Thomas Birley: Man jailed for 9 years for arson at asylum seekers’ hotel in UK riots
A British man named Thomas Birley was jailed for nine years on Friday for arson… Read More
2 months ago
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Ban on issuance of Pakistani passports to asylum seekers challenged in SC
ISLAMABAD: The decision of ban on issuance of Pakistani passports to asylum seekers has been… Read More
5 months ago
Canada shut its land border to asylum seekers
A deal Canada struck this year to stem the flow of asylum seekers entering from… Read More
1 year ago
70 Pakistani asylum seekers to be deported from Thailand
BANGKOK: Thai authorities have convicted 70 Pakistani asylum seekers of staying illegally in Thailand, as… Read More
6 years ago
Austria asylum seekers to be denied apprenticeships
VIENNA: Austria will no longer allow asylum seekers to take up apprenticeship opportunities while their… Read More
6 years ago
US top asylum-seekers’ destination in OECD in 2017
The United States -- facing massive controversy over immigration -- received more asylum requests than… Read More
6 years ago
German free-meals charity bars new migrant clients
BERLIN: A German food bank said on Thursday it would temporarily stop accepting new non-German… Read More
7 years ago
Japan took in 20 asylum seekers last year as nearly 20,000 applied
TOKYO: The number of asylum seekers in Japan grew 80 percent to a record 19,628… Read More
7 years ago
Pope wears refugee ID bracelet in appeal for help for migrants
BOLOGNA, ITALY: Pope Francis on Sunday urged governments and people to do more to help… Read More
7 years ago
Afghan charged over smuggling over 250 asylum seekers to Australia
SYDNEY: An Afghan man who reportedly made millions of dollars smuggling asylum-seekers to Australia by… Read More
7 years ago
Italy’s ‘anti-Trump’ bid to integrate migrants
BELLUNO, ITALY: As US President Donald Trump's anti-Muslim decree fuels a tumultuous global debate, Italy… Read More
8 years ago
US officials arrive in Australia to begin assessing asylum seekers
SYDNEY: US officials have arrived in Australia to begin assessing asylum seekers held on Papua… Read More
8 years ago
Finland auctions vintage Soviet cars dumped by migrants at Arctic border
HELSINKI: Finland on Friday auctioned off scores of vintage albeit ramshackle Soviet-era cars abandoned by… Read More
8 years ago
Austrian minister says migrants to EU should be kept on islands
VIENNA: Asylum seekers to the European Union should be held on islands rather than be… Read More
8 years ago
German town bars asylum seekers from pool after harassment complaints
BORNHEIM, GERMANY: A western German town has barred adult male asylum seekers from its public… Read More
9 years ago
Indonesia in talks with Australia about migrant island: report
JAKARTA: Indonesia is in talks with Australia about temporarily housing asylum-seekers stranded in Indonesia on… Read More
9 years ago
UN says Sri Lanka illegally returning Pakistani asylum seekers
UNITED NATIONS:Sri Lanka must stop deporting Pakistani asylum seekers, a practice banned under international law,… Read More
10 years ago