political refugees

By NAJIB JOBAIN and JACK JEFFERY - Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Battles between Israel and Hamas around hospitals forced thousands of Palestinians to flee from some of the…

By MARK KENNEDY - AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Little Amal, a 12-foot (3.7-meter) puppet of a Syrian refugee, will journey across the United States this fall, visiting key places in…

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Hundreds of refugees in Kenya’s Dadaab camps have been affected by a cholera outbreak as the population in the facilities grows rapidly, a humanitarian charity said Tuesday.Doctors Without…

By MARK KENNEDY - AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In her new PBS special, Lidia Bastianich samples the foods of the world without ever leaving the U.SThe Emmy-award winning TV host, author and…

By DEEPTI HAJELA and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN - Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The historic Roosevelt Hotel in midtown Manhattan shuttered three years ago, but it will soon be bustling again — reopening to…

BANGKOK (AP) — Human rights organizations urged Thailand on Thursday to improve conditions in its immigration detention facilities after a second asylum seeker from China’s Muslim Uyghur minority died in custody within two…

By JAMEY KEATEN and SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — U.N. officials said Tuesday that one side in the Sudan conflict has seized control of a national health lab in the capital of Khartoum…

By LISA RATHKE - Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — "Welcome to the USA," says a note attached to a hand-crocheted blanket of purple, white and gray stripes.Hollie Shaner-McRae, of Burlington, who…

By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO - Associated Press HAMPTON, Minn. (AP) — The Buddhist community anchored by an ornate temple complex here in the Minnesota farmland is trying a new way to ensure its faith and…

By MORGAN LEE - Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. government took steps Thursday to ensure that pregnant migrant youths who are in its custody but not accompanied by parents can access…