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Two journalists win Elizabeth O`neill journalism award

Two top journalists have won the prestigious Elizabeth O`Neill Journalism Award to foster understanding between ...

Kadhafi son Saadi in Niger on humanitarian asylum: president

Niger has decided to grant Moamer Kadhafi`s son Saadi asylum for humanitarian reasons, President Mahamadou Issoufou ...

Illegal immigrants to be processed by Jambi immigration

Some 31 arrested illegal immigrants from Afghanistan in Jambi will be processed by immigration authority, Jambi ...

Jambi police arrest 31 illegal immigrants

Police in Jambi province arrested 31 Afghan immigrants at 7.30 on Thursday evening, Jambi Police Chief Adjunct Senior ...

Twenty-three Myanmarese apply for asylum seeker status

Twenty-three Myanmarese have applied for asylum seeker status to the United Nations High Commission on Refugees ...

Afghan peace council head killed in Kabul

Former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani and head of the council tasked with trying to negotiate a political end to ...

Libya convoy enters Niger, Kadhafi not aboard

A large convoy of civilian and military vehicles from Libya crossed into Niger, but officials denied Tuesday that ...

Sri Lankan immigrants in despair, finally surrender

Some 88 Sri Lankan immigrants who had been living in despair aboard their boat, the MV Alicia, since July 10, 2011, ...

Starving Sri Lankan immigrants finally disembark from boat

After stubbornly refusing to disembark from the MV Alicia since July 10, 2011, 84 illegal Sri Lankan immigrants on ...

Venezuela`s Chavez says Gaddafi still Libya`s leader

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Tuesday he will only recognize a Libyan government led by his friend and ally ...

Refugee swap deal with Malaysia could be extended: Australian minister

Australian Immigration Minister Chris Bowen on Tuesday said the government`s asylum seeker deal with Malaysia could be ...

Two foreigners in Sukabumi court on human smuggling charges

Two foreign nationals, namely Abdul Qhidir Basyyir Husain (46) from Kuwait, and Qhaidar Ali (43) from Australia were ...

UNHCR asks Sri Lankan immigrants to disembark from boat

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) representative in Indonesia has asked 87 Sri Lankan ...

Tens of illegal Afghan immigrants placed at hotel

Some 89 Afghan and Iranian illegal immigrants caught in South Lampung waters on Tuesday (July 5) have been placed at ...

Poor countries host 80% of world`s refugees: UN report

An estimated 80 per cent of the world?s refugees now live in developing countries and yet anti-refugee sentiment is ...