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Migrants carrying sticks march in the streets of Calais, northern France, on Thursday. French authorities say four migrants have been shot in the northern port city of Calais in a confrontation that police tried to stop.

World News

Brawl Between Afghan, Eritrean Migrants In France Leaves 4 Wounded

4:58am February 02, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Authorities say they tried to break up two separate brawls involving more than a hundred Eritrean and Afghan migrants at Calais, the French port that many hope to use to cross over to the U.K.

Solomon Yhdego gained asylum in Germany after escaping Eritrea when he was forced to join the army.

For Refugees In Germany, Hope And Frustration Mark Path Toward Integration

11:21am March 14, 2017

by John Ydstie

Refugees were seen as the answer to Germany's declining population and worker shortage. But the mood has darkened, and those refugees who reach Germany face long waits as they struggle to assimilate.

Queue Listen Now

Tatyana McFadden of the United States celebrates winning the Professional Women's Wheelchair Division for the fourth consecutive time during the 2016 New York City Marathon.

Keitany And McFadden Extend Winning Streaks In NYC Marathon

6:00pm November 06, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Mary Keitany has won the women's race three years in a row. Tatyana McFadden won her fourth consecutive title in the women's wheelchair race. Ghirmay Ghebreslassie became the youngest man ever to win.

Health & Safety

Once Silent About Their Suffering, Making Baskets Helped Them Open Up

7:18pm March 09, 2016

by Sara Toth Stub

They came from Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, seeking asylum in Israel. Many of them were raped and tortured. They didn't want to talk about it — until they came to a basket-making program.

A migrant takes care of her baby at a collection point near the Serbian-Hungarian border in Roszke, Hungary, on Saturday.

World News

Germany Imposes Border Controls To Stem Flow Of Migrants

3:34pm September 13, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said trains between Austria and Germany would be suspended for 12 hours "to return to orderly procedures" for entering the country.

Eritrea's Daniel Teklehaimanot competes in a 13.8 km individual time trial, the first stage of the 102nd edition of the Tour de France cycling race, on July 4 in Utrecht, The Netherlands.

They're The First Black Africans To Ride In The Tour De France

8:23am July 16, 2015

by Roff Smith

The two men are from Eritrea. They're rising (and climbing) stars. And they're changing the image of the bike in Africa, where it's often looked down on as a poor person's transportation.

Protesters support jailed veteran Chinese journalist Gao Yu during a rally outside the central government's liaison office in Hong Kong last week. China ranks eighth on the Committee to Protect Journalists' list of 10 most censored countries.

World News

Report Lays Out 10 Most Censored Countries

4:39pm April 21, 2015

by Miles Parks

The Committee to Protect Journalists says Eritrea, North Korea, and Saudi Arabia are tops at silencing journalists.