Bulgaria rejects claims that thousands of migrants are headed to its border
Claims that tens of thousands of migrants are headed towards the Bulgaria border are not true, Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov
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Turkey
Refugee wave heading for Erdine
The prefecture of Edirne has given a three-day deadline to the 3000 refugees who have arrived by car at the
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Europe’s migrant crisis: Roundup, September 16
Hundreds of migrants streamed into the European Union Wednesday through the cornfields of Croatia, welcomed there after Hungary blocked its
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Bulgaria’s Parliament to debate toughened penalties for people-trafficking
Amendments to Bulgaria’s Penal Code providing for increased penalties for trafficking of refugees will be presented for a second reading
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Refugees desperate on both sides of Turkey’s border with Syria
Near the border crossing to Syria, refugees loiter near trucks lined up to deliver food into their country. If they
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Ankara angry over refugee crisis
As the European Union is struggling to deal with a chaotic flood of migrants, Turkey, which is home to more
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Turkey police move against media ahead of election
Turkish police launched a series of raids on Tuesday September 1 on businesses owned by a major media company in
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Turkey remands Western reporting crew to custody
A court in southeastern Turkey has ordered two British journalists and their translator remanded to custody, ahead of an eventual
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Turkey’s president approves interim cabinet
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has approved an interim government that will give a pro-Kurdish party cabinet posts for the
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