Refugees from Pakistani valley tell of beheadings and strict controls under Taliban ruleJALALA, Pakistan — The Pakistani teenager remembered recognizing her distant relative almost instantly, even though his head had been severed and placed on his back, punishment the Taliban claimed was for spying. Pakistan fights Taliban, says refugees hit 800,000 as US strikes with missileMARDAN, Pakistan — Helicopters dropped Pakistani commandos into a Taliban stronghold in the Swat Valley on Tuesday, pressing ahead with an offensive the army said had killed more than 750 militants and driven around 800,000 people from their homes. Refugees flood Pakistani camps, creating new challenges amid fight with TalibanMARDAN, Pakistan — Hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis have fled fighting between the army and Taliban militants in a northwestern valley, raising the risk that public support could turn against an offensive Washington sees as a must-win battle. Pakistan claims 700 Taliban dead in offensive; camps swell with refugeesMARDAN, Pakistan — Pakistani warplanes bombed suspected militant positions in a stronghold close to the capital Monday, pressing ahead with a fierce offensive that has driven hundreds of thousands from their homes, many into crowded refugee camps. Desperation and fear in Pakistani hospitals, refugee camps as fighting rages in Swat ValleyMINGORA, Pakistan — Civilians cowered in hospital beds and trapped residents struggled to feed their children Saturday, as Pakistani warplanes pounded a Taliban-held valley in what the prime minister called a “war of the country’s survival.” Pakistani army vows to rid Swat Valley of Taliban, UN warns that refugees could reach 500,000MARDAN, Pakistan — Pakistan’s army vowed Friday to eliminate militants from a northwestern valley but warned that its under-equipped troops face thousands of Taliban extremists who have seized towns, planted bombs made from pressure cookers, and dragooned children to be suicide bombers. Companies that once relied heavily on auto industry jobs a big presence at wind energy showCHICAGO — Pete Ostrander and the manufacturer he works for took a hard look at the auto industry four years ago, and neither liked what they saw. Pakistan’s prime minister urges world to help refugees fleeing anti-Taliban offensiveISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s prime minister is appealing for the international community to help the tens of thousands of people fleeing a major anti-Taliban military offensive in the restive northwest. Thousands flee Pakistani war zone as troops maintain assault on TalibanMARDAN, Pakistan — Thousands of terrified Pakistanis dodged Taliban roadblocks to flee fighting Thursday between the army and insurgents in a northwestern valley, streaming into refugee camps and crowding hospitals with their fatigued and hungry children. Pakistani jets bomb suspected militants as residents appeal for pause in fighting to escapeMINGORA, Pakistan — Pakistani jets screamed over a Taliban-controlled town Friday and bombed suspected militant positions as desperate residents appealed for a pause in the fighting so they could escape. Pakistan preparing for up to 500,000 refugees fleeing northwest clashes between army, TalibanISLAMABAD — Fighting between Taliban militants and troops in a northwestern valley triggered an exodus the government said Tuesday could see 500,000 people flee and signaled the end of a peace deal in the area widely criticized as a surrender to the extremists. Improved security in Iraq’s south prompts UN refugee body to change its asylum guidelinesGENEVA — The U.N. refugee agency says it has changed its guidelines on how countries should treat asylum seekers from southern Iraq because of the improved security situation. Australian authorities intercept boatload of suspected asylum seekers off northwest coastSYDNEY — Australian border agents intercepted a boat carrying 50 suspected asylum seekers on Tuesday, the latest in a wave of suspected refugee hopefuls to reach the country’s waters this year. Report: 26 million people uprooted by conflict remained in their countries in 2008NEW YORK — An estimated 26 million people uprooted by conflict or human rights violations remained in their own countries in 2008, far more than the 16 million who crossed borders and became refugees under U.N. protection in 2007, according to a report Friday by a European aid organization. History revised: Book says FDR tried to save Jewish refugees, not turn them away before WWIINEW YORK — A new book disputes widely held assumptions that President Franklin D. Roosevelt was insensitive to the plight of European Jews under the Nazis, and instead concludes that he tried to arrange resettlement for thousands of refugees in the late 1930s, only to be thwarted by his own State Department. Many Iraqi refugees, fearful or wary, prefer to stay in exile than risk returning homeDAMASCUS, Syria — The vast majority of Iraqis who fled their country have no plans to return even though violence is way down, many hoping instead to resettle in the West. Australia intercepts 2 boats of suspected refugees after 4 people found on remote islandSYDNEY — Australian border agents intercepted two boats carrying nearly 80 suspected asylum seekers Wednesday in waters off the northern coast, the government said. Australian authorities intercept another group of suspected asylum seekers off north coastSYDNEY — Australian authorities detained four suspected asylum-seekers on a remote island off Australia’s northeast coast, the latest in a wave of suspected refugee hopefuls to reach the country’s territorial waters this year. Myanmar refugee children in Malaysia publish a book to raise money for cyclone victimsKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — When the teacher asked her class how it can help Cyclone Nargis victims in Myanmar, Steven Bawmying suggested laying a long underground pipe to send drinking water from Malaysia. Human Rights Watch urges new Malaysia PM to end preventive detention, migrant mistreatmentKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Human Rights Watch has appealed to new Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak to end what it called government abuses such as mistreatment of migrants and detention without trial. Myanmar refugee children in Malaysia publish a book to raise money for cyclone victimsKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — When the teacher asked her class how it can help Cyclone Nargis victims in Myanmar, Steven Bawmying suggested laying a long underground pipe to send drinking water from Malaysia. Malaysia vows action after US senators urge stop to trafficking of Myanmar refugeesKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia’s prime minister vowed to investigate a scathing report by U.S. lawmakers saying thousands of Myanmar refugees were handed over to human traffickers with some ending up working in Thai brothels. US senators urge Malaysia to stop trafficking of Myanmar refugees on border with ThailandKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — U.S. senators urged Malaysia to probe claims by refugees from Myanmar that Malaysian immigration officials handed them over to human traffickers on Malaysia’s border with Thailand. Boatload of 32 suspected asylum seekers detained by border guard off western AustraliaSYDNEY — Australia’s navy intercepted another boatload of suspected asylum seekers off the country’s northwestern coast on Saturday — the eighth boat to illegally enter Australian waters this year. |
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