December 16, 2016 High-ranking Taliban member sought asylum in Germany German weekly Der Spiegel reports that a high-ranking Taliban member recently tried to enter Germany and apply for asylum.
December 6, 2016 Merkel's call for burqa ban in Germany draws backlash German Chancellor Angela Merkel signaled support Tuesday for a nationwide ban on full-face veils worn mainly by Muslim women – a move that had an American Islamic advocacy group crying foul, claiming it impedes freedom and increases “Islamophobia.”
December 6, 2016 Five Afghan teens in Sweden charged with raping boy Swedish authorities on Tuesday charged five teenagers from Afghanistan with aggravated rape for allegedly dragging another Afghan boy into a forest, threatening him with a knife and raping him.
December 6, 2016 Merkel calls for burqa ban in Germany Angela Merkel has called for a burqa ban wherever “legally possible” and says the full Islamic veil is “not appropriate” in Germany.
December 5, 2016 Migrant's arrest in rape, murder of German teen stokes fresh criticism of Merkel Germany's vice chancellor says the arrest of a 17-year-old Afghan migrant suspected of raping and killing a university student must not be used for "rabble-rousing and conspiracy propaganda." The teen, who entered Germany last year as an unaccompanied minor, was arrested Friday .
November 17, 2016 Reporter's Notebook: Refugee father's tale of horror and hope for the future He stood off to the side of where we were shooting at the sprawling Khazir refugee camp in northern Iraq.
November 8, 2016 Mob beats Syrian refugee caught sexually assaulting woman in Turkey A Syrian refugee in Turkey was convicted of sexual assault, but not before getting a different kind of justice when a gang spotted him and beat him up on the street.
November 3, 2016 River of tears in northern Iraq as refugees escape the grip of ISIS It is the human toll of the war against ISIS in Mosul.
November 3, 2016 Syrian convicted in Germany for throwing children, including 1-year-old, out window A Syrian asylum-seeker has been convicted of three counts of attempted murder for throwing his children--including his 1-year-old-- out of the window of a refugee home in Germany. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
October 29, 2016 Australia plans to ban asylum seekers from ever visiting Australia on Sunday announced plans to ratchet up its tough policy against refugees by banning any asylum seeker who attempts to reach its shores by boat from ever visiting the country.
