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Over 50 Migrants Rescued From Sinking Boat Off Lebanon Coast
Lebanon on Sunday rescued more than 50 people, mostly Syrians, from a sinking migrant boat off the country's north coast, the army said.
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Europe Migrant Crisis: Turkey Bans Syrians, Iraqis, Yemenis On Flights To Belarus
Turkey banned Syrian, Yemeni and Iraqi citizens from flights to Belarus' capital Minsk on Friday, potentially closing off one of the routes used by migrants that the EU says have been flown in by Belarus to create a deliberate humanitarian crisis.
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12 Migrants Found Alive In Refrigerated Truck In Belgium
Twelve migrants -- 11 Syrians and a Sudanese, all men -- have been found alive in a refrigerated truck in Belgium transporting fruit and vegetables, police said Wednesday.
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Pope Francis Wears Refugee ID Bracelet In Appeal For Help For Migrants
Pope Francis on Sunday urged governments and people to do more to help migrants and not see them as enemies, wearing a plastic ID bracelet used by asylum seekers to drive home his message
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Japan Hit Over Pregnancy Clause In Syria Refugee Programme
A Japanese programme aimed at accepting a small number of refugees from war-torn Syria is under fire for implying that pregnant women are not welcome.
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Germany: Syrian Teen Scouted Attack Sites For ISIS In Berlin
German prosecutors say a 19-year-old Syrian migrant scouted out potential sites in Berlin for an attack by the ISIS group.
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Germany Captures Syrian Refugee Suspected Of Planning Bomb Attack
A Syrian man who came to Germany during a migrant influx last year was arrested today after a weekend manhunt on suspicion of planning a bomb attack, Saxony state police said.
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Donald Trump Slams 'Trojan Horse' Migrants, Son Sparks Outrage
Donald Trump's hardline stance on immigration after two bombings in the New York area again sparked debate on the White House campaign trail Tuesday, as his son caused a firestorm by comparing Syrian refugees to lethal candies.
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Pig Heads Along Border Would Scare Migrants, Says Hungarian Official
A Hungarian member of the European Parliament has stirred controversy by suggesting that displaying pig heads on a border fence would be an efficient way to scare Muslim migrants from entering the EU-member country.
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Syrian Baby, 5-Year-Old Killed As Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Libya
Two Syrian girls, one of them an eight-month-old baby, are among up to six people who died when a boat carrying would-be migrants to Europe capsized off Libya yesterday, rescuers said.
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Germany Warns Of Anti-Migrant Backlash After Week Of Bloodshed
Germany warned today of a potential backlash against migrants after a Syrian asylum seeker blew himself up outside a music festival, capping a week of attacks that has shaken the country.
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Ansbach Bar Attacker Syrian, Had Psychiatric Problems
A Syrian migrant set off an explosion at a bar in southern Germany that killed himself and wounded a dozen others late Sunday, authorities said, the third attack to hit Bavaria in a week.
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US Will Welcome Target Of 10,000 Syria Refugees: John Kerry
The United States will welcome 10,000 Syrian refugees this fiscal year as promised by President Barack Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry announced Tuesday.
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Turkish Court Jails 2 Syrians Over Drowning Of Toddler Aylan Kurdi: Media
A Turkish court on Friday sentenced two Syrians to four years in jail over the drowning of five people including toddler Aylan Kurdi, the image of whose dead body sparked global sympathy last September over the fate of migrants, Dogan news agency said.
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Thousands May Have Starved To Death In Besieged Syrian Areas: UN Rights Chief
The UN human rights chief on Monday warned that thousands may have died of starvation during sieges affecting nearly half a million people in Syria.
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Over 50 Migrants Rescued From Sinking Boat Off Lebanon Coast
Lebanon on Sunday rescued more than 50 people, mostly Syrians, from a sinking migrant boat off the country's north coast, the army said.
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Europe Migrant Crisis: Turkey Bans Syrians, Iraqis, Yemenis On Flights To Belarus
Turkey banned Syrian, Yemeni and Iraqi citizens from flights to Belarus' capital Minsk on Friday, potentially closing off one of the routes used by migrants that the EU says have been flown in by Belarus to create a deliberate humanitarian crisis.
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12 Migrants Found Alive In Refrigerated Truck In Belgium
Twelve migrants -- 11 Syrians and a Sudanese, all men -- have been found alive in a refrigerated truck in Belgium transporting fruit and vegetables, police said Wednesday.
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Pope Francis Wears Refugee ID Bracelet In Appeal For Help For Migrants
Pope Francis on Sunday urged governments and people to do more to help migrants and not see them as enemies, wearing a plastic ID bracelet used by asylum seekers to drive home his message
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Japan Hit Over Pregnancy Clause In Syria Refugee Programme
A Japanese programme aimed at accepting a small number of refugees from war-torn Syria is under fire for implying that pregnant women are not welcome.
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Germany: Syrian Teen Scouted Attack Sites For ISIS In Berlin
German prosecutors say a 19-year-old Syrian migrant scouted out potential sites in Berlin for an attack by the ISIS group.
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Germany Captures Syrian Refugee Suspected Of Planning Bomb Attack
A Syrian man who came to Germany during a migrant influx last year was arrested today after a weekend manhunt on suspicion of planning a bomb attack, Saxony state police said.
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Donald Trump Slams 'Trojan Horse' Migrants, Son Sparks Outrage
Donald Trump's hardline stance on immigration after two bombings in the New York area again sparked debate on the White House campaign trail Tuesday, as his son caused a firestorm by comparing Syrian refugees to lethal candies.
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Pig Heads Along Border Would Scare Migrants, Says Hungarian Official
A Hungarian member of the European Parliament has stirred controversy by suggesting that displaying pig heads on a border fence would be an efficient way to scare Muslim migrants from entering the EU-member country.
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Syrian Baby, 5-Year-Old Killed As Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Libya
Two Syrian girls, one of them an eight-month-old baby, are among up to six people who died when a boat carrying would-be migrants to Europe capsized off Libya yesterday, rescuers said.
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Germany Warns Of Anti-Migrant Backlash After Week Of Bloodshed
Germany warned today of a potential backlash against migrants after a Syrian asylum seeker blew himself up outside a music festival, capping a week of attacks that has shaken the country.
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Ansbach Bar Attacker Syrian, Had Psychiatric Problems
A Syrian migrant set off an explosion at a bar in southern Germany that killed himself and wounded a dozen others late Sunday, authorities said, the third attack to hit Bavaria in a week.
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US Will Welcome Target Of 10,000 Syria Refugees: John Kerry
The United States will welcome 10,000 Syrian refugees this fiscal year as promised by President Barack Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry announced Tuesday.
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Turkish Court Jails 2 Syrians Over Drowning Of Toddler Aylan Kurdi: Media
A Turkish court on Friday sentenced two Syrians to four years in jail over the drowning of five people including toddler Aylan Kurdi, the image of whose dead body sparked global sympathy last September over the fate of migrants, Dogan news agency said.
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Thousands May Have Starved To Death In Besieged Syrian Areas: UN Rights Chief
The UN human rights chief on Monday warned that thousands may have died of starvation during sieges affecting nearly half a million people in Syria.
