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After praying the Angelus today, the Pope made some remarks about World Refugee Day, an initiative promoted by the United Nations which is celebrated on 20 June. "It seeks to draw the attention of the international community to the situation of so many people, especially families, who are forced to flee their own lands because threatened by armed conflict and serious forms of violence", the Holy Father said. "I assure these severely tried brothers and sisters of the Holy See's prayers and constant solicitude, at the same time expressing the hope that their rights may always be respected and that they may soon be able to be reunited with their loved ones".

Child being vaccinated against measles

One of the few workers who has not been laid off at the Modern Industrial Group's factory in Rafah, the Gaza Strip, which is suffering from Israel’s export ban

The United States is working to end the "information blockade" of North Korea that Pyongyang used to hide its rights abuses and keep its citizens ignorant about the world outside, a top diplomat said Thursday.

The Rohingya, an ethnic, linguistic and religious minority in Myanmar.

Israeli security officials have arrested 62 African migrants in the past two days as part of a new operation to deport illegal aliens. Human rights activists are protesting, saying the government should first determine their asylum status.

Amnesty International has reported a court hearing in Kuwait, in which a man was convicted for messages posted on the micro-blogging site Twitter.

Creflo Dollar, the head of an American megachurch, has denied domestic violence claims.