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Thousands Of Civilians And Fighters Still Waiting To Be Evacuated From Aleppo: Rebel Spokesman
Thousands of rebels and fighters were still waiting on Thursday to be evacuated from the last rebel bastion in Aleppo city but difficulties including harsh weather were complicating the final phase of the operation, a rebel spokesman said.
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Japan Hit Over Pregnancy Clause In Syria Refugee Programme
A Japanese programme aimed at accepting a small number of refugees from war-torn Syria is under fire for implying that pregnant women are not welcome.
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US Will Welcome Target Of 10,000 Syria Refugees: John Kerry
The United States will welcome 10,000 Syrian refugees this fiscal year as promised by President Barack Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry announced Tuesday.
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The Odyssey That Ended With A Muslim Family In Rome As Papal Guests
They left war-ravaged Syria, family and friends behind them. France was where they were aiming for. A Greek island was where they ended up.
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EU Leaders Demand Russia, Assad Halt Attacks On Rebels: Draft
EU leaders will demand at a summit that Russia and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, its long-term ally, immediately halt attacks on moderate opposition groups and bolster peace efforts, a draft document said today.
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More Than 1 Million Are Besieged In Syria: Report
More than one million Syrians are trapped in besieged areas, a new report says in a challenge to the United Nations, which estimates just half that amount and has been accused by some aid groups of underplaying a crisis.
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Drowned Toddler Becomes First 2016 Migrant Casualty In The Aegean
A drowned two-year-old boy became the first known migrant casualty of the year on Saturday after the crowded dinghy he was travelling in slammed into rocks off Greece's Agathonisi island, the coastguard said.
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Over 1 Million Reach Europe By Sea In 2015: UN
Over one million migrants and refugees crossed the Mediterranean Sea to Europe in 2015, nearly half of them Syrians, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said today.
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Austria Turns Away Hundreds Of Migrants For Lying About Nationality
Austria has sent hundreds of migrants back to neighbouring Slovenia in the past three days for lying about their nationality in an apparent attempt to improve their chances of being granted asylum, a police spokesman said on Tuesday.
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On Rainy Scottish Isle, Syrians Struggle to Adapt
From war-torn Syria to a windswept island off the west coast of Scotland, nine newly-arrived refugee families are struggling to adjust to new lives in a very unfamiliar world.
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Migrant Crisis Spurs Child Statelessness, United Nations Warns
A stateless child is born every 10 minutes, the United Nations today, warning that the problem has intensified as the conflict in Syria has sparked a global migrant and refugee crisis.
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Over 700,000 Migrants Reached Europe's Shores in 2015: United Nations
Some 562,355 people desperately fleeing war and misery reached Greece's shores, while around 140,000 arrived in Italy this year.
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Refugee Flows to Greece Surge, UN Says Russian Airstrikes Not to Blame
The number of refugees and migrants reaching reaching Greece surged to 48,000 in the five days to October 21, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said today, but the UN refugee agency said Russian air strikes in Syria had not caused any significant refugee exodus.
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Migrants Told 'Be Patient' as Entry to Croatia Slows
Two Syrian sisters hold up a sign on an improvised board made of pink rubber - an attempt to keep fellow refugees calm as they wait in long, slow-moving queues at the Serbia-Croatia border.
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German Refugee Policy Row Raises Political Heat on Angela Merkel
A fall in support and a government row over the refugee crisis raised the heat on German Chancellor Angela Merkel today, forcing allies to defend the integrity of her coalition.
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Thousands Of Civilians And Fighters Still Waiting To Be Evacuated From Aleppo: Rebel Spokesman
Thousands of rebels and fighters were still waiting on Thursday to be evacuated from the last rebel bastion in Aleppo city but difficulties including harsh weather were complicating the final phase of the operation, a rebel spokesman said.
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Japan Hit Over Pregnancy Clause In Syria Refugee Programme
A Japanese programme aimed at accepting a small number of refugees from war-torn Syria is under fire for implying that pregnant women are not welcome.
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US Will Welcome Target Of 10,000 Syria Refugees: John Kerry
The United States will welcome 10,000 Syrian refugees this fiscal year as promised by President Barack Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry announced Tuesday.
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The Odyssey That Ended With A Muslim Family In Rome As Papal Guests
They left war-ravaged Syria, family and friends behind them. France was where they were aiming for. A Greek island was where they ended up.
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EU Leaders Demand Russia, Assad Halt Attacks On Rebels: Draft
EU leaders will demand at a summit that Russia and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, its long-term ally, immediately halt attacks on moderate opposition groups and bolster peace efforts, a draft document said today.
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More Than 1 Million Are Besieged In Syria: Report
More than one million Syrians are trapped in besieged areas, a new report says in a challenge to the United Nations, which estimates just half that amount and has been accused by some aid groups of underplaying a crisis.
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Drowned Toddler Becomes First 2016 Migrant Casualty In The Aegean
A drowned two-year-old boy became the first known migrant casualty of the year on Saturday after the crowded dinghy he was travelling in slammed into rocks off Greece's Agathonisi island, the coastguard said.
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Over 1 Million Reach Europe By Sea In 2015: UN
Over one million migrants and refugees crossed the Mediterranean Sea to Europe in 2015, nearly half of them Syrians, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said today.
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Austria Turns Away Hundreds Of Migrants For Lying About Nationality
Austria has sent hundreds of migrants back to neighbouring Slovenia in the past three days for lying about their nationality in an apparent attempt to improve their chances of being granted asylum, a police spokesman said on Tuesday.
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On Rainy Scottish Isle, Syrians Struggle to Adapt
From war-torn Syria to a windswept island off the west coast of Scotland, nine newly-arrived refugee families are struggling to adjust to new lives in a very unfamiliar world.
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Migrant Crisis Spurs Child Statelessness, United Nations Warns
A stateless child is born every 10 minutes, the United Nations today, warning that the problem has intensified as the conflict in Syria has sparked a global migrant and refugee crisis.
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Over 700,000 Migrants Reached Europe's Shores in 2015: United Nations
Some 562,355 people desperately fleeing war and misery reached Greece's shores, while around 140,000 arrived in Italy this year.
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Refugee Flows to Greece Surge, UN Says Russian Airstrikes Not to Blame
The number of refugees and migrants reaching reaching Greece surged to 48,000 in the five days to October 21, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said today, but the UN refugee agency said Russian air strikes in Syria had not caused any significant refugee exodus.
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Migrants Told 'Be Patient' as Entry to Croatia Slows
Two Syrian sisters hold up a sign on an improvised board made of pink rubber - an attempt to keep fellow refugees calm as they wait in long, slow-moving queues at the Serbia-Croatia border.
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German Refugee Policy Row Raises Political Heat on Angela Merkel
A fall in support and a government row over the refugee crisis raised the heat on German Chancellor Angela Merkel today, forcing allies to defend the integrity of her coalition.
