refugee crisis
Divided EU leaders to offer cash for Syria refugees
World
September 23, 2015
Divided EU leaders to offer cash for Syria refugees
European Union leaders could promise billions of euros in new funding for Syrian refugees at an emergency summit on Wednesday…
Refugee journey: A tough welcome in Germany
Life & Style
September 20, 2015
Refugee journey: A tough welcome in Germany
Reuters photographer Zohra Bensemra is following a group of families fleeing the war in Syria and seeking a new life…
Hit by new wave of refugees, Germany warns EU partners
World
September 8, 2015
Hit by new wave of refugees, Germany warns EU partners
Struggling to cope with record numbers of asylum seekers, Germany told its European partners on Monday they too must take…
Refugee crisis suddenly Merkel’s biggest challenge
World
August 31, 2015
Refugee crisis suddenly Merkel’s biggest challenge
Returning from her summer break in mid-August, German Chancellor Angela Merkel raised some eyebrows by describing Europe's refugee problem as…
Rwanda says alarmed by Burundi unrest as refugees stream across border
World
May 5, 2015
Rwanda says alarmed by Burundi unrest as refugees stream across border
Rwanda's foreign minister said on Tuesday she was concerned about neighboring Burundi's clampdown on more than a week of protests…
Tens of thousands of Yemenis flee violence in south
World
July 4, 2011
Tens of thousands of Yemenis flee violence in south
Aden, Yemen - Some 54,000 Yemenis have fled the flashpoint southern province of Abyan since militants took over its capital…
Syria tank assault kills four near Turkey border
World
June 29, 2011
Syria tank assault kills four near Turkey border
Amman - Syrian troops shot dead four villagers on Wednesday, an activist said, as authorities pressed on with a tank-led…
More than 1500 refugees flee Syria in one day
World
June 24, 2011
More than 1500 refugees flee Syria in one day
Beirut - More than 1500 Syrian refugees streamed across the border to safe havens in Turkey in one day as…
Syrian refugees on the Turkish border: Stories of murder, rape, intimidation and thuggery
World
June 20, 2011
Syrian refugees on the Turkish border: Stories of murder, rape, intimidation and thuggery
Hatay Province, Turkey - Behind the barbed wire surrounding the refugee camp located in Hatay Province, near the Turkish-Syrian border,…
Syria’s Assad talks reforms in bid to keep power
World
June 20, 2011
Syria’s Assad talks reforms in bid to keep power
Beirut - Syria's embattled president said Monday his regime would consider political reforms, including ending his Baath Party's monopoly on…