We Can Do More for Syrian Refugees
President Obama declared that the U.S. will accept 10,000 Syrian refugees this year. Although this is a move in the right direction, it is a paltry effort for a country as wealthy as the U.S....
View ArticleFrench, German leaders urge unified response to Europe migrant crisis
French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have called on all European Union (EU) countries to find a unified response to the bloc’s migrant crisis. “We must put in place a...
View ArticleUndeterred by winter, Syrian refugees flock to a Turkish city for risky boat...
In the courtyard of a humble mosque, volunteers brandish garbage bags packed with canned food and medical supplies, dispensing the contents to Syrians hunkered down in this coastal city. The refugees...
View ArticleReports reveals housing mismatch in the Lehigh Valley
A report released on Thursday from the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission, which provides the planning service to any municipality in the Valley, believes that most residents in the region will have...
View ArticlePina Bausch's dance company turns 40
Famed dancer and choreographer Pina Bausch founded the "Tanztheater Wuppertal" in 1973. Now, four years after her death, the company is celebrating its 40th anniversary - with a retrospective and look...
View ArticleAhead of the general election, let’s be honest about the positives of...
Many migrant workers are using sharing economy platforms to find employment, with benefits for us all, but the lack of informed dialogue persists...
View ArticleSyrian family arrives in Perth and thanks Australia 'for chance at happiness'
Man, his heavily pregnant wife and three children land at Perth airport on Tuesday, the first of 12,000 refugees being offered humanitarian visas...
View ArticleGerman official: 'Shariah police' won't be tolerated after group patrols in city
Published September 07, 2014Associated Press Facebook0 Twitter0 BERLIN – Senior officials in Germany say the government will try to ban a group of Muslim extremists calling themselves "Shariah police"...
View ArticleCall for Spain to do more for Syrian refugees in ‘prison city’
A group of politicians has decried the situation of Syrian refugees who are in or are attempting to reach the Spanish enclave of Melilla in north Africa, describing it as “a prison city”. Many Syrians...
View ArticleReinvention in the rust belt
“THEIR biggest concern is the abandoned buildings,” says Karen Freeman-Wilson, the Democratic mayor of Gary. She holds weekly one-to-ones with residents, 15 minutes each, to...
View ArticleSkilled migrants find it daunting task to manage legal stay in SA
Related articles Dog-whistle politics makes a serious problem even worse Gigaba rolls up sleeves on immigration problems Economic migrants ‘clogging system’ In this article Companies and organisations:...
View ArticleTapping potential of growth
With the demographic dividend declining, further reforms are necessary to release vitality to sustain development Over the past three decades, China's economy saw an average annual growth rate of...
View ArticleMy Germany: Spanish expatriate
Ahead of the federal elections in Germany, the BBC talks to people from different backgrounds about their lives there. In the second in the series, we look at Spanish expatriates who have immigrated in...
View ArticleSyrians struggle to make new home in Germany
The German government has pledged to fly 5,000 refugees from Syria to Germany. But thousands of others have already made that journey on their own - and their arrival in Germany was not without...
View ArticleMental health among biggest issues facing Irish abroad
Loneliness and isolation are among the biggest challenges facing new Irish emigrants abroad, which can often lead to depression and sometimes suicide, a conference in Dublin has heard. At the first...
View ArticleCalifornia bus saga suggests illegal immigration backlash is boiling over
On Tuesday, flag-waving protesters shouting slogans including "go home" turned back three busloads of undocumented immigrants heading for a border patrol processing facility in this inland town nestled...
View ArticleNearly 300 women, children deported from immigration detention centers
TUCSON -- Nearly 300 Central American women and children have been deported from family detention centers that opened in the wake of a recent influx of people illegally crossing the Southwest border....
View ArticleSupport for Syrian Refugees (Westminster City Council)
(Source: Westminster City Council) Westminster has a rich history and tradition of tolerance and providing help and a warm welcome to those most in need from all corners of the world. We are proud of,...
View ArticleCities to the rescue in child migrant crisis: why some say, 'send them here'
Cities across the US are starting to coordinate the delivery of services to undocumented migrants streaming across America's southern border, especially for the children who are arriving in...
View ArticleUtah’s horse world – July equine events in and around Salt Lake City
July is packed full of fun and fascinating equestrian events. Don’t miss out on these opportunities to participate, or consider attending as a spectator and supporter of our dedicated local athletes....
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