United States meets goal of admitting 10,000 Syria refugees ahead of time
United States said it would welcome its 10,000th Syrian refugee of this fiscal year on Monday, meeting a controversial target amount more than a month ahead of schedule.
Aug 30, 2016, 00:21 AM ISTUS meets goal of admitting 10,000 Syria refugees ahead of time
National Security Advisor Susan Rice said the number represented a "six-fold increase from the prior year," and called it "a meaningful step that we hope to build upon."
Aug 30, 2016, 00:16 AM ISTBrazil to renew visas for Syrian refugees
The Brazilian government said that it would renew its special visas for Syrian refugees.
Sep 22, 2015, 09:58 AM IST