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Over 123,000 Rohingya refugees enter Bangladesh

Around 123,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh to escape violence in Myanmar in the past 10 days amid an accelerating influx, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

Sep 05, 2017, 23:12 PM IST

Supreme Court to hear Rohingya deportation case amid Myanmar violence

Home Ministry spokesman K.S. Dhatwalia declined to comment, saying the government would present its case to the court.

Sep 01, 2017, 16:33 PM IST

African, EU leaders meet on migrant crisis

Some 125,000 migrants have crossed the Mediterranean by boat this year, according to UN figures, with the vast majority arriving in Italy before travelling on to other EU members. An estimated 2,400 have died en route.

Aug 28, 2017, 18:05 PM IST

At least 110 feared dead in migrant shipwreck off Libya: UNHCR

At least 110 people are feared drowned off Libya after a migrant shipwreck, the UN`s refugee agency said Thursday, quoting survivor testimony.

Nov 03, 2016, 18:59 PM IST