Angela Merkel in Turkey to promote EU migrant plan
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday held talks with Turkish leaders in Istanbul.
Oct 18, 2015, 19:17 PM IST
Migrants pour into Slovenia from Croatia after Hungary closes border
Nearly 3,000 migrants trying to reach northern Europe crossed into Slovenia from Croatia on Saturday, having been forced to change their route after Hungary closed off another border with razor wire.
Oct 18, 2015, 03:41 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
Hungary closes borders with Croatia to stem 'migrant' flow
The Hungarian government has diverted routes of thousands of Middle Eastern, African and Asian migrants into Slovenia.
Oct 17, 2015, 11:51 AM IST
Over 710,000 migrants crossed into EU this year: Frontex
EU border agency Frontex said on Tuesday that 710,000 migrants entered the European Union in the first nine months of this year.
Oct 13, 2015, 19:47 PM IST
New tensions in Netherlands over refugees
New tensions have flared in the Netherlands over the sensitive issue of taking in migrants, only hours after Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte sharply condemned a "cowardly" attack on a refugee shelter.
Oct 12, 2015, 03:23 AM IST
Shiv Sena never indulged in any atrocities against migrants: Sanjay Raut
Keeping an eye on the Bihar elections, Shiv Sena (SS) which is contesting in 150 seats, on Saturday said that it never indulged in any kind of anti-migrant (Bihari) movement or atrocities on migrants.
Oct 10, 2015, 16:58 PM IST
European Union's asylum rules 'obsolete', says German Chancellor Angela Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday described as "obsolete" European Union asylum rules that put the onus on EU states where migrants first arrive to process their refugee claims.
Oct 07, 2015, 22:37 PM IST
Libyan Red Crescent says bodies of 95 migrants washed ashore
Mohamed al-Masrati says Red Crescent scouts found 85 of the corpses near Libya's capital Tripoli and 10 near Sabartha, a Libyan coastal city that is a main launching point for smugglers' boats headed to Europe.
Oct 05, 2015, 03:03 AM IST
31 migrants found in refrigeration truck in France
Thirty-one migrants, including a three-year-old child, were discovered on Friday unharmed in a refrigeration truck in northern France's Pas-de-Calais region.
Oct 02, 2015, 18:37 PM IST
Angela Merkel to win this year's Nobel Peace Prize?
German Chancellor Angela Merkel could win this year's Nobel Peace Prize, the influential Bild newspaper said on Friday, as the leader is lauded worldwide for her courage in opening her country's doors to refugees fleeing war and persecution.
Oct 02, 2015, 15:25 PM IST
Police clear migrant camp on France-Italy border
Italian police cleared a camp of migrants and activists from the border of France and Italy on Wednesday with the occupants hiding in a nearby rocky area to avoid arrest, an AFP journalist said.
Sep 30, 2015, 14:32 PM IST
Austria may opt to close border on increased refugees
Border closure would be an option in case of congested refugees in Austria on their way to Germany, Austrian Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner has said.
Sep 30, 2015, 11:24 AM IST
"This speeds up procedure" - how Hungary expels migrants
The court in the southern Hungarian town of Szeged has shelved other criminal cases and is handing down fast-track verdicts punishing migrants for unlawfully crossing a razor-wire fence that lines the border with Serbia.
Sep 29, 2015, 18:34 PM IST
Libya coastguard rescues 346 migrants
The Libyan coastguard said it rescued 346 migrants on Tuesday, almost 100 of them women and children, crammed onto rubber boats and stranded off the country`s coast.
Sep 29, 2015, 18:25 PM IST
Migrant Mediterranean arrivals this year pass half-million mark: UN
More than half a million migrants and refugees have crossed the Mediterranean to Europe so far this year -- 383,000 of them arriving in Greece, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
Sep 29, 2015, 14:47 PM IST
Croatia, Serbia lift border restrictions
Croatia on Friday lifted its border restrictions with Serbia, which had been imposed to curb the influx of thousands of migrants, Interior Minister Ranko Ostojic said.
Sep 26, 2015, 03:23 AM IST
UN migrant rights expert puts off Australia visit over `unacceptable` restrictions
An independent UN expert on migrant rights said Friday he had postponed a visit to Australia citing restrictions on his access to detention centres, and concerns people he met with could face reprisals.
Sep 26, 2015, 02:44 AM IST
Migrant youth killed by Channel Tunnel train: Officials
A young African was killed by a freight train near the entrance to the Channel Tunnel in France overnight Wednesday in the latest death of a migrant trying to reach Britain, a local official said.
Sep 24, 2015, 14:35 PM IST
Over 10,000 migrants enter Hungary in new record
A new record of 10,046 migrants entered Hungary on Wednesday, mostly via Croatia, Hungarian police said Thursday as refugees continued to pour through the western Balkans bound for northern Europe.
Sep 24, 2015, 14:19 PM IST
