
Pierre Longeray
Contributor
Europe Has a New Plan to Keep Migrants and Refugees Out of the Cold This Winter
The European Union and the UN’s refugee agency have agreed to create enough shelter space to house 100,000 migrants and refugees traveling through Greece and the Balkans.
‘Uber Killed Me’: Angry Drivers Take to Paris Streets to Protest Fare Cuts
On Friday, Uber France told drivers the company would slash its minimum rate in Paris by 20 percent, and by Monday, angry drivers were demonstrating outside the company's headquarters and had formed a union.
The European Union Plans to Speed Up the Deportation of Illegal Migrants
The various measures discussed by EU interior ministers includes an increase in the "detention capacity" of their countries to lock up migrants awaiting deportation.
French Authorities Are Investigating an Illegal Horsemeat Trafficking Ring
Police detained 12 people who are suspected of falsifying identification documents for horses deemed unfit for human consumption, including horses used in laboratory procedures and horses taken from equestrian clubs.
German Anti-Migrant March Draws Thousands
Between 7,000 and 10,000 protesters joined Monday's rally on Dresden's main Neumarkt square, many of them waving German flags and marching beneath banners denouncing the "Islamization of Europe."
Nepal May Ban Novice, Disabled, Very Young, and Very Old Climbers From Scaling Everest
After coming under fire for issuing too many permits over the last few years, authorities seem committed to reducing overcrowding at the mountain's summit.
Italian Police Raze Makeshift Migrant Camp Near French Border
Italian authorities forced 150 migrants to abandon a makeshift camp in Ventimiglia on Wednesday morning, triggering a standoff that lasted into the early evening.
Young Migrant Is Killed By Train Near Channel Tunnel Entrance In France
The teen is the 11th person to have died near the tunnel entrance since June.
Burkina Faso's Ousted Interim President Is Back in Office After Attempted Coup
Despite President Michel Kafando's return to office, it was coup leader General Diendéré who welcomed a delegation of West African leaders, who traveled to the capital to make sure the interim president was officially reinstated.
Europeans Are Creating Apps and Illustrated Travel Guides to Help Migrants Find Their Way
The company that publishes the French equivalent of ‘Lonely Planet’ has released a special book for migrants, one of several new efforts to help guide people through Europe.
Lebanon Makes Plan to Solve Trash Crisis — But 'You Stink' Movement Isn’t Going Away
Lebanon’s government plans to open two new landfills, but the protest movement was as much about the country’s dysfunctional and corrupt political classes as about trash.
French President Considers Bombing Islamic State Positions in Syria
Francois Hollande suggested that airstrikes against IS in Syria could help France combat terrorism at home, where the country is still reeling from several terror attacks.