Turkey mulls buffer zone on Syrian border
June 11th, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Ankara, June 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Turkey is pondering the possibility of setting up a buffer zone along its border with Syria to contain the increasing influx of refugees from the ... Read more...
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Myanmarese refugee held for raping niece
June 9th, 2011 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) A Myanmarese refugee was arrested for raping his 28-year-old niece here, police said Wednesday.Ral Kap Thanga, 32, was arrested from Vikaspuri area of west Delhi ... Read more...
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Pakistani Kashmir PM moots joint development fund for both sides
June 1st, 2011 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 1 (IANS) Sardar Attique Khan, the prime minister of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, wants the Jammu and Kashmir government's rehabilitation policy for militants to be extended to the entire ... Read more...
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Chidambaram’s Mizoram visit cancelled due to bad weather
May 18th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala/Aizawl, May 18 (IANS) Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday cancelled his trip to Mizoram due to bad weather at the airport, and returned to New Delhi from Agartala, ... Read more...
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Bhutan hedges on refugee return, seeks fresh verification
April 16th, 2011 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, April 16 (IANS) Agreeing under Nepal's pressure to resume talks for taking back nearly a fifth of its population living as refugees in Nepal since the 1990s, Bhutanese Prime ... Read more...
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UAE sends 735 tonnes of supplies for Libyan refugees
April 16th, 2011 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, April 15 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has sent 735 tonnes of supplies to help the people affected by the volatile political situation in Libya.The consignment includes food, ... Read more...
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Refugee repatriation to Mizoram begins
April 12th, 2011 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, April 12 (IANS) The long-awaited repatriation of tribal refugees from Tripura to neighbouring Mizoram began Tuesday but there is still uncertainty over whether all the migrants here will ... Read more...
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China delivers humanitarian aid to Tunisia
April 8th, 2011 - 9:42 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 8 (IANS) China has sent its first shipment of emergency humanitarian aid to help the Tunisian government deal with refugees fleeing neighbouring country Libya.The relief materials that were ... Read more...
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Dubai charity donates for refugees on Libya border
April 5th, 2011 - 7:58 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, April 5 (IANS/WAM) A charity organisation from Dubai has donated one million dirhams ($270,000) to help the refugees stranded on the Libyan border.The donation by the Dar Al-Ber Charity ... Read more...
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UAE distributes 250 tonnes of aid at Libya-Tunisia border
April 2nd, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, April 2 (IANS/WAM) Over 250 tonnes of medicines and food supplies have been distributed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to refugees at the Libya-Tunisia border, an official ... Read more...
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Metal books found in Jordan cave could change view of Biblical history
March 30th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 30 (ANI): The discovery of seventy ancient metal books in a cave in Jordan is said to have the possibilities of unlocking some of the secrets of the earliest days ... Read more...
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Situation in Cote d’Ivoire remains volatile: UN spokesman
March 29th, 2011 - 8:27 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, March 29 (IANS) The situation in Abidjan, the capital of Cote d'Ivoire, remains volatile, UN spokesman Martin Nesirky has said ."Patrols from the UN Mission in Cote ... Read more...
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Number of displaced people hits global high
March 24th, 2011 - 7:31 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Mar 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Internal Displacement Monitoring Center of the Norwegian Refugee Council has reported that despite the fact that Africa has seen a decline in the number of ... Read more...
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19 die in Tripura refugee camp fire (Lead)
March 19th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, March 19 (IANS) At least 19 people, including children and women, were Saturday burnt to death when a fire ravaged a refugee camp in Tripura home to Reang tribals ... Read more...
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UAE sends 40 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Libyan refugees
March 19th, 2011 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, March 18 (IANS/WAM) About 40 tonnes of humanitarian aid has been provided by the United Arab Emirates to the refugees camping at the Libyan-Tunisian border.An aircraft carrying the ... Read more...
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UAE continues to offer succour to Libyan refugees
March 15th, 2011 - 3:00 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, March 15 (IANS/WAM) A relief team from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) continues to offer succour at the Libya-Tunisia border to refugees who have fled Libya following the ... Read more...
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Russia sends aid for Libyan refugees
March 6th, 2011 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian plane carrying humanitarian aid for Libyan refugees arrived Sunday in Tunisia en route to the North African country, Russia's emergencies ministry said."An Il-76 ... Read more...
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Militancy related problems not yet over in Manipur
March 5th, 2011 - 7:03 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Mar 5 (ANI): A recent incident where cadres of banned Kuki National Front (KNF-P) forced people of three villages to leave their homes, leaves us with the impression that militancy isn't ... Read more...
