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40 Evacuated From Swedish Refugee Centre After Blaze, Arson Suspected
Swedish officials say they have evacuated about 40 people from a refugee centre in southern Stockholm after a fire engulfed the building.
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Chinese Tourist Mistakenly Ends Up As Refugee In Germany
A Chinese tourist who tried to report a stolen wallet during a visit to Germany unwittingly signed an asylum application that got him stranded as a refugee for two weeks in the country's burgeoning asylum bureaucracy.
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Sweden Opens Murder Probe Over Death In Refugee Centre Brawl
Swedish police said Sunday they had launched a murder inquiry after one person was killed in a fight at a refugee centre, raising fresh concerns about security in the country's increasingly overstretched asylum homes.
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Danish Lawmakers Mull Proposal To Take Refugees' Cash
In return for staying at a Danish refugee centre, Iranian software engineer Sarah Alimalayeri said she was happy to hand over the gold bracelet and necklace she was wearing, but not her pendant.
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3 Held After Fight In A Dutch Refugee Centre
Dutch police have arrested three people after a brawl broke out in a refugee centre in the city of Arnhem late Saturday, leaving four wounded.
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Barack Obama Visits Asian Refugee Center Amid Raging Debate in US
Pushing back against efforts to bar Syrian refugees from resettling in the US, President Barack Obama vowed Saturday that his country will be a welcoming place for millions fleeing violence around the world "as long as I'm president."
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Major Mafia Trial Opens in Rome Over Case That Rattled Italy
A one-eyed former neo-fascist gangster and 45 other defendants went on trial on Thursday accused of running a mafia crime ring in Rome that skimmed millions of euros off city hall contracts.
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First Migrants Reach Slovenia After Hungary Closes Croatia Border
Slovenia received today the first buses transporting migrants from Croatia, which diverted the human flow after Hungary sealed its border and cut off a main transit route for tens of thousands trying to reach northern Europe.
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Greece to Ready Refugee Centres by November as European Union Pledges Help
Greek Premier Alexis Tsipras said today Athens would upgrade its refugee facilities by November to tackle the growing influx from Syria as the EU pledged 600 extra staff to help.
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Angela Merkel to Visit Protest-Hit Refugee Home Wednesday: Official
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will on Wednesday visit a refugee centre which was hit by violent far-right protests, her office said in a statement.
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40 Evacuated From Swedish Refugee Centre After Blaze, Arson Suspected
Swedish officials say they have evacuated about 40 people from a refugee centre in southern Stockholm after a fire engulfed the building.
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Chinese Tourist Mistakenly Ends Up As Refugee In Germany
A Chinese tourist who tried to report a stolen wallet during a visit to Germany unwittingly signed an asylum application that got him stranded as a refugee for two weeks in the country's burgeoning asylum bureaucracy.
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Sweden Opens Murder Probe Over Death In Refugee Centre Brawl
Swedish police said Sunday they had launched a murder inquiry after one person was killed in a fight at a refugee centre, raising fresh concerns about security in the country's increasingly overstretched asylum homes.
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Danish Lawmakers Mull Proposal To Take Refugees' Cash
In return for staying at a Danish refugee centre, Iranian software engineer Sarah Alimalayeri said she was happy to hand over the gold bracelet and necklace she was wearing, but not her pendant.
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3 Held After Fight In A Dutch Refugee Centre
Dutch police have arrested three people after a brawl broke out in a refugee centre in the city of Arnhem late Saturday, leaving four wounded.
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Barack Obama Visits Asian Refugee Center Amid Raging Debate in US
Pushing back against efforts to bar Syrian refugees from resettling in the US, President Barack Obama vowed Saturday that his country will be a welcoming place for millions fleeing violence around the world "as long as I'm president."
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Major Mafia Trial Opens in Rome Over Case That Rattled Italy
A one-eyed former neo-fascist gangster and 45 other defendants went on trial on Thursday accused of running a mafia crime ring in Rome that skimmed millions of euros off city hall contracts.
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First Migrants Reach Slovenia After Hungary Closes Croatia Border
Slovenia received today the first buses transporting migrants from Croatia, which diverted the human flow after Hungary sealed its border and cut off a main transit route for tens of thousands trying to reach northern Europe.
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Greece to Ready Refugee Centres by November as European Union Pledges Help
Greek Premier Alexis Tsipras said today Athens would upgrade its refugee facilities by November to tackle the growing influx from Syria as the EU pledged 600 extra staff to help.
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Angela Merkel to Visit Protest-Hit Refugee Home Wednesday: Official
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will on Wednesday visit a refugee centre which was hit by violent far-right protests, her office said in a statement.
