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Communal Tensions In Sri Lanka After Blasts, Muslim Refugees Flee
As mourners buried the remains of Christian worshippers killed by the Easter Sunday suicide bomb attacks in Sri Lanka, hundreds of Muslim refugees fled Negombo on the country's west coast where communal tensions have flared in recent days.
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Donald Trump Suspends Refugee Entry, Vows Priority For Christians
President Donald Trump signed an order Friday to suspend admission of all refugees for 120 days while a new system is put in place to tighten vetting for those from predominantly Muslim countries and give preference to religious minorities. Trump said that the goal is to screen out "radical Islamic terrorists" and that priority for admission would ...
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Donald Trump Signs Order To Bar Some Refugees; Signals Prioritising Syrian Christians
President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order that will limit immigration and refugees from some Muslim-majority countries and he separately said he wanted the United States to give priority to Syrian Christians fleeing the civil war there.
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In Germany, Some Muslim Refugees Convert To Christianity
Clad in white at a Berlin church, asylum seekers Saeed, Veronica, Farida and Matin were just about to become Christians on a recent Sunday.
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Angela Merkel Under Fire After Poll Defeat To Anti-Migrant Party
German Chancellor Angela Merkel came under renewed pressure over her liberal refugee policy today after an upstart anti-migrant populist party handed her party a humiliating defeat in her home state.
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Pope Francis, Orthodox Leaders To Visit Greek Front Line Of Refugee Crisis
Pope Francis and the spiritual head of the world's Orthodox Christians will set aside centuries of dispute on Saturday when they visit a Greek island on the front line of Europe's migrant crisis to highlight the plight of refugees.
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Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union In Poll Hammering As Backing For Populist Alternative for Germany Surges
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party suffered a major setback in key state polls Sunday over her liberal refugee policy, while the right-wing populist AfD recorded a surge as it scooped up support from angry voters.
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Angela Merkel Says Expects Most Refugees To Go Home Once Safe To Do So
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday she expected most of the refugees from Syria and Iraq to return home once peace has returned to their countries, as she faces strong pressure over her welcoming stance towards asylum seekers.
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Angela Merkel Says Refugees Must Return Home Once War Over
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday tried to placate the increasingly vocal critics of her open-door policy for refugees, insisting that asylum seekers from Syria and Iraq would go home once the conflicts there had ended.
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The Long History Of Muslims And Christians Killing People Together
In 1683, a vast Ottoman army camped outside the gates of Vienna. For centuries thereafter, the siege and final decisive battle that took place would be cast as a defining moment in a clash of civilizations -- that time the forces of Islam were halted at the ramparts of Christendom.
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Barack Obama Says He Is Praying For Persecuted Christians At Christmas
President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that he and his wife Michelle are praying for persecuted Christians as the world prepares to celebrate Christmas.
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Former 'Wine Queen' Co-Stars With Angela Merkel At German Party Gala
With a rousing speech in defence of her refugee policies, Angela Merkel fended off a challenge from conservative critics this week, reasserting control over her party and bolstering her case for a fourth term as German chancellor in 2017.
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Angela Merkel Buys Time With Party Compromise On Refugees
German Chancellor Angela Merkel won a respite on the refugee question with a strong show of unity at a party congress but must deliver results ahead of key elections next year, analysts said.
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Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel Faces Party Congress Amid Migrant Tensions
German Chancellor Angela Merkel faces a congress of her conservative party today amid tensions over her management of the migrant influx.
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Angela Merkel Wants To 'Drastically Reduce' Refugee Arrivals In Germany
Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday she wanted to "drastically decrease" the number of refugees coming to Germany, signalling a compromise to critics of her open-door policy from within her conservatives on the eve of a party congress.
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Communal Tensions In Sri Lanka After Blasts, Muslim Refugees Flee
As mourners buried the remains of Christian worshippers killed by the Easter Sunday suicide bomb attacks in Sri Lanka, hundreds of Muslim refugees fled Negombo on the country's west coast where communal tensions have flared in recent days.
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Donald Trump Suspends Refugee Entry, Vows Priority For Christians
President Donald Trump signed an order Friday to suspend admission of all refugees for 120 days while a new system is put in place to tighten vetting for those from predominantly Muslim countries and give preference to religious minorities. Trump said that the goal is to screen out "radical Islamic terrorists" and that priority for admission would ...
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Donald Trump Signs Order To Bar Some Refugees; Signals Prioritising Syrian Christians
President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order that will limit immigration and refugees from some Muslim-majority countries and he separately said he wanted the United States to give priority to Syrian Christians fleeing the civil war there.
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In Germany, Some Muslim Refugees Convert To Christianity
Clad in white at a Berlin church, asylum seekers Saeed, Veronica, Farida and Matin were just about to become Christians on a recent Sunday.
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Angela Merkel Under Fire After Poll Defeat To Anti-Migrant Party
German Chancellor Angela Merkel came under renewed pressure over her liberal refugee policy today after an upstart anti-migrant populist party handed her party a humiliating defeat in her home state.
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Pope Francis, Orthodox Leaders To Visit Greek Front Line Of Refugee Crisis
Pope Francis and the spiritual head of the world's Orthodox Christians will set aside centuries of dispute on Saturday when they visit a Greek island on the front line of Europe's migrant crisis to highlight the plight of refugees.
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Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union In Poll Hammering As Backing For Populist Alternative for Germany Surges
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party suffered a major setback in key state polls Sunday over her liberal refugee policy, while the right-wing populist AfD recorded a surge as it scooped up support from angry voters.
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Angela Merkel Says Expects Most Refugees To Go Home Once Safe To Do So
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday she expected most of the refugees from Syria and Iraq to return home once peace has returned to their countries, as she faces strong pressure over her welcoming stance towards asylum seekers.
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Angela Merkel Says Refugees Must Return Home Once War Over
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday tried to placate the increasingly vocal critics of her open-door policy for refugees, insisting that asylum seekers from Syria and Iraq would go home once the conflicts there had ended.
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The Long History Of Muslims And Christians Killing People Together
In 1683, a vast Ottoman army camped outside the gates of Vienna. For centuries thereafter, the siege and final decisive battle that took place would be cast as a defining moment in a clash of civilizations -- that time the forces of Islam were halted at the ramparts of Christendom.
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Barack Obama Says He Is Praying For Persecuted Christians At Christmas
President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that he and his wife Michelle are praying for persecuted Christians as the world prepares to celebrate Christmas.
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Former 'Wine Queen' Co-Stars With Angela Merkel At German Party Gala
With a rousing speech in defence of her refugee policies, Angela Merkel fended off a challenge from conservative critics this week, reasserting control over her party and bolstering her case for a fourth term as German chancellor in 2017.
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Angela Merkel Buys Time With Party Compromise On Refugees
German Chancellor Angela Merkel won a respite on the refugee question with a strong show of unity at a party congress but must deliver results ahead of key elections next year, analysts said.
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Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel Faces Party Congress Amid Migrant Tensions
German Chancellor Angela Merkel faces a congress of her conservative party today amid tensions over her management of the migrant influx.
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Angela Merkel Wants To 'Drastically Reduce' Refugee Arrivals In Germany
Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday she wanted to "drastically decrease" the number of refugees coming to Germany, signalling a compromise to critics of her open-door policy from within her conservatives on the eve of a party congress.
