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A bomb claimed his leg, but it won't stop him reaching Rio

Syrian refugee Ibrahim Al Hussein has been named as one of the two members of the Paralympic Refugee Team that will head to Rio de Janeiro hunting a gold medal.

World News

'Young Europeans more likely to support restrictions on religious expression' - WEF

A report released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) has found young people in Europe are more likely to support restrictions on public expression of religious beliefs than people the same age group in

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Italy: migrants arrive at the ports of Cagliari and Messina

A Norwegian ship arrives at the Italian port of Cagliari, carrying 1,100 rescued migrants.

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Almost 10,000 migrants rescued in Strait of Sicily in two days

Around 3,000 migrants were rescued in the Strait of Sicily on Tuesday, in 30 separate missions.

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Dr. Alison Thompson on life as a full time humanitarian volunteer

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Iraq: More than 70 tents burned down in refugee camp

More than 70 tents were destroyed by fire in the refugee camp of Yahayawa, near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, but no one was injured, the United Nations’ refugee agency UNHCR…

Italy

Thousands of migrants are rescued at sea in the biggest operation so far

An estimated 6,500 migrants are rescued at sea, some 20km off the Libyan town of Sabratha. Forty operations took place in 24 hours.

Hungary

On the Serbian-Hungarian border, refugees' long march to safety grinds on

One year on, and for international televisions and newspapers Röszke-Horgos isn’t news any more, but the situation in the Serbian migrant “jungle” is still quite…

Greece

Greece wants to give asylum seekers the right to work

The Greek migration minister has asked the European Union to speed up the relocation of refugees from Greece to other member states.

Italy

Afghan teenager travels 400km strapped to bottom of truck

An Afghan teenager, reportedly 16-years-old, has been found strapped to the bottom of a truck, after apparently travelling for around 400 kilometres.

Syria

The iconic images of children suffering in war

Viewers are almost immune now to the dusty aftermath of air strikes on city streets in Syria on their television screens.

Italy

Hundreds rescued from overcrowded migrant boats in Med

More than 300 people have been rescued from the Mediterranean Sea after migrant boats capsized off the coast of Libya.

Greece

Identifying the nameless dead in the migrant crisis

Thousands of migrants, many of them refugees, have died nameless and unknown after perishing at sea trying to reach Europe; efforts are underway to try to identify them.

Germany

Refugees did not bring terrorism to Germany - Merkel

The German Chancellor says Islam is and will be part of German culture as long as it is practised in a way that respects the country's constitution.

Greece

Greece plans new migrant facilities amid claims of 'dirty' and 'unsafe' conditions

Greece is reported to be planning new shelters, to help ease increasing pressure on overcrowded migrant camps.

Sport

Rio Olympics: Graffiti mural in honour of Team Refugee

Refugees competing in the Olympic Games have been honoured with a gigantic mural on Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Boulevard.

Turkey

Tensions rise over EU-Turkey migrant deal

Turkey is threatening to walk away from a deal to stem the migrant flow to Europe over the failure by Brussels to deliver on waiving visa restrictions.

World

Being a mother and refugee at Jordan's Zaatari camp

Being a mother or a refugee can be tough enough, but what is it like to be both?

Kenya

Kenya and UN work to change a refugee camp into a settlement

Refugees in Kenya who have fled the fighting in South Sudan are being given a chance to become self sufficient under a new initiative from the government and the UNHCR.

Hungary

Hungarian football club helps to integrate refugees

As the Rio Olympics unites people from around the world in sport, a football club in Hungary is also doing its bit for integration.