Nov 19 House votes to curb Syrian refugees, snubbing veto threat By Erica Werner, Associated Press Responding swiftly to the terror in Paris, the U.S. House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to erect high hurdles for Syrian and Iraqi refugees coming to American shores, dividing the president's own party as lawmakers reflected the anxiety of voters back home. Continue reading
Nov 17 Republicans in Congress press Obama administration over plan for Syrian refugees By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press House Republicans pressed Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Tuesday over the Obama administration's plan to allow thousands more Syrian war refugees into the country following last week's attacks in Paris. Continue reading
Oct 28 Boat carrying refugees capsizes off coast of Lesbos By Malcolm Brabant LESBOS, Greece -- A medical team worked frantically to revive a small child after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast on Wednesday. The doctor’s efforts were in vain. Continue reading
Oct 25 European leaders meet for emergency talks on Balkan refugee crisis By Rialda Zukic European leaders met Sunday at an emergency summit in Brussels to discuss the handing of tens of thousands of migrants passing through the Balkans to western parts of Europe. Continue reading
Oct 19 New restrictions thwart thousands of migrants at borders By News Desk Efforts by countries in the Balkans to seal their borders or otherwise regulate the flow of migrants have created a backlog of thousands of people trying to make the journey into Europe, the U.N. refugee agency said Monday. Continue reading
Oct 02 Photos: Children are most vulnerable in the refugee crisis By Larisa Epatko As countries bordering Syria reach capacity, more and more refugees are making the difficult decision to leave for an entirely different continent. Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch 4:11 After long journey to Germany, refugees confront new challenge of integration By PBS News Hour The United Nations this weekend said 80 percent of the migrants coming to Europe are from war-torn Syria, Libya, Iraq and Afghanistan. Recent refugees arriving in new countries face a challenge that will take much longer than the journey from… Continue watching
Sep 18 Watch 8:52 News Wrap: Overwhelmed Croatia moves migrants to Hungary By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, after 17,000 migrants surged across Croatia's border with Serbia in just days, Croatia's government announced it could not cope and began moving people into Hungarian territory. Also, Taliban gunmen stormed an air force base in… Continue watching
Sep 18 Quiz: Test your brain on this week's world news By Larisa Epatko The week of international news began with the fallout from Egyptian security forces accidentally firing upon a tourist convoy, followed by a major earthquake on the Pacific Ring of Fire. Take our five-minute quiz about these events. Continue reading
Sep 16 Twitter Chat: Can the world's migrant and refugee crisis be fixed? By Justin Kenny, Jaclyn Diaz The number of people fleeing wars and persecution globally is at an all time high. Our next twitter chat will examine this issue, and the questions it has raised. The chat will feature Madeleine Albright, David Miliband, William Brangham and… Continue reading