Refugees
Hundreds of Rescued Migrants Disembark in Italy’s Sicily
More than 500 migrants began disembarking a rescue ship for health checks in Italy's island of Sicily after nearly two...
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Europe Asylum Hits Five-Year High as More Afghans Flee
Requests for asylum in Europe hit a five-year high in September, with Afghans in particular seeking safety after the Taliban...
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Afghan Refugee Sets Himself on Fire in Indonesia
An Afghan asylum seeker set himself on fire in Indonesia in protest at his seven-year wait for resettlement in a...
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Pope Francis Plans New Migrant Transfer to Rome on Cyprus Visit
Pope Francis plans to arrange the transfer of a number of migrants to Rome during his visit to Cyprus next...
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31 Die in Deadliest Migrant Boat Tragedy Between France, UK
At least 31 migrants died crossing from France to England when their boat sank off the port of Calais, French...
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Teenage Syrian Laid to Rest by Poland-Belarus Border
A Syrian teenager who drowned last month while trying to cross a river into the EU from Belarus was laid...
Read moreNGO Ship Carrying 800 Migrants Pleads for Safe Port
A charity ship carrying 800 migrants pleaded with Italy to assign it a safe port, as attempts to cross the...
Read moreFour Migrants Dead, 21 Missing Off Coast of Spain
The bodies of four migrants have been found off southern Spain, the coast guard said, adding that it was looking...
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UN Warns of Up to 500,000 More Afghan Refugees by Year End
The United Nations said it was bracing for a possible exodus from violence-ravaged Afghanistan of up to half a million...
Read more18 Europe-Bound Migrants Drown Off Libya: Coastguard
Eighteen migrants have drowned after their boat sank off Libya, the coastguard said Tuesday, the latest tragedy on the dangerous...
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Judges Order UK Far-Right Figure to Pay Syrian Boy £100,000
Judges ordered British far-right figurehead Tommy Robinson to pay £100,000 to a Syrian boy after ruling on Thursday that he had...
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Migrant Workers Halt Two-Month Hunger Strike in Belgium
Hundreds of undocumented workers, mainly from Morocco and Algeria, suspended a two-month hunger strike to demand Belgian authorities let them...
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80 Migrants Rescued in English Channel Trying to Reach UK
Three boats carrying a total of 80 migrants hoping to reach Britain were rescued after their makeshift vessels ran into...
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Over 1,400 Migrants Land on Italy’s Lampedusa Island
More than 1,400 migrants arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa on the weekend, media reports said Sunday.
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Syrian Refugee Ends German Election Bid Over ‘Racism’
Tareq Alaows, the first Syrian refugee to run for a seat in the German parliament, has withdrawn his candidacy due...
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Yemen Rebels Admit Forces Caused Deadly Fire at Migrant Center
Yemen's Huthi rebels have admitted their forces caused a fire that killed 45 people at a migrant center earlier this...
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UN Calls for Independent Probe of Fire That Killed Migrants in Yemen
The United Nations has called for an independent probe of a fire in Yemen's capital that killed dozens of migrants...
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At Least Eight Dead in Fire at Yemen Migrant Facility: IOM
At least eight migrants and guards were killed, and scores more injured, in a fire on Sunday at a holding...
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Pregnant Migrant Sets Herself on Fire in Greek Camp
An eight-months pregnant Afghan asylum-seeker was released from hospital after having set herself on fire at a camp on the...
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Rohingya Boat in Distress, Eight Dead: UN Refugee Agency
A boat carrying dozens of Rohingya, including women and children, has broken down at sea and at least eight people...
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