Pia Klemp has rejected Paris' most prestigious civilian award, the Grand Vermeil Medal. She and compatriot Carola Rackete were offered the prize for their efforts in rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean.
As Germany tries to fill critical gaps in its skilled workforce, officials are recognizing more foreign professional degrees. Nurses, doctors and other health care professionals had the highest rates of approval.
A boat packed with over 100 migrants is feared to have sunk off the Libyan coast. A local fisherman contacted the distress hotline Alarmphone and said he rescued 3 people and saw many dead bodies in the water.
In July, the Turkish authorities in Istanbul ordered Syrian refugees who were not registered in Istanbul to leave the city by August 20 and return to the provinces where they registered. Now, that deadline has been extended until th1
The latest stand-off between the Open Arms ship and the Italian authorities gained a lot of political and international attention. But while the private rescue boat was still waiting for an open port, several small migrant boats qu1