Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material GDACS EMM News FeedSyria: UN cites utter desperation behind 'tsunami' of refugees into Europehttp://www.refworld.org/docid/5608ef1f40a.html25 September 2015 - Despair at appalling living conditions among the 4 million Syrians who have already fled to neighbouring countries is fuelling the current flood of refugees to Europe as they flee once more, this time from restrictions and under-funded aid programmes that have led to child labour....Mon, 28 Sep 2015 10:17:00 +0200refworldenrefworld-cf96474a8c91d9d39ca65058564da382UNbodiesImmigrationNaturalDisasters33.334 44.397830.0779 31.250846.20153 6.166666733.887189 35.51340433.5193 36.313531.9494 35.932920150928101700Nation Hundreds gather for Utah flood victims' memorial Hundreds gather for Utah flood victims' memorial Survivor: I know that Heavenly Father wanted this to happen and I’m grateful ... Nation 6 hours, 47 minutes ago Nation AP Top Stories 27 P AP Top Stories 27 P Here are today's top stories: Pope wraps up US visit; Egypt's President talks jailed journalists; Paris bans cars on roads; Underwater dance show. Nation 7 hours, 15 minutes ago Nation Pope's vow to hold clergy accountable for abuse draws disdain, praise Pope's vow to hold clergy accountable for abuse draws disdain, praise The remarks drew disdain from victims advocacy groups but positive reviews from Vatican experts. Nation 7 hours, 35 minutes ago Nation Indiana seeks $5M from contractor for faulty asphalt Indiana seeks $5M from contractor for faulty asphalt The state wants the contractor to replace part of a crumbled highway finished in 2012. Nation 7 hours, 38 minutes ago Nation Police officer stops Python attack with butter knife Police officer stops Python attack with butter knife Cpl. Shaun Cobb used a butter knife to free a Missouri woman from a 5-foot python that had latched onto her arm. Video provided by Newsy Nation 8 hours, 20 minutes ago Nation Catholics Pour into Philadelphia for Pope's Mass Catholics Pour into Philadelphia for Pope's Mass Hours before Sunday's scheduled Mass in Philadelphia, Roman Catholics from across the country and around the world began trekking into the city, crossing bridges on foot and packing subway cars. (Sept. 27) Nation 8 hours, 55 minutes ago Nation Check your county: Arrest rates by race Check your county: Arrest rates by race Blacks are far more likely to be arrested than people of other races, and in some places, dramatically so. Nation 10 months, 1 week agohttp://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/09/27/hundreds-gather-utah-flood-victims-memorial/72934258/Two of Jessop’s wives — Naomi and Josephine — were killed along with seven of their children. Black’s wife Della was killed with two of her children and the missing boy, 6-year-old Tyson, who is presumed dead. Similar flooding from the storm system was blamed for seven deaths in Zion National Park....Mon, 28 Sep 2015 04:51:00 +0200usaTodayenusaToday-1362e7dd06a10d274c67304358ff2cf6NaturalDisasters48.8521 2.3489930.0779 31.250820150928045100