Austria proposes Germany to adjust migration policy

Austria proposes Germany to adjust migration policy

(VOVworld) – Austria has asked EU countries to suspend the policy of free travel for migrants among Balkan countries and refugee hotspots. Austria’s Prime Minister Werner Faymann asked German Chancellor Angela Merkel...
Macedonia shuts border to illegal migrants

Macedonia shuts border to illegal migrants

(VOVworld) - Macedonia has closed its borders completely to illegal migrants after Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia announced new tight restrictions on migrant entry, a police official said on Wednesday
IS executes 8 Dutch members in Syria

IS executes 8 Dutch members in Syria

(VOVworld) – The Islamic State killed 8 of its Dutch fighters for "desertion and mutiny" in Maadan, Raqqa province, Syria, last week, a member of the citizen journalist group Raqqa is Being Slaughtered...
Balkan countries impose limits on refugee numbers

Balkan countries impose limits on refugee numbers

(VOVworld) - Croatian newspaper Vecernji List reported on Saturday that Croatian Interior Ministry confirmed the country would introduce a quota for migrants and would allow only 580 of them to cross its...
Serbia opposes the halting of Schengen Agreement

Serbia opposes the halting of Schengen Agreement

(VOVworld) – Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said on Saturday that Serbia is concerned about the worsening developments of the migration crisis for Serbia and other Balkan countries following the establishment...
Ancient banyan in Binh Dinh named Heritage Tree

Ancient banyan in Binh Dinh named Heritage Tree

(VOVworld) - A more than 100- year old banyan tree in the central province of Binh Dinh has been certificated as a Vietnamese Heritage Tree by the Vietnam Association for Conservation of...
Russia accuses IS oil tankers crossing Syria to Turkey

Russia accuses IS oil tankers crossing Syria to Turkey

(VOVworld) - Russia said Friday that trucks loaded with oil continue to cross Syria into Turkey but in lesser numbers due to Russia’s airstrike campaign against Islamic State. Citing intelligence data, Moscow said the...
EU leaders vow to fight terrorism at summit

EU leaders vow to fight terrorism at summit

(VOVworld) - European Union leaders on Friday vowed an “uncompromising fight against terrorism” and called for wide-ranging countermeasures ranging from beefed-up immigration controls to a crackdown on illicit weapons...