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6,500 refugees rescued off Libya coast: Italian coast guard
Aug 30, 2016 04:13About 6,500 refugees have been rescued in the Mediterranean Sea off the Libyan coast while on a perilous voyage to Europe, the Italian coastguard says.
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EU stance on Muslim refugees unacceptable: Merkel
Aug 29, 2016 03:40German Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticized some European Union members for refusing to accept refugees just because they are Muslim.
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Spanish aid group rescues 277 refugees off Libyan coast
Aug 21, 2016 04:18An aid group has rescued 277 refugees trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea in a dangerous attempt to reach Europe.
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Australia, Papua New Guinea to close refugee camp on Manus Island
Aug 17, 2016 11:49Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) agreed Wednesday to close a controversial camp of asylum seekers on the remote Manus Island, weeks after a court ruled that holding refugees in the facility was illegal.
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Turkey threatens to scrap EU refugee deal unless visa-free deadline met
Aug 15, 2016 12:26Turkey has once again threatened to scrap a refugee deal it has struck with the European Union (EU) unless the bloc grants visa-free entry into Europe to Turkish citizens by October.
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Child sexual abuse rampant at Greece refugee camps: Charities
Aug 14, 2016 04:28Charities and human rights groups warn that children as young as seven have been subjected to sexual assault at official European refugee camps in Greece.
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Australia denies report of sexual abuse against refugees on off-shore centers
Aug 11, 2016 10:06Australian authorities have denied a report that detailed alleged cases of sexual abuse against refugees in an Australian-run off-shore detention center, accusing the asylum seekers of making false allegations of sexual harassment.
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Refugees clash with police at France-Italy border
Aug 06, 2016 03:26A group of mostly African refugees have clashed with border police as they attempted to cross from the Italian coastal city of Ventimiglia into France.
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Amnesty International censures world leaders over refugee crisis
Aug 04, 2016 09:19Leading human rights group Amnesty International has denounced world leaders for their failure to tackle the global refugee crisis following the failure of talks for a new UN refugee deal.
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Merkel defends Germany's refugees stance
Jul 28, 2016 15:15Chancellor Angela Merkel defends her country’s open-arms policy toward refugees following a spate of brutal attacks in Germany, some reportedly carried out by newly-arrived asylum seekers.