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Father of drowned Syrian toddler asks world to open its doors

The father of toddler Aylan Kurdi, whose lifeless body on a Turkish beach became a symbol of the refugee crisis, has made a Christmas appeal to the world to open its doors to Syrians fleeing conflict. The message, to be broadcast by Britain's Channel 4 on Christmas Day, comes after...

Refugee and migrant arrivals in EU pass 1 million in 2015: UN

The number of refugees and migrants arriving by land and sea in the European Union has passed 1 million this year, while a further 3,600 died or went missing, the U.N. refugee agency and the International Organization for Migration said on Tuesday. Half of those arriving were Syrians fleeing...

Refugee arrivals in Germany down sharply in December: police

The number of refugees arriving in Germany in December has more than halved from the previous month, according to statistics from the German federal police obtained by Reuters Monday. The decline is probably due to bad weather in the Aegean Sea, the main crossing point for migrants to Europe,...