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"It's not where you come from, but where you can return to"

Reality Check: Afghan Asylum Seekers, Yitzhak Rabin anniversary, Romanian government resigns, Norway gay marriage, Paris pollution

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Thousands of Afghans arrive in Austria hoping to asylum, but more and more will be disappointed, under the new laws.

Afghans are the second largest group of people seeking asylum in the EU after Syrians, but their chances of being granted refugee status are diminishing.

Expert asylum lawyer, Georg Bürstmayr, explains the recent changes to Austria's asylum laws, and how they affect asylum seekers from Afghanistan, in particular.

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Was Rabin the best chance for peace in the Middle East?

20 years on from death of Yizhak Rabin

20 years ago, Israeli Prime Minister, Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated. Yossi Mekelberg, and analyst at Chatham House, discusses Rabin's legacy, and whether he represented the best chance for peace the Middle East has ever had.

Romanian PM resigns over club fire

Romanian Prime Minister, Victor Ponta, has resigned in the face of massive protests following the nightclub fire which killed 32 people.

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Ponta resigned amid a storm of public protest

Thousands of people have been on the streets demonstrating against government corruption, which they say undermined proper safety standards being imposed at the Bucharest club.

Demonstrator, Calin Prodea, describes the mood on the streets, and Nick Thorpe explains political background and likely next steps.

Church of Norway approves gay marriage

Valeria Cricione reports from Oslo on the decision by the Church of Norway to allow same sex marriages.

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Ou est l'Arc de Triomphe? It's in there, somewhere - behind the polluted haze.

Paris tightens pollution controls

Hugh Schofield reports from the French capital on new traffic laws to deal with the city's increasing air pollution problems.

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