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Italy

"We're Italians, we come to help you"

Up close and personal with the latest group of migrants found drifting in the Mediterranean.

Europe News

EU launches new volunteer scheme

It’s meant to be Europe’s answer to the United States Peace Corps.

Hungary

Hungarian court case: activists rally after Syrian man given 10-year jail term

Human rights activists have rallied in Hungary’s capital Budapest calling for the release of Syrian man convicted of inciting a migrant riot last year.

South Sudan

'Ethnic cleansing' reported in South Sudan

President Salva Kiir denies using starvation and rape as weapons of war as the UN describes the conflict as "fertile ground" for genocide.

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World News

Australia: protesters call for an end to offshore detention of asylum seekers

Protesters have rallied outside the Australian parliament for a second consecutive day.

Germany

Refugee postcards for sale in Berlin

It costs 90 cents to send a postcard from Germany to Syria, and Zero Ninety is a chance for Berliners a chance to buy postcards from artists and refugees at silent auction

Syria

Thousands flee Aleppo fighting

An estimated 16,000 people have been displaced as a result of Syrian government advances on rebel-held districts of Aleppo.

Germany

'Mr. Flirt' teaches new migrants how to approach women in Germany

Horst Wenzel, dubbed ‘Germany’s number one love expert’, has been volunteering his services to teach new migrants how to flirt and approach women.

Iraq

Iraq says its forces have retaken most of eastern Mosul from ISIL

Iraqi forces claim they are now in control of most of eastern Mosul.

Greece

Greece: woman and child die in migrant camp fire

A 66-year-old woman and a six-year-old child have died in a blaze at a refugee camp in Greece.

Greece

Greece: migrants set fire to Lesbos refugee camp after two die in gas blast

A woman and a child are said to have died in an explosion at the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.

Bulgaria

Migrants riot at Bulgarian refugee camp

They are angry about a decision by the local authority to put the camp in the southern town of Harmanli under quarantine after reports of a possible outbreak of skin disease.

Italy

IOM records big surge in migrants arriving in Italy

Figures from the International Organisation for Migration suggest there was a big surge in migrant arrivals in Italy between the 14th and the 20th of November.

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Scenes inside Mosul area retaken by Iraq troops

The residents of Gogjali, eight kilometres from Mosul, were being evacuated from their homes on Tuesday morning as the operation to liberate Iraq’s second city…

Hungary

'We won't accept Brussels' diktat' - Hungary's PM reiterates anti-migrant stance

Despite a referendum deemed invalid and losing parliamentary vote on his anti-migrant policies, Viktor Orbam continues to speak his mind on the matter.

Italy

Rescued migrants arrive in Italy after deadly week in the Mediterranean

Hundreds of migrants dock in Messina, Sicily.

Greece

Tensions high as migrant camp attacked

It is the second time the camp on the Greek island of Chios has been targeted. Rocks and petrol bombs were hurled at a makeshift camp for refugees and migrants.

Libya

Many dead and missing in the Mediterranean

Hundreds of people have been rescued but "challenging" weather conditions mean this week's death toll is mounting steadily.

Greece

Violence breaks out at Greek refugee camp

At least 50 people have been arrested on the Greek island of Chios after violence erupted at a migrant camp.

World

Training for refugees in Uganda: a model of integration

Uganda allows refugees to move in and out of settlements, provides land, and allows them to work.