Emergency EU summit grapples with refugee influx
Europe remains as divided as ever as thousands of refugees continue to brave dangerous sea crossings, riot police and border fences in a bid to seek a safe haven inside the European Union. Even...
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Obama calls for U.S. to take in at least 10,000 refugees as hundreds of thousands arrive in the EU
The White House is making plans to accept thousands more Syrian refugees than the 1,500 previously cleared for resettlement inside the United States. Thursday, spokesman Josh Earnest said the president has directed his staff...
Refugees desperate across Europe; images shock many
The humanitarian crisis unfolding across Europe deepens as record numbers of refugees continue to arrive by land and sea, fleeing violence and poverty in the war-torn Middle East, North Africa and humanitarian crises elsewhere....
Record numbers of refugees arrive in European countries with mixed asylum policies
In Europe, the humanitarian crisis deepens as record numbers of refugees continue to arrive by land and sea, fleeing violence and poverty in the war-torn Middle East, North Africa and elsewhere. FSRN’s Jacob Resneck...
Muslim Rohingya refugees seek shelter in Indonesian camps
Indonesia’s Aceh province is playing a vital role in assisting hundreds of migrants in Asia, now settled in temporary refugee camps after surviving perilous journey’s by sea. As Ron Corben reports for FSRN from...
Slideshow: Rohingya boat people find temporary refuge in Aceh
All photos courtesy of Htike Htike of the Equal Harmony Foundation. Hear/read Ron Corben’s accompanying report. Click any thumbnail image to launch slideshow.
European leaders vow to crack down on human smuggling networks after mass drownings in Mediterranean
European Union officials held an emergency summit Thursday to craft a plan of action after an estimated 800 people died in a single shipwreck while attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea from Libya. The...
Afghan refugees repatriated from Pakistan after deadly Peshawar school attack
Pakistan hosts one of the largest refugee populations in the world, and more than 1.5 million of those refugees are from neighboring Afghanistan. Many refugees first arrived decades ago during the Soviet invasion of...
Slideshow: Cameroon’s front line fight against Boko Haram
All photos by Ngala Killian Chimtom. Hear/read his accompanying report. Click on any image to launch slideshow.
Nigerians flee to Cameroon despite cross-border attacks by Boko Haram
The United States and France are urging other UN Security Council members to support a proposal to create and deploy a multinational counterinsurgency force to fight Boko Haram in West Africa. The proposal comes...
