Feeling strain, Germany set to raise asylum-seeker forecast to 750,000

By Tina Bellon BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government will sharply raise its forecast for the number of asylum-seekers expected to arrive this year to a record-breaking 750,000, coalition sources said on Tuesday. The increase, from a previous estimate of 450,000, is the latest sign of how a huge influx of migrants and refugees, many fleeing war and poverty in Africa and the Middle East, is straining the European Union's ability to cope. "The situation is extremely unsatisfying," Chancellor Ang