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Greece sets up detention camps as refugee deal hits delays

ATHENS, Greece – Greece detained hundreds of refugees and migrants on its islands Monday, as officials in Athens and the European Union conceded a much-heralded agreement to send thousands o...

DATE: Mar 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

EU looks to refugee-laden Turkey to ease its migrant burden

BRUSSELS – European Union leaders will be looking to boost aid to Greece as the Balkan migrant route is effectively sealed, using Monday’s summit as an attempt to restore unity among the 28 ...

DATE: Mar 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

As children die reaching for Europe’s shores, empathy fades

PARIS – Five months ago, a 3-year-old Syrian boy’s corpse on a Turkish beach galvanized public action for refugees. Now, strikingly similar images are generating little more than a collectiv...

DATE: Feb 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Senate to take up bill for more scrutiny of Syrian refugees

WASHINGTON – The Senate will consider new rigorous screening procedures for Syrian and Iraqi refugees seeking to enter the United States as national security looms large for voters in an ele...

DATE: Jan 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World