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Syrians have become the EU's fastest growing group of asylum seekers

The number of Syrian asylum seekers in the EU has more than tripled in just one year, the fastest growth rate for any group, according to the European Asylum Support Office's annual report. They numbered 24,110 in 2012 compared to 7,885 the year...

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Critical supplies for Syrian refugee children airlifted to Erbil

A plane carrying 100 tonnes of UNICEF emergency supplies to assist Syrian refugee children and families arrived this evening in Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

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Key Lawmakers to Obama: Enhanced Strategy for Syria Needed

As the White House continues to make the case to U.S. lawmakers that Congress should approve military action against Syria's government, President Obama met with two key Republican senators whose support will be crucial.

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OSCE in Tajikistan holds discussion on explosive hazards reduction and response

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A sign warning of the presence of landmines at the Afghan-Tajik border near Pyanj, Tajikistan, 6 April 2011.

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