Austrian authorities said they were expecting another wave of migrants and refugees coming over the border from Hungary on Sunday, after a brief lull in arrivals gave them a chance to re-stock reception centres. Austria struggled last week to cope…
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Jeremy Corbyn wins UK Labour leadership, vows “fightback”
Jeremy Corbyn has promised to lead a Labour “fightback” after being elected the party’s new leader by a landslide. The veteran left-winger got almost 60% of more than 400,000 votes cast, trouncing his rivals Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz…
83 killed in twin blasts in India’s Madhya Pradesh
Eighty-three people have been killed and over 100 injured, 20 seriously, when an explosion at a tea stall packed with customers was followed by a massive blast that ripped through an adjoining building in Madhya Pradesh’s Jhabua district. An investigation…
French honorary consul ‘sold boats to migrants’ in Turkey
France has suspended the country’s honorary consul in the Turkish port of Bodrum after a television report showed dinghies being sold to migrants from a shop that she owned. Footage secretly filmed by France 2 TV shows Francoise Olcay selling…
107 dead in Makkah Masjidul Haram crane collapse
At least 107 people have died after a crane collapsed on the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Makkah, the Saudi Arabian government has said. More than 230 people were injured in the accident, the country’s civil defence authority…
US to China: Take back your undocumented immigrants
In early June, in cities across America, US immigration agents arrested more than two dozen Chinese nationals with unfulfilled deportation orders, telling them that after years of delay, China was finally taking steps to provide the paperwork needed to expel…
Vote allows Palestinian flag to be raised over UN
The UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly voted in favour of a motion allowing the Palestinian flag to be flown in front of UN buildings. Israel strongly opposed the move and urged member states to vote against it. The motion was…
Hungarian army stages border exercise to face migrant crisis
Hungary’s army has begun exercises to prepare for a possible future role in guarding the southern border to try to stem the influx of migrants. Budapest plans to send soldiers to help police at the border where thousands of migrants…
Thai bomb leader fled to Bangladesh on Chinese passport: Police
The man Thai police believe masterminded last month’s deadly Bangkok bombing fled to Bangladesh the day before the attack and travelled on a Chinese passport, officials said on Wednesday. The man emerged as a key suspect in the Aug 17…
UN says 850,000 to cross sea to Europe in 2015 and 2016
At least 850,000 people are expected to cross the Mediterranean seeking refuge in Europe this year and next, the United Nations said on Tuesday, giving estimates that already look conservative. The UN refugee agency UNHCR called for more cohesive asylum policies…
Germany to spend extra €6bn to fund record influx of 800,000 refugees
States and local governments will be given €3bn while federal government allocates €3bn extra to pay for benefits, says ruling coalition The German government will spend an extra €6bn (£4.4bn) to cope with this year’s record influx of refugees, the…
Britain to take in 20,000 Syrian refugees over five years
British Prime Minister David Cameron pledged on Monday to take in up to 20,000 Syrian refugees over the next five years, responding to a growing public clamour for his government to help those fleeing civil war in the country. “We…
Migrant crisis: Influx will change Germany, says Merkel
Chancellor Angela Merkel has said the “breathtaking” flow of migrants into Germany will “occupy and change” the country in the coming years. She said Germany would speed up asylum procedures and build extra housing, but called on other EU states…
Migrants reach Austria, Germany after long ordeal
Austria and Germany have taken in thousands of migrants who crossed the border after days stuck in Hungary. After being welcomed at the Austrian frontier by volunteers, many went directly to Vienna and on to Munich in southern Germany. The…
Aylan Kurdi: The toddler now a symbol of refugee crisis in Europe
Aylan Kurdi has become the symbol of the refugee crisis in Europe. He was washed up dead on the shores of Bodrum in southwest Turkey. The three year old toddler drowned in the Mediterranean Sea along with his five-year-old brother…
Hillary Clinton says she regrets using private email while in office
Hillary Clinton has said she wished she had made a “different choice” and not used a private email account while serving as US secretary of state. “I’m sorry this has been confusing,” she told the cable news channel MSNBC. Her…
Drowned Syrian toddler buried in Kobane
By VICE News The body of three-year-old Alan Kurdi has been laid to rest in the Syrian town of Kobane on Friday, alongside his brother and mother, who also died trying to reach Greece.
UN says Gaza could be uninhabitable in less than five years
By Samuel Oakford Gaza could become uninhabitable by 2020 due to war, its economic blockade, debilitated infrastructure, and environmental concerns, according to a new UN report on Palestine released this week. The findings of the UN’s Conference on Trade and…
Protests on Hungarian Railway after the terminal has been sealed off
Hundreds of migrants have been protesting outside a major railway station in the Hungarian capital after police sealed off the terminal to stop them travelling through the EU.
Palmyra’s Temple of Bel ‘destroyed’
A satellite image confirms that the main temple in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra has been destroyed, the United Nations says. There had been earlier reports of an explosion at the Temple of Bel in Palmyra, which is held…
Two Koreas agree to talks on separated families
Date for reunions not yet set; Seoul targets time around Chuseok in late September North Korea has accepted the offer by South Korea’s Red Cross to hold working-level talks on September 7 to discuss the reunions of families separated since…
Migrant crisis: EU calls emergency talks
The European Union has called emergency talks on tackling the bloc’s escalating migration crisis. The EU presidency said interior ministers from all 28 member states would hold an extraordinary meeting on 14 September, and the crisis had reached “unprecedented proportions”.…
Migrant deaths: UN warns of ‘crisis of solidarity’
The UN has said “much more is required” to prevent the deaths of migrants fleeing to Europe after hundreds were reported dead in recent days. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for a “collective political response” to avert “a crisis of solidarity”.…
Four arrests over Austria lorry deaths
Hungarian police say they have arrested four people over the discovery of the bodies of 71 migrants, thought to be Syrian, in a lorry in Austria.
India, Pakistan border guards trade gunfire 9 cililians killed, 63 hurt
Indian and Pakistani border guards traded gunfire in the divided region of Kashmir, leaving nine civilians dead and another 63 wounded, authorities said Friday. Both sides blamed each other for “unprovoked firing and shelling” on villages near disputed border in…
Libya boats capsize off Zuwara carrying hundreds
Hundreds of people are feared dead after two boats carrying up to 500 migrants capsized off the Libyan city of Zuwara, residents and officials say. The first boat, which signalled for help early on Thursday, had nearly 50 people on…
Reasons behind global financial markets fluctuation – New China
Beijing, Aug. 26 – World markets experienced a “Black Monday” rout as anxiety over world economic prospects has been accumulated and fermented recently. Meanwhile, world currency and commodity markets have also been affected by the new round of fluctuation. Among…
China shares fail to lift on the central bank’s rate cut
Chinese shares continued to lose ground despite the central bank’s latest effort to reassure traders. The mainland’s benchmark Shanghai Composite was down 1.1% to 2,930.23 points after a volatile open earlier. The index had already fallen about 16% this week,…
Retired bishop says Vatican failed sex abuse victims
The Vatican and one of Australia’s top clerics had failed to properly deal with child sex abuse victims, a retired bishop has said. Bishop Geoffrey Robinson told a national inquiry the Church had failed to speak out strongly about the…
Dow Jones plunges over 1,000 points as Wall Street hit by record China slump
By VICE News China’s economy continues to tank, and state media dubbed today’s stock market plunge “Black Monday.” This saw China’s main index — the Shanghai Composite — close at 8.5 percent down, after experiencing its worst day since August…