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Thousands flee Greek migrant camp fire as tensions flare INTERNATIONAL

Thousands flee Greek migrant camp fire as tensions flare

Thousands of people fled a migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos after fire swept through tents and cabins during violence among residents, police said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pope brings hope to migrants, chastises leaders in Lesbos visit INTERNATIONAL

Pope brings hope to migrants, chastises leaders in Lesbos visit

Declaring ‘we are all migrants,’ Pope Francis on Saturday brought a message of hope to thousands of people facing expulsion from Greece as he slammed the world community for failing to end the wars fueling the crisis.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pope Francis wants to bring back refugees from Lesbos visit INTERNATIONAL

Pope Francis wants to bring back refugees from Lesbos visit

Pope Francis wants to take back to the Vatican a number of refugees after his landmark visit Saturday to the island of Lesbos, an official of Greece's state refugee coordination agency said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Greece expels more migrants to Turkey under EU deal INTERNATIONAL

Greece expels more migrants to Turkey under EU deal

Greece deported a second batch of more than a hundred migrants to Turkey on Friday under a controversial deal to stem mass migration as Germany announced a sharp drop in asylum claims.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pope Francis to visit Greek migrant island of Lesbos INTERNATIONAL

Pope Francis to visit Greek migrant island of Lesbos

Pope Francis will make a lightning trip to the Greek island of Lesbos on April 16, the Vatican said on Thursday, in a visit aimed at supporting refugees and drawing attention to the front line of Europe's migrant crisis.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Turkey nabs 350 migrants heading to Greece: report INTERNATIONAL

Turkey nabs 350 migrants heading to Greece: report

The Turkish coastguard stopped five boats carrying dozens of illegal migrants, mostly from Myanmar, who were trying to reach the Greek island of Lesbos, local media reported.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
1,600 migrants land in Greece, undeterred by EU-Turkey deal INTERNATIONAL

1,600 migrants land in Greece, undeterred by EU-Turkey deal

A total of 1,662 migrants have landed on Greek islands near Turkey since a landmark EU-Turkish deal on curbing the influx took effect on Sunday, a Greek coordination panel said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
24 migrants, among them 11 children, drown off Turkey ASIA

24 migrants, among them 11 children, drown off Turkey

Twenty-four migrants, including 11 children, drowned in the Aegean Sea on Monday as they tried to cross from Turkey to Greece, Dogan news agency said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
At least ten migrants drown off Turkey, several missing ASIA

At least ten migrants drown off Turkey, several missing

At least ten migrants, including five children, drowned on Saturday when their boat sank in the Aegean Sea while trying to cross from Turkey to Greece, the Turkish coastguard said. An unknown number of people were still missing after the latest in a long list of migrant boat sinkings in the Medite

4:45 AM November 25 2016