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Hammond: African migrant surge imperils EU social infrastructure

A surge in migrants from Africa threatens the European Union's living standards and social infrastru...

Aug 09, 2015 09:00 PM EDT

Italy's Renzi warns EU on refugees as neighbors block border crossings

Italy stepped up calls for a change to European asylum rules on Sunday as neighboring states tighten...

Jun 14, 2015 09:55 AM EDT

Migrants race through Italy to dodge EU asylum rules

Last month, Dejen Asefaw was rescued with hundreds of other migrants in the Mediterranean Sea and br...

Jun 10, 2015 07:14 AM EDT

France, Germany raise concerns over EU migrant redistribution plan

France and Germany raised concerns on Monday over a European Commission plan to redistribute migrant...

Jun 01, 2015 09:33 AM EDT

German government to speed up asylum process but puts off aid decision

Chancellor Angela Merkel's government and leaders of Germany's powerful regions agreed on Friday to ...

May 09, 2015 08:30 AM EDT

Human Rights Watch cites police abuse of migrants in French port

African migrants camped in the northern French port of Calais in hopes of eventually reaching Britai...

Jan 21, 2015 02:51 AM EST

Syrians largest refugee group after Palestinians: U.N.

Syrians have overtaken Afghans as the largest refugee population aside from Palestinians, fleeing to...

Jan 07, 2015 06:36 AM EST

Australian Senate inquiry finds government responsible for deadly asylum-seeker riots

The Australian government failed to protect asylum seekers in its custody during a deadly riot at an...

Dec 11, 2014 04:43 AM EST

House Democrats urge pause in migrant family deportations

A group of Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives has called on President Barack Obama to su...

Oct 28, 2014 11:39 PM EDT

Obama hangs tough on migrant detention despite slowing influx

The surge in child migration from Central America is receding but the United States is aggressively ...

Oct 12, 2014 10:20 AM EDT

'Let German citizens take in refugees', politician says

Citizens in Germany, one of the most sought-after destinations for refugees, should be allowed to ho...

Oct 10, 2014 11:26 PM EDT

Rwanda court's forgotten men pose challenge to international justice

Justin Mugenzi was legally cleared of any role in Rwanda's 1994 genocide. But an oversight in the in...

Sep 29, 2014 06:29 AM EDT

German opposition asks top court to order Snowden testimony in Berlin

German opposition lawmakers appealed to the Constitutional Court to oblige the government to bring e...

Sep 26, 2014 11:26 PM EDT

Australia to reintroduce temporary visas for refugees

Australia will reintroduce a controversial temporary visa system to deal with a huge backlog of asyl...

Sep 25, 2014 03:02 AM EDT

In shift, U.S. officials fight release on bond of migrants: lawyers

The Obama administration is routinely arguing against the release on bond of Central American women ...

Sep 19, 2014 01:35 AM EDT

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