Croatia bans entry to Serbian citizens, cars: Border police
Croatia has banned Serbian citizens and cars from entering its territory, Croatian border police told Reuters on Thursday, after Serbia banned Croatian cargo traffic.
Sep 24, 2015, 12:07 PM IST
Indonesia arrests 18 migrants bound for Australia
Indonesian police have arrested 18 migrants who were stranded in the waters off Java island after their boat ran out of fuel as they tried to reach Australia, an official said.
Sep 24, 2015, 10:22 AM IST
EU leaders discuss easing budget rigour over migrant crisis, no deal
European Union leaders discussed whether to allow euro zone states to run higher deficits to cope with the costs of the migration crisis, EU officials said early on Thursday, but failed to find a common position.
Sep 24, 2015, 09:41 AM IST
EU leaders claim unity regained, pledge aid for Syrians
EU leaders pledged at least 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) for Syrian refugees in the Middle East and closer cooperation to stem migrant flows into Europe at a summit described as less tense than feared after weeks of feuding.
Sep 24, 2015, 04:17 AM IST
Obama, pope unite for action on migrants, climate
President Barack Obama and Pope Francis married their political and spiritual power to urge action on immigration and the environment Wednesday, during the popular pontiff`s maiden White House visit.
Sep 24, 2015, 02:14 AM IST
EU urged to secure borders from 'millions' of migrants
The EU's president urged leaders gathering for an emergency summit today to stop fighting over a refugee quota deal and take urgent action to secure the bloc's borders in the face of "millions" of migrants.
Sep 23, 2015, 23:02 PM IST
Refugee crisis: Why eastern EU states oppose quotas
Four EU members, namely the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia, are at the forefront of a growing east-west split in the bloc after they voted against a controversial deal to relocate 120,000 refugees adopted on Tuesday.
Sep 23, 2015, 20:10 PM IST
Slovakia to dispute EU migrant quotas in court: PM
Slovakia`s leftist Prime Minister Robert Fico said Wednesday his country will take legal measures to dispute mandatory quotas adopted by the European Union to relocate 120,000 refugees amid a record migrant crisis.
Sep 23, 2015, 16:58 PM IST
As Britain welcomes 20,000 Syrians, Eritreans say they also deserve to stay
Two young Eritreans, recent arrivals in northern England after paying smugglers thousands of dollars to take them across the Sahara desert, Mediterranean Sea and English channel, are hoping the British government will let them stay.
Sep 23, 2015, 13:19 PM IST
Obama urges European allies to accept `fair share` of refugees
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday pressed European nations to take their "fair share" of refugees, after the EU reluctantly reached an agreement designed to halt a destabilizing humanitarian crisis.
Sep 23, 2015, 05:02 AM IST
Europe has taken on responsibility for refugees: Hollande
Europe has taken on responsibility for refugees, French President Francois Hollande said in London after EU interior ministers agreed on Tuesday to relocate 120,000 refugees around the bloc.
Sep 23, 2015, 00:41 AM IST
First Syrian refugees arrive under UK resettlement plan
Britain on Tuesday welcomed the first of the 20,000 Syrian refugees that it has pledged to relocate from camps in countries neighbouring the war-torn nation, according to the government.
Sep 23, 2015, 00:04 AM IST
UNHCR says EU must go beyond relocating 120,000 refugees
A European Union proposal to find spaces for 120,000 refugees will not work unless reception facilities are provided for tens of thousands at any time, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday.
Sep 22, 2015, 14:56 PM IST
New anti-migrant powers for Hungary army as UN urges `compassion`
Hungary on Monday gave the army drastic new powers to protect its borders, as the UN chief said he was "extremely concerned" about the treatment of migrants and refugees in overstretched Europe.
Sep 22, 2015, 04:09 AM IST
French police evacuate 400 from Calais migrant camps
French police Monday fired tear gas as they broke down several makeshift camps around the port city of Calais, leaving nearly 400 people, mostly Syrian refugees, without shelter.
Sep 22, 2015, 01:39 AM IST
US to accept 85,000 refugees in 2016, 100,000 in 2017: John Kerry
The US is offering new details about its plan to ease the Syrian refugee crisis by significantly increasing the number of worldwide refugees it will take in over the next two years.
Sep 21, 2015, 00:38 AM IST
Thousands more pour into Austria as EU migrant crisis deepens
Crowded aboard buses and trains, thousands more migrants flooded into Austria on Sunday from countries unable or unwilling to cope with a desperate human tide escaping war and poverty for a better life in western Europe.
Sep 20, 2015, 20:25 PM IST
Afghan president vows economic boost to stop migrant exodus
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday vowed to boost his country`s fragile economy in a bid to retain some of the tens of thousands of his citizens seeking to migrate to industrialised countries in Europe and elsewhere.
Sep 20, 2015, 03:56 AM IST
Anti-migrant demo in Finnish border town over refugee influx
Several dozen demonstrators formed a "human wall" and briefly blocked a border point in a northern Finnish town Saturday in protest at a dramatic spike in the number of asylum seekers crossing over from Sweden, a local official said.
Sep 20, 2015, 02:10 AM IST
10,000 migrants pour into Austria as crisis deepens
Austria was bracing for an influx of 10,000 migrants on Saturday, as Europe`s increasingly divided countries stepped up efforts to push the wave of desperate humanity on to their neighbours.
Sep 19, 2015, 23:57 PM IST
