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Thousands of families flee Syria, a nation devastated since 2011 civil war, a dictator’s crackdown with chemical weapons and infiltration by brutal extremists. Millions more people wait in barren refugee camps, lacking work and schools, near Syria’s borders. In just a week, more than 100,000 people fled to Europe, resisted by poor, conservative nations like Hungary and welcomed by others like...

Tens of thousands of refugees flee conflict and head to Europe. Millions are displaced from fighting in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Afghanistan and northern Africa and seek secure places to settle. Refugees crossing Europe’s borders encounter varying welcomes – ranging from volunteers opening homes and distributing free meals to beatings and tear gas. The issue triggers sharp political divides for...

Europe lacks coherent policies on the refugee crisis as thousands flee conflict in the Middle East and poverty in Africa. The desperate pay smugglers for transportation. The report from Reuters suggests that at least 2,500 died since January, but the numbers are likely much higher with more than 10 million displaced people in Syria and Iraq alone. “As bodies pile up, so does criticism of Europe...