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Hundreds rescued from overcrowded migrant boats in Med

More than 300 people have been rescued from the Mediterranean Sea after migrant boats capsized off the coast of Libya.

Greece

Identifying the nameless dead in the migrant crisis

Thousands of migrants, many of them refugees, have died nameless and unknown after perishing at sea trying to reach Europe; efforts are underway to try to identify them.

Germany

Refugees did not bring terrorism to Germany - Merkel

The German Chancellor says Islam is and will be part of German culture as long as it is practised in a way that respects the country's constitution.

Greece

Greece plans new migrant facilities amid claims of 'dirty' and 'unsafe' conditions

Greece is reported to be planning new shelters, to help ease increasing pressure on overcrowded migrant camps.

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Sport

Rio Olympics: Graffiti mural in honour of Team Refugee

Refugees competing in the Olympic Games have been honoured with a gigantic mural on Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Boulevard.

Turkey

Tensions rise over EU-Turkey migrant deal

Turkey is threatening to walk away from a deal to stem the migrant flow to Europe over the failure by Brussels to deliver on waiving visa restrictions.

World

Being a mother and refugee at Jordan's Zaatari camp

Being a mother or a refugee can be tough enough, but what is it like to be both?

Kenya

Kenya and UN work to change a refugee camp into a settlement

Refugees in Kenya who have fled the fighting in South Sudan are being given a chance to become self sufficient under a new initiative from the government and the UNHCR.

Hungary

Hungarian football club helps to integrate refugees

As the Rio Olympics unites people from around the world in sport, a football club in Hungary is also doing its bit for integration.

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Pope Francis has lunch with 21 Syrian refugees

Pope Francis on Thursday had lunch with 21 Syrian refugees at his residence at the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta.

Greece

Refugees in Greece learn to love the sea again

During the summer months, for many of us a quick paddle or dip in the sea hardly seems anything out of the ordinary.

Hungary

Ukrainian arrested for people smuggling in Hungary

The arrest comes after 33 illegal migrants were found in the back of a van near the border with Serbia. They had identity documents with them but no Schengen visas.

Turkey

Turkish ministers deliver stark warnings to the EU and USA

Could hundreds of thousands of migrants and refugees Turkey is currently preventing from crossing into Europe be on the move westwards again soon?

Germany

Germany: tourist placed in refugee home

A Chinese tourist ended up being processed as a refugee after he lost his wallet while on holiday in Germany.

Poland

Poland will not agree to 'imposed immigration' - president's advisor

Poland will not agree with “imposed immigration,” according to president’s senior advisor Krzysztof Szczerski.

Brazil

The Olympic Refugee Team: A beacon of hope in Rio

For the first time ever, an entire refugee team made up of athletes of different nationalities is taking part in the Olympics.

Italy

Migrant crisis: eight arrested in Italy on suspicion of people smuggling

Italian police have arrested eight people on suspicion of migrant smuggling and falsifying documents.

World News

One million Syrian child refugees going without education

A children's charity claims hold-ups in funding mean nearly one million Syrian child refugees are going without education.

Italy

Migrants in the Med: 'Over 8,000' rescued in five days

As many as 8,300 migrants have been plucked from the Mediterranean in the last five days according to Italian authorities, as more bodies washed ashore in Libya.

Brazil

Refugees making Olympic history

For the first time in the history of the games, a team of 10 will make up the Refugee Olympic Team.