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Syrian helped by Pope makes new life in Italy

Pope Francis leaves for Cyprus and Greece next week, a five-day trip during which he is expected to bring some asylum seekers back to Italy. After a visit to Greece in 2016, the pope brought back 12 refugees from a camp on the island of Lesbos on the papal plane to Rome. A second group...

Channel migrant deaths: Smugglers net millions per kilometer

CALAIS, France (AP) — The price to cross the English Channel varies according to the network of smugglers, between 3,000 and 7,000 euros ($3,380 and $8,000) though there are rumors of discounts. Often, the fee also includes a very short-term tent rental in the windy dunes of northern...

Photos: Town in Idlib province transformed by war

In the opposition-held town of Sarmada near the border with Turkey, thousands of displaced Syrians go about their daily lives with little hope of returning to their homes any time soon. Row upon row of tents, brick homes and other structures with water tanks on top dot the town, making...