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Not all Syrians in Turkey 'dying to go to Europe'

Mohammed, 22, has lived in Turkey for four years since fleeing Syria, just months after the civil war erupted that has torn his homeland apart. But unlike hundreds of thousands of others who this year crossed the Aegean Sea in search of better lives in Europe, he has no plans to leave. "I...

Riot in Dutch town over plan for asylum-seeker center

Dutch police on Wednesday fired warning shots in an effort to disperse a crowd, as a protest against plans to house asylum-seekers in a small town turned into a riot. Police in Geldermalsen, near Utrecht, said via their official Twitter account they had "so far made numerous...

Italy arrests Syrian ISIS suspect off refugee boat

Italian police have arrested a Syrian on suspicion of being a member of ISIS, clapping him in cuffs shortly after he arrived by boat along with hundreds of refugees, media reports said Monday. The man, reportedly in his 20s, was arrested by officers in Sicily after Italy's special operations...