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Thousands of migrants surge into Slovenia in new route

Sunday, 18 October 2015, 07:30 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

Thousands of migrants surged into tiny Slovenia on Saturday as an alternative route opened in Europe for them after Hungary sealed its border for their free flow, adding another hurdle in their...

European Union tries for new Turkey strategy to stem refugee flow

Friday, 16 October 2015, 11:47 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

Turkey's president derided Europe on Friday for not taking in more refugees — a dose of cold water for a European Union plan to give new aid and concessions to Turkey in exchange for stemming...

Bulgarian border guards shoot dead Afghan migrant

Friday, 16 October 2015, 09:16 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

Bulgarian authorities say a man from Afghanistan has been shot dead near the border with Turkey after being hit by a ricochet from a warning shot fired by border police. Interior Ministry chief...

Watch: Los Angeles doctor delivers baby on flight from Taiwan

Friday, 16 October 2015, 08:15 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

A Los Angeles doctor returning from her honeymoon ended up delivering a baby on an overseas flight when a fellow passenger went into early labor. Dr Angelica Zen, a resident physician at UCLA,...

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