Refugees

Dawhan (Ethiopia) (AFP) - When Zaid Aregawi learned that Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won this year's Nobel Peace Prize, her first thought was of her brother Alem, who is languishing in jail across the border in Eritrea. He crossed over five months ag…

Kayla Mueller was abducted in 2013 while helping refugees of the Syrian civil war: AP The family of murdered Isis hostage Kayla Mueller say they are grateful for the raid that killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic caliphate who repeatedly ra…

The Turkish government has been forcibly deporting refugees to war-torn Syria, two international rights groups have alleged, days after Ankara concluded a cross-border operation partly aimed at creating a so-called "safe zone" to settle millions of refugees l…

For about five months now, Hong Kong citizens have been protesting against Beijings increasingly authoritarian control over their semi-autonomous city. Despite the intensity of their struggle, it seems increasingly likely that eventually, Beijing will use wha…

An Oasis For Refugees?

ATHENS (Reuters) - The United Nations refugees agency UNHCR expressed concern on Thursday about Greek proposals to overhaul laws affecting asylum seekers, saying they could weaken the protection of refugees. Greece has adopted a tougher stance on migration …

Brazil's Cinema Morocco: From the Streets to the Movie Screen

Peter Nicholls/Reuters Police in South-East England have launched a murder investigation involving a 25-year-old man from Northern Ireland after 39 dead bodies, including one that appears to be a teenager, were found in the trailer of a semi truck in an indu…

There are two kinds of Stephen King fans: those who primarily love his books, and those who love the television and film adaptations of his work. Its possible to love both, or have a preference regarding one specific book vs. its adaptation, but the camps sti…

Police in Bosnia have pulled dozens of asylum seekers off a train to stop them from reaching already full camps in the northwest. Local officials are struggling to deal with large numbers of refugees at the Bihac camp and have temporarily cut the water suppl…