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Thousands of refugees and migrants evicted from Paris sidewalks by French police
Around 400 people have been arriving in Paris every day in recent weeks.
Ed and David Miliband face communication breakdown as radio interview is cut short
Brothers were heard together for the first time since Ed won the Labour leadership contest in 2010.
Ghanaian woman dies of hypothermia while walking into Canada from US
Her body was found near Noyes, few kilometers from the Manitoba border.
Which issues do Donald Trump and Pope Francis disagree on?
Meeting between US president and pontiff comes against backdrop of tense exchanges and disagreement.
One person every second was forced to flee their home in 2016
At least 31.1 million people became internally displaced last year due to conflicts and natural disasters.
Humanitarian rescue boats or ferry service? Mediterranean migrants up 40% on last year
Critics have accused NGOs that rescue people in the Mediterranean of acting as a "ferry service" that encourages smugglers.
Refugee in Germany jailed for 11 years for the rape of two students
Angela Merkel stressed that it was an isolated case.
West Africa to become first region in the world to end statelessness by 2024
ECOWAS ministers hope plan of action will help 1 million stateless people in West Africa.
Harrowing images of deadly cholera outbreak sweeping through South Sudan's crowded refugee camps
Cholera has killed hundreds of people fleeing conflict and famine in South Sudan.
German soldier posing as Syrian refugee arrested on suspicion of planning terror attack
The lieutenant successfully registered as a refugee despite speaking French but no Arabic.
Freight train to central Europe: Riding railroads across borders to seek a better future
More than a million refugees arrived in Europe in 2015, landing in Greece from Turkey and then streaming through the Balkans, heading north to Germany or Austria.
'I survived Libya's slave markets' – one migrant's appalling testimony
Selling migrants from West Africa is becoming a trend among smugglers in Libya.
Mosul girls who fled Islamic State find confidence with football: 'It's not just for men'
They gathered in the Kurdish town of Koya for the match.
Desperate families flee from South Sudan to Uganda in Africa's biggest exodus since 1994 Rwandan genocide
Uganda's progressive system of accommodating refugees is on the brink of "explosive" collapse
France: Aftermath of huge fire in Dunkirk migrant camp after reported knife fight between Kurds and Afghans
More than half of the Grande-Synthe migrant camp near Dunkirk in northern France has been destroyed by a huge fire following violent clashes.
These businesses are making millions running Nauru refugee detention centre – they will regret it
No board of directors with an iota of humanity would be complicit in Australia's 'island of despair'.
In pictures: Four-day-old baby girl rescued from dinghy adrift in the Mediterranean Sea
Crew members abroad the 'Golfo Azzurro', the rescue vessel of the Spanish aid organisation Proactiva Open Arms, spotted two overcrowded rubber boats floating at sea in the early hours of Saturday (1 April)
Syrian refugee numbers pass five million for the first time
More than half of the Syrian population has been displaced at some point during the conflict.
'They will get you': Britain's refugee detention centres are no go areas for journalists
The Home Office outsources its migrant prisons to private companies.
Dubai authorities detain seven members of the Olympic refugee team at airport
The African athletes had been invited to speak at a conference attended by Sheikh Mohammed.
Appeal to identify a possible refugee who was found hanging from a Wigan electricity tower
Police want help to identify 'refugee' found dead in Wigan.
'Trump wrecks US foreign policy' as huge cuts proposed at State Department
Department head Rex Tillerson defends plans to cut prevention of mass atrocities and reduce UN, World Bank funding.
For migrants 'rescue in Libya' can mean torture and rape - Europe can no longer turn a blind eye
"They were beating me on the back with a belt and electric cables."
UK aid money warning as Mediterranean migrants face abuse and extortion in Libya
Independent Commission for Aid Impact said the British funding could be harming migrants.
Refugees who sheltered Edward Snowden in Hong Kong seek asylum in Canada
Four asylum seekers living in Hong Kong fed and housed Snowden on the run in June 2013
Syrian refugee falsely branded a terrorist on Facebook loses 'fake news' case against tech giant
Anas Modamani was labelled a terrorist after posting a selfie with Angela Merkel which went viral in 2015.
Hungary to detain refugees in shipping containers
Automatic detention of all asylum seekers in container camps a response to 'terror attacks by migrants across Europe'.
Facebook parking chatbot now turns lawyer helping refugees claim asylum
DoNotPay, the chatbot that helped overturn 160,000 parking fines, is now helping refugees in US, Canada and UK.
Bianca Jagger tells #March4Women rally the 'battle is far from over' for gender equality
London Mayor Sadiq Khan says he is a proud feminist at City Hall
Vienna: Eight Iraqis jailed for New Year's Eve gang rape of German woman
The men were sentenced to between nine and 13 years in prison.