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Syria

ISIL militants blow up Palmyra's ancient tower tombs

Turkey

Istanbul: hundreds rally in support of migrants

Protesters have gathered in Istanbul’s Taksim square to criticise Europe’s migrant policies. Some of them carried banners depicting the image of

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

Greece

Artist pays tribute to Aylan Kurdi and Good Samaritan

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Europe News

Stay in Turkey, Hungary's Orban tells Syrian refugees

Hungary’s prime minister says Syrian refugees should stop travelling to Europe. Viktor Orban made the comments at a press conference in Brussels. He

Hungary

Thousands trapped in Budapest

No information. No facilities. Images from last night (September 2) show how migrants and refugees have spent their last two days and nights in

Syria

Syria: enormous car bomb rocks Latakia

An enormous car bomb has been detonated in a city in Northern Syria. At least ten people have been killed and dozens more injured in the explosion in

Germany

German donations pour in to help migrants caught in the crisis

Turkey

Five children among a dozen migrants to drown off Turkish coast

Among the latest tragic deaths of people trying to reach Europe are some one dozen Syrians who drowned after they set out in two boats from Bodrum, a

Iraq

Turkish construction workers kidnapped in Iraq

Turkey

Turkish soldier missing on Syrian border after shootout with ISIL

Two wounded Turkish soldiers have been rushed to hospital in Turkey’s southeastern province of Kilis after cross-border fire from ISIL extremists in

Syria

Daily life in a Jihadist group at war

Footage filmed in northern Syria by French reporters Farouk Atig and Yacine Benrabia for the website www.spicee.com gives us a rare sight inside the

Syria

Satellite images show ISIL destruction in Palmyra

Newly released satellite images show the destruction by ISIL militants of the Bel Temple in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. The images

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

Syria

Syrian regime accused of bombing civilians in Damascus suburb

Distressing images posted on social media are said to show aftermath of Syria regime bombing of a Damascus suburb.

Hungary

'From death to death': a Syrian refugee's journey

Ahmed, a Syrian man, and his wife wait with hundreds of other migrants at a railway station in central Budapest hoping to find a smuggler to take

Hungary

Migrant crisis: Joint border patrols by Bulgarian and Hungarian police

Bulgarian police are helping Hungarian colleagues mount border patrols amid suspicions that gangs from Bulgaria are heavily involved in people

World News

Destination northern Europe: thousands make daily 'journey of death'

It's being called the journey of death: the UN estimates 3,000 people per day will soon be travelling the Balkan route, with northern Europe in their sights.

Syria

Syria: Ceasefire breaks down in three strategic towns

Fighting is said to have resumed in three key Syrian towns at the end of a 48-hour ceasefire. Reports of the breakdown, from the Syrian Observatory

Europe News

Record number of migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean

The number of refugees and migrants crossing the Mediterranean to Europe this year has been more than 300,00 – up from 219,000 for the whole of 2014