Tag: Flee

Christians flee Egypt town after death threats

Several Christian families have fled their homes in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula after receiving death threats from suspected Islamist militants, officials and residents told AFP...

Philippine flood forces hundreds to flee homes

Almost 2,000 people were forced to flee their homes in the southern Philippines after heavy rains caused rivers to burst their banks, the government...

Thousands flee in India after religious attack rumors

Thousands of Indians from the northeast of the country have fled southern cities after rumours they would be attacked by Muslims in reprisal for...

Chilas jailbreak: Five inmates escaped

At least five inmates manage to break the Chilas jail on Wednesday, a local television said. According to the channel the prisoners, doing time...

Hundreds of Syrians flee to Lebanon: officials

More than 1,500 Syrians, mainly women and children, have crossed into Lebanon in recent days, fleeing the violence in the central flashpoint province of...

Malaysia says blast suspect was fleeing to Iran

An Iranian national who was arrested in Malaysia for suspected involvement in a botched bomb plot in Thailand had been attempting to fly to...

Libya number two flees protest in uprising cradle

The deputy head of Libya’s National Transitional Council was manhandled by protesters on Thursday in the cradle of the uprising that ousted Moamer Kadhafi...

18,000 flee Khyber fearing violence

At least 18,000 people have fled their homes in Khyber, fearing a fresh onslaught of fighting between the army and militants, officials said Tuesday. Families...

Civilians flee besieged pro-Gaddafi town

Civilians poured out of the Libyan town of Bani Walid on Monday fearful of new fighting between Muammar Gaddafi’s forces and besieging government troops,...

Over 0.1 million flee Kurram offensive

Up to 0.1 million people have fled their homes in a Pakistani district bordering Afghanistan after the military launched an offensive against Islamist militants,...

Up to 100,000 flee Kurram offensive

Up to 100,000 people have fled their homes in Kurram District after the military launched an offensive against militants, officials said Wednesday. Thousands of families...

90,000 flee storm in Philippines

Nearly 90,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in the Philippines due to floods caused by Tropical Storm Meari, with 15 people...

Two accused men flee from police custody

T wo accused men escaped from the Mumtaz Colony police post of the ‘A’ Section police station, following which two policemen were arrested and...

Tanks deploy in east, Syrians flee northern town

Thousands of Syrians fled the historic town of Maarat al-Numaan to escape troops and tanks thrusting into the north in a widening military campaign...

Killer cops flee!

Around 15 policemen, including two station house officers (SHO) accused of involvement in the Green Town and Lower Mall Police torture case, have escaped...

Syrians flee town as troops approach

Turkey called on Syria on Wednesday to rein in violence against civilians and promised not to turn away refugees as some residents of a...

South Sudan says 80,000 flee after north takes Abyei

Alel Bol fled with four of her six children when armed northerners on motorbikes roared into her home in Sudan’s contested Abyei border region...