migrants
Behind Bavaria’s harsh rhetoric, schools offer migrants warm welcome
World
October 11, 2018
Behind Bavaria’s harsh rhetoric, schools offer migrants warm welcome
WEIDEN, Germany (Reuters) – Omar Alnifawi was 16 when he fled Syria’s civil war with his family. After four…
Child drowns after boat with Syrians capsizes off Lebanon
Middle East
September 22, 2018
Child drowns after boat with Syrians capsizes off Lebanon
Lebanon’s army says a child has drowned after a boat carrying 39 migrants hoping to get to Europe capsized…
Italy’s Salvini likens African immigrants to ‘slaves’
World
September 14, 2018
Italy’s Salvini likens African immigrants to ‘slaves’
VIENNA/ROME (Reuters) – Italian far-right leader and Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini likened African immigrants to slaves at a…
Humanitarian group says 100 migrants die off Libyan coast
Middle East
September 11, 2018
Humanitarian group says 100 migrants die off Libyan coast
CAIRO (AP) — Doctors Without Borders says more than 100 people have died in a shipwreck off the Libyan…
Qatar lifts controversial exit visa system for most workers
Middle East
September 5, 2018
Qatar lifts controversial exit visa system for most workers
DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar amended its residency laws on Tuesday to allow most foreign workers to leave the country without…
Eighteen injured in German protests for and against migrants
World
September 2, 2018
Eighteen injured in German protests for and against migrants
Eighteen people were injured as the anti-migrant far-right and counter-protesters held opposing rallies in the German city of Chemnitz,…
Libya and UN evacuate migrants trapped by Tripoli clashes
Middle East
August 30, 2018
Libya and UN evacuate migrants trapped by Tripoli clashes
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Hundreds of migrants have been relocated in Libya’s capital from government-run detention centers after getting trapped by…
Migrant boat sinks off Tunisia, at least five dead
Middle East
August 23, 2018
Migrant boat sinks off Tunisia, at least five dead
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s coast guard said it recovered the bodies of five migrants on Thursday whose boat sank as…
Venezuelan migrants’ dreams of new life dashed by Ecuador passport rule
World
August 19, 2018
Venezuelan migrants’ dreams of new life dashed by Ecuador passport rule
Tears welled up in Gabriel Malavolta’s eyes on Saturday as he realized his dream of a new life in…
Germany reaches deal on sending back migrants to Greece
World
August 17, 2018
Germany reaches deal on sending back migrants to Greece
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany has reached an agreement with Greece to send back migrants to the Mediterranean country if they…