Lives At Risk' As Europe Cuts Back Mediterranean Rescue Mission LONDON Refugee groups say thousands of lives will be at risk after Italy ended its migrant search and rescue mission in the Mediterranean Saturday. Codenamed Mare Nostrum, the mission re

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Russia's currency and stock market have suffered substantial losses since the outbreak of hostilities in Georgia three weeks ago. Investors are nervous going into the weekend over the possibility that European heads of state may apply sanctions again

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In Malaysia, Refugee Arrivals From Burma Strain Resources 缅甸罗兴亚难民逃至马来西亚 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia is home to an estimated 30,000 Muslim refugees from Burma. Most are from the Rohingya ethnic group, which the United Nations has d

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 30 August 2007 The International Committee of the Red Cross says it is launching an emergency operation this week for thousands of people who have fled renewed fighting between government and rebel forces in North Kivu in the E

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UN aid agencies are expanding and speeding up their relief operations to hundreds of thousands of people displaced by fighting in Pakistan's northwest province. A UNHCR charter plane carrying 120 tons of relief supplies for people fleeing the fighti

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Immigrant Children Live in Numerous US Communities PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA Immigration has been a hot topic in American politics for years. But the recent surge of attention is different. While historically, the debate has been about migrant

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默克尔因难民问题低头 More than 1.1 million migrants are being resettled across Germany. At a meeting Thursday with Chancellor Angela Merkel, regional leaders demanded a doubling of financial aid and support for housing and schools. 超过11

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LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: The view now from another tourist destination has been transformed. The French region of Brittany, the prospect of Britain exiting the European Union has sent a wave of British citizens there in search of, not just a holiday,

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Iraqi officials say thousands of Iranians have streamed illegally across the border into Iraq, swelling the populations of cities that are home to some of Islam's holiest shrines. One Iraqi official said there is deep concern that Iran is directly fu

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By Miguel Angel Rivera Istanbul, Turkey 04 December 2006 watch Turkey's Religious Tolerance One of the themes of Pope Benedict's visit to Turkey last week was to strengthen the bonds between the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Christians.

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 11 October 2007 Fifteen years of conflict on the African continent have cost Africa an estimated $300 billion, which is the amount of foreign aid received during the same period. This is the assessment of a new report calli

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By Bill Rodgers Washington 14 November 2007 There are signs that more foreign fighters are joining the Taliban in Afghanistan. These foreign militants are believed responsible for the upsurge in suicide bombings -- and some experts say they have stre

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By Tendai Maphosa London 12 December 2007 The British government is being accused of reneging on a promise to help former Iraqi employees move to the United Kingdom. From London, Tendai Maphosa has more in this report for VOA. The accusation appeared

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By Stephanie Ho Washington 05 June 2006 The State Department's annual 2006 report on human trafficking around the world notes some progress on the issue last year, although it says the overall situati

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By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 15 September 2006 The United Nations official in charge of the fight against bird flu has urged donor nations to release funds to Indonesia because the country has made progress in combating the disease. ----- The U.N. coord

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By George Dwyer Washington 03 July 2006 Watch Mall Curfew report It is summer vacation season for many students around the world - a time for summer camps, blockbuster movies or just hanging out with friends. But some business owners say an increasi

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The culinary delights of China are tantalizing selection to tickle your taste buds, but what does it all mean? Beijing's restaurant menus have been given a linguistic makeover in a bid to tempt visitors to the Olympic host city to eat the local cuisi

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 04 December 2006 watch Somali Refugees in Kenya Dadaab Somali refugees In Somalia, tensions between the rapidly-expanding Islamic Courts Union and the fledgling transitional government are escalating, prompting fears of an

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By Raymond Thibodeaux Thimphu, Bhutan 01 April 2008 The tiny, isolated Himalayan nation of Bhutan is experiencing record economic growth. But some experts are concerned about rising rates of unemployment among the country's youth as a growing migrant

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The U.N. High Commission for Refugees reports refugees continue to flee into Chad from the Central African Republic. It says the refugees are arriving in small groups in the village of Daha, in southeastern Chad and in another area along the border.

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