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Cate Blanchett Appointed as Goodwill Ambassador for UN Refugee Agency

Cate Blanchett was appointed as a goodwill ambassador for the U.N.’s agency for refugees. In her n...

May 04, 2016 02:51 AM EDT

United Nations warns European Union refugee deal with Turkey might be illegal for violating human rights

The EU-Turkey deal will see the return of Syrian refugees from Greece to Turkey in exchange for more...

Mar 13, 2016 10:11 AM EDT

Europe's refugee crisis: more than 100,000 asylum seekers cross over, starting with Greece

Concerns rise all over Europe that finds itself inadquate to handle the ongoing rush of refugees cro...

Feb 24, 2016 07:14 AM EST

Slovenian army to help control migrants at border, thousands held up in Balkans

Slovenia said on Tuesday it would deploy the army to guard its border and appealed for help from the...

Oct 20, 2015 09:07 AM EDT

As Europe opens its doors, Japan considers clamping down harder on asylum seekers

As the worst refugee crisis since World War Two forces Europe to break down hurdles and accept hundr...

Sep 10, 2015 02:10 AM EDT

U.N. says 850,000 to cross sea to Europe in 2015 and 2016

At least 850,000 people are expected to cross the Mediterranean seeking refuge in Europe this year a...

Sep 08, 2015 09:28 PM EDT

Mediterranean refugee and migrant numbers pass 300,000 in 2015

The number of refugees and migrants crossing the Mediterranean to reach Europe has passed 300,000 th...

Aug 28, 2015 07:47 AM EDT

Refugees tear through police lines at Macedonian border

Thousands of migrants stormed across Macedonia's border on Saturday, overwhelming security forces wh...

Aug 22, 2015 06:09 PM EDT

Ferry packed with Syrian refugees heads for Greek mainland

A passenger ship carrying hundreds of Syrian refugees was heading to the Greek mainland from islands...

Aug 19, 2015 09:08 PM EDT

Rohingya huddled in Bangladesh camps fear plan to move them on

More than 20 years after the first wave of Rohingya Muslims fled Myanmar, fear is spreading through ...

Jun 02, 2015 06:43 PM EDT

Malaysia finds 139 graves in 'cruel' jungle trafficking camps

Malaysia has found 139 graves, and signs of torture, in more than two dozen squalid human traffickin...

May 25, 2015 06:44 PM EDT

Fearful and desperate, refugees flee Burundi unrest

They are coming in their thousands, a steady stream of men, women and children bearing what few poss...

May 18, 2015 10:32 AM EDT

Migrants in 'maritime ping-pong' as Asian nations turn them back

A boat crammed with migrants was towed out to sea by the Thai navy and then held up by Malaysian ves...

May 16, 2015 09:25 AM EDT

Yemen humanitarian truce a lifeline for civilians: aid agencies

A five-day humanitarian truce to allow fuel, medicine, food and aid workers to enter Yemen could be ...

May 13, 2015 11:16 AM EDT

Hundreds drown off Libya, EU leaders forced to reconsider migrant crisis

As many as 700 migrants were feared dead on Sunday after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean, r...

Apr 19, 2015 06:22 PM EDT

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