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Some EU nations rejecting Syrians seeking asylum
World NowWhile the European Union denounces the escalating violence in Syria, not all of its countries have welcomed fleeing Syrians with open arms, the United Nations refugee agency said Tuesday. Some countries on the eastern edges of the European Union are... -
112 killed, homes burned as Buddhists, Muslims clash in Myanmar
World NowYANGON, Myanmar -- At least 112 people have been killed and thousands of houses burned as ethnic and religious violence in western Myanmar intensifies, according to news reports and community activists, as the government struggled to restore order,... -
Verdugo Views: A history with Vietnamese refugees
In the fall of 1975, several refugees from war-torn Vietnam arrived in Glendale. They had been attending orientation classes at Camp Pendleton and were still there when several local church members offered them temporary homes. None spoke English when...
Tags: Vietnam, Politics, Religion and Belief
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U.N. seeks $1.5 billion to help Syria residents and refugees
The United Nations and its partners are seeking donations of more than $1.5 billion to aid Syrians inside and outside the battered country over the next six months as the chill of winter descends, the biggest appeal it has ever launched for such a crisis....
Tags: Interior Policy, United Nations, South Korea, Gun Control, UNICEF
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Coalition formed to help refugees in central Pa.
Intelligencer Joural/Lancaster New EraA refugee from Bhutan, Shankar Rai arrived in Lancaster County in 2010. Rai came here already speaking English, but still "had problems understanding the American tongue," he said. Despite this hurdle, Rai, 29, made the adjustment to his new country and...Tags: Bhutan, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Lancaster County (Pennsylvania), Politics
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Where hatred, mistrust start early
There is a lot of talk today about somehow negotiating a peace treaty in Israel, something that will last and put an end to the cycle of violence. I'd love to see that. We'd all love to see that. I just have my doubts, and it goes back to things I...Tags: Judaism, Miami Beach, Israel, Politics, Religion and Belief
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Refugees need lots of helping hands
The first time I met Iraqi refugee Abbas Hameed Khalaf, he told me that after so much hardship for him and his family, "We have a future." A future is what's created every time one of these refugee families, fleeing persecution and terrible hardship in...
Tags: Christianity, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Roman Catholicism, Social Issues, Social Services
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Iraqi man, once marked for death, reunited with family at LVIA
Have you ever tried to put yourself in someone else's head, imagining what he's thinking, what he's feeling? That's what I found myself doing late Tuesday night as Iraqi refugee Abbas Hameed Khalaf paced the sidewalk outside Lehigh Valley International...
Tags: Charlie Dent, Washington, DC, Social Issues, Kennedy Airport, U.S. Embassy
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Recommendation Letter
Here is a portion of the Aug. 10 letter, slightly abridged and edited, written to U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent by Will Miller, then Catholic Charities refugee resettlement director, to urge Dent's support for helping getting Abbas Hameed Khalaf's family out...Tags: Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Charlie Dent, U.S. Embassy, Israel
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Scores still missing from capsized boat off Indonesia [Video]
World NowNinety people were still missing Friday morning as Australian and Indonesian search teams continued looking for survivors of a capsized boat south of Indonesia, according to Australian news reports.... -
Boat tragedy adds new fuel to Australia asylum debate
World NowWith scores of people still missing from a boat that capsized Thursday on its way to Australia, the country is agonizing again over how to handle asylum seekers who come there pleading for help.... -
Angelina Jolie tours Zaatari Refugee Camp
KIAHEighteen months of war in Syria looks like bloodshed and death. And that’s why hundreds of thousands of Syrians have fled their war-torn nation. Some of them have ended up in the Zaatari Refugee Camp in Jordan, being built by the United Nations....Tags: Angelina Jolie, United Nations, Politics
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