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21 Migrants, Including 5 Children, Drown Off Turkey's Coast
Twenty-one migrants including five children drowned after a boat capsized off the Turkish coast, local officials said on Friday.
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59 Migrants Die As Ship Overturns Off Greek Coast
Greece's coastguard said 59 migrants died early Wednesday after their boat capsized and sank off the Peloponnese, while around 100 others were rescued.
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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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Turkey Cannot Take New Refugee Burden, Says Foreign Minister Amid Afghan Crisis
Turkey cannot take the burden of a new migrant wave from Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday after talks with his German counterpart.
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Migrant Boat Sinks Off Turkey With 45 On Board
A migrant boat carrying 45 people sank off southwest Turkey and the coast guard was scouring the sea for survivors, the Turkish defence ministry said Friday.
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Turkey Bus Crash Leaves 12 Dead: Reports
Twelve people died and 26 others were injured when a bus carrying migrants crashed in eastern Turkey on Saturday night, local media reported, quoting authorities in the prefecture of Van.
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Nearly 2,000 More Migrants Reach Turkey-Greece Border After Gates Open
Around 2,000 more migrants reached the Turkish border with Greece on Sunday after Turkey opened its gates to Europe saying it could no longer cope with refugees from war-torn Syria.
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Greece Step Up Border Patrols, Speed Up Deportations To Check Migrants
Greece is to step up border patrols, move asylum-seekers from its islands to the mainland and speed up deportations in an effort to deal with a resurgence in migrant flows from neighboring Turkey.
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"Go Home, She Won't Come," Husband Was Told After New Zealand Shooting
A total of 50 people were killed in the rampage, with as many wounded, as the gunman went from Al Noor to another mosque in the South Island city. Most victims were migrants or refugees from countries including Pakistan, India, Malaysia, Syria, Turkey, Somalia and Afghanistan.
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19, Including Kids, Killed As Truck Carrying Migrants Crashes In Turkey
Nineteen people, including children, died on Sunday when a vehicle carrying migrants reportedly heading for EU member Greece plunged off the highway into a waterway in western Turkey.
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More Than 50 Migrants Die In Mediterranean Crossings
More than 50 migrants drowned in the Mediterranean on Sunday, the majority off the coasts of Tunisia and Turkey, while Italy marked a sea change in its policy.
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17 Dead As Bus With Illegal Migrants Crashes In Turkey: Report
At least 17 people have been killed and another 36 wounded after a bus carrying illegal immigrants hit a lighting pole in eastern Turkey and burst into flames, local media reported on Friday.
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Tayyip Erdogan Warns Europe That Turkey Could Open Migrant Gates
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Friday to unleash a new wave of migrants on Europe after lawmakers there voted for a temporary halt to Turkey's EU membership negotiations, but behind the fighting talk, neither side wants a collapse in ties.
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Turkish President Recep Erdogan Threatens To Open EU Borders For Migrants
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened Friday to open Turkey's borders to allow migrants to reach the European Union, in a move that would tear up a landmark deal that has reduced the flow.
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NATO Says No Aegean Mission End Date
There is no fixed date for the NATO migrant mission in the Aegean Sea to end, an Alliance official said Friday, after Turkey called for the mission's completion "by the end of the year" because it had "reached its goal".
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21 Migrants, Including 5 Children, Drown Off Turkey's Coast
Twenty-one migrants including five children drowned after a boat capsized off the Turkish coast, local officials said on Friday.
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59 Migrants Die As Ship Overturns Off Greek Coast
Greece's coastguard said 59 migrants died early Wednesday after their boat capsized and sank off the Peloponnese, while around 100 others were rescued.
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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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Turkey Cannot Take New Refugee Burden, Says Foreign Minister Amid Afghan Crisis
Turkey cannot take the burden of a new migrant wave from Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday after talks with his German counterpart.
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Migrant Boat Sinks Off Turkey With 45 On Board
A migrant boat carrying 45 people sank off southwest Turkey and the coast guard was scouring the sea for survivors, the Turkish defence ministry said Friday.
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Turkey Bus Crash Leaves 12 Dead: Reports
Twelve people died and 26 others were injured when a bus carrying migrants crashed in eastern Turkey on Saturday night, local media reported, quoting authorities in the prefecture of Van.
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Nearly 2,000 More Migrants Reach Turkey-Greece Border After Gates Open
Around 2,000 more migrants reached the Turkish border with Greece on Sunday after Turkey opened its gates to Europe saying it could no longer cope with refugees from war-torn Syria.
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Greece Step Up Border Patrols, Speed Up Deportations To Check Migrants
Greece is to step up border patrols, move asylum-seekers from its islands to the mainland and speed up deportations in an effort to deal with a resurgence in migrant flows from neighboring Turkey.
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"Go Home, She Won't Come," Husband Was Told After New Zealand Shooting
A total of 50 people were killed in the rampage, with as many wounded, as the gunman went from Al Noor to another mosque in the South Island city. Most victims were migrants or refugees from countries including Pakistan, India, Malaysia, Syria, Turkey, Somalia and Afghanistan.
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19, Including Kids, Killed As Truck Carrying Migrants Crashes In Turkey
Nineteen people, including children, died on Sunday when a vehicle carrying migrants reportedly heading for EU member Greece plunged off the highway into a waterway in western Turkey.
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More Than 50 Migrants Die In Mediterranean Crossings
More than 50 migrants drowned in the Mediterranean on Sunday, the majority off the coasts of Tunisia and Turkey, while Italy marked a sea change in its policy.
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17 Dead As Bus With Illegal Migrants Crashes In Turkey: Report
At least 17 people have been killed and another 36 wounded after a bus carrying illegal immigrants hit a lighting pole in eastern Turkey and burst into flames, local media reported on Friday.
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Tayyip Erdogan Warns Europe That Turkey Could Open Migrant Gates
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Friday to unleash a new wave of migrants on Europe after lawmakers there voted for a temporary halt to Turkey's EU membership negotiations, but behind the fighting talk, neither side wants a collapse in ties.
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Turkish President Recep Erdogan Threatens To Open EU Borders For Migrants
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened Friday to open Turkey's borders to allow migrants to reach the European Union, in a move that would tear up a landmark deal that has reduced the flow.
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NATO Says No Aegean Mission End Date
There is no fixed date for the NATO migrant mission in the Aegean Sea to end, an Alliance official said Friday, after Turkey called for the mission's completion "by the end of the year" because it had "reached its goal".
