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Angelina Jolie critical of global response to Syrian refugees during UN visit to Lebanon camp
Jolie spoke to journalists as rain soaked a refugee settlement in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley.
Syria's 3.7m children born since start of conflict could be 'lost generation', Unicef warns
On fifth anniversary since war's start, UN's children's agency says many kids know nothing but violence.
Danish rights activist prosecuted and fined thousands for giving Syrian refugee family a lift
Author Lisbeth Zornig and her husband were fined 45,000 krone (£4,700) by judges in Nykøbing Falster.
Unmarked graves and lifejackets, grim reminders of the human toll of the refugee crisis
Hundreds have drowned trying to make it across the narrow stretch of the Aegean separating the island from Turkey.
Syrian refugees greeted with furry culture shock at VancouFur convention in Canada
Syrian refugees in Canada find themselves at the same hotel as VancouFur furry convention.
Legality of deal struck between the EU and Turkey over refugees questioned
Deal breaches international law and puts refugees in danger of being sent back to war zone.
Syria refugee crisis: On the streets of Istanbul, Syria's 'lost generation' battles to survive
Turkey is home to 2.6million refugees that face exploitation and poverty
EU and Turkey agree 1 for 1 refugee swap but final approval on €3bn deal will take longer
David Cameron called the deal a 'basis for a breakthrough' that could end people smuggling.
Refugee crisis: Turkey demands €3bn more from EU to take back Syrian migrants
At EU-Turkey summit in Brussels to discuss migrant crisis Ankara asks for extra funds.
Refugee Crisis: 12,000 migrants bogged down in swamp like conditions on Greece-Macedonia border
Tents have flooded and fields have become waterlogged at the makeshift camp at Idomeni.
Syria ceasefire: Temporary truce destined to fail says peace activist
Ceasefire in Syria brokered by the US and Russia will only last a few days, says opposition coalition.
Five years of war in Syria: 60 powerful photos of the conflict that has killed over 250,000
The Syrian conflict has been going on for five years, killing more than 250,000 people and displacing millions.
German MPs vote to restrict asylum laws as EU warned it has '10 days' to control crisis
Tensions are high among Europe's ministers after talks in Brussels over how to cope with the influx.
Syrian refugees await reunion with father who risked Mediterranean to start new life in Germany
Six months later they still have not seen him after he travelled from Jordan to Sulingen in Saxony.
Refugee crisis: Greece condemns neighbours for closing borders and creating bottleneck
Thousands of refugees stranded in Greece after Macedonia and Austria imposed border controls. Yet still they come.
Forced into child marriage to escape life of hard labour 15-year-old Syrian refugee feels 'humiliated'
Child marriage among Syrian refugees has risen explosively in Lebanon.
World Press photo of the year: Syria conflict and refugee crisis dominate awards
A moonlit image of refugees crossing the border from Serbia into Hungary has been selected as the World Press photo of the year.
Experts say more immigration could create a 'decrease' in terrorist attacks
Migrants stimulate economic growth and bring a decrease in extremism, a new report has revealed.
Just how Jersey are you? Our quiz covers tax, tourism and 1,000 years of Channel Islands history
The island has its own supplement to the UK government-issued citizenship test - would you qualify?
Isis: 12-year-old who escaped Daesh-held Raqqa is forced to work as a child labourer in Jordan
Ahmed makes £48 a month working illegally in Jordan.
Germany's refugee opera: How migrants are using theatre to promote integration and tolerance
Refugees in Germany are staging performances about their lives as a means of connecting with Europeans.
Syria: Russia moots March ceasefire as Bashar al-Assad's grip on Aleppo strengthens
500 people have been killed in Aleppo this month.
Refugee crisis: 27 dead after boat sinks off coast of Turkey
The victims drowned after their boat capsized while traveling to the Greek island of Lesbos.
Guernsey minister Jonathan Le Tocq blames island's Islamophobia for refugee snub
The island will not receive any migrants under the UK's Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme.
Syria conflict: Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg says Russian air strikes are barrier to peace
Stoltenberg said Moscow's actions are wrecking any prospects of talks to end the war.
Syria: David Cameron set to double UK's spending on refugees, pledging an extra £1.2bn
The prime minister announced the budget increase ahead of a conference about Syria and the region.
Refugee crisis: Video from Bekaa Valley shows Syrians struggling to survive snow storms in Lebanon camps
As the temperatures plummeted below freezing, a World Vision activist documented the conditions.
Syrian refugee crisis: 'Dam is going to burst' says Jordan King Abdullah
Hashemite Kingdom's leader urges international community to do more to help Jordan cope with refugee influx.
UK considering taking more lone Syrian child refugees from European camps
The UK had previously agreed to accept 20,000 Syrian refugees from Syrian camps.
Firefight on Jordan's Syrian border leaves 12 dead
Jordanian military said more than 2 million narcotics pills were confiscated during the incident.