Ban opens UN assembly with call for action on Europe`s migrant crisis
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called on Europe to do more to confront the migration crisis, in his opening address to the General Assembly meeting of world leaders.
Sep 28, 2015, 19:51 PM IST
Thousands pour into Austria as migrant crisis intensifies
Thousands of migrants streamed into Austria on Saturday after being shunted through Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia, as Europe`s divided nations stepped up efforts to push the wave of desperate humanity on to other neighbours.
Sep 20, 2015, 04:58 AM IST
Croatia plans to close border with Serbia if migrant wave persists
Croatia will close its border with Serbia if another 8,000 migrants enter the newest European Union member in one day, Interior Minister Ranko Ostojic said on Thursday.
Sep 18, 2015, 00:27 AM IST
Hungary PM plans new migrant wall along Croatia border
Hungary`s Prime Minister Viktor Orban hopes to build a new wall along his country`s border with Croatia to keep migrants out, he told French newspaper Le Figaro in an interview to be published Thursday.
Sep 17, 2015, 01:51 AM IST
Hungary plans anti-migrant fence along Romania border too
Hungary plans to build a fence to keep migrants out along part of its border with Romania in addition to the barrier being erected along the frontier with Serbia, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said Tuesday.
Sep 15, 2015, 18:38 PM 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
WHO urges European action on migrant health
The World Health Organization on Monday called for international action to respond to the public health challenges resulting from Europe`s worst migrant crisis in decades, and urged assistance for refugees exhausted from long and perilous journeys.
Sep 15, 2015, 14:16 PM IST
Hungary launches migrant crackdown on EU border
Hungary has closed off a railway track used by tens of thousands of migrants to enter the European Union on foot, launching a crackdown promised by the right-wing government to tackle Europe’s worst refugee crisis in two decades.
Sep 14, 2015, 23:00 PM IST
Pro-migrant rallies in Europe as Hungary says EU `dreaming`
Thousands of Europeans were expected Saturday to rally in solidarity with refugees fleeing violence and war, as Hungary`s populist premier said the migrants should come no further than camps around war-ravaged Syria`s borders.
Sep 12, 2015, 17:16 PM IST
