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December 30, 2015
Europe’s Migrant Challenge Expected to Continue Into 2016

With another three million people expected next year, the mass influx has raised questions about Europe’s capability to deal with the crisis
December 29, 2015
Europe’s Migrant Challenge Expected to Continue Into 2016

Europe in 2015 faced its most severe migration crisis in centuries as an estimated one million people, mostly Muslims, fled war in Syria and poverty in other countries of the Middle East and Africa for western European nations. With another three million people expected in 2016, the mass migration has raised questions about the future of Europe. VOA Europe Correspondent Luis Ramirez reports.
December 12, 2015
Nations Endorse Landmark Climate Deal in Paris

Delegates of 196 nations meeting in Paris have adopted a landmark deal to tackle global warming. The agreement aims to keep global temperature increases below two degrees Celsius below pre-industrial levels. VOA Europe Correspondent Luis Ramirez reports from Paris.
December 12, 2015
Nations Unanimously Adopt Paris Climate Agreement

Announcement of final agreement Saturday evening was greeted with cheers, hugs and prolonged applause at conference hall in Paris
December 11, 2015
Final Draft Accord on Climate Change Expected Saturday

Talks are going into an extra day as teams from 196 countries aim to reach the most wide-ranging climate deal since the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, this time involving not only industrialized nations but also developing countries in a global effort to deal with climate change. French officials now say they expct an agreement at mid-day Saturday. VOA Europe correspondent Luis Ramirez reports from Paris.
December 11, 2015
Climate Agreement Goes Up for Approval Saturday

Negotiators at the UN climate conference in Paris expect to have a final draft to curb global warming by Saturday morning Paris time
December 10, 2015
Politics, Money Cloud Hopes for Climate Deal

A 29-page draft of agreement released Wednesday shows differences remain substantial, especially on key questions involving responsibility of richer nations to fund climate-change programs for poorer countries
December 08, 2015
Kerry Mocks Climate Change Doubters

US secretary of state says refusal by doubters to recognize threat of rising sea levels is 'insulting to everything we learned in high school about science'
December 02, 2015
Activists at Paris Talks Call for Fossil Fuel Divestment

But for developing nations, easing dependence on fossil fuels — and converting to more expensive green technologies — is easier said than done
December 02, 2015
Activists at Paris Talks Call for Fossil Fuel Divestment

World Health Organization officials at the Paris climate conference say as many as a quarter of a million people may die as a result of global warming by the year 2030, mainly from malnutrition, malaria, and heat exposure, and mostly in poorer countries. The report came as summit delegates discussed the need for developed nations to do more to help developing countries meet carbon emissions goals and ease the suffering of their people. VOA Europe correspondent Luis Ramirez reports from Paris.
November 16, 2015
Concerns Raised by Obama's Vow Not to Change IS Strategy

President says Paris attacks 'terrible and sickening setback' in fight against Islamic State but stresses it would be a mistake to send US ground troops to fight militants
November 15, 2015
Paris Attacks Put Anti-IS Effort at Top of G-20 Agenda

The terrorist attacks in Paris are dominating a summit of leaders of the world’s 20 richest economies. President Obama has pledged to redouble efforts to end the crisis in Syria and help France catch the perpetrators of Friday’s coordinated assault. VOA Europe Correspondent Luis Ramirez is traveling with the U.S. president and reports from the Turkish Mediterranean resort of Antalya.
November 15, 2015
Obama at G-20: US to 'Redouble' IS Fight After Paris Attacks

On summit sidelines, US president met briefly with Russian President Vladimir Putin for talks on Syria
November 04, 2015
Turkey's Kurds Seek Way Forward Amid Post-election Crackdown

Autonomy-minded Kurds in southeastern part of country at crossroads as President Erdogan’s AK party regains control of parliament it had lost in June
November 04, 2015
Turkey Kurds Seek Way Forward Amid Post-election Crackdown

The government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has widened a crackdown on media and on separatists in the southeastern part of the country after his party regained control of parliament in snap elections. Meanwhile, a Kurdish-dominated party lost seats in Sunday’s poll, and Turkey’s Kurds are now looking for a way forward in their pursuit of autonomy. VOA Europe correspondent Luis Ramirez reports from the Kurdish stronghold of Diyarbakir in southeastern Turkey.
November 02, 2015
Turkey’s Erdogan Starts Forming Government After Surprise Victory

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has begun forming a government after voters returned control of parliament to his Justice and Development Party. Analysts say security concerns are what drove the election, with Turkish voters putting worries about a slowing economy, a clamp down on the media, Erdogan's Islamist agenda and his growing authoritarian style behind their fear of terrorism and the Kurds' pursuit of autonomy. VOA Europe Correspondent Luis Ramirez reports from Istanbul.
November 01, 2015
Turkey’s Erdogan Regains Majority in Parliament

The party of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won back control of parliament in snap elections held Sunday amid an atmosphere of tension. With 98 percent of the votes counted, Erdogan's Justice and Development Party won nearly 50 percent of the vote and enough seats to form a majority government. VOA Europe correspondent Luis Ramirez reports from Istanbul voter turnout was very high - 86 percent.
November 01, 2015
Ruling AKP Party Leads in Turkey Elections

Early results show the party Turkey's President Racep Tayyip Erdogan is set to regain control of the parliament in snap elections held Sunday amid an atmosphere of tension. With more than 80 percent of the vote counted, Erdogan's party has more than 50 percent of the vote. Voter turnout was very high - 87 percent. VOA Europe correspondent Luis Ramirez reports from Istanbul.
November 01, 2015
Scuffle at a polling station in Istanbul

Voting in the early part of Sunday has been mostly organized and orderly but a scuffle at a polling station in Dolapdere, a largely Kurdish neighborhood of Istanbul, showed the tensions surrounding the poll. The scuffle was between poll workers and a Turkish journalist after the poll workers tried to prevent an international TV crew from filming at the polling station.
October 31, 2015
Amid Tensions, Turkey’s Kurds Hope Poll Will Further Their Agenda

Parliamentary elections could determine whether country's ruling party can win back its years-long majority

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