France to Create 11,000 Places for Asylum Seekers, Refugees

France said it intends to create 11,000 more places in centers for asylum seekers and housing for refugees as part of a plan to help deal with the flow of thousands of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea. Around 100,000 migrants have entered Europe so far this year, while on the French-Italian border, riot police forcibly removed dozens of migrants.   Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said the ambition of his plan is “to provide long-term solutions.”   He said...

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