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Has your local authority taken in Syrian refugees?: Over 300 UK councils not 'pulling their weight'
Coventry, Nottingham and Scotland are the exceptions on today's table of councils.
Niger's forgotten war: 40,000 refugees flee rebel violence as Lake Chad conflict escalates
Halima is one of hundreds of refugees stranded on Niger's border after fleeing Boko Haram.
Bibles discovered in Moria camp as charity volunteers try to convert Muslim refugees
Twice in recent months aid workers have given out Arabic versions of the Gospel According to John.
Six wealthiest countries host less than 9% of refugees - as six poorer countries take more than 50%
UK, US, China, France, Germany and Japan account for 2.1 million refugees, with 12 million in poorer countries.
Failed asylum seekers hunted down and deported as Swedish border police crack down
160,000 asylum seekers came to Sweden in 2015 but some disappear after being rejected.
Brexit: Calais mayor Natacha Bouchart says UK must face the consequences of EU referendum
Calais mayor's wants to suspend border deal now the UK has voted to leave the EU.
EU border fences pose 'major threat' to wildlife
Razor wire fences obstructing animals from vital seasonal resources, study says.
Sweden's open-arm stance on refugees challenged by more than 160,000 asylum claims in 12 months
Jacob fled Mariupol in 2014 for Sweden as the war in eastern Ukraine raged
Isolated LGBTI Ugandans face traumatic persecution in Kenyan refugee camps
IBTimes UK meets LGBTI Ugandans who claim they suffer attacks despite seeking safety in Kenya.
World Refugee Day: Palestinians who fled Syria eye Europe over fears they have nothing to go back to
Many Palestinians who were forced out of Israel in 1948 have been exiles from Syria too.
World Refugee Day 2016: 60 powerful photos of desperate families trying to reach safety
Every day, thousands of families are forced to flee war and violence, leaving everything behind – except their hopes and dreams for a safer future.
Kenya: Stranded South Sudanese asylum seekers wait days to receive protection at border
Photo story: IBTimes UK follows the journey of a South Sudanese asylum seeker looking for protection in Kenya.
Kenya: Children and pregnant women reported among 300 South Sudanese denied asylum at border
IBTimes UK investigates claims that South Sudanese people fleeing instability are banned from seeking asylum.
Battle for Fallujah: 500 Isis fighters captured fleeing embattled Iraqi city posing as refugees
Iraqi forces have been screening men and teenage boys crossing their lines leaving Fallujah.
UN wants Eritrea probed over 'widespread' crimes against humanity
New report claims abuses widespread in Eritrea, but government rejects allegations.
Fire engulfs refugee centre in Duesseldorf
All 180 refugees in the hall were taken to safety.
Battle for Fallujah: Refugees tell of suffering as Iraqi army storms besieged city
Cases of starvation are being reported in the besieged Iraqi city.
Refugee crisis: More than 1,000 drown in Mediterranean's deadliest week
Hundreds have lost their lives in a series of shipwrecks over the past few days.
Britain's coastline not routinely policed 'at all' as fears rise over people smugglers targeting entry
'This is the worst we have ever seen it,' said Immigration Services Union general secretary Lucy Moreton.
World Humanitarian Summit: Ban Ki-moon calls for number of refugees to be halved by 2030
The summit has been called to address the humanitarian catastrophe facing the world in 2016.
Turkey's 'Little Syria' where sweets and ice-cream businesses give refugees a new start
Around 325,000 Syrians now live in Istanbul and the Fatih neighborhood has been christened "little Syria".
Bangladeshi refugee dies due to heart failure at Nauru detention centre
Second death within weeks reported on the Pacific Island, stirring controversy around Australia's immigration laws.
Australia turns back boatload of Sri Lankan refugees
Boat carrying 12 Sri Lankan nationals, including women and children, was intercepted near Cocos Islands.
Asylum seeker cannot be forced to have an abortion in Papua New Guinea, Australian court rules
A refugee who was allegedly raped on the shores of Australia is pregnant and wants a termination.
Syrian refugee couple tie the knot in muddy tent at Idomeni camp
Syrian refugees Sacher, 27, and Roychagia, 20, exchanged vows in a wedding ceremony in a tent in the mud.
Climate change: Middle East and North Africa to become uninhabitable forcing mass migration
Extreme temperatures will force millions of people to leave vast areas of the world.
Burundi's invisible victims: Internally displaced civilians are going hungry
EXCLUSIVE: Burundi IDP speaks to IBTimes UK about hiding in the bush, fear and hunger
EU to press ahead with plan to grant visa-free travel to Turkish citizens
European Parliament and EU governments to be asked to approve legislation in this regard.
Hundreds of left wing protestors arrested after German right wing conference clashes
Around 1,000 riot police kept the two sides apart outside the conference in Stuttgart.
Refugees in poor neighbourhoods more likely to develop diabetes, study claims
The quality of the neighbourhood influenced migrants' long-term risk of developing the disease.