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Australia says refugee boat missing with 67 people on board

Great fears are held for 67 people, presumed to be asylum seekers, on board a boat that has been missing since it left ...

Syrian general among 1,000 refugees fleeing to Turkey

About 1,000 Syrians, including a defecting brigadier-general, have fled to Turkey in the past 24 hours to escape ...

Violence in Myanmar not linked to persecution: Myanmar govt

Myanmar government has stated that the current riots in Rakhine state are not linked to the persecution of any ...

Myanmar urged to stop violence against rohingya muslims

The violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar has drawn serious attention from many parties including ASEAN ...

ASEAN demands Myanmar`s explanation on Rohingnya conflict

ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan expects a detailed explanation by the Myanmar government on the bloody conflict ...

House speaker condemns killings of muslim Rohingya

Indonesian House Speaker Marzuki Alie condemned the killings of Muslim Rohingya ethnic group members in Myanmar and ...

UNHCR assures no Timor Leste refugee stranded in Indonesia

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has assured that there has been no Timor Leste refugee being ...

1-1.5 mln Syrians need humanitarian help-U.N.

The number of people needing humanitarian assistance in Syria has risen to 1.5 million from the previous ...

Lebanese army clashes with Palestinians, one dead

A Palestinian man was killed on Friday in clashes between the Lebanese army and Palestinian residents of a refugee ...

Indonesia disappointed with Australian asylum for alleged human trafficker

Indonesia has been disappointed by Australia`s offer of asylum to an alleged mastermind of human trafficking, foreign ...

Somali islamists vow revenge after fall of rebel bastion

Al-Qaeda-linked Somali militants vowed Saturday to intensify the war against government and African Union troops, ...

Syria condemns Turkey for NATO talk

The foreign ministry on Saturday accused Turkey of provocation with its talk of asking NATO to help protect its border ...

Two Guantanamo Uighurs sent to El Salvador

The Pentagon said Thursday it had sent two members of China`s Uighur minority who were detained without charge for ...

Syria says has withdrawn from some areas: Annan

International mediator Kofi Annan said Tuesday that the Syrian army had indicated it was pulling out of some areas but ...

The Bayat Foundation Donates Critical Supplies to Needy Afghans During 2012 Winter Aid Program

-     The Bayat Foundation, led by entrepreneur and philanthropist Ehsanollah Bayat, donated ...