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A Norwegian mother makes a home for frightened Afghan boys who arrive alone, seeking safety.

On World Refugee Day, Al Jazeera looks at the painful journeys refugees were forced on in 2020 despite global pandemic.

The UN says it is coordinating efforts and helping Sri Lanka in assessing the damage and recovery efforts.

Ashraf Ghani announced new defence and interior ministers as violence surges with the Taliban claiming more territory.

Singh, a four-time Asian Games gold medallist, passed away at a hospital in the north Indian city of Chandigarh.

As tensions ease with Iran, Biden administration moves to put US forces in region on more normal footing, WSJ reports.

Economic reopenings have driven a commodities price surge this year, but the last two weeks have seen prices slump.

Refugee numbers worldwide increase for a ninth year in a row as people continue to be displaced amid the COVID crisis.

Death of a Rohingya woman of COVID-19 while in detention highlights the plight of poverty-stricken refugees.

We should not allow the COVID-19 pandemic to erase the progress we have made towards eradicating polio.

Reuters snap survey of 40 medical experts from around the world also says the next wave will be better controlled.

Officials claim to have contained outbreak which infected 1,500 refugees – nearly 10 percent of Bhashan Char residents.

A look at the changes to vaccine policy which should enable every Indian adult to get vaccinated for free.

Widespread condemnation of action against Muslim journalists for speaking out over assault on elderly man in Ghaziabad.