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Turkey is Super Pissed That Germany's Parliament Just Voted to Recognize the Armenian Genocide
Turkey recalled its ambassador to Germany on Thursday in protest against a German parliamentary resolution declaring the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman forces a "genocide."
More Than Two Dozen Bodies Wash Ashore in Libya as Migrant Crisis Continues to Escalate
Aid workers are still recovering the bodies, but it appears to be the latest deadly incident during a recent surge of attempted migrant crossings from North Africa to Europe.
Italian Authorities Work to Identify Drowned Migrant Infant Seen in Shocking Photo
The infant was pulled from the sea last Friday by rescuers after an overcrowded wooden fishing boat carrying more than 400 migrants capsized and sank off the Libyan coast.
Italian Authorities Arrest 16 Suspected Traffickers From Migrant Boats in the Mediterranean
The men were rescued in international waters along with hundreds of migrants and brought to the port city last week. Testimony from the migrants helped police to identify the suspects, including the captain.
At Least 700 Migrants Died in the Mediterranean Trying to Get to Europe Last Week
The UN and aid groups say three boats packed with people sank during the busiest week for migrant crossings from Libya to Europe so far this year.
Crisis in the Mediterranean: More Than 7,000 Migrants Have Been Rescued Since Monday
Migrant boat traffic in the Mediterranean rose sharply this week amid warm weather and calm seas, and officials fear numbers will increase as conditions continue to improve.
Migrants Are Still Heading to the Calais 'Jungle' Camp Despite Efforts to Clear the Site
Hundreds of new people have shown at the camp in recent months, with at least 3,900 people currently living in tents, shanties, and a new state-run city of converted shipping containers.
These Refugees Have Spent 18 Years Trapped on a British Military Base
VICE News spoke to Tag Bashir, a Sudanese refugee who has been stranded on a British military base since 1998, and his 16-year-old son who has never known anything else.
The Number of Migrants Arriving in Greece Has Plummeted
The data represents the first full month since a highly controversial deal was signed between the EU and Turkey aimed at stymieing the flow of asylum seekers arriving in Europe.
African Migrants in Libya Face Kidnapping, Torture, and Robbery on Smuggling Route to Europe
In the past five years armed groups have proliferated, capitalizing on Libya's porous borders, political crisis, and security vacuum, and transforming the smuggling of human beings into a lucrative, and booming, business.
Hundreds of Masked Protesters Clashed with Riot Police on the Austrian-Italian Border
Scenes of tear gas clouds and riot police are becoming commonplace in Europe, as anger over immigration and border issues continues to heat up across the continent.
Invisible and Exploited: Following the Steps of Europe's Missing Child Migrants
More than 10,000 children have gone missing since arriving in Europe as part of the migration wave which has flooded the continent. We spoke to child migrants and experts about their fate.