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Refugee crush overwhelms EU Dublin rule

More and more refugees are trying to avoid being registered. This applies especially for the registration centre of Roszke, near Hungary’s border

Egypt

Pink Taxi strikes back against sexual assaults in Egypt

There is a new taxi company in Egypt reserved for women: Pink Taxi. Sexual harassment and Egyptian male society’s behaviour toward women is the worst

Turkey

Turkish refugee camps for Syrians set high standard

Syrians in the Nizip Refugee Camp are thankful for Turkey’s open-handed hospitality. For one thing, the 10,500 people in Nizip, around 50km from the

World

Hungary fighting to uphold EU border rules in face of criticism

Nothing is stopping these refugees. Hundreds have been crossing the Serbia-Hungary border every day, following these tracks. If trains are going to

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Germany

Germany's winning refugee welcome formula

Many Germans are rolling out a cheering, red carpet welcome for refugees that few could doubt is genuine. To the many thousands fleeing war, who

France

French have strong security interest in fighting ISIL

One year ago, we saw the first US-led air strikes against the self-proclaimed Islamic State (ISIL) — in August 2014. They targeted jihadist positions

World

Refugee boy's drowning raises hopes for political solutions

The European Union is debating how to reconcile its traditional values with masses of individuals begging for refuge. Meanwhile, criminal networks

Turkey

Refugee boy's drowning raises hopes for political solutions

The European Union is debating how to reconcile its traditional values with masses of individuals begging for refuge. Meanwhile, criminal networks

Czech Republic

Czech police marking refugees directly on their skin

Officials in the Czech Republic are facing an outcry from human rights activists over their police writing on refugees’ arms. The refugees were

China

China-Japan war pain still festers

China’s role defeating Japan in the Second World War it feels has never adequately been recognised in the West, and it is taking steps to address

World News

Refugees face legacy of hardship

Abdullah Bakhshi, 24, was born a refugee, in Iran, but he has left it and is currently in Lesbos, Greece, hoping to move on to Germany and bring his

World News

Schengen recoil could turn EU travel back 20 years

European Union border control systems are under an unprecedented strain with the asylum seeker crisis. The EU bloc’s external borders have physical

World News

EU migration policy long on diversity, short on unity

How far has the EU come in developing a common immigration policy? Not far enough, say critics, given the disparity of its voices. None of the

Germany

Berlin processing asylum seekers with difficulty

Central Berlin has been transformed by a crush of asylum seekers since the start of August, in a heatwave. Berlin expects 45,000 asylum arrivals by

World

Top EU migration official insists policy revision imperative

With Europe facing a migration crisis, we talk to Dimitris Avramopoulos, Greece’s European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship

USA

US gun control impasse defies litany of bloodshed

“More than 11,000 Americans were killed by gun violence in 2013 alone. Every country has violent, hateful or mentally unstable people. What’s

India

India's 'sister-daughter' murder case darkens as socialite held

Mother-daughter killing suspicion over brother-sister 'relationship'

Venezuela

Venezuela-Colombia row drives out poor border residents

Imposing martial law at its border, Venezuela continues to lash out at neighbour Colombia, after a shootout left three soldiers wounded. Venezuela

USA

New Orleans recovery entrenches inequality critics say

New Orleans has been resurrected since Hurricane Katrina struck the US Gulf Coast, ten years ago. Nearly 2,000 people lost their lives in the

World News

Western Balkans lock horns with migration this Thursday

Europe still has not decided how it should respond… The number of migrants who have arrived by the Mediterranean this year has exceeded 225,000

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