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Austria, Germany open borders to migrants offloaded by Hungary
September 5, 2015
Austria, Germany open borders to migrants offloaded by Hungary
Austria and Germany threw open their borders to thousands of exhausted migrants on Saturday, bussed to the frontier by a…
Muslim leader shot dead in south Thailand
September 5, 2015
Muslim leader shot dead in south Thailand
A Muslim leader in Thailand’s insurgency-plagued south who had survived a previous attack was shot dead Saturday in Pattani province,…
Ontario wants Canada to resettle 5,000 Syrians by year’s end
September 5, 2015
Ontario wants Canada to resettle 5,000 Syrians by year’s end
The tragic picture of a drowned Syrian toddler spurred the province of Ontario Friday to request 5,000 Syrians be brought to…
Migrants stream into Austria, swept west by overwhelmed Hungary
September 5, 2015
Migrants stream into Austria, swept west by overwhelmed Hungary
Thousands of exhausted migrants streamed into Austria on Saturday, bussed to the border by a Hungarian government that gave up…
As crisis grips Europe, a look at how US takes in refugees
September 5, 2015
As crisis grips Europe, a look at how US takes in refugees
Europe is struggling with a surge of refugees and immigrants that has resulted in countless deaths, including that of a…
Volunteer hotline saves desperate migrants from the Med
September 4, 2015
Volunteer hotline saves desperate migrants from the Med
From his office in Strasbourg in eastern France, Hatem Gheribi picks up the phone to a desperate woman who says…
Cameron bows to pressure to take more Syrian refugees
September 4, 2015
Cameron bows to pressure to take more Syrian refugees
Prime Minister David Cameron said on Friday that Britain would welcome "thousands more" Syrian refugees, after an outpouring of emotion over…
Ahead of Greek election, Syriza’s ‘lost generation’ deserts Tsipras
September 4, 2015
Ahead of Greek election, Syriza’s ‘lost generation’ deserts Tsipras
So divided has Syriza's youth wing become over the direction of Greece's leftist party, that when its council planned to…
One dead, one injured in California college shooting
September 4, 2015
One dead, one injured in California college shooting
One man was killed and another seriously wounded in a shooting at a Sacramento, California college campus, police said ."Campus…
After troop cuts, China military warns reforms will be hard
September 4, 2015
After troop cuts, China military warns reforms will be hard
China's military reforms will be difficult and risky as they require a fundamental change in thinking and could affect special…