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Suspect in Australian bank fire identified as asylum seeker INTERNATIONAL

Suspect in Australian bank fire identified as asylum seeker

A man suspected of starting a fire in an Australian bank on Friday that injured 27 people has been identified as an asylum seeker, angering far-right groups and adding to an increasingly heated debate over immigration.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Australia refugees in remote camp offered US resettlement INTERNATIONAL

Australia refugees in remote camp offered US resettlement

Refugees held on remote Pacific camps after trying to reach Australia by boat will be resettled in the US in a ‘one-off’ deal, the premier says, a breakthrough that could see the controversial facilities closed.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Migrants clash with police, torch Greek camp offices INTERNATIONAL

Migrants clash with police, torch Greek camp offices

Migrants at a camp on the Greek island of Lesbos on Monday hurled stones at police and torched temporary offices used by asylum officials in an hour-long protest over conditions.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Britons sceptical on government Brexit strategy INTERNATIONAL

Britons sceptical on government Brexit strategy

Only 16% of Britons think the government is doing well on delivering Brexit while another 16% think Britain will end up not leaving the European Union, according to a new poll published on Friday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
One in 4 French Muslims in 'revolt' against secular laws INTERNATIONAL

One in 4 French Muslims in 'revolt' against secular laws

Around one in four French Muslims, mostly young people, support an ultra-conservative form of Islam, including the wearing of the full-face veil, but the vast majority accept France's strict secular laws ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan detained at US airport INTERNATIONAL

Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan detained at US airport

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan took to Twitter on Friday to express his annoyance at being detained by US airport immigration authorities for the third time, saying the experience "really, really sucks".

4:45 AM November 25 2016
EU insists immigration linked to market access INTERNATIONAL

EU insists immigration linked to market access

Britain yesterday got its first taste of a future outside the EU as Europe’s leaders met without premier David Cameron

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Australia talks tough on asylum-seekers INTERNATIONAL

Australia talks tough on asylum-seekers

Australia cannot be ‘misty-eyed’ about boatpeople, the country's prime minister said Thursday, the day after his immigration policy was thrown into disarray when Papua New Guinea ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Papua New Guinea to shut Australia asylum-seeker camp INTERNATIONAL

Papua New Guinea to shut Australia asylum-seeker camp

Papua New Guinea on Wednesday said a controversial asylum-seeker camp on Manus island will close, throwing Australia's border protection policy into disarray.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Immigration puts Swedish schools to the test INTERNATIONAL

Immigration puts Swedish schools to the test

Sweden's schools were already struggling with demoralised teachers and declining test scores before the arrival of masses of young migrants whose needs have put unprecedented strain on the system.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Switzerland halts citizenship process for Muslim students' family INTERNATIONAL

Switzerland halts citizenship process for Muslim students' family

Switzerland has suspended the citizenship process for the family of two teenage Muslim brothers after the boys' refusal to shake hands with their female teachers sparked a national debate over religious freedoms.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Australia hails 600 days of no asylum-seeker boat arrivals INTERNATIONAL

Australia hails 600 days of no asylum-seeker boat arrivals

Australia Thursday hailed its controversial regime of turning back asylum-seeker boats as a success after 600 days with no vessels arriving, and almost 700 people being repelled since the policy was launched.

4:45 AM November 25 2016