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Jamil Mohamad Amin, 16, (left), Zara Hussein, 16, (center) and Vice Principal Silke Donath at Johanna-Eck School in Berlin. The school has students from many backgrounds. Both students are Syrian Kurds who migrated to Germany.

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Migrants Find A Warm Welcome At This German School

5:16pm December 26, 2015

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Germany is struggling with 1 million migrants who applied for asylum this year. Officials say the key to integration is education, and many schools have made accommodating migrants a priority.

Three migrants from Afghanistan walk along the A3 highway shortly after they crossed into Germany on August 30, 2015, near Neuhaus am Inn, Germany. Police detained them shortly after and took them to a registration center for asylum seekers. Germany has w

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Struggling To Absorb Asylum-Seekers, Germany Steps Up Deportations

4:12pm December 25, 2015

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Germany has been generous in welcoming refugees, but is stepping up deportations to dissuade more from coming. Chancellor Angela Merkel says many Afghans seeking asylum shouldn't expect to stay.

Members of Berlin's recently formed Begegnungschor Choir (Getting To Know You Choir) rehearse. The 50-person choir is made up equally of Germans and asylum seekers, who are from Syria and Eritrea.

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Germans, Migrants Share A Choir Where The Singing Is Secondary

8:53am December 20, 2015

by Esme Nicholson

Berliners and migrants are getting to know each other through popular songs from Germany, Syria and Eritrea. Every German interested in joining must bring an asylum-seeker with them.

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Germany Votes To Provide Military Support In Fight Against ISIS

2:22pm December 04, 2015

by Alexandra Starr

Germany will send six Tornado jets, a naval frigate and up to 1,200 soldiers to Syria. But it will not be conducting airstrikes.

A scene from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 takes place in the fictional capital city Panem, which was filmed in Berlin.

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With Rich History And Tax Breaks, Berlin Lures American Filmmakers

8:00am November 28, 2015

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Berlin is a favorite among Hollywood's top directors and actors. In the past year, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2, Homeland and Bridge of Spies were all shot on location in the German capital.

A family from Syria speaks with a language professional (left) about their application for asylum.

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As Fears Mount In Germany, Syrian Refugees Grapple With Perceptions

5:48pm November 21, 2015

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

After the Paris attacks, refugees in Berlin have felt increased scrutiny, as police comb their numbers for potential threats. But many Syrians there say they fear ISIS as much as their hosts do.

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The famous arch at London's Wembley Stadium was illuminated in the colors of the French flag before the soccer game between England and France.

France And England Play Friendly Match, Two Other Soccer Games Canceled

8:00pm November 17, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Belgium postponed its game against Spain in Brussels, and Germany evacuated a stadium in Hanover hours before a game against the Netherlands.

Helmut Schmidt, the former West German Chancellor, has died at age 96. He's seen here with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at a 1979 news conference in London.

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Helmut Schmidt, Who Led West Germany's Economic Gains, Dies

7:54pm November 10, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Schmidt worked with French leaders to start the annual World Economic Forum — and, separately, to set into motion the monetary system that today unites the economies of the European Union.

In Berlin, the Rev. Gottfried Martens lights a candle during a service to baptize Iranians in the Trinity Church. Iranian and Afghan converts make up most of the 900-member congregation.

For Some Muslim Asylum-Seekers In Germany, Christianity Beckons

3:24pm November 09, 2015

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Some Muslim migrants from Afghanistan and Iran are converting to Christianity in Germany. Skeptics claim it is a ploy to gain asylum.

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The Russian aircraft carrying 224 people crashed Saturday in a remote mountainous region in the Sinai Peninsula about 20 minutes after taking off from the Egyptian Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh.

Russian Official: Airliner Broke Apart In Midair Over Sinai Peninsula

6:57pm November 01, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

The flight bound for St. Petersburg, Russia, from the Egyptian town of Sharm el-Sheikh plummeted "abruptly from 31,000 feet just 23 minutes" after it took off, according to the Associated Press.