Pope Says Europe Refugee Crisis ‘Tip Of The Iceberg’
Pope Francis warned Monday that Europe’s refugee crisis is just the “tip of the iceberg,” fueled by an “unjust” global economic system forcing hundreds of thousands of people to flee war and poverty in...
View ArticleMigrant Shipwreck Off Turkey Kills 22
At least 22 Greece-bound migrants drowned on Tuesday when their boat sank off Turkey, officials said, as police blocked hundreds of others seeking to find an alternative route to Europe by land. Eleven...
View ArticleMerkel Calls For EU Summit On Refugee Crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday called for a special European Union refugee summit, urging unity after an angry reaction to a suggestion by one of her ministers that states that did not take...
View ArticleMigrants Tear-Gassed By Hungary Police
Serbia is protesting Hungary’s use of tear gas and water cannons against migrants at their shared border. Serbian minister Aleksandar Vulin expressed “the harshest possible protest” in a live statement...
View ArticleEuropol Tracking 30,000 Suspected People Smugglers
As many 30,000 people could be involved in the trafficking gangs charging refugees thousands of euros for a perilous trip to Europe, the head of Europe’s police agency said on Wednesday. Rob Wainwright...
View ArticleRomania PM To Face Corruption Trial
Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta is to be tried by the country’s top court after he was formally indicted on several counts of corruption. Mr. Ponta, who prosecutors said will not be arrested, has...
View ArticleRussian Governor ‘Ran Crime Gang’
Russian police have arrested the governor of the Komi Republic – a huge region in Russia’s far north – and 18 of his associates, in a major fraud inquiry involving state property. Governor Vyacheslav...
View ArticleFrench FM: If We Want Assad Down, We Won’t Get Far
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius says a diplomatic resolution to Syria’s crisis is impossible without Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius says a diplomatic...
View ArticlePutin Opens Moscow’s Largest Mosque, Warns Against Extremists
President Vladimir Putin opened Moscow’s new grand mosque on Wednesday, urging Russia’s Islamic leaders to stand against extremism at a time when some 2,400 Russians are fighting with Islamic State in...
View ArticleHungary Accuses Merkel Of ‘Moral Imperialism’ Over Refugee Quotas
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Wednesday rejected what he called German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s “moral imperialism” in Europe’s migrant crisis. When asked what he expected from Merkel...
View ArticleNATO Head Urges ‘Constructive’ Russian Role In Syria
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg told AFP Thursday he was concerned by Russia’s “substantial” military build-up in Syria and urged Moscow to play a constructive role in the fight against Islamic State...
View ArticleMigrants Keep Coming As Merkel Tells EU To Do More
Thousands of migrants streamed through the Balkans Thursday as German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned after an emergency summit that Europe still had to get to grips with its biggest post-war refugee...
View ArticleGerman President Warns Of Limits To Number Of Refugees
Germany’s president has warned that there are limits to how many refugees his country can absorb as it prepares for as many as 800,000 arrivals this year, showing growing concern even at the highest...
View ArticleSpain PM Rules Out Discussing Split With Catalonia
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said Monday he would not discuss the “end of unity of Spain” after Catalan separatists claimed victory in crucial regional elections and vowed to press ahead with...
View ArticleCameron: Russia And Iran Will Not Accept Syria Without Assad
Britain and the U.S. are miles apart from Iran and Russia on how to stop the bloodshed in Syria because Tehran and Moscow will not contemplate the end of the Assad regime, David Cameron has said. The...
View ArticleDanish Defence Minister Steps Down In Blow To New Government
Denmark’s defence minister resigned on Tuesday after weeks of media criticism of appointments he made in his former role as head of the administrative region of Southern Denmark. Carl Holst’s...
View ArticleIMF’s Lagarde: There Is ‘Reason To Be Concerned’ About Global Economy
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Wednesday said her organisation sees troubling signs in the world’s finances, and that it is unclear if the current situation is...
View ArticleCatalan Leader Slams Spanish Lawsuit Over Breakaway Vote
Catalonia’s president Artur Mas on Wednesday accused the Spanish government of suing him because its “pride was hurt” by his bids to let his region vote on independence from Spain. A court on Tuesday...
View ArticleUN Expects 700,000 Migrant Arrivals In Europe This year, Same In 2016
The UN refugee agency said Thursday that it was expecting 700,000 migrants and refugees to reach Europe via the Mediterranean sea this year and projected at least the same amount again in 2016....
View ArticleRussia Says Islamic State Group Not The Only Target In Syria
Russian jets carried out a second day of strikes in Syria Thursday, and some activists claimed that the targets included rebels backed by the United States as concerns grew about a conflict that has...
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