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German parliament approves tougher asylum rules
The German parliament on Thursday approved new measures to tighten asylum rules in an effort to stem an unprecedented influx of migrants.Qatar and Kuwait join Gulf allies to urge against Lebanon travel
Kuwait and Qatar on Wednesday followed the example of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in urging their citizens to ...23 people killed in Nepal plane crash
Rescue teams in Nepal on Wednesday found the burnt-out wreckage of a passenger plane that went missing in a remote mountainous area ...Thousands of Afghans stranded in Greece as Macedonia shuts border
Thousands of migrants were left stranded in Greece on Monday after Macedonia abruptly closed its border to Afghans, creating a fresh bottleneck ...Portugal wants more refugees to help revive dwindling population
Traditionally a country of emigration, Portugal has offered to take up to 10,000 migrants from countries struggling to cope with the influx, ...Fiji declares curfew nationwide as powerful cyclone Winston approaches
Fiji declared a nationwide curfew on Saturday, as airlines suspended flights and the prime minister warned people to seek refuge from a ...Austria launches migrant cap despite EU anger
Austria\'s new daily cap on asylum seekers entered into force Friday, in a move that the European Commission has described as "plainly ...Dozens of Iraqi migrants return home from Europe
Emotional scenes unfolded at the Baghdad International Airport on Thursday as dozens of Iraqis who had sought refuge in Europe returned home.Saudi Arabia says Switzerland to handle its consular affairs in Iran
Switzerland will handle Saudi Arabia\'s consular affairs in Iran and will facilitate Iranian pilgrims coming to the kingdom, Saudi Arabia\'s foreign minister ...Erdogan threatens to send refugees to EU as NATO steps in
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to send the millions of refugees in Turkey to EU member states, as NATO pledged ...