The global refugee crisis is a major challenge for the present generation, believes actress-activist Angelina Jolie, the Special Envoy for UNHCR – the UN Refugee Agency. She says no one dreams of being a refugee. Angelina has written an opinion piece for CNN, sharing her thoughts on the anguish that[Read More…]
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20 migrants drown off caost of Libya
100 migrants feared missing after boat sinks off Libyan coast
Nearly 100 migrants were feared missing after their boat sank off the Libyan coast near Tripoli on Thursday, a coastguard official said. 23 migrants were rescued from the craft off Gargaresh, a western suburb of Tripoli, Coastguard spokesman Ayoub Qassem said. According to survivors, the inflatable boat had set off[Read More…]
Hawaii federal judge blocks Trump’s new travel ban
A federal judge in Hawaii has placed a nationwide hold on the key aspects of US President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban after hearing arguments that the executive order discriminates on the basis of nationality. The executive order was put on hold just hours before the new restrictions were to[Read More…]
Google’s fortune telling website restores your hope in future rather than merely predicting it
A fake Google Fortunetelling web page went viral after promising users to predict their future, only to draw their attention to a serious issue. At first glance, the beta version of Google claims to predict the future, allowing users to submit a question and have Google tell them their fortune on[Read More…]
World Press Photo 2017: Turkish policeman killing Russian envoy photo wins top prize
A photograph of the assassination of Russian Ambassador of Turkey, Andrei Karlov, by a Turkish policeman won the first prize in the 2017 World Press Photo Awards. The photo taken on December 19 2016 at an art gallery in Ankara by Associated Press photographer Burhan Ozbilici showed the gun-weilding policeman[Read More…]
Malala Yousafzai ‘heartbroken’ over Trump’s refugee policies
Yousafzai, the youngest to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, shared it in 2014 with India’s Kailash Satyarthi, a fellow education activist. She is student activist from Pakistan and a Nobel Peace laureate too. As Trump signs an order entitled: “Protection of the nation from foreign terrorist entry into the United States.” which[Read More…]
Berlin attack suspect is a Pakistani asylum seeker: Reports
The suspect behind the truck attack on a Christmas market in Berlin that killed 12 people has been identified as Naveed B, a 23-year-old Pakistani asylum seeker. According to German media, the suspect was picked up about 2 kilometres (1½ miles) away from the scene of the attack in which 48[Read More…]
Fire in Delhi’s Majnu ka Tila slum renders Pakistan’s refugees homeless
At least 150 Pakistani refugees out of 400 people living in a slum settlement were rendered homeless as nearly 30 shanties were gutted in fire at north Delhi’s Majnu ka Tila on Sunday. A senior Delhi Fire service officer said the fire incident was reported around 12:45 pm. He said[Read More…]