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UN says at least 15,000 civilians killed in Iraq war
At least 15,000 civilians have been killed and twice as many wounded in Iraq's armed conflict since the start of 2014, the United Nations said in a report July 13.
The world body's mission in Iraq published the figure in the latest instalment of its "Report on the Protection of Civilians in the Armed Conflict in Iraq."
Mediterranean migrant crossings to Europe hit 150,000 in 2015: IOM
Some 150,000 migrants and refugees have so far this year made the perilous journey across the Mediterranean to Europe, and more than 1,900 of them have died, the International Organization for Migration said on July 10.
Refugees face death with substandard life vests made in Turkey
Refugees in the western coastal town of ?zmir attempt to cross the Aegean wearing poor-quality locally produced life vests, further endangering their lives.
UN says more than 3 million Iraqis displaced by ISIL, fighting
The number of people displaced within Iraq due to violence and fighting by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has exceeded 3 million, the United Nations said June 23, a grim milestone for the war-battered country.
Almost 2,500 migrants repatriated in May
A total of 2,469 migrants detained in Greece without proper travel documents were returned to their homelands in May, the Greek Police said Thursday.
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Cambodia admits first asylum-seekers under Australia deal: official
Cambodia received its first batch of asylum-seekers from Australian custody June 4 as part of a widely-criticised deal between the two countries.
The refugees -- three Iranians and one ethnic Rohingya from Myanmar -- were flown into Phnom Penh, the capital of one of Southeast Asia's poorest nations with a weak record for upholding human rights.
After sending ship, Turkey to donate $1 million for Rohingya refugees
Turkey has pledged to add $1 million to efforts by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to provide humanitarian aid for Rohingya and Bengalese refugees stranded at sea, Anadolu Agency has reported, citing presidency sources.
Turkish military ship joins efforts to reach Rohingya Muslims
The Turkish navy is carrying out efforts to reach Rohingya Muslims stranded in boats off the coast of Thailand and Malaysia, Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu said.
Four Turks sentenced to 30 years in jail for migrant deaths
Four Turkish nationals have been sentenced to 30 years each in prison for the deaths of 24 migrants when a boat sank in July 2013 in the Aegean Sea.
A court in the northwestern province of Çanakkale sentenced the boat's owner, Veysel Bozba?, to seven years and six months in jail for human trafficking, along with Captain Ramazan Dova and his two assistants.
After rescue, a long, agonizing wait for migrants in Italy
Silla Zelia, a 23-year-old from Ivory Coast, is stuck in Italy's largest migrant center with nowhere to go after her asylum application was twice rejected and she lost contact with her family in Abidjan.
"One can get stuck here for two years, three years," she said from the former U.S. Navy housing complex in the heart of Sicily. "It's not easy."