December 6, 2017 German pilots stopped 222 deportations by refusing to fly, report says More than 220 deportations were stopped in Germany when pilots tasked with transporting them out of the country refused to take to the air with them on board, a report says.
November 29, 2017 German mayor: I was physically attacked over pro-refugee stance The mayor of a small German town said Tuesday he was happy to be alive after being attacked with a knife by a man who confronted him over his welcoming stance toward refugees before slashing his neck.
October 19, 2017 Rejected asylum seeker convicted of rape in Germany amid victim insults A rejected asylum seeker who raped a 23-year-old German woman in front of her boyfriend after threatening the couple with a saw -- and who then called the victim "a prostitute" in court -- was sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison Thursday.
October 13, 2017 'Inappropriate' to ask asylum seekers at Canada border ISIS opinion, minister says A questionnaire asking asylum seekers in Canada what they think about ISIS and the Taliban has been scrapped after a minister deemed it “inappropriate.”
October 5, 2017 Refugees continue to cross from US to Canada in unprecedented numbers People seeking asylum are leaving America for Canada in unprecedented numbers.
September 26, 2017 Montreal stadium becomes temporary shelter for large influx of Haitian refugees Canadians have rolled out the welcome to refugees seeking asylum, letting it be known they are all welcome in the country.
September 26, 2017 Italy clashes with Libya, NGOs over what to do with migrants overwhelming country Italy can’t build a wall, nor does it want to, but the debate over how to slow the flows of refugees and migrants here is reaching a fever pitch.
September 26, 2017 Dozens of migrants 'deliberately drowned' off Yemen, UN says Up to 50 migrants from Somalia and Ethiopia were "deliberately drowned" when a smuggler forced them into the sea off Yemen's coast, the U.N. migration agency said Wednesday, calling the incident "shocking and inhumane."
September 26, 2017 Raqqa's escaping victims forced to live in toxic oil refinery with gasoline-laced water and no sewer system Thousands of Raqqa residents are trying to get out of the Islamic State's so-called capital in Syria, but their hell is far from over once they've escaped the war-ravished remnants of the city.
September 25, 2017 Refugee hitches ride in trunk of UK couple's car on return trip from vacation A UK couple brought back more than souvenirs from their vacation in France when they found an Ethiopian refugee hiding in the trunk of their car.
