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European migrants: Why a shift in tone from HungaryConciliation replaced confrontation: Hungary has removed spools of razor wire from a section of the border with Slovenia. The gesture followed the reopening of the border between Croatia and Serbia.
As Europe embraces Syrians, a cooler reception for other refugeesEurope is trying to fast-track asylum processing for Syrians. But that could leave other equally persecuted refugees tarred as 'bad' or 'lesser.'
Putin, Obama meet next week: What tops the agenda?Putin and Obama will be meeting Monday in New York, their first face-to-face encounter in nearly a year, amid troubled US-Russia relations.
Serbia, Croatia clash diplomatically over migrantsGovernment representatives on both sides traded insults while the two Balkan nations established new embargoes against one another.
Lead Germany, or lead Europe? Merkel walks fine line on refugee crisisThe German chancellor is earning plaudits from Europeans for her embrace of migrants. But at home, some see her as making a rare mistake.
Egypt frees two jailed Al-Jazeera journalists after presidential pardonThe two – Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy and Egyptian national Baher Mohammed – were released just hours after the pardon was announced Wednesday. It was not immediately clear if all 100 prisoners, including dozens of human rights activists, pardoned by Sissi were also freed.
As Volkswagen CEO quits, Germany mulls lessons of emissions scandalVolkswagen admits using sophisticated software to foil emissions inspections. Some claim the scandal could harm the vaunted brand of German manufacturing and undercut the nation's reputation for playing by the rules.
Europe's migrant crisis: Is it bane or boon to jobs and benefits?Europe's far-right groups and governments warn that immigrants will take jobs and social services from native Europeans. But economists say that's inaccurate.
In small-town Germany, welcome mat rolled out for refugeesThe town of Rellingen (population: 14,000) has accepted 110 refugees from the Middle East and Africa. Volunteers work hard to integrate them and guide them through the bureaucracy.
Volkswagen rocked by US emissions scandal as stock price fallsIndustry analysts said the VW CEO faces difficult questions in the coming days, particularly when the company's board is scheduled to meet Friday.
Germany's working-age refugees and empty jobs: Why the disconnect?With one of the lowest birthrates in the world, Germany has much to gain economically from the influx of refugees. It plans to take in up to 1 million this year.
Greek election: Left-wing Tsipras gets second chanceAlexis Tsipras has moved away from his previous anti-austerity platform. Managing Greece's bailout and the refugee crisis have emerged as top priorities.
As Greece votes, many in EU root for a once-reviled leftist firebrandFormer Prime Minister Tsipras is now seen as one who could offer Greece the stability it needs to move beyond its political and financial crises.
In Croatia, migrants find themselves in an information blackoutBetween Turkey and Hungary, asylum seekers have tapped mobile communications and a migrant economy to make decisions about where to go next. But the Croatia route is uncharted, leaving them to confront a whole new set of obstacles.
Croatia says migrants can 'pass through,' but urges them to 'go on'With more than 15,400 migrants arriving in just three days, Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic declared that his nation of 4.2 million could no longer cope and asylum seekers could not stay.
FIFA suspends secretary general Jerome Valcke from dutyMr. Valcke was put on leave Thursday just hours after an ex-footballer raised allegations that he may have been involved in a black market deal to resell 2014 World Cup tickets.
Croatia sees thousands of migrants stream across border with SerbiaHundreds of angry asylum seekers pushed through police lines in the eastern Croatian town of Tovarnik after waiting for hours in the hot sun, demanding to be allowed to move on toward Western Europe.
Ukraine president blacklists journalists as 'threat to national interests'The list of around 400 individuals and entities includes about 40 journalists, though six Western media employees, including three from the BBC, were later removed from it.
'I don't know what to do.' Migrants, Hungarian police clash at Serbian borderHungarian riot police unleashed tear gas and water cannons against hundreds of migrants Wednesday after they tried to enter the country through the Serbian border.
Hungary rejecting asylum seekers – after 10-minute interviewsRefugees say Hungarian police are 'deciding' asylum applications – a process that takes days in most countries – in minutes. Most are rejected.
