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Qatar says Putin's Syria plan ignores root cause of crisis

Qatar's foreign minister said on Monday there was general international agreement with Russia on its...

Sep 29, 2015 07:00 AM EDT

Outburst of compassion in Europe puts lid on far right -for now

European far right parties have called refugees streaming into the region "terrorists", a "ticking t...

Sep 24, 2015 09:59 PM EDT

U.S. sees military talks with Russia on Syria as important next step: Kerry

U.S. President Barack Obama believes that holding military talks with Russia on Syria is an importan...

Sep 19, 2015 06:28 AM EDT

Croatia overwhelmed by flood of migrants, EU calls summit

Croatia threatened to close its border with Serbia on Thursday as migrants fled from overwhelmed pol...

Sep 18, 2015 01:09 AM EDT

Syrian army starts using new weapons from Russia - military source

The Syrian military has recently started using new types of air and ground weapons supplied by Russi...

Sep 17, 2015 10:04 PM EDT

Hungarian riot police detain migrants, including 'terrorist'

Hungary on Wednesday detained 29 people including a "terrorist" as migrants demanding to be let thro...

Sep 17, 2015 02:15 AM EDT

Germany says still taking in refugees despite border controls

Refugees will continue to arrive in Germany despite the government's introduction of temporary borde...

Sep 15, 2015 12:46 AM EDT

U.S. to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees: White House

President Barack Obama has directed his administration to prepare to take in at least 10,000 Syrian ...

Sep 10, 2015 10:07 PM EDT

Hungarian TV journalist fired for tripping up fleeing migrants

A camerawoman for a private television channel in Hungary was fired late on Tuesday after videos of ...

Sep 09, 2015 08:55 PM 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

War stops 13 million going to school in Middle East, North Africa: U.N.

Conflicts across the Middle East and North Africa are preventing more than 13 million children from ...

Sep 03, 2015 04:03 AM EDT

Greek ship ferries hundreds more migrants to mainland

A ship bringing about 1,800 migrants and refugees from an eastern Greek island to the port of Piraeu...

Sep 01, 2015 09:00 PM EDT

Tale of two migrants shakes Italy

One migrant is reviled, suspected of killing an elderly couple in Sicily; another has been hailed as...

Sep 01, 2015 12:50 AM EDT

Ferry packed with Syrian refugees heads for Greek mainland

A passenger ship carrying hundreds of Syrian refugees was heading to the Greek mainland from islands...

Aug 19, 2015 09:08 PM EDT

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