Remember toddler Aylan Kurdi, UNICEF chief says ahead of refugee summits
World leaders attending two major summits on the global refugee crisis this month must step up actions such as keeping families together and scaling back detention to stem the growing number of children in danger as they flee war, the head of UNICEF said on Wednesday.
Sep 07, 2016, 09:30 AM IST
Two Syrians jailed over drowning of Syrian toddler Aylan
Two people found guilty of "refugee smuggling" that lead to the much-publicised case of the drowning of Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi and four other refugees were sentenced to four years and two months in prison.
Mar 05, 2016, 15:12 PM IST
Jordan's queen hits back at Charlie Hebdo over cartoon of drowned Syria boy Aylan Kurdi
Jordan's Queen Rania has hit back at a cartoon in French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo depicting drowned Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi as a grown-up committing sexual harassment in Germany.
Jan 17, 2016, 14:44 PM IST
Body of Syrian child found in Bosphorus off Istanbul
Turkish authorities have found in the Bosphorus Strait off Istanbul the body of a four-year-old Syrian child who went missing two weeks ago, media reports said Wednesday.
Dec 30, 2015, 17:15 PM IST
Remember Aylan Kurdi? Now, Iraqi migrants, aged 6 and 2, found dead off Turkey
Two Iraqi children, aged six and two, have been found dead in the Aegean Sea off the Turkish resort of Cesme while trying to reach EU member Greece, the Dogan news agency reported on Wednesday.
Dec 16, 2015, 18:24 PM IST
Canada PM Stephen Harper denies delaying Syrians resettlement
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper rejected Thursday a report accusing his office of holding up the resettlement of Syrian refugees, less than two weeks before legislative elections.
Oct 09, 2015, 10:17 AM IST
World has 'lost humanity' on Syria: Malala
Teenage Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai appealed on Friday for leaders to do more on Syria, saying that the drowning of a toddler showed the world had "lost humanity."
Sep 26, 2015, 00:34 AM IST
Five-tear-old Syrian girl dies in new migrant boat sinking off Greece
A girl believed to be five years old died and as many as 13 migrants may be missing at sea off the Greek island of Lesbos on Saturday, the Greek coastguard said.
Sep 19, 2015, 13:05 PM IST
After Aylan Kurdi, another drowned toddler washes up on Turkish beach: Report
A four-year-old Syrian girl`s body washed up on a beach in western Turkey on Friday, state media said, just weeks after images of drowned Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi shook the world.
Sep 19, 2015, 09:39 AM IST
Know all about European migrant crisis in 90 seconds- Watch
For many, the term European migrant crisis was just another jargon until the death of the three-year-old Syrian kid Aylan Kurdi, whose heartbreaking pictures jolted the world out of apathy, leading the countries to throw open the borders and pour in double the amount of aid for refugees.
Sep 16, 2015, 14:19 PM IST
Deterred by sea deaths, Syrians choose land route from Turkey to Europe
Two weeks after Aylan Kurdi`s death, the three-year-old Syrian refugee, whose tiny body was photographed washed up on a beach in Turkey, continues to haunt migrants scrambling to reach Europe
Sep 15, 2015, 22:40 PM IST
Twenty-two migrants drown as boat capsizes in Aegean Sea
Twenty-two migrants drowned and 200 more were rescued when a boat capsized in the Aegean Sea off the Turkish coast while trying to reach the Greek island of Kos on Tuesday, the Turkish coastguard said.
Sep 15, 2015, 15:29 PM IST
UN rights chief urges Europe to expand migration channels
The top United Nations human rights official urged Europe on Monday to build on a surge of sympathy for refugees by setting up comprehensive policies to expand migration channels.
Sep 14, 2015, 14:06 PM IST
