Asylum-seekers

Climate change to up migration of asylum-seekers to Europe

Researchers compared asylum applications to the EU filed from 103 countries between 2000 and 2014, with temperature variations in the applicants' home countries.

Dec 27, 2017, 18:09 PM IST

Over 3,500 crimes against refugees registered in Germany

Law enforcement officials in Germany registered 3,533 attacks on refugees and asylum-seekers in 2016, which resulted in 560 people, including 43 children.

Feb 26, 2017, 17:31 PM IST

German Chancellor Angela Merkel re-elected by Christian Democratic Union to lead it into 2017 polls

Angela Merkel on Tuesday was elected by CDU to lead the party into next year`s elections.

Dec 06, 2016, 22:22 PM IST

UN says refusing refugees after Paris attacks not 'way to go'

UN have hit back at calls to turn back refugees from Syria.

Nov 17, 2015, 04:51 AM IST

Germany`s migrant flows endure, diverted to idyllic Bavaria

 Rolling hills give way to fog-shrouded Alpine peaks at the latest German migrant flashpoint, with war-scarred refugees unbowed by Berlin`s shock decision to impose border checks. 

Sep 15, 2015, 17:08 PM IST

EU on collision course over plans to share out migrants

European Union members were on collision course on Monday over proposals to distribute asylum-seekers across the continent, a plan backed by safe-haven Germany but resisted by several ex-Communist states in the east.

Sep 14, 2015, 16:33 PM IST