Thousands of Refugees have been crossing the border from Hungary into Austria, after the Hungarian government started relaxing restrictions. Aid workers and Austrian officials are expecting the influx...
275 viewsThe influx of Refugees from Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan to Europe is showing no signs of slowing. Aid workers and Hungarian officials say at least another 2,000 people crossed through a gap in the f...
229 viewsSyrian war orphans fleeing their country are usually deeply traumatized. But as a stream of Refugees makes its way through Europe, some orphans say the death of one child could mean a better life for...
268 viewsIn a policy reversal, Britain has announced it will take in tens of thousands of Refugees from Syria. It follows a public outpouring of distress across Europe after pictures were published last week s...
292 viewsU.N. officials expect 7,000 migrants to cross the border from Macedonia into Serbia, continuing the massive flow of mostly Middle Eastern Refugees into Europe. VOA Europe Correspondent Luis Ramirez r...
181 viewsEuropean Commission Chief Jean-Claude Juncker has called for the resettlement of 160,000 Refugees across the 28 members of the European Union – and a permanent asylum mechanism to cope with future c...
210 viewsThe men had already wrapped their passports, money and college records in saran wrap, tape and balloons. Phones and chargers were placed in waterproof satchels, and each had a new knife in his pocket ...
218 viewsBoth Austria and Hungary witnessed a spike in the number of migrants crossing their respective borders overnight. The two countries are at the forefront of Europe's refugee crisis. E...
266 viewsAs Europe continues to bicker over sheltering tens of thousands of Refugees fleeing conflict, public opinion in France has swung in favor of the Iraqis and Syrians who are beginning to arrive in the c...
238 viewsAs European countries continue debating how to deal with the influx of Refugees from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan and other countries, the situation on the Serbia-Hungary border has been reaching a cri...
216 viewsThe journey for the tens of thousands fleeing conflict in the Middle East is already difficult, but as VOA’s Ayesha Tanzeem reports from Belgrade, Serbia, their difficulties are compounded by an ina...
239 viewsWith no end in sight to the Syrian refugee crisis, hundreds of activists and protesters gathered in New York's Union Square on Saturday, demanding the U.S. government lead by example ...
184 viewsU.S. lawmakers are scrutinizing the Obama administration's plan to admit 10,000 Syrian Refugees to the United States, where the possibility of terrorist infiltrators is a top concern....
187 viewsMost of the thousands of Refugees aboard had arrived in Greece over the past few days on rubber boats after harrowing all-night journeys from Turkey. Many slept in parks near the port; others camped ...
198 viewsPrime Minister David Cameron says "we need to do more" to try and control immigration. He says the country should be "open to talent&quot...
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