Lack of virus testing stokes fears in world's refugee camps There are over 70 million people worldwide who have been driven from their homes by war and unrest, up to 10 million are packed into refugee camps and informal settlements, and almost none have been tested for the coronavirus. While the relative... Women 22 Apr, 2020
Trump defiant as lawmakers blast his 'racist' attacks on four congresswomen WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump doubled down on his attacks against four minority US congresswomen on Monday and dismissed concerns that his comments were racist, prompting outrage from Democrats, who moved to condemn him in the House of... Women 16 Jul, 2019
Driver kills 10, injures 15 plowing van into Toronto sidewalk crowd No motive known yet for driver Incident "looked deliberate", says police chief No national security implications, minister says TORONTO: A driver deliberately plowed his white Ryder rental van into a lunch-hour crowd in Toronto on... Women 24 Apr, 2018
Thirty-three Somali refugees killed by air strike off Yemen coast DUBAI: Thirty-three Somali refugees were killed off the coast of Yemen late on Thursday when a helicopter attacked the boat they were travelling in, the coast guard in the Houthi-controlled Hodeidah area and international agencies said. Coast... Women 18 Mar, 2017
Desperate immigrants risk perilous winter trek to Canada TORONTO: After he was denied asylum in the US, Seidu Mohammed's fear of being deported to his native Ghana, where he believes he'd be killed or jailed, became so great that he set out in brutal winter conditions to cross illegally into... Women 13 Feb, 2017
3 arrested in alleged bomb plot targeting Somalis in Kansas WICHITA, KANSAS: Three members of a Kansas militia group were charged Friday with plotting to bomb an apartment complex that's home to Somali immigrants in the western Kansas meatpacking town of Garden City, a thwarted attack prosecutors say was... Women 15 Oct, 2016
Kerry heading to Africa for talks on counterterrorism NAIROBI: Secretary of State John Kerry will be in Africa on Monday for talks in Kenya and Nigeria on countering terrorism before visiting Saudi Arabia to discuss the conflict in Yemen. Kerry first meets with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on... Women 20 Aug, 2016
Nobel winner Malala visits world's largest refugee camp DADAAB: Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai is spending her 19th birthday in Kenya visiting the world's largest refugee camp to draw attention to the global refugee crisis, especially as Dadaab camp faces pressure to close after a... Women 12 Jul, 2016
Kenya aims to cut size of Somali refugee camp by about half by end: 2016 Kenya aims to reduce by almost half the population of Dadaab refugee camp which is home to about 326,000 mostly Somali refugees by the end of the year, a committee that groups Kenya, Somalia and the UN refugee agency UNHCR said. Kenya has said... Women 26 Jun, 2016
Assimilation is a long process for Somalis in US farm town FORT MORGAN: Over the last decade, Somali refugees have flocked to the conservative farm town of Fort Morgan on Colorado's eastern plains and have started to build a community. But as much as Fort Morgan's small-town feel reminds many of their rural... Women 19 Mar, 2016
