LESVOS, Greece, Feb 24 – Europe is backing into an even greater refugee crisis by tightening border restrictions on the hundreds of thousands who have fled war and conflict in Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq and other countries. That was the message of UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi o...

Fighting over the last four years has killed hundreds of people in Mali. There are fewer battles involving government troops, separatists and al-Qaeda fighters but the war is far from over. As a result, more than 250,000 children in Mali are living without a father, mother or both parents, accord...

Myanmar Tourism Marketing will unveil community-based tourism in Kayah State as the country’s latest tourist offering at the International Travel Trade Show (ITB) Berlin, the world’s largest tourism fair, with promotional events scheduled from today through to March 11. The promotion is part of a...

Syrian refugees facing their first Christmas in Wales are sure to get a "warm Welsh welcome", the first minister has said. Carwyn Jones said Wales had a "proud tradition of being a friendly and hospitable nation". "The message of peace and hope is particularly poignant this year," he said, ref...

The Three Pagodas Pass border crossing into Burma through Kanchanaburi has reopened after being temporarily shut following a hostage¬ taking incident last month. Colonel Banyong Thongnuam, chief of the 9th Infantry Division’s Latya Task Force, on Saturday said authorities decided to allow the cro...

hen the United Nations Children Fund, UNICEF in collaboration with the Bauchi state government and the National Population Commission, NPC, flagged off the massive birth registration campaign of children under the age of five years in the state, residents of communities heaved a sigh of relief that ...