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For weeks, American officials have lobbied to exclude Iran from the Geneva talks on the Syrian conflict in late January.
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The number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon has reached 842,000, a report by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Monday.
Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 21:37
The number of Syrian refugees in the Middle East will nearly double over the next year to exceed four million, the United Nations said on Monday.
Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 23:03
A Sri Lankan Tamil refugee, who arrived in Rameswaram by an illegal boat service, has been taken into custody for questioning, police said.
Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 15:49
Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravishankar on Sunday visited the refugee camp at Mandapam near here and spoke with Sri Lankan refugees.
Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 09:35
European leaders should "hang their heads with shame" over their treatment of Syrian refugees fleeing the country`s brutal conflict, rights group Amnesty International said on Friday.
Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 05:30
Lebanon`s caretaker PM Najib Miqati contended that the international community did not appropriately assess the scale of the humanitarian crisis suffered by Syrian refugees.
Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 12:03
The number of Syrian refugees seeking shelter in Lebanon has reached 832,000, according to the latest UN report.
Last Updated: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 17:40
The All Arunachal Pradesh Students` Union has urged President Pranab Mukherjee to arrange for deporting Chakma-Hajong refugees and all foreign nationals from Arunachal Pradesh to protect the indigenous culture of the state.
Last Updated: Friday, November 29, 2013, 12:00
Syrian refugee children are paying a cruel price as civil war rips their country apart, the United Nations warned Friday in a report with heart-rending testimony from youngsters driven from their homes.
Last Updated: Sunday, November 24, 2013, 21:56
Hundreds of refugees who fled Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) on Sunday observed Martyrs` Day in memory of their family members killed during fights with tribals and Pakistani Army in November 1947.
Last Updated: Friday, November 22, 2013, 23:05
Dozens of Syrian and Palestinian refugees detained in the Egyptian city of Alexandria for trying to illegally migrate to Europe went on a hunger strike on Friday, a UN official said.
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