REFUGEE CRISIS

Global leaders want to build a million schools for Syrian refugee children — at a cost of $750 million. Whether they do so remains to be seen.

Some countries' moves to block refugees are threatening the future of the European Union, Swedish officials said.

Germany's president used his spotlight at the World Economic Forum to put additional pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel's open-arms refugee policy.

Over 30,000 refugees have arrived in Greece so far this month as pressure continues to mount against German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Germany’s economy performed extraordinarily well last year, and that could be good news for hundreds of thousands of refugees.

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s approval rating has slipped again as she faces an increasingly tense situation after New Year’s Eve attacks.

The surge of refugees has barely scratched the surface of asylum seekers coming to the continent, a German politician said Monday.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s proposal comes on the heels of a series of attacks on women in Cologne on New Year’s Eve.

Sweden received 160,000 asylum requests last year from refugees inside its borders, which is the highest per capita in the EU.

In 2015, as wars and conflicts in the Middle East, Africa, and parts of Asia worsened, a total of 1.1 million people sought refuge in Germany.

The schools will be built in Reyhanli, where 65,000 refugees include 41,000 school-aged youngsters.

While more than 160,000 people sought asylum in Sweden, neighboring Denmark saw only 18,500 applications in 2015.

In an attempt to control the influx of refugees, Sweden will deny entry to travelers crossing the Oresund bridge without the necessary documents.

A government official says 200 municipalities "can do more" but help is needed finding accommodations.

Treacherous sea crossings have caused the deaths of nearly 4,000 people, with most refugees fleeing violence in the Middle East.

The number of people displaced by war — primarily from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan — is the highest on the continent since the 1990s, the U.N. says.

Thursday's arrest is likely to draw attention to the ongoing debate over German Chancellor Angela Merkel's open-door refugee policy.

As the Canadian government prepares to accept 25,000 Syrian refugees, Kurdi's relatives will be among those who touch down in Vancouver before the end of the year.

The German chancellor now speaks of "drastically decreasing" the influx as her party meets, fearing losses in coming elections.

Conditions at the Calais refugee camp, known as the "Jungle," have worsened throughout the year as it becomes overcrowded.

"The fact that there have been no deaths yet is plain luck," said Timo Reinfrank of the Amadeu Antonio Foundation, an organization that works to counter neo-Nazism.