Pakistan
Four Pakistan school massacre militants hanged: Officials
Pakistan on Dec. 2 hanged four militants linked to a Taliban massacre at a school in the city of Peshawar, the first time it has executed anyone convicted in the attack, in which more than 150 people were killed.
EU loses its patience with Greece as FYROM border swells with immigrants
The leftist Greek government appears startled by developments at the border with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) where the construction of a fence has caused an overwhelming number of refugees and economic immigrants to gather.
Greek FM N. Kotzias inspirational speech at the University of Tehran
Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias addressed the University of Tehran in Iran on Sunday. He said that Greek foreign policy seeks to be “active and responsible” to unite and “utilize the past for the future”.
Clash Between Macedonian Police, Migrants Leaves Scores Injured at Border with Greece
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.
Macedonian Army Builds Metal Fence on Border with Greece
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 Stranded in Greece Try to Break into Macedonia
Migrants tried on Thursday to break into Macedonia from Greece, defying the tougher border restrictions imposed by the Macedonian authorities last week, newswires reported.
Pakistan tightens its anti-money laundering law
Pakistan's parliament has approved amendments to an anti-money laundering law to make it more effective in targeting the financing of extremists and bring it into line with global standards, officials said on Nov. 26.
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UN Chief Hits at Balkan Restrictions on Migrants
UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday told Macedonia, Serbia and Croatia - three countries that last week limited transit rights to migrants from war-torn states - that the restrictions violate human rights.
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Migrants sow up lips in protest at Macedonian border
Migrants sow up lips in protest at Macedonian border
Several migrants from Iran, Kurdistan and Pakistan sewed their lips together using needles and thread, on the border between Greece and Macedonia on Monday.
This was done in protest over Macedonia's decision not to allow them to enter and transit the country's territory.
Migrants sew lips in Greek-Macedonia border protest
At least five migrants stuck on the Greek-Macedonian border on Monday sewed their lips in protest at not being allowed to continue their journey to Europe, AFP reporters said.