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Australia has already said it would spend up to A$250 million ($195 million) housing the nearly 800 refugees and asylum seekers in Papua New Guinea for the next 12 months after its controversial detention centre closes. (Photo: AP)

Australia has to take responsibility for asylum seekers before closing...

Australia disallows asylum seekers arriving by boat to reach its shores, detaining them in camps in Papua New Guinea.

30 Oct 2017 1:30 PM

Pope Francis during a meeting at Cesenas cathedral as part of a pastoral visit in Cesena and Bologna, Italy. (Photo: AFP)

Pope Francis wears refugee ID in appeal for helping migrants

Some 600,000 impoverished migrants and refugees have arrivedin Italy in less than four years.

1 Oct 2017 10:47 PM

Indias ambassador to the US Navtej Sarna had reached out to the state department to convey his deep concerns to the US over the spate of attacks on Indian-Americans.

Over 7,000 people from India sought asylum in US in 2017: UN report

According to report, there were 197,146 refugees at end of 2017 in India, 10,519 asylum seekers with pending cases.

20 Jun 2018 2:11 PM

Police on the Greek island of Lesbos detain a youth during clashes near the Moria refugee camp. (AFP Photo)

Migrants in Greece shot after violating coronavirus quarantine rules

The two men, an Iranian and an Afghan, reported to the camp's infirmary with buckshot wounds

23 April 2020 9:22 AM

Germany passes new measures to deport migrants asylum

Germany passes new measures to deport migrants asylum

In a law passed, Germany's migration agency will be allowed to evaluate cellphone data of migrants who arrive without...

19 May 2017 11:07 AM

Syrian refugee child sits in a stroller outside his familys tent. (Photo: AP)

Germany: 3500 attacks against refugee shelters injured 560 including...

In 2015 there were just over 1,000 criminal acts against refugee shelters while in 2014, there were only 199 such cases.

26 Feb 2017 3:02 PM

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi. (Photo: AP)

Record 65.6 million people displaced worldwide: UN

Of the total, some 10.3 million people were newly displaced in 2016, around two-thirds fleeing within their own...

19 Jun 2017 5:51 AM