Around 130,000 skilled workers from India now live in Germany: a trend that is rising sharply. What do German employers expect? What are the hurdles? And how do those who are already in the country view their new home?
A ruling by the Higher Administrative Court of Berlin-Brandenburg means Russian conscientious objectors who fled their country have less chance of being granted asylum in Germany. Human rights activists are concerned.
To avoid interceptions by law enforcement, smugglers are asking migrants to take more and more risks while crossing the Channel, and its proving deadly. The authorities sometimes seem overwhelmed by the scale of the phenomenon. Info1
UN officials and governments trying to stop migrant smuggling are targeting the criminal gangs said to be raking in billions of euros a year at the cost of a growing number of lives. But some say this approach plays into the hands o1
The UN refugee agency has warned that more than three million people have fled Sudan, most of them to neighboring Chad, South Sudan and Egypt. UNHCR says the 'unrelenting' violence against civilians targets females in particular.