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Dinner party with a difference - Meet the refugee speaking the universal language of food
Majeda Khouri is a Syrian refugee living in the UK and sharing her fascinating story one spoonful at a time.
EU asylum-seeker numbers dropped by almost half in 2017
Syrian refugees fleeing to Germany form bulk of applications for asylum in Europe but overall numbers are much lower than previous years..
Gunfire used on refugees as smuggler's boat capsizes, killing at least 30
At least 30 African refugees drowned after their boat capsized off the coast of Yemen, amid reports of gunfire being used against those on board.
Meet the man crowdfunding to buy Katie Hopkins' home and turn it into a refugee centre
Controversial columnist has compared refugees to "cockroaches" in the past
'I won't fly refugees to their deaths': Israeli pilots refuse to deport asylum seekers
El Al pilots refuse to deport Eritrean and Sudanese asylum seekers to home countries where they face risk of death.
Migrants 'will wipe out the white race', says Italian politician
North League candidate for Governor of Lombardy and former Mayor of Varese Attilio Fontana later apologised for the remarks made on Radio Padania.
Hungary considers refugees as 'Muslim invaders' says Prime Minister Viktor Orban
The tough-talking premier defended Hungary's decision to not accept refugees as part of the EU-wide resettlement programme.
Family forced to live in airport for two months like Tom Hanks in The Terminal
A Zimbabwean family has been living in an airport terminal for two months in what many are describing as a real life version of The Terminal film, which starred Tom Hanks.
Syrian refugees will start 2018 by donating blood to 'show their appreciation'
Syrian Refugee Support Group of Calgary members will donate blood and recruit new donors on New Year's Day to help during the Canadian blood shortage.
Sudanese refugees 'tortured' after Belgium repatriates them
Belgium was heavily criticised in September when it allowed a delegation of Sudanese officials to travel to Brussels and identify apparent illegal immigrants.
Climate change will displace up to 300 million people by 2050
By the middle of this century, experts estimate that climate change is likely to displace between 150 and 300 million people.
Denmark could send failed asylum seekers to live on desert islands
Immigration minister Inger Stojberg open to plan that would move hundreds of foreigners to camps on Danish islands.
Nativity scene with Jesus in migrant dinghy condemned by Italian bishop
Italian bishop condemns nativity scene in Castenaso portraying Jesus sitting in migrant dinghy to symbolise plight of refugees and migrants crossing Mediterranean.
Four practical ways you can help refugees this Christmas
As we witness the greatest levels of displacement on record, here are some ways to help refugees during the festive season
German newspaper publishes list of 33,293 people who have died crossing to Europe since 1993
Compiled by artist Banu Cennetoğlu, The List took up 48 pages of the daily newspaper's Thursday edition.
Tourist didn't realise she was gang raped until Spanish police played back the CCTV
Four Moroccan men have been detained on the Spanish Canary Islands after a Danish tourist was raped multiple times. A fifth man is still being sought.
'Hell on Earth' for Rohingya children in refugee camps without enough food and clean water
One in five Rohingya children in Bangladesh's refugee camps are "acutely malnourished" and require medical attention, says Unicef report, Outcast and Desperate.
Photos: Sudden surge of Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence and starvation in Myanmar
More Rohingya refugees have chosen to trek for days in monsoon weather to find sanctuary in one of the poorest regions of a poor country. Yet the Myanmar government denies ethnic cleansing and says "clearance operations" have ended.
Poland: Islamophobia fears as thousands pray at borders to mark historic victory over Muslims
Thousands of Poles have lined the country's borders to make the nearly-500 year anniversary since the defeat of Islam.
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.
Two 11 year-olds among suspects in brutal attack on refugees in St Louis
A fundraising page purported that the victims were subject to racist abuse before the attack.
Rohingya refugee crisis: UN Secretary-General warns of ethnic cleansing in Myanmar
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned of possible ethnic cleansing and a "humanitarian catastrophe" in Myanmar's Rakhine state.
Black girl barred from Verona singing contest because she is 'not a true Italian'
Dora B, who dreams of becoming a professional singer, is an Italian-born citizen of Ghanaian descent.
Oxytocin: Scientists discover antidote to racism
Xenophobic people become more tolerant if given the 'cuddle hormone'.
Canada opens Montreal Olympic Stadium to house vast numbers of Haitians fleeing US on foot
So many Haitian asylum seekers have arrived Quebec that Montreal has opened up its cavernous Olympic Stadium to house and process them.
Fortress Europe: Spain unprepared as migrant arrivals more than double
The western route is becoming more popular – and Italy's new plans to curb migrant flow may make Spain even more attractive.
Police arrest captain of far-right ship disrupting refugee rescue missions in the Mediterranean
C-star was chartered by right-wing extremists last month who pledged to "defend Europe".
The US is about to start swapping refugees with Australia under a deal Trump called 'dumb'
President Trump infamously attacked the Obama-era resettlement deal in a spat with Malcolm Turnbull.
Stop children crossing deadly migration routes by changing family reunion rules
Unicef's Lily Caprani calls for reforms to the system in the UK as Brexit looms.
EU anti-people smuggling mission backfires as more migrants die in Mediterranean
House of Lords' EU External Affairs Sub-Committee says Operation Sophie should not be renewed.