Tag: Political refugees
Turkey, Russia talk tensions in Syria as migrants push west
REYHANLI, Turkey (AP) - The presidents of Turkey and Russia spoke by phone Friday to try to defuse tensions that rose significantly in Syria...
Turkey, Russia talk on Syria as migrants rush Greek border
REYHANLI, Turkey (AP) - The presidents of Turkey and Russia spoke by phone Friday to try to defuse tensions that rose significantly in Syria...
Turkey raises death toll to 33 troops in Syrian airstrike
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey on Friday raised the death toll from a Syrian government airstrike on its forces in northwestern Syria the previous...
Turkey raises death toll to 33 troops in Syrian airstrike
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey on Friday raised the death toll from a Syrian government airstrike on its forces in northwestern Syria the previous...
Strike on 2 Greek islands to protest migrant plans
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Local authorities declared a 24-hour strike on two eastern Greek islands Wednesday to protest government plans to build new migrant...
AP Interview: UN chief says new virus poses ‘enormous’ risks
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) - The U.N. secretary general said Tuesday that the virus outbreak that began in China poses “a very dangerous situation†for...
Rohingya boat capsizes in Bay of Bengal; at least 15 dead
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - An overcrowded boat carrying about 138 Rohingya refugees from Bangladeshi camps sank Tuesday in the Bay of Bengal, leaving at...
Rohingya boat capsizes in Bay of Bengal; at least 16 dead
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - An overcrowded boat carrying about 125 Rohingya refugees from Bangladeshi camps sank early Tuesday in the Bay of Bengal, leaving...
Rohingya boat capsizes in Bay of Bengal; at least 16 dead
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - An overcrowded boat carrying about 125 Rohingya refugees from Bangladeshi camps sank early Tuesday in the Bay of Bengal, leaving...
Rights groups to Italy: Don’t renew migrant deal with Libya
ROME (AP) - Human rights advocates and aid groups slammed Italy on Friday for deciding to extend a deal that facilitates the return of...
