Turkish Refugee Camp

An annual sports festival named after Arnold Schwarzenegger have donated thousands of meals meant for festival goers to first responders working with tornado victims in Nashville. The Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio, was prohibited from allowing general spectators to contain the spread of coronavirus, which has infected over 400…

Two senior princes in Saudi Arabia have been arrested for not supporting the crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, sources close to the royal family have said. Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz​, King Salman’s younger brother, and Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, the king’s nephew and former counterterrorism tsar, were arrested on Friday after…

Urban rats are affected by the pressures of city living in ways similar to humans, a study has found. Like their human neighbours, rats living in higher densities in cities such as New York are more exposed to disease and health problems due to urban human diets and pollution. Researchers…

On land and at sea, one thing is clear along Greece’s meandering border with Turkey: This is not 2015 anymore. Then, while much of Europe was convulsed with anger and fear as more than 1 million asylum-seekers poured in from distant wars, Greeks helped rescue refugees at sea, or greeted them…

Russia requested the UN Security Council endorse a ceasefire for Syria, but the United States, a veto-wielding power, refused and called the truce "premature." Questions remain on how the ceasefire will be enforced. Russia and Turkey agreed on a ceasefire for Syria, but the agreement failed to get the backing…

At a children's hospital in Idlib, Syria, it's important to know the three warning lights: flashing yellow means warplanes are nearby, red signals active bombing in the area, and blue alerts staff that casualties are on their way.Because in Idlib, nowhere is safe.A province in Syria's northwest, Idlib is the…

A dog walker wrestled a wanted man fleeing from police to the ground and then high-fived the pursuing officers. Footage captured by Queensland Police shows the moment the quick-thinking bystander floored the fugitive with a “coat hanger” tackle as he attempted to outrun police. The dog walker, named only as Ian in…

The European Union on Friday pleaded with migrants on the Turkish border to stop trying to cross into Greece but dangled the prospect of more aid for Ankara as a standoff between Greek riot police and refugees entered a second week. Tens of thousands of migrants have been trying to…

By Lefteris Papadimas and Joseph Nasr KASTANIES, Greece/PAZARKULE, Turkey (Reuters) - The European Union on Friday pleaded with migrants on the Turkish border to stop trying to cross into Greece but dangled the prospect of more aid for Ankara as a standoff between Greek riot police and refugees entered a…

Thousands of migrants and refugees are sitting at Greece's gates, eager to cross into Europe. But Turkey and Greece are capitalizing on the turbulent border situation to further their own political agendas. Last Thursday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared he would open the country's border, allowing migrants and refugees…