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Barcelona unveils 'shame counter' tracking refugee deaths in the Mediterranean
More than 3,000 migrants and refugees have died so far this year trying to reach Europe.
Pentagon sceptical of Russia's trustworthiness over Syria deal
Expanding US-Russia military cooperation in Syria is aimed at fighting Isis.
Knitting for freedom: The fashion brand empowering refugees through employment
Faroese knitwear brand are giving displaced women a chance to find independence through work.
Turkey indicates massive policy reversal in Syria and rapprochement with Assad regime
Ankara previously said there could be no peace in Syria unless Assad stepped down.
One third of councils refuse to house Syrian refugees due to high accommodation costs
Only 8,000 out of the 20,000 David Cameron had pledged have been housed in the UK.
Game of Thrones stars appeal to EU leaders on Syrian refugee crisis in Greece: 'They want to go home'
Maisie Williams claims refugees cannot return to Syria as "we've destroyed" their country.
Syrian refugee praised for returning €150,000 found in donated wardrobe
Muhannad M said, 'Allah would never allow me to finance my own interests with someone else's wealth'.
How Syrian and Yazidi women refugees are rebuilding their lives after escaping Isis
Displaced women are setting up businesses in Iraqi Kurdistan after escaping Islamic State
Four Syrian immigrants charged with sexual assault of two 14-year-old girls in Newcastle Park
Omar Badreddin, 18, Mohammed Alfrouh, 20, and Mohammad Allakkoud, 18, pleaded not guilty at Newcastle Crown Court.
Refugee crisis: Greece to send gay Syrian back to Turkey
All Syrian migrants arriving in Greece will be returned to Turkey if they fail to apply for asylum or get rejected.
Meet the Sudanese refugee artist painting the migrant crisis in the Calais 'Jungle'
IBTimes UK speaks to a Sudanese refugee from South Kordofan who uses art to express his experience in Calais 'Jungle' camp.
Pope Francis meets grand imam of Egypt in Vatican
In their 30-minute meeting, the two religious heads are reported to have discussed the problems of violence and terrorism.
Migrant crisis: Greek judges panel deems Turkey unsafe for refugees
A committee of Greek judges refuses to send a Syrian migrant to Turkey.
Nobel candidate and former Isis captive Nadia Murad calls for UK to do more to help Yazidis
Nadia Murad was held by Islamic State for several months after her village was raided by the terrorist group.
Syrian refugees sent to Turkey under EU deal reportedly detained with no access to lawyers
Twelve Syrian refugees sent back to Turkey detained at Düziçi centre.
Refugee Crisis: Video shows fleeing Syrians shot and beaten by Turkish border guards
Human Rights Watch has detailed the attacks on refugees during April and March this year.
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.
Fragile Syria-Turkey border hit by further Isis rocket violence
Three people killed in the Turkish town of Kilis on Friday, as Daesh fired five rockets from the nearby Syrian border.
Pope Francis returns to the Vatican with 12 Syrian Muslim refugees from Lesbos
Catholic leader made an unprecedented intervention and told suffering refugees: 'You are not alone.'
Government pledge to resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees in the UK to cost over £500m
So far, 1,194 people have been accepted by the UK under the Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme.
Macedonian police fire tear gas and stun grenades at migrants inside Greece's border
Tear gas was used on hundreds of migrants gathered at a border fence in the Idomeni camp.
Refugee crisis: Migrants and Greek riot police clash in protest against Macedonia railway closure
Macedonia station is used by refugees for access to the Balkan Peninsula.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon: 'It is time to stop the violence' in Middle East
UN chief calls for an end to Syria conflict and appeals for 'peace in the Middle East'.
Germany: Syrian refugees rescue neo-Nazi leader Stefan Jagsch from wreckage of car crash
Refugees administered first aid to far right leader after he crashed into a tree.
Hero Syrian refugees save 7-year-old girl from pedophile at Greek migrant camp
Members of an unofficial neighbourhood watch apprenhend an Afghan man and hand him into the police
Refugee crisis: Amnesty accuses EU of 'double speak' in deal to return migrants to Turkey
Migrants arriving in Greece will be sent back to Turkey if they do not apply for asylum.
EU clashes with Turkey over visa-free travel in migrant swap negotiations
Issues include Cyprus's veto on Turkish integration with the EU and preconditions for visa-free travel.
UN training more aid workers for humanitarian missions in Europe
The UNHRC is preparing to send more aid workers to Europe to deal with the migrant crisis.
Donald Trump compares immigrants to a poisonous snake
Trump also said he would build a wall in Syria to keep Isis fighters in.
Migrant crisis: George and Amal Clooney meet Syrian refugees now living in Berlin
The meeting was arranged by the IRC ahead of the fifth anniversary of the start of the Syrian conflict.