European regions support creation of EU Coast Guard
European regions have expressed a non-binding opinion supporting the proposal by the European Commission to create a European border coast guard.
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Assaults on migrant girls in Berlin over weekend
Two Syrian girls, aged 15 and 16, were punched in the face Friday afternoon in Berlin by an unidentified man after he yelled anti-foreigner slurs at them, dpa reports. Another girl of unknown nationality was assaulted in a separate1
UNHCR signs accord for refugees at University of Bologna
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the University of Bologna have signed a memorandum of understanding to create "university corridors" between Ethiopia and Italy to give refugee students the chance to continue their studies in Italy1
German rescue ship named after drowned toddler Alan Kurdi
The photograph of three-year-old Alan Kurdi's lifeless body washed up on a Turkish beach shocked the world in 2015. A German rescue organization has now named a ship after the toddler.
Germany turning away more Yazidi refugees
Germany is taking in fewer and fewer Yazidi refugees, according to a German newspaper report. The religious minority was terrorized by the "Islamic State" during the militant group's campaign in Iraq and Syria.