Algeria

An official report confirmed that migrants were involved in the assaults targeting women, which occurred on New Year's Eve in the German city of Cologne.

According to the report, which was presented by the interior minister of the state of Rhine-Westphalia on Monday, the majority of the suspects were of migrant origin, being mainly North African and Arab.

The bodies of at least 34 migrants who were attempting to cross to Greece have washed up in the Aegean districts of Ayval?k and Dikili after two boats overturned in stormy weather, amid fears that the death toll could rise.

The bodies of at least 34 migrants who were attempting to cross to Greece have washed up in the Aegean districts of Ayval?k and Dikili after two boats overturned in stormy weather, amid fears that the death toll could rise.

Brunei
Brunei has banned public celebrations of Christmas, violating Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Somalia
There will be no Christmas or New Year celebrations in Somalia for fear that activities could evoke Islamist attacks, according to the Muslim-majority country’s government.

In an article published in Daily Sabah on Thursday, columnist Ilnur Cevik argues that Bulgaria needs Turkey more than ever.

Cevik's article follows the recent one-day working visit of Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to Bulgaria on Tuesday.

According to him, Davutoglu's visit brought a couple of forgotten realities to light.

Police have located passengers aboard a Turkish Airlines flight from Algeria to Istanbul that were mistakenly taken to the domestic terminal, therefore allowing them to enter Turkey without passing through passport control late on Nov. 30.

Passengers aboard a Turkish Airlines flight from Algeria to Istanbul were mistakenly taken to the domestic terminal and therefore entered Turkey without passing through passport control late on Nov. 30.

A clash between Macedonian police and migrants left up to forty people injured at the Macedonian-Greek border on Saturday.

A group of economic migrants not allowed to enter Macedonia from Greece attacked policemen by throwing stones and other objects.

Reports suggest that Macedonian police briefly entered Greece and fired stun grenades on the discontent migrants.

The Macedonian Army has begun erecting a wire fence along the country's border with Greece to control a wave of migrants trying to cross, local TV channel Telma reported on Saturday.

The fence is being built in the areas where 'economic migrants' have been stopped with Macedonia denying them entry, Telma said.

Migrants tried on Thursday to break into Macedonia from Greece, defying the tougher border restrictions imposed by the Macedonian authorities last week, newswires reported.