Seven migrants killed as boat sinks off Turkish coast
At least seven people, including two children, drowned when a boat carrying migrants to a Greek island sank off Turkey's Aegean coast.
May 15, 2018, 13:48 PM IST
Earthquake shakes buildings in Greece and Turkey, one dead
A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck the western coast of Turkey and the Greek island of Lesbos on Monday, killing one woman and rattling buildings from the Aegean Turkish province of Izmir to the Greek capital Athens.
Jun 13, 2017, 00:10 AM IST
UN alarmed at migrants dying of cold, "dire" situation in Greece
UNHCR spokeswoman Cecile Pouilly cited five deaths so far from cold and said about 1,000 people including children were in unheated tents and dormitories on the Greek island of Samos.
Jan 13, 2017, 18:17 PM IST
Pakistani boy gang-raped in Greek migrant camp: Police
Greece is accommodating over 60,000 refugees and migrants stuck in the country after a succession of Balkan and EU states shut their borders earlier this year.
Sep 28, 2016, 14:18 PM IST
Fire damages Greek camp as migrants flee: Police
Attica: One of Greece`s main migrant camps on the island of Lesbos Monday suffered extensive damage in a fire apparently set on purpose, with thousands forced to flee to safety, police said.
Sep 20, 2016, 04:55 AM IST
There was such suffering: Pope on meeting with migrants
Pope Francis spoke emotionally today of his meeting a day earlier with migrants on the Greek island of Lesbos, which culminated with him taking three Syrian families back to the Vatican.
Apr 17, 2016, 19:41 PM IST
'You are not alone', Pope tells refugees on Lesbos
Pope Francis on Friday told refugees trapped on the Greek island of Lesbos that they are "not alone" in their plight, and called on the world to respond with "common humanity" to the migrant crisis.
Apr 16, 2016, 17:03 PM IST
`You are not alone`, Pope Francis tells refugees on Lesbos
Pope Francis on Saturday told refugees trapped on the Greek island of Lesbos that they are "not alone" in their plight, and called on the world to respond with "common humanity" to the migrant crisis.
Apr 16, 2016, 15:39 PM IST
Pope, on landmark Lesbos visit, `wants to take back refugees`
Lesbos has been the first port of call in the EU for hundreds of thousands of asylum-seekers fleeing war, poverty and persecution in the Middle East and Asia.
Apr 16, 2016, 15:02 PM IST
Pope met Bernie Sanders at Vatican on Saturday before leaving for Greece
Pope Francis met US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Saturday morning before leaving for a visit to the Greek island of Lesbos, a participant at the meeting said.
Apr 16, 2016, 14:44 PM IST
Pope Francis arrives on Greek island to meet with refugees
Pope Francis on Saturday arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos for a high-profile visit to put pressure on a controversial EU deal with Turkey to tackle an unprecedented refugee crisis.
Apr 16, 2016, 12:55 PM IST
Pope Francis heads to Greek island of Lesbos
Pope Francis left Rome on Saturday bound for the Greek island of Lesbos, on the frontline of Europe`s migrant crisis.
Apr 16, 2016, 11:19 AM IST
Patriarch tells EU to open doors to migrants: `Some may be angels`
Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I reiterated that Christians have a moral duty to show hospitality to strangers.
Apr 15, 2016, 15:37 PM IST
Pope set to visit refugees in Greece as deportations stall
Pope Francis will travel to the Greek island of Lesbos on the frontline of Europe`s refugee crisis next week, Athens announced Tuesday, as a controversial EU accord to send migrants back to Turkey stalled.
Apr 06, 2016, 09:57 AM IST
United Nation ceases migrant transfers to sealed Lesbos camp
The UN refugee agency said on Monday it will no longer transfer newly-arrived migrants on Lesbos to a camp on the island, after Greece began to confine them to the facility as part of the EU-Turkey deal.
Mar 22, 2016, 02:30 AM IST
Five dead, including baby, in fresh migrant sinking off Turkey
Turkish coastguards managed to save nine of the migrants on board while two are still missing.
Mar 10, 2016, 15:30 PM IST
5 migrants die, dozens missing after boats sink off Turkey
At least five migrants including three children, died today after four boats sank between Turkey and Greece, as rescue workers searched the sea for dozens more, the Greek coastguard said.
Oct 29, 2015, 01:18 AM IST
Twelve migrants drown as boat sinks off Turkey: Report
Twelve migrants drowned on Saturday when their boat sank off Turkey's coast as they were seeking to reach Greece, while around 25 others were rescued.
Oct 17, 2015, 16:09 PM IST
Woman, child drown as migrant boat sinks off Greece's Lesbos
A migrant woman and a child drowned off the Greek island of Lesbos after their boat sank, police said on Wednesday, adding 45 other passengers had been rescued.
Sep 30, 2015, 20:27 PM IST
Migrant influx to Greece's Lesbos continues for second day
About 1,200 migrants and refugees arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos on Thursday in under an hour, in the second day of a sharp rise in arrivals from Turkey.
Sep 24, 2015, 14:42 PM IST
