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Syria

Idlib hospital attack apparently deliberate, says MSF president

Humanitarian organisation, Médécins Sans Frontières, says deadly attacks on a hospital it supports in Idlib province appear to have been deliberate

Germany

Art with a purpose: Ai Weiwei brings refugee life jackets to Berlin venue

An inflatable boat hangs down and 14,000 life jackets cover the pillars of a Berlin concert house in an art installation by Chinese dissident Ai

World

A new hope for Syrians

In this week’s Perspectives, we follow reports from around Europe on the crisis in Syria and the effects on those who live there. World powers agreed

Turkey

Turkey threatens to unleash refugees on Europe

As Syrians continue to pour out of the battered city of Aleppo aid agencies are delivering much needed supplies to those fleeing the carnage. Tens

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Germany

Pessimism plagues Syria peace talks as Lavrov and Kerry meet

US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov are in Munich to discuss Syria. Kerry and Lavrov meet in Munich to discuss

Europe News

Migrant crisis: EU 'dream' in jeopardy, says Avramopoulos

European Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos says he welcomes the involvement of NATO in helping to stem the flow of migrants into Europe

Syria

Humanitarian crisis in Syria 'much greater than previously reported'

Yemen

Yemen: UNICEF raises alarm about child malnutrition in 'the forgotten war'

In Yemen, more than a million children under five face the risk of acute malnutrition and acute respiratory tract infections according to

Turkey

Turkey lashes out over UN demands to open Syria border to refugees

A war of words has intensified over Turkey’s decision to keep its border closed to tens of thousands of Syrians fleeing violence in Aleppo. Aid

Syria

Syria: UN warns of siege and starvation in Aleppo

The United Nations warned on Tuesday that the Syrian government assault on Aleppo could cut off food supplies to 300,000 civilians still living

Greece

New migrant tragedy claims 27 lives as Greece grapples with refugee crisis

Thousands have died trying to reach Europe. On Monday, at least 27 more migrants and refugees drowned in their attempt. Among the dead were 11

Turkey

Tens of thousands of Syrian refugees in camps next to Turkey border

Hundreds more Syrian refugees arrived at the Turkish border, as evening fell on Monday. They joined tens of thousands of people already gathered at

Hungary

Refugees in Hungary offered classes to speed integration

Registered refugees in Hungary are getting English lessons to help them integrate in Europe. Every Saturday around 40 of them gather at the Central

Turkey

Turkey: at least 27 migrants drown as boat sinks off coast near Edremit

At least 27 migrants and refugees have died off Turkey’s Aegean coast trying to reach the Greek island of Lesbos, according to the Turkish

My Europe Series

Shame on you Europe. Silent heroes in France's other 'jungle'

In this edition of Reporter, we speak to those helping refugees in the camp of Grande-Synthe, near Dunkirk, which has made headlines in France for its squalid conditions.

Greece

Lesbos migrant 'hotspot' begins processing asylum seekers

As around 2,000 migrants continue to arrive on the Greek islands per day the EU plan to set up five “hotspots” to register, screen and interview

Greece

Migrants: serious bottlenecks on Greece's northern border

Taxi strike means thousands are stranded on FYROM border

World News

Syrian donors' conference calls for $9 billion

Seventy world leaders to attend Syria donors’ conference UN hopes to raise $9 billion to secure futures for refugees Aim is to avoid a ‘lost

World News

French authorities ban Calais rallies ahead of planned Pegida march

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has declared that protests planned for this weekend (February 6) in Calais have been banned following

World News

Greece creates more migrant registration centres

Greece is setting up two new registration centres for migrants arriving on its island of Lesbos. Its partly in response to EU criticism that