Britain's government

Britain's government has bowed to pressure and agreed to take in unaccompanied children from Syria who have made their way to Europe.

Prime Minister David Cameron's office said Wednesday that children who registered in Greece, Italy or France before March 20 will be eligible to come to the UK. It didn't specify how many Britain would accept.

Britain on Sept.14 announced it had appointed a minister to deal specifically with the 20,000 Syrian refugees that the country has agreed to resettle from camps bordering the war-torn country.

Britain's government promised new measures on August 3 to crack down on illegal immigrants by making landlords evict them, as the Calais migrants crisis continued to dominate the headlines.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Monday he would "soon" leave Ecuador's embassy in London but his organisation played down the comment, saying he would not depart until there was an agreement with Britain's government.          

Assange, who sought asylum in the embassy two years ago, told a press conference: "I can confirm I will be leaving the embassy soon."