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US quits talks on global migration pact in UN citing 'sovereignty clash'
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres regretted the US decision, his spokesperson says
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Four Pakistani migrants killed in Greece as car plunges into ravine
Sources say five others injured in the accident
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'Who is the pope?' ask Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
Some mistook his zucchetto for an Islamic skullcap and said he could be a Muslim leader
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German mayor known for liberal migrant policy stabbed
The attacker was arrested and state prosecutors in Hagen are investigating attempted murder
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Pakistan hosts largest number of refugees: UNHCR
Pakistan has hosted as many as 1.45 million people from Afghanistan for more than three decades
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Trump administration considers pausing US refugee family reunification programme
The administration is also considering expanding the categories of refugees required to be fingerprinted
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Trump administration weighs tighter vetting for women, children refugees: sources
Proposed changes would bring their security checks more in line with what is required for adult male refugees
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582,000 Rohingya to Bangladesh from Myanmar since August 25: UN
UN accuses troops of waging an ethnic cleansing campaign against Rohingya
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Dutch Rabbi to leave centrist party over leader's 'Muslim exclusion'
For many Dutch Jews, anti-Semitism has become a hobby, says van de Kamp
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Pakistan, Afghan refugees take northern French town to cricket glory
Months after being created, the club won the regional title giving the players a pass into France's third division
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Japan accepted just 3 refugees this year
The Human Rights Watch describes Japan's record on asylum seekers as 'abysmal'
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Myanmar makes proposal to take back Rohingya refugees
Most refugees are now living in desperate conditions in overcrowded camps in impoverished Bangladesh
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Cameroon illegally deported 100,000 Nigerian refugees
Cameroon signed a treaty in March with Nigeria and the UNHCR
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UN plans food aid for up to 700,000 Rohingya
Plan also covers some 300,000 Rohingya who are sheltering in southeast Bangladesh before the latest influx began
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Second group of refugees to leave Australian camp for U.S. resettlement
Australia agreed to resettle several dozen Central American refugees
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Gang rape horrors haunt Rohingya refugees
Almost all said the perpetrators were men in uniform who they identified as Myanmar military
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Seeking to deport Rohingya Muslims, India tells top court has evidence of militant links
Home ministry claims It has information on Rohingya involvement in plots by Da'ish and other 'extremist groups'
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India to provide relief material for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
Shipment includes rice, pulses, sugar, salt cooking oil, tea, ready-to-eat noodles, biscuits and mosquito nets
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Bangladesh plans to move reluctant Rohingya to remote island
More than 300,000 Rohingya have poured into Bangladesh
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US Supreme Court keeps tight refugee ban in place
Justices of highest US Court accepted Trump administration's emergency petition
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Iran prepares aid for Myanmar Rohingyas
United Nations says 164,000 refugees have so far fled to neighbouring Bangladesh
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Australia defends hardline immigration policy as keeping out 'undesirables'
Australia has seen the rise of anti-immigration politics with far-right wing parties garnering strong public support
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8,500 people lost in Mediterranean since death of Alan Kurdi
UNHCR shared figures of death to mark second anniversary of Syrian boy’s death
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Canada ramps up deportations amid growing migrant influx
Canada is on track to record the most refugee claims in a decade
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Immigrants in Greece find refuge in books
Hundreds of books are there to satisfy a different sort of hunger
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Regularising stay of refugees
Some 200,000 unregistered Afghans had returned to their country in 2016 to avoid deportation
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Evacuation of some Syrians from Lebanon area to start on Monday
300 rebels and 3,000 refugees, are to leave Lebanon under a deal
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"No more waiting!" Syrians stuck in Greece protest at German embassy
About 60,000 refugees, mostly Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis, have been in Greece for over a year due to border closures
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George and Amal Clooney to help 3,000 Syrian refugees go to school in Lebanon
Lebanon has more than 1 million Syrian refugees, including nearly 500,000 children
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Slovenian comic's parody has Merkel dancing with 'zombie' refugees
Klemen Slakonja plays the German chancellor in the YouTube video, along with a cast of dozens
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Talks in Paris on Sunday on Italy's migrant crisis
Nearly 77,000 migrants have landed in Italy since January, up 15 percent on the same period in 2016
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American Muslims decry Trump travel ban
The ISNA believes the ban will ultimately be proven unconstitutional
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Boy travels from Morocco to Spain under bus
Migrants from Africa regularly risk their lives trying to get into Europe via Spain
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Spain rescues more than 200 migrants from Med
Spain's sea rescue service said Thursday that it had saved more than 400 migrants this week alone
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Afghan women refugees resurrected as India's plastic waste warriors
New Delhi generates around 650,000 kg of plastic waste daily, only 60 per cent of which is recycled
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World refugee day: Pakistan continues to host over 1.4M Afghan refugees
Number of people forcibly displaced worldwide stands at 65.6 million
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Numbers tell staggering story of EU migrant crisis
Since 2014, more than 1.6 million people have arrived by sea while 13,500 have died on the way
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Asylum-seekers in Australia win multimillion dollar payout
They were compensated for 'degrading and cruel' treatment
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UNHCR to help Balochistan varsity set up refugees studies centre
Move termed vital for achieving broader goal of regional peace and prosperity
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In Swedish asylum limbo, young Afghans turn to heroin
Authorities want to take action to ensure the young men don't become a threat to themselves or to society
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How Lindsay Lohan found peace working with Syrian refugees
Lohan was previously in the news after a picture of her holding the Holy Quran went viral
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Who welcomes most refugees? Most mistakenly think it's wealthy West
Pakistan, Iran and Turkey welcomed some 10 million refugees and asylum seekers since World War Two
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Record number of solo migrant children, UN sees slavery risk
Taken together, 300,000 children travelled alone worldwide from 2015 to 2016
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Paris 'love locks' sale raises thousands for refugees
Hundreds of people took part in the auction in which 150 bunches of the locks went under the hammer
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Next British government must 'do the right thing' for refugees: UN
According to UNHCR, there were about 123,000 refugees and 45,870 asylum seekers in the UK by the end of 2015
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Pakistan deported 40,149 aliens in five years
Interior ministry submits reply in response to PML-N lawmaker’s query
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Four Germans on trial for beating refugee to death
Hearing about mass sexual assaults by immigrants across Germany, provoked the men to hunt them
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Syria rebels return to peace talks
The aim is to "provide the conditions for the safe, voluntary return of refugees", the document said
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Refugees-turned-language teachers learn new life
Although they may have no experience in language teaching themselves, the refugees bring a wealth of culture
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Many Turks seek Pakistani citizenship
Refugees from Turkey, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and other countruies have sought Pakistani nationality