Denmark is instituting ID checks on its frontier with Germany, just as Sweden has enacted a strict new border policy, steps that further erode the 20-year Schengen Agreement guaranteeing free movement across most of mainland Europe. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant…
More than 1 million migrants and refugees arrived in Europe in 2015, driven by violent conflict in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. The onslaught of people making the desperate journey shows little signs of abating, as Europe struggles with the…
More than 800,000 migrants have arrived in Greece by sea during 2015, with most of them landing on the island of Lesbos. The crisis has had both economic and emotional impacts for the island inhabitants. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant talks…
Syrian, Afghan and Iraqi migrants are assured a relatively swift passage through Europe, but migrants of other nationalities arriving on the shores of Greece are finding the gates have been shut. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports from the Greek island…
The refugee's journey to Greece is perilous; so many have drowned trying to reach Europe's shores from Turkey. But more frightening for many Yazidis is the prospect of returning to Sinjar in Iraq, where the Islamic State captured their villages…
Greek riot police closed down a temporary transit camp used by refugees and migrants after Balkan countries like Macedonia closed their frontiers to those seeking passage who do not come from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. Where will the rejected migrants…
Sweden is the latest European country to impose border controls. So far, the Scandinavian nation has accepted more refugees per capita than any other country on the continent, which has taken a toll on its public services. Special correspondent Malcolm…
A boat carrying an estimated 300 people capsized while crossing from Turkey to the Greek island of Lesbos -- just one of a series of deadly accidents involving traffickers’ boats on Wednesday. More than 240 passengers were saved, but the…
Thursday on the NewsHour, China changes their three decade-old policy limiting families to one child. Also: Fact-checking GOP debate talking points, migrants struggle to cope with a boat tragedy off Greece, answering FAQs about Obamacare enrollment, why some want to…
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