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EU gropes for ways to help Turkey keep refugees at bay
World
September 22, 2015
EU gropes for ways to help Turkey keep refugees at bay
The European Union is groping for ways to induce neighboring Turkey to do more to keep Syrian refugees on its…
Turkey police block new migrant march to Greek border near Istanbul
World
September 21, 2015
Turkey police block new migrant march to Greek border near Istanbul
A new march by migrants trying to reach Europe overland from Turkey was blocked by police outside Istanbul on Monday. Around…
Refugee crisis to test EU at summit of divided leaders
World
September 21, 2015
Refugee crisis to test EU at summit of divided leaders
Bitterly-divided European leaders will seek to find a credible response to the continent's worst migration crisis since World War Two…
Croatia closes border crossings, but migrants keep coming
World
September 18, 2015
Croatia closes border crossings, but migrants keep coming
Migrants continued to stream through fields from Serbia into the European Union on Friday, undeterred by Croatia's closure of almost…
EU ‘approves military action’ against Mediterranean people smugglers
Middle East
September 14, 2015
EU ‘approves military action’ against Mediterranean people smugglers
EU member states approved on Monday plans to take military action against people smugglers in the Mediterranean, seizing and destroying…
Cameron suffers parliamentary defeat over EU referendum rules
Egypt
September 8, 2015
Cameron suffers parliamentary defeat over EU referendum rules
Prime Minister David Cameron suffered an embarrassing defeat in parliament on Monday after Eurosceptic members of his Conservatives joined forces…
Thousands arrive in Athens as migrant influx piles pressure on EU
World
September 2, 2015
Thousands arrive in Athens as migrant influx piles pressure on EU
Thousands of refugees and migrants arrived in Athens on Wednesday, piling further pressure on increasingly divided European nations as they…
Migrant trains reach Germany as EU asylum system creaks
World
September 1, 2015
Migrant trains reach Germany as EU asylum system creaks
Trainloads of migrants arrived in Austria and Germany from Hungary on Monday as European Union asylum rules collapsed under the…
TV: EU’s Mogherini in Tehran to talk nuclear deal, regional issues
Middle East
July 28, 2015
TV: EU’s Mogherini in Tehran to talk nuclear deal, regional issues
The European Union's top diplomat arrived in Tehran on Tuesday to discuss the implementation of a nuclear deal reached between…
Greek PM Tsipras faces party revolt over bailout deal
World
July 14, 2015
Greek PM Tsipras faces party revolt over bailout deal
Greece's leftwing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras faces a showdown with rebels in his own party on Tuesday furious at his…