https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Around 150,000 migrants and refugees have made the perilous journey across the Mediterranean to Europe so far this year, and more than 1,900 of them have died, the Geneva-based International Organization for Migration said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150710/mediterranean-migrant-count-surges-to-150000-mark Fri, 10 Jul 2015 16:19:22 +0200 mediterranean-migrant-count-surges-to-150000-mark An estimated 500,000 Iraqis fled their homes in Mosul, fearing increased violence after jihadist militants took control of Iraq's second largest city, the Geneva-based International Organization for Migration said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140611/half-a-million-flee-iraqs-second-city-iom Wed, 11 Jun 2014 12:59:00 +0200 half-a-million-flee-iraqs-second-city-iom