UN: Syria refugee numbers jump 10 percent in week
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 ...
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 ...
Desperate, some fleeing Syria turn to prostitution
Walk among the plastic tents in one corner of this sprawling, dust-swept desert camp packed with Syrian refugees, and a young woman in a white ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Minnesota congressman arrives in Mogadishu
A U.S. congressman visited Somalia's capital on Tuesday, the first visit in years by a member of Congress to what until recently was considered one ...
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 ...
US lawmakers meet with Iranian exiles in Paris
With its militant wing no longer a terror organization as far as the U.S. government is concerned, an Iranian opposition group hosted a U.S.
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 ...
Syrian rebels preparing for advance on capital
Syrian rebels brought their fight within a mile of the heart of Damascus on Friday, seizing army checkpoints and cutting a key highway with a row of ...
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 ...
Catholic bishops conflicted over gays, immigration
The nation's Roman Catholic bishops are in a difficult position as the debate over immigration reform gets underway: The immigrant-built American ...
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, ...
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