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Angela Merkel Says Terrorism “Can Never Defeat Us” After Barcelona Attack

Angela Merkel minister wants Muslim festivals to be public holidays in Germany

The German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere has proposed that the nation introduces public holidays during Muslim festivals. His comments were rounded on by the AfD.

Oct 13, 2017

By Josh Robbins

Lady Elizabeth Butler-Sloss has resign from parliamentary inquiry in to historical child sex abuse claims

Vietnamese children rescued from traffickers in the UK are feared to have gone back to slave masters

Vietnamese children rescued from traffickers are feared and placed in council care are feared to have fallen back into the hands of slave masters.

Oct 13, 2017

By Brendan Cole

Rohingya Muslim Buddhist Myanmar Bangladesh

Endless tide of humanity: Photos show the overwhelming scale of the Rohingya refugee crisis

By day and by night they come, an endless tide of humanity streaming out of Myanmar into Bangladesh. Rohingya Muslim men, women and children hoping to find sanctuary in one of the poorest regions of a poor country.

Oct 10, 2017

By David Sim

Rohingya Muslims Conflict Pictures

We're better off living in cities - and here are three reasons why

A recent report claims that living in densely-populated neighborhoods is better for people's health. Are there other good reasons to leave the suburbs and live downtown?

Oct 6, 2017

By Neil Murphy

London

US border force rounds up almost 500 illegal immigrants in 'sanctuary cities'

Arrests are part of Trump's crackdown on the estimated 12m people living in the US illegally.

Sep 29, 2017

By Isabelle Gerretsen

Donald Trump

Another Rwanda: Nearly half a million Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar in four weeks

The number of refugees arriving in Bangladesh since 25 August has been estimated at 480,000 – 60% of them children.

Sep 26, 2017

By David Sim

Rohingya Muslims Conflict Pictures

White House announces tougher US travel ban with North Korea among 3 countries added

The new measures come into force on 18 October.

Sep 25, 2017

By Brendan Cole

Donald Trump Venezuela North Korea

Theresa May's bank immigration checks create 'perfect environment for human traffickers'

Checks are part of prime minister's plans to create "hostile environment" for illegal immigrants in Britain.

Sep 22, 2017

By Isabelle Gerretsen

Brexit

Nearly 90 migrants go missing after shipwreck off Libya's coast

Local officials said at least eight migrants drowned as they attempted to cross the Mediterranean for Europe.

Sep 21, 2017

By Nicole Rojas

Libya

Toddler and elderly Rohingya refugee crushed to death by wild elephants in Bangladesh

The wild elephants rampaged through a forested area where the man and the toddler were sleeping underneath a plastic tent.

Sep 18, 2017

By Nandini Krishnamoorthy

Rohingya Muslims

Harrowing photos of Rohingya refugees fleeing 'ethnic cleansing' in Myanmar

Award-winning British photojournalist Dan Kitwood has spent several days in Bangladesh covering the Rohingya refugee crisis. His photos show the scale of the exodus as wave after wave of desperate people arrive by land, river and sea.

Sep 14, 2017

By David Sim