Tunisia's Youssef Chahed has rebuffed any responsibility for the events that led to a Tunisian national perpetrating the Berlin Christmas attack. Chahed is to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin.
Amnesty International says Tunisian authorities are torturing detainees as Germany discusses a deportation deal with Tunis. Canada is witnessing a surge of refugees crossing over illegally from the US and Croatia's interior minister1
International NGO Human Rights Watch has published a report raising concerns about Pakistan forcing hundreds of thousands of refugees to return to Afghanistan.
The rights group has reported 23 instances of torture committed by security officials. Tunisia's prime minister is to meet with Germany's Angela Merkel this week to discuss a deportation deal for rejected asylum seekers.
Interior Minister Vlaho Orepic says Croatia does an effective job of guarding an EU periphery. He also told DW that he does not believe refugees' accusations of routine mistreatment at the hands of Croatia's authorities.