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Many migrants falsely claim to be Syrians: Germany

Germany estimates that 30 percent of incoming migrants claiming to be citizens of war-torn Syria are in fact from other countries, an interior ministry spokesman said Friday. "It's an estimate based on the observations of officials on the ground, especially the federal police, the Office for...

Refugees keep streaming in as Europe acts to stem the tide

A tide of refugees from the Middle East and Asia showed no sign of abating on Thursday, after European Union leaders began the task of trying to prevent tens of thousands of people fleeing war or poverty from streaming unchecked through the continent. After weeks of recrimination and...

At busy Lebanese port, Syrians set their sights on Europe

Hundreds of Syrians gather at dusk for a passenger ferry from Lebanon's northern port of Tripoli to Turkey, the next step on their long trek toward what they hope will be a better, safer life in western Europe. For more than four years, Lebanon has drawn refugees fleeing Syria but...