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France

Mass brawl between 200 migrants in Calais

Seven people were injured in Calais as tensions erupted into clashes between some 200 migrants seeking to cross the Channel to Britain.

Italy

Italy: Abandoned cargo ship full of migrants is safely towed to port

An uncertain future faces some 450 migrants on board a cargo ship abandoned by its crew off Italy in a new tactic by people smugglers.

Italy

Fatal Italian ferry fire probe begins as number killed remains unclear

Investigators hope to establish what went wrong and how many died in a fatal fire on a car ferry travelling from Patras in Greece to Ancona in Italy.

Italy

Italy rescues another abandoned migrant ship

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Italy

Cargo ship with 700 migrants on board and no crew docks in Italy

A cargo ship understood to be carrying around 700 migrants arrived in the Italian port of Gallipoli on Wednesday. Italian authorities had taken

Greece

Italian coastguard board migrant ship after sudden change in course

Italian officials board a cargo ship carrying hundreds of migrants to check it is sea-worthy after an earlier distress call

Germany

Thousands of anti-Islamisation protesters gather in Dresden as 'Monday demos' cause concern

Close to twenty thousand anti-Islamisation PEGIDA protesters have turned out in Dresden. The “Monday demos,” which began in October, have now

Italy

Italian coastguard intercepts merchant vessel packed with Syrian migrants

The Italian coastguard has intercepted a large merchant vessel carrying 850 Syrian migrants. Authorities claim the boat’s autopilot was defective and

USA

Changing US-Cuba relations divide Cuban Americans

US President Barack Obama’s surprise diplomatic move to normalise US relations with Cuba has divided Cuban Americans, mostly along generational

World News

Activists oppose Calais security fence on World Migrant Day

Hundreds of activists have gathered in Calais to protest against the installation of what they call the Wall of Shame, a 12 mile-long security fence

Algeria

11 Niger refugees killed in bus crash after fleeing Boko Haram

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: Lux Leaks scandal flares up again

In this edition of Europe Weekly: fresh allegations emerge over the use of Luxembourg’s tax regime by major firms to lighten their tax bills; the

World News

Record deaths in 2014 as migrants try to cross the Mediterranean

It is the deadliest route for people fleeing in search of a better life. And this year the Mediterranean has claimed record numbers with 3,419

Germany

Germans protest against growing 'Islamisation'

A new type of anti-immigration appears to be taking hold in Germany with protests against what’s been called the ‘growing Islamisation’ of the

Germany

Merkel's CDU party distances itself from 'Speak German at home' idea

German chancellor Angela Merkel’s CDU party has distanced itself from a proposal by its Bavarian sister CSU party that immigrant families should be

Italy

Italian Coast Guard rescues more migrants in the Mediterranean

More migrants have been rescued by the Italian Coast Guard in the Mediterranean. Around 600 have been picked up by several ships, some 200 or more

World News

Australian government accused of 'using children' to pass controversial refugee law

Australia has introduced a controversial immigration law giving refugees and asylum seekers only temporary visas which won’t allow them to make

Switzerland

Switzerland says "No" to immigration limit

France

"The euro won't survive", says Matteo Salvini from Italy's Northern League

United Kingdom

Cameron EU migrant plans get lukewarm reaction