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Can the nations of Europe resolve a humanitarian crisis?

Hello again, I'm Warren Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International,

a daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Migrants from the Middle East and Africa are dying by the hundreds trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to seek asylum in Europe.

Increasing numbers are expected to flee from chaos and war in their home countries.

And yesterday, the European Union held an emergency summit.

But its new plan is already being called inadequate, more a police action than an ambulance service.

Do prosperous Western countries have a moral obligation to accept refugees despite the politics of immigration?

Today's talking point.

Has fixation on the word genocide caused Armenians to lose their existential confidence?

First, here's the news.

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Program Fund. Hello again, Warren. I'll be back with To the Point. Faced with a stream of migrants from Africa and the Middle East, European leaders want to reduce human trafficking and end the spectacle of deadly shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea. But controversies over immigration in EU countries make that easier said than done. We'll hear about that. Today's talking point, controversial Armenian-American writer Melanay Tumani says Turkey must be the first agent of change in ethnic relations, but that Armenians need to change too for their own good. We'll talk to her in Armenia on the 100th anniversary of the genocide by the Ottoman Turks.

First is news update when cable TV giant Comcast acquired NBC Universal for years ago, it had the full

approval of regulatory agencies.

Last year, when Comcast announced a $45 billion merger with Time Warner, the consensus

was that the deal would go through.

But late yesterday, it was declared dead.

Jonathan Mahler reports for the New York Times.

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