Balkan bottleneck after Slovenia puts cap on migrants

October 19, 2015

Thousands of refugees and migrants have been stranded in Croatia and Serbia as Slovenia limits the number it can accept daily after Hungary sealed off its border with Croatia early Saturday.

UN urges EU to speed registration, relocation of refugees

October 16, 2015

The European Union must quickly establish adequate centres to receive and register asylum seekers in Greece and Italy and then distribute them across the bloc before winter sets in, the United Nations said on Friday.

Sniffing and gasping can prevent fainting

October 18, 2015

Do you often feel weak, and sweat or have visual disturbances while standing up quickly? Sniff or gasp to prevent yourself from fainting episodes. Patients with recurrent fainting are advised to avoid standing up quickly and standing for long periods of time.

The Latest: EU: Asylum-seekers must apply in 1st EU nation

October 16, 2015

SOFIA, Bulgaria - The latest news as migrants fleeing war or seeking a better life make their way across Europe by the tens of thousands. All times local.

The Latest: Dutch to raise penalty for people-smuggling

October 16, 2015

The migrants and refugees are struggling... . A child cries as migrants try to board a bus, upon arriving by a ferry from the Greek island of Lesbos at the Athens' port of Piraeus on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015.

Conference on Czech Rome correspondent who saved 200 Jews planned

October 17, 2015

Preparations are being completed for a conference in Prague later this
month focused on journalist Karel Weirich, who was a correspondent of the
Czech New Agency in the Vatican and Italy and saved the lives of 200

Wizz Air hits major passenger milestone and announces new route to Cluj from Robin Hood Airport

October 17, 2015

The new route will see Wizz Air flying passengers to Cluj, with two flights a week from Doncaster Sheffield Airport from July 22 2016.

Poland to send equipment, officers to guard Hungary's border

October 16, 2015

WARSAW: Poland will send around 70 border officials to Hungary to help it secure its border with Serbia, Poland's Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz said after a European Union summit on Thursday.

S:t Michael and the Dragon

October 16, 2015

Michael's Gate is the oldest and only remaining city gate of the fortifications that once surrounded the inner city of Bratislava , capital of Slovakia . It was built in the 14th century as one of four gates into the city.

Rectors to stay away from Independence Day celebrations

October 16, 2015

The Czech Rectors Conference has said its members will not attend the
ceremony at Prague Castle marking Czechoslovakia Independence Day on
October 28th. The academic boycott of the celebrations is a show of protest

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