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Latest news from: The Local in Italy » EU told to step up for ghost boat migrants The International Organisation for Migration has issued a fresh appeal to the European Union to assume responsibility for the huge wave of refugees created by the conflict in Syria. READ »		Latest news from: The Local in Spain » Paris gunman 'was with five others in Madrid' Amedy Coulibaly, one of the three gunmen behind last week's Paris attacks, drove five people to Madrid in early January to catch a plane to Turkey, a Spanish anti-terrorism source said Friday. READ »

Latest news from: The Local in France » France warns citizens in riot-hit Niger France's embassy in Niger warned French citizens to stay indoors Saturday as violent protests against publication of a Prophet Muhammad cartoon by the French weekly Charlie Hebdo spread in the capital Niamey. READ »		Latest news from: The Local in Germany » Berlin urges Bosnia to get back on EU path The German and British foreign ministers on Friday urged Bosnia's leaders to get back on the path towards European Union membership before the opportunity disappears. READ »

Latest news from: The Local in Sweden » Sweden by far EU's most pro-immigrant nation Swedes are much more positive towards immigration than the citizens of any other country in the European Union, according to figures from the latest Eurobarometer survey. READ »		Latest news from: The Local in Norway » Istanbul bomber was 'teen widow of Norwegian jihadist' A teenager from Russia's Muslim region of Dagestan suspected to have carried out a suicide bombing in Istanbul was said Friday to have been the widow of a Norwegian jihadist who died fighting for the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria. READ »

Latest news from: The Local in Switzerland » Federer sounds confident Down Under Roger Federer said on Saturday that he was hitting some of the best form of his life in an ominous warning as the Swiss great guns for an 18th Grand Slam title. READ »		Latest news from: The Local in Austria » Thousand-strong crowd for Vienna 'kiss demo' As many as 2,000 people gathered opposite Vienna’s Cafe Prückel on a Friday evening, to peacefully protest against homophobia and intolerance after a young lesbian couple were thrown out of the traditional cafe last week for kissing each other in greeting. READ »

Latest news from: The Local in Denmark » Ask Kay: Finding the right school for your kids Got a question about moving to Denmark or life in Denmark? Ask Kay, an expat who has lived here for more than a decade. This time around, Kay gives expat parents advice about finding the right school for their children. READ »

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