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Syrian women wait to receive aid at a refugee camp in the Lebanese town of Ketermaya. Lebanon has taken in 1.1 million Syrian refugees. The U.N. refugee agency says Arab Gulf states have taken none.

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Gulf States Taking Heat For Not Resettling Syrian Refugees

12:22pm September 09, 2015

by Jackie Northam

Humanitarian groups are criticizing the wealthy Gulf Arab states, which do not have a tradition of resettling migrants. Analysts say there's little political will to change that.

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Hungarians line up tiny shoes to donate to refugee kids on the run, on Hungary-Serbia border

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In Today's Migrant Crisis, Echoes Of Hungary's Troubled Past

2:02pm September 08, 2015

by Lauren Frayer

A Holocaust survivor, liberated 70 years ago from a concentration camp, fled Budapest in Hungary's 1956 uprising against Soviet control. He knows what it means to be uprooted and today helps refugees.

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A migrant girl holds a sign expressing her love to Germany as she arrives at the train station in Saalfeld, central Germany, on Saturday. Hundreds of refugees arrived in a train from Munich to be transported by bus to an accomodation center.

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Trainloads Of Migrants Begin Arriving In Germany

4:01pm September 06, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Thousands of refugees, mainly escaping conflict in Syria and Iraq, began arriving in Munich after transiting through Austria.

A Turkish paramilitary police officer carries the body of 3-year-old Aylan Kurdi, found washed ashore near the Turkish resort of Bodrum early Wednesday. The boats carrying the boy's family to the Greek island of Kos capsized. His 5-year-old brother and mo

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That Little Syrian Boy: Here's Who He Was

8:03pm September 03, 2015

by Hannah Bloch

A photo of a drowned Syrian toddler on a Turkish beach sparked anguish and outrage over the handling of the world's migration crisis.

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Migrants charge their cellphones at Keleti Railway Station in Budapest, Hungary, on Thursday.

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Migrants Refuse To Leave Train At Refugee Camp In Hungary

4:21pm September 03, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Police in Budapest lifted a two-day blockade of the Keleti station, allowing migrants to enter. But some inadvertently boarded trains bound for a refugee camp outside the capital.

Syrian migrants in an overcrowded dinghy from Turkey arrive on the Greek island of Kos on Aug. 29.

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Why Are Migrants Surging Into Europe Now?

7:45am September 03, 2015

by Larry Kaplow

The steady stream of migrants in past years has turned into a torrent this year. Here's a primer on the main forces at work.

Migrants rest near the Keleti Railway Station in Budapest, Hungary, on Wednesday.

For Second Day, Stranded Migrants Camp Out At Train Station In Budapest

10:53am September 02, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Hungarian authorities stopped the migrants, including refugees from Syria and Iraq, from boarding trains bound for Western Europe. The station has become the latest flashpoint in the migrant crisis.

A Hungarian army officer closes the gate of Hungary's new fence on the 110-mile border with Serbia. Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban has taken a number of controversial steps against migrants.

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Hungary's Leader Pushes His Anti-Migrant Platform To Bolster Support

6:33pm September 01, 2015

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Prime Minister Viktor Orban has adopted staunchly anti-migrant positions to try and win back supporters from the far right, which is making significant gains.

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Children sleep on the outdoor floor of the Keleti railway station in Budapest, Hungary, on Tuesday.

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Hungary Closes Budapest Train Station To Migrants Traveling To Western Europe

3:43pm September 01, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Authorities had been allowing migrants to travel without checking passports, but on Tuesday, the station was closed and migrants began protesting.

Refugees from the Middle East are silhouetted against the setting sun as they walk on railway tracks from Serbia, in Roszke, Hungary, on Sunday.

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EU Ministers Call Emergency Meeting To Discuss Migrant Crisis

8:50am August 31, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Europe has seen an unprecedented number of migrants and asylum seekers reach its borders. EU ministers called the meeting, in part, to try to decide which migrants are treated as refugees.