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                    [Title] => UN: 1 million migrants arrived in Europe by sea this year
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The UN refugee agency said yesterday that the number of migrants who've arrived in Europe by sea this year now tops 1 million.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-30 11:17:13 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1513562 [Title] => EU calls Sunday migrants summit in Brussels [Summary] =>

The European Union's executive on yesterday announced an extraordinary mini-summit of EU and Balkan leaders this coming Sunday to deal with the migrant crisis.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-21 13:06:07 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1509428 [Title] => Philippines joins calls for solution to global refugee problem [Summary] =>

The Philippines has joined other member states of the United Nations in calling for increased efforts to address the refugee problem worldwide.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-10 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1509442 [Title] => Philippines joins calls for solution to global refugee problem [Summary] =>

The Philippines has joined other member states of the United Nations in calling for increased efforts to address the refugee problem worldwide.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-10 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1502964 [Title] => Pinoy fishermen file complaint vs Chinese coast guard [Summary] =>

A group of Filipino fishermen here yesterday asked the United Nations to stop the Chinese Coast Guard’s human rights violations against them as they were deprived of fishing near the disputed Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-22 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1219698 [AuthorName] => Cesar Ramirez [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1497665 [Title] => Philippines to take in Syrian refugees [Summary] =>

The Philippines is ready to take in Syrian refugees in response to the humanitarian crisis in Europe, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-08 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150909/Syrian-refugees.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1496539 [Title] => Public urged to act on migrant, refugee crisis [Summary] =>

With the worsening migrant and refugee crisis in Europe, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) yesterday reminded the public that the shocking images of children washed up on the shores of Europe must be “matched by action.”

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-05 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1493658 [Title] => Venezuela extends border closure despite Colombia's protests [Summary] =>

Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro on Friday broadened a crackdown on Colombian migrants and border smugglers that has drawn strong rebuke by Colombian leaders and international organizations.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-28 19:32:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1347458 [AuthorName] => Hannah Dreier [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://wpc.E0AD.edgecastcdn.net/00E0AD/images/the-philippine-star/world/20150829/venezuela-president-colombian.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1493607 [Title] => Exhausted migrants scuffle at Greek-Macedonian border [Summary] =>

Scuffles and limited fights broke out Friday among more than 1,000 people at Greece's northern border with Macedonia as exhausted, thirsty migrants jostled to get into position to cross.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-28 11:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20150829/Migrants-Refugees-Greece.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1432700 [Title] => Clooney case irks De Lima [Summary] =>

Justice Secretary Leila de Lima is not at all fascinated with international human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin-Clooney, wife of Hollywood actor George Clooney.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096875 [AuthorName] => Edu Punay [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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