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Libyan coastguard recovers bodies of two migrants, others missing
Middle East

Libyan coastguard recovers bodies of two migrants, others missing

Libya’s coastguard on Sunday recovered the bodies of two female migrants who perished trying to cross the Mediterranean and picked…
Study links increased crime rate to migrant arrivals: Germany
World

Study links increased crime rate to migrant arrivals: Germany

The German state of Lower Saxony witnessed a 10.4 percent increase in crime at the height of the migration crisis,…
UN human rights chief to step down in September citing ‘appalling’ human rights climate
World

UN human rights chief to step down in September citing ‘appalling’ human rights climate

Rather than bend “the knee in supplication,” UN human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein has told staff he will not…
Charges filed in Croatia after death of Afghan migrant girl
World

Charges filed in Croatia after death of Afghan migrant girl

The family of a 6-year-old Afghan migrant girl killed by a train on the Serbia-Croatia border filed charges Tuesday against…
UN says there are 258 million international migrants today
World

UN says there are 258 million international migrants today

An estimated 258 million people have left their birth countries and are now living in other nations — an increase…
Libyan coast guard rescues more than 250 migrants trying to reach Italy
Middle East

Libyan coast guard rescues more than 250 migrants trying to reach Italy

Libya’s coastal guard has rescued more than 250 illegal migrants trying to leave the North African country in small boats…
#SpreadNoHate, UNAOC aims to combat hate speech against refugees in Cairo symposium
Egypt

#SpreadNoHate, UNAOC aims to combat hate speech against refugees in Cairo symposium

The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), alongside the EU, will host a symposium aiming to combat media hate speech…
Egyptian man savagely beaten by Kuwaiti says ‘I will not give up on my rights’
Egypt

Egyptian man savagely beaten by Kuwaiti says ‘I will not give up on my rights’

Waheed Mahmoud al-Rifaei Hassan, an Egyptian worker for a Kuwaiti motor repair shop who was hospitalized after being brutally beaten…
UN pushing sharp increase in migrant returns from Libya
Middle East

UN pushing sharp increase in migrant returns from Libya

The United Nations migration agency is stepping up the rate at which it flies migrants home from Libya, aiming to…
Austria’s national vote Sunday: Questions and answers
World

Austria’s national vote Sunday: Questions and answers

Austrians will elect a new government Sunday after a campaign that has seen conflicting messages — two major parties have…
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