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Europe migrant crisis grows

Europe's borders are buckling under the pressure of growing numbers of migrants. But should the EU be welcoming migrants as a plus, rather than fearing them as a drain?

The week has been marked by a series of tragedies involving refugees and migrants trying to get into European Union states. The EU and its members are having trouble working out what to do. But the UN's top guy on migration, Peter Sutherland, says European states should be welcoming migrants, not fearing them.
Also in this podcast: after the French train attack - is the have-a-go hero back in fashion? South Sudan's difficult path to peace; why rubbish is channeling Lebanese frustration; and Guatemala in a minute (and a bit).
Photo: migrants walking along a railway line between Hungary and Serbia. Credit: AFP/Getty

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