Kenya Westgate attackers were suicide squad: Somalia`s Shabaab

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 17:09

Gunmen who massacred at least 67 people in Kenya`s Westgate mall in September were special suicide commandos, Somalia`s Shabaab insurgents said.

`Pakistani refugees` settlement package being sent to centre`

Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 23:52

The Jammu and Kashmir government will send a comprehensive package to the central government for rehabilitating Pakistani refugees settled in Jammu following displacement in 1947, 1965 and 1971.

World urged to help Jordan end restrictions on Syria refugees

Last Updated: Friday, November 1, 2013, 10:23

Amnesty International urged world support to help Jordan and other countries hosting Syrian refugees end border restrictions on those fleeing the conflict, saying hundreds are being turned back.

Pakistan to bar Afghan refugees after NATO leaves

Last Updated: Saturday, October 26, 2013, 16:14

Pakistan won`t allow Afghan refugees to enter the country after the withdrawal of NATO forces from war-torn Afghanistan in 2014, a minister said.

Palestinian refugees in Syria face `extreme vulnerability`: UN

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 08:51

Top UN official Jeffrey Feltman emphasised on Tuesday the "extreme vulnerability" of Palestinian refugees in Syria as fighting there escalates.

Mizoram refugees in Tripura to get postal ballot

Last Updated: Saturday, October 19, 2013, 14:35

The Reang tribal refugees, lodged in seven makeshift camps in Tripura the past 16 years since they fled their villages in neighbouring Mizoram, would cast their votes through postal ballots in the Dec 4 assembly polls in Mizoram, officials said here Saturday.

World not sharing Syrian refugee burden, says Lebanon

Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2013, 15:59

Lebanon`s President Michel Suleiman said on Friday that the international community was not sufficiently sharing the burden of displaced Syrians with Lebanon.

Italy migrant death toll reaches at least 185

Last Updated: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 21:17

An Italian government minister born in Africa watched wordlessly on Sunday as soldiers carried bags containing the bodies of would-be asylum seekers from her native continent who perished when their packed fishing boat sank within sight of the tiny island of Lampedusa.

UAE seeks global help for Syria`s neighbours

Last Updated: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 18:00

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has appealed to the international community to ease the burden of Syria`s neighbouring countries, who are shouldering the economic and social repercussions of an influx of two million Syrian refugees, one million of whom are vulnerable children.

Australia detains 18 Indian asylum seekers

Last Updated: Monday, September 30, 2013, 14:48

The Australian authorities have detained 18 Indian asylum seekers, who are likely to be sent back to India in line with newly-elected Prime Minister Tony Abbott`s policy to combat people smuggling.

HC directs Lankan refugees to subit fresh representation

Last Updated: Thursday, September 26, 2013, 08:02

The Madras High Court on Wednesday directed Sri Lankan refugees, housed in a special camp at Poonamallee near here, to submit fresh representations to the Tamil Nadu Public Department (SC) Secretary.

Over 755,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 25, 2013, 21:45

The UN`s refugee agency said Wednesday that the number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon has crossed 755,000 after an increase of about 14,000 refugees in a week.