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Jolie makes surprise visit to Afghanistan
March 3rd, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 3 (IANS) Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie made a surprise visit to Afghanistan this week to meet refugees in the war-torn country.The 35-year-old, who is a UN Goodwill ... Read more...
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Angelina Jolie visits Afghanistan to meet refugees
March 3rd, 2011 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 3 (ANI): Hollywood beauty Angelina Jolie has made a surprise two-day visit to Afghanistan, the UN's refugee agency saidThe star of films such as 'Mr and Mrs Smith' and ... Read more...
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Armed conflicts rob 28 million kids of education
March 2nd, 2011 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Calling it a 'hidden crisis', a UN report has found that armed conflicts are robbing 28 million children of their right to education while subjecting ... Read more...
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Over 38,000 Egyptians return from Libya
February 26th, 2011 - 9:27 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, Feb 26 (IANS) A total of 38,481 Egyptians have returned from Libya since unrest hit the country, the official MENA news agency reported.The ruling military council - the Supreme Council of ... Read more...
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Libyan regime collapse could create ‘tidal wave’ of refugees to EU
February 22nd, 2011 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb.22 (ANI): European Union ministers have warned that their shores could be hit by a tidal wave of refuges should the Colonel Gaddafi-led regime in Libya collapse.According to The Telegraph, officials ... Read more...
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Refugees from Pakistani Kashmir threaten to occupy flats
February 18th, 2011 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 18 (IANS) Protesting what it calls double standards towards refugees, an organisation of refugees from the Pakistan- administered Kashmir, SOS International, Friday threatened to occupy the residential blocks constructed ... Read more...
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U.S. Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs in India
February 8th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 8 (ANI): United States Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, Maria Otero, is currently on a four-day visit of India.During her visit, she will visit Karnataka ... Read more...
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Chidambaram says India lives in a ‘troubled neighbourhood’
February 1st, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 1 (ANI): Addressing the Chief Ministers Conference here today, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said that India lived in a troubled neighborhood which made the country face terror and ... Read more...
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George Clooney Calls Malaria ‘Good Fun’
January 22nd, 2011 - 9:39 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Jan 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) There is no stopping for Hollywood actor George Clooney even when he gets attacked by a vicious disease like that of malaria. In a recent interview ... Read more...
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Five North Korean defectors ’shot dead’
January 12th, 2011 - 1:11 pm ICT by ANI
Shanghai, Jan.12 (ANI): Five North Koreans trying to escape from the rogue state have reportedly been shot dead while trying to cross into China. The Telegraph quoted a local newspaper report as ... Read more...
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Gogoi says talks with ULFA leaders will start soon
January 8th, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 8(ANI): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday said that talks with leaders of the rebel outfit United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) would start soon.Addressing the media in ... Read more...
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Displaced Georgian woman wins lottery jackpot on Christmas
December 26th, 2010 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
Tbilisi, Dec 26 (IANS) For this displaced woman who ekes out a humble existence in a dormitory in this Georgian capital, Christmas brought her a sweet surprise -- a $2.4 million lottery ... Read more...
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UPA has run out of ideas on Kashmir, says BJP
December 23rd, 2010 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 23 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) Thursday said the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has run out of ideas for solving the Kashmir problem and called for full ... Read more...
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Amnesty International urges Malaysia to stop caning ‘epidemic’
December 6th, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Dec 6(ANI): Human rights group Amnesty International has said that caning is a form of judicial punishment, and in Malaysia, has reached "epidemic" proportions, and should be banned.According to ... Read more...
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Mizoram postpones return home of refugees from Tripura
November 30th, 2010 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl/Agartala, Nov 30 (IANS) The Mizoram government announced it was suspending taking back of tribal refugees from six relief camps in Tripura, claiming obstacle from a section of the refugees and suspected ... Read more...
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EU asks India, China to stop supporting Myanmar junta
November 26th, 2010 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, Nov 26 (IANS) The European Union Parliament has asked China, India and Russia to stop supporting the junta regime in Myanmar and exert pressure on the government to bring positive change ... Read more...
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Mizo refugees repatriation from Tripura in balance
November 23rd, 2010 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl/Agartala, Nov 23 (IANS) The Mizoram government Tuesday said militants are obstructing the repatriation process of over 41,000 Reang tribal refugees, sheltered in six camps of north Tripura for the past 13 ... Read more...
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