-riot-camp-jordan.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency says a riot has broken out at a refugee camp for Syrians in Jordan after some of the refugees were told they could not return home. Ali Bibi, a UNHCR liaison officer in Jordan, says it's unclear how many refugees were involved in Thursday's melee at the Zaatari camp. The riot broke out after some Syrians in the... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:14:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1984222-un-syrian-refugees-riot-camp-jordan.html 2013-03-28T11:14:30Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1980584-un-border-violence-halts-ivorian-refugee-return.html MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — U.N. officials in Liberia say they've temporarily halted the repatriation of tens of thousands of refugees from Ivory Coast because of continued unrest near the border between the two countries. Robert Tibagwa of the U.N. refugee agency told The Associated Press on Tuesday that a convoy of people returning to Ivory Coast had to co... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:54:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1980584-un-border-violence-halts-ivorian-refugee-return.html 2013-03-26T18:54:13Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1969332-car-bomb-pakistani-refugee-camp-kills-13.html PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A car packed with explosives blew up inside a refugee camp on Thursday, killing 13 people in an attack that underscored the intensity of the conflict between the government and militants in northwestern Pakistan where refugees are sometimes caught in the middle of the fighting. The Taliban have been waging a bloody insurgency aga... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:12:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1969332-car-bomb-pakistani-refugee-camp-kills-13.html 2013-03-21T18:12:56Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1966898-ap-interview-jordans-king-warns-syrian-unrest.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan is struggling under the burden of a half-million refugees from the Syrian civil war — a conflict that King Abdullah II fears could create a regional base for extremists and terrorists who are already "establishing firm footholds in some areas." In an interview Wednesday with The Associated Press, the 51-year-old monarch also sa... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:48:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1966898-ap-interview-jordans-king-warns-syrian-unrest.html 2013-03-20T21:48:16Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1966770-jordanian-force-cordons-syrian-refugee-camp.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan has set up a security cordon around a sprawling Syrian refugee camp in the country's north in an effort to curb rising crime and lawlessness among its residents, a Jordanian official said Wednesday. The cordon around the Zaatari camp, which is now home to over 100,000 Syrians who fled the civil war in their country, will be enf... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:49:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1966770-jordanian-force-cordons-syrian-refugee-camp.html 2013-03-20T18:49:47Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1964762-commander-contingency-plans-under-way-syria.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. military commander in Europe said Tuesday that NATO is conducting contingency planning for possible military involvement in Syria and American forces would be prepared if called upon by the United Nations and member countries. The Syrian civil war marked an ignominious two-year milestone this week with no sign that President... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:42:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1964762-commander-contingency-plans-under-way-syria.html 2013-03-19T17:42:13Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1953946-un-syria-refugee-numbers-jump-10-percent-week.html BEIRUT (AP) — The U.N. said Thursday that the number of registered Syrian refugees jumped 10 percent in the past week alone, part of what the U.N. commissioner for refugees called a "staggering escalation." France, meanwhile, pushed for quickly lifting a European Union ban on arming Syrian rebels. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said his country is... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:45:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1953946-un-syria-refugee-numbers-jump-10-percent-week.html 2013-03-14T18:45:28Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1951482-uk-prince-charles-sees-syrian-refugees-jordan.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Britain's Prince Charles and his wife on Wednesday heard tales of hardship from Syrian refugees in Jordan and saw the difficult conditions for themselves. Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, spent an hour at a U.N. refugee agency holding center, King Abdullah Gardens, in the northern town of Ramtha, near the border with Syria. S... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:28:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1951482-uk-prince-charles-sees-syrian-refugees-jordan.html 2013-03-13T15:28:51Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/1948840-britains-prince-charles-camilla-touring-jordan.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — 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 refugees and boosting cooperation with their country. In Jordan on their first stop, Charles addressed Muslim and Christian religious leaders during a visit to the King Hussein mosque in Amman ... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:40:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/1948840-britains-prince-charles-camilla-touring-jordan.html 2013-03-12T14:40:01Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1944202-un-refugee-chief-sees-increase-syrian-refugees.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — 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 the country's conflict doesn't end. U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres says the international community should work toward ending the conflict and says there is a "ris... Sun, 10 Mar 2013 11:02:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1944202-un-refugee-chief-sees-increase-syrian-refugees.html 2013-03-10T11:02:19Z