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Chatbot Now Offers Legal Advice For Refugees Seeking Asylum

The creator of the Facebook chatbot DoNotPay has updated the "robot lawyer" technology to give free ...

Mar 10, 2017 10:27 AM EST

Ausralia detention camp ruled unconstitutional by PNG court

Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court ruled that Australia's detention of asylum seekers on the nation's ...

Apr 26, 2016 12:12 PM EDT

Swiss Suspended Immigration Process of a Syrian Family Over Refusal to Shake Hands

Swiss officials are reviewing information and legal framework to determine the immigration status of...

Apr 20, 2016 04:46 AM EDT

Syrian refugees in Russia get last minute reprieve from deportation

Amid protests from Amnesty International and human rights group, deportation of the Syrian refugees ...

Feb 27, 2016 03:45 AM EST

Immigration Official Denies Nauru Child Rape Report, Says It's 'Not What It Seems'

The highest official in the island country of Nauru has declared that the controversial alleged rape...

Feb 08, 2016 09:30 PM EST

Germany speeds up new measures to deal with refugee influx

Germany is introducing measures to tackle its refugee crisis earlier than previously expected, a top...

Oct 23, 2015 07:52 AM EDT

Swedish police say sword-wielding school killer driven by racist motives

A masked swordsman who killed a teaching assistant and a boy and wounded two others, all with immigr...

Oct 23, 2015 07:26 AM EDT

Merkel's deputy expects Germany to get over a million refugees in 2015

More than a million refugees will come to Germany this year, Chancellor Angela Merkel's deputy said ...

Oct 12, 2015 01:38 AM EDT

Japan to offer $810 million to support refugees fleeing Syria, Iraq: NHK

Japan, which accepted just 11 asylum seekers out of 5,000 applications last year, will provide about...

Sep 28, 2015 01:00 AM EDT

Hungary beefs up border with army, warns migrants to stay away

Hungary's parliament authorized the government on Monday to deploy the army to help handle a wave of...

Sep 22, 2015 01:54 AM EDT

As Europe opens its doors, Japan considers clamping down harder on asylum seekers

As the worst refugee crisis since World War Two forces Europe to break down hurdles and accept hundr...

Sep 10, 2015 02:10 AM EDT

U.N. says 850,000 to cross sea to Europe in 2015 and 2016

At least 850,000 people are expected to cross the Mediterranean seeking refuge in Europe this year a...

Sep 08, 2015 09:28 PM EDT

Austria plans to end measures allowing migrants from Hungary and move 'towards normality'

Austria said on Sunday it planned to end emergency measures that have allowed thousands of refugees ...

Sep 06, 2015 11:12 PM EDT

Merkel, heckled on visit to refugees, says no to xenophobia

Dozens of protesters shouted at Chancellor Angela Merkel and waved placards with the slogan "traitor...

Aug 26, 2015 09:14 PM EDT

In another symbol of thawing ties, Kerry to raise U.S. flag at restored Havana embassy

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry travels to Cuba on Friday to raise the U.S. flag at the recently ...

Aug 14, 2015 01:50 AM EDT

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