Hungary army gets new powers as Europe struggles with asylum crisis

Hungary has pressed ahead with its militant response to Europe's continuing asylum seeker crisis, passing a law to allow the army to use non-lethal force against people trying to cross its borders. Hundreds of thousands fleeing conflict and poverty have already made it into western Europe this year - with Austria registering 22,700 arrivals this weekend alone - having been shunted from one Balkan country to the next as they travelled up from Greece.

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Tuesday, September 22, 2015