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That often leads to incessant bickering and cronyism among the country’s politicians.

The shadow home secretary said that within 24 hours of her asking councils in England, Scotland and Wales asking if they would be prepared to help in providing places for refugees, more than 40 had written back offering support.

Across Germany at the weekend, banners were hoisted at Bundesliga football matches that said simply “Welcome Refugees”. Cameron said specific details of the resettlement plan would be announced next week. Non-EU nations akin to Serbia and Macedonia have been shuttling...

The main cohort consists of Syrian refugees, the largest refugee population on earth.

It manifests itself not just through donations, but also through a number of private initiatives aimed at providing support to people when they arrive in Germany in a direct and down-to-earth manner.

His 5-year-old brother Galip and mother Rehan, 35, also died after their boat capsized while trying to reach the Greek island of Kos.

Snuggling up to a giant toy bear with smiles across their faces, this picture provides a glimpse of the happy family life these two boys once led.

“People at Budapest’s Keleti railway station demanding to be allowed free passage are demanding something which is not possible under European legislation”, government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs said.

After criticism of their heavy-handed tactics against protesters on Saturday, the police initially showed restraint and limited their response to using water cannon.

On Sunday Prime Minister Tammam Salam threatened to resign as public discontent brought thousands into the streets.

Politicians in Lebanon are increasingly gripped by the fear that Hezbollah has hijacked the “You Stink” protests in order to overthrow the government and seize power, Israel’s Maariv reported on Monday. The streets of the capital are full of piles of garbage...

The protest was organized by a group called “You Stink” – a reference not just to the trash, but to the demonstrators’ view of the government.

“It was an embarrassing decision”, said the minister, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the issue with the news media.

“It’s a result of the corruption in this country”, he said.

During the country’s 15-year civil war the city was divided between east and west by a snaking line of checkpoints